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Despite it being only 20 chapters, this was a nice heart-warming manga that felt more like a very long one-shot. However, the fact that it was only 20 chapters left a lot of important elements unexplained.

This manga focuses on the relationship between two characters, Luna and Hina. Luna is very good at sports and is the ace of the badminton team. Hina on the other hand is known as the "Ghost of the Music Room" and is always alone, bandaged up. The manga focuses on the friendship between these two opposites as they learn and perform the piano.

The art does not strike as ... amazing, but the amount of detail in each frame is excellent. You can tell the amount of time and effort the author went through drawing each character. Despite it being a manga, you can hear some scenes, which was a first for me.

I and many other readers were probably surprised and disappointed at the abrupt ending, which was way too fast and left A LOT unexplained. However, it is worth the read, especially with only 20 users reading at the time of this review.

If you watched season 1, and it didn't really hit, this is the review for you. Even if Season 1 was horrible in your opinion, give Season 2 a shot. It's worth it.
Watching season 1 was honestly a drag for me. The pacing was slow, the characters were bland, and the main character Natsuki Subaru was pathetic. 4/10 for me. When season 2 was released, I was not exactly hyped for it, and it took me till December to watch it. I am pleasantly surprised about it. It is a HUGE improvement from Season 1, and really changed my view on the Anime. So, ... let's get into it.

Story: 8/10
The biggest improvement in the story was the pacing. It was better than season 1, and kept me engaged. Season 2 did a great job in answering questions that viewers had, and also keeping it interesting enough to stay hooked on it. It was impossible to tell where the story was going to go next, and having new characters changed the anime in a big way. Some scenes were genuinely scary, and that is what I wanted in Season 1 but couldn't get.

Art: 9/10
The art was good and consistent throughout. There were no major mistakes, and in typical re:zero style, the angling and colours used were great. Giving us angles such as from Subaru's POV were great, and the art really made the anime more real.

Sound: 10/10
The OST's were good as always but the ED was an absolute banger. It fit the tone of the anime well, and the lyrics, sounds, and voice were just perfect.
The new characters all had big-name voices, but the biggest home-run was Garfiel being voiced by Okamoto Nobuhiko. It gave the character the fiery voice he needed. Great voice acting throughout.

Character: 7/10
While Subaru is far from being a great MC, he is getting better, and we learned a lot about all the other characters. There was good back story to some of the characters, such as Beatrice, and gave some colour to the characters who were just meh before. Some characters are still really mysterious, so excited for the second cour.

Enjoyment: 8/10
Much better than expected. Solid 8/10.

Overall: 8/10
Really well done, and got me back into Re:Zero. Mainly buildup to the second cour, so hyped for that.

In the end, I totally recommend this even to those who didn't enjoy season 1.