This will be a spoiler review but there isnt anything to spoil anyway just makes things easier when I can directly tell you what sucks. Right off of the gate we get introduced to this crystal that has AOE antimagic effect it is also indestructible and worth a fortune insanely powerful artifact and theres a whole cave full of this stuff. What if they can take this with them? I mean if Stark shows up with one of these in his pocket hed slaughter those demons we saw in season 1 wouldnt he? What was Aura going to do about it when she cant cast any spells and therefore also cant fly? This stuff would also make for impenetrable armour or shield against both physical and magical attacks. its also worth so much the party would be forever free of financial troubles. But of course they toss this garbage in the river and never look back saying they cant take it because it would stop Frieren and Fern from using magic. Really? Thats it? You cant tie it at the end of a rope and drag it along with you? Cant Stark pocket it and walk a few meters away from you? You just give up? Mechanical nonsense like this dont always matter but I am only highlighting this as an example of sloppy writing major world building plot holes like this happen in almost every single episode of season 2 and they are very distracting because the show has nothing to say on the thematic side either. The best proof of a severe lack in theme can be seen with the climactic demon fighting arc over episodes 343536. This arc clearly sets up Genau as the main focus as he deals with the loss of his previous partner in a battle against demon Revolt where the partner died because he prioritized saving a civilian. They not only loose that fight Revolt got away and now is terrorizing a new village. What an interesting setup how would Genau react to this mistake how does he plan to make things different in this upcoming rematch? How will the show explore the morality of this classic trolley problem? Genau keeps saying that guy was an idiot and he wont make the same mistake so lets see... Well in the rematch Genau does the exact same thing he saves the civilian right there except he doesnt die because his HP bar is longer than his previous partner. He keeps on fighting despite the fatal wound and kills Revolt thats the arc thats the moral lesson. Turns out Genaus partner was a noob his HP bar wasnt long enough thats his character flaw. The show has collapsed a moral conundrum into a stat problem the demon got away not because of their moral choice but because they didnt have the stats to power through it. If only everyone were as strong as Genau then there would be no moral problems you simply save the civilian let the demon stab your heart dont die and then you kill the demon its easy only noobs die to demons you see. If youre still unconvinced Ill give another example. In Episode 30 we get introduced to Hero of the South he was previously mentioned but we actually see him now. This guy was a hero before Himmel and he had the power to see the future he went to Frieren and told her that Himmel will kill the demon king. Who thought this would be a great idea? One of the most important episodes in season 1 was that Himmel was never the chosen one his heros sword was fake he never got the sword in the stone nobody believed he would kill the demon king. But now we basically retcon that and say nope he was gonna do it all along. Even if we overlook the issue of Himmels free will the next big issue is if Frieren already knows that Himmel will win then it looks like shes simply joining the winning team. When before season 2 we had a MUCH better reason for Frieren to join Frieren saw kindness and care for beauty in Himmel she never needed to know Himmel was going to win. Season 1 was a genuinely philosophical show there were clearly elements of Platonic ideas Flamme straight up wears classic Greek clothing. Himmel is clearly an example of the Platonic idea of the virtuous examined life worth living the contrast between Himmels short life against Frieren seem to echo Platos idea that virtue is a balance in the soul which is perfectly achievable in one lifetime where as magic power experience etc are endless. The show also manages to land great echoes to its core symbolisms the field of flowers suppressed mana and lifetime dedication. It was basically perfect up until the first rank mage test which was still good but the world building got slightly messy. Contrast that to now season 2 where Himmel still gets dragged into flashbacks constantly and we learn garbage like he borrowed money from the Norm Company and died without paying them back really? Is this what Himmel would do? Even the last episode felt desperate where Fern tells Stark that she believed in him because this is what Frieren would do. Excuse me? Ms. Fern Frieren was right there with you You did not need to do what Frieren would do Frieren says that because Himmel is no longer here to do what Himmel would do Besides theyre talking about all the way back to episode 5 now so even if its all straight and makes sense it wouldnt represent character growth growth would require something to be different now compared to episode 5. I would say you can watch Episode 36 for some god sakuga but otherwise this show has nothing to offer only character assassination via retcon. 720https://i.ur.com/OHhO3dW.jpeg Animation quality is actually quite average outside of 36. Behold dwarf Frieren. 320https://i.ur.com/9qWjSwX.png 1 for character assassination for Himmel and Frieren on multiple occasions. More world building nonsense: