Love Live! School Idol Project 2 Episode 1: Another Love Live!

Udahh lama bangett ga ngeliat Honoka dan para member μ's!! Awal Season 2 langsung ngasih tujuan baru buat μ's dan bikin penasaran bakal dibawa ke mana ceritanya. Plotnyaa terasaa sedikit lebih dramatis dibanding sebelumnya, tapi tetap seru buat diikutin. Grafiknya juga masih bagus walaupun anime ini udah bisa dibilang cukup lama.

I've waited for so long to get this reviewed, omg. It's been, what, 13 years since I first watched this. I've rewatched this series over the years more times than I can count on one hand.

Anyway, please watch Season 1 first. The context from the earlier season would be very crucial in this Season, as well as in understanding the dynamics of each character.

That said, hell yeahh-- Ep 1 gives us the 'introduction' of what happened after the first Season. It pretty much showed us as well the fruits of their previous efforts. Now, one would think it'd be chill and more on school life with less of the idol things, but nope-- you're in for another wild ride.

The animation improved drastically compared to the first season. Even their low-res frames were cute, lol. Story-wise, it gives us more depth on their "reasons" for being idols. Previously in the first season, they were driven by circumstances. But now that the said circumstance was finally solved, they set out for the same goal with a different drive now. More as a group, and as friends, not just as students who happened to love singing.

Nico pushing for it, too, gives us more of her serious side. And I'm really happy that even Eli and Nozomi mirror that same desire to an extent, along with the first years.

If you're here, however, for some NicoMaki and NozoEli--- well, I guarantee you, there's A LOT. For those who aren't exactly here for the ships but are curious, some scenes in this ep will bamboozle you in all ways than one. Hit me up for a good yap XD

We also got to see Honoka's so-called "powers", although that's pretty much fandom-y, but you'll understand what it means when you watch the ep and get to that part.

AWHAWEHWAHEHAHA!!! FINALLY, they gave me a chance to review this masterpiece once again!! I'll pour all my effort into writing a review for every single episode.

Btw if you haven't watched the 1st season yet, BEGONE AND WATCH IT FIRST CHOOMS!!

I don't even think of Honoka as your "regular school idol" anymore. She's clearly the dominant king of idols here. Even A-RISE? Nawh get 'em out of here bro. They're no match for our Honk. We can see her character shift in this episode, even if it's only temporary..

Now that's it for the character development we see. The others still feel the same to me, except for Eli and Nozomi, who also had a bit of character development because... yeah, you'll understand it if you can relate to them.

Lore aside, this season's animation quality is a huge improvement over the last one. This is clearly a bridge to achieve sunshine and rainbow in the future of the Love live franchise. The CGI, 2D animation, rendering, shading, coloring- everything has been improved..

Oh, and this season contains a lot of μ's masterpiece songs, so be ready for that as well.

Now that's all I can say as a blank introduction to the 2nd season. Let's see how μ's will go against their fate....