Should I Watch Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2?

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2 cover art

Japanese title: 盾の勇者の成り上がり Season2

English title: The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2

No. of Episodes: 13

Season: Spring 2022

My personal score: 6/10

Quick answer: Maybe if you're a huge fan..?

This anime had a relatively great momentum at the first season, and I also personally like it. It has an interesting isekai fantasy story, with its own unique twist, engaging character development, and quite a great art style as well.

I'm not sure why the sequel turned out a little...not good. Actually might not be just a little. It continued the momentum quite alright for the first half or so, but eventually sort of lost it.

The story of Tate no Yuusha Season 2 became more convoluted, and frankly it was clearly rushed at a several points, and some of the development felt too 'convenient'.

The engaging adventure, or perhaps the revealing of the series of events, felt a little off this time around. There's too many things happening. And I can't help but feel that many things are not explained enough.

Fortunately, the art style is still as good, and action scenes are still as cool.

If you're a die hard fan of Tate no Yuusha then it might be good to watch just to know what's happening here. Though, if our tastes align, you might find that the hype from the first season will die down fairly quickly.

What's good:

  • Art is good
  • Action scenes are cool

What's not so good:

  • Story feels overly complex
  • Having too many events waiting to happen made the pacing feels rushed
  • Definitely a visible downgrade compared to the prequel