Audience reviews
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Kirai0099
this anime was banger for me how did I not watch this one untill this day?!
anywasy, the stor was (even tho it was character based) was smooth and enjoyable. but I didnt see much devolopment in the original story
art style is good and fun to watch.
characters are original, funny and many of them has pride in them.
the chaos is not unexpected, you can predict what is going to happen but still it is not that much that makes you feel bored.
and the main character. man he is growing... from the first season he was not that special even now he is not that special but his actions makes him good and makes you wanna watch him more.
this was it for the second season and I loved it till the end
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Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond is a series that follows the adventures of a group of super-powered individuals who protect the city of Hellsalem's Lot from various supernatural threats. The series is a sequel to the original Blood Blockade Battlefront anime and features the same cast of characters.
The animation and art style of the series are visually stunning, with vibrant colors and detailed character designs. The action scenes are well choreographed and exciting to watch, with a good mix of hand-to-hand combat and supernatural powers.
However, the plot of the series can be confusing and disjointed at times, with several storylines and subplots that don't always connect well. The pacing can also be slow at times, with some episodes feeling like filler.
The characters themselves…
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What are the merits of this second season? More time with the characters from the first season? More opportunities to indulge in the humor of Kekkai Sensen? A chance to see the MC use his abilities more? Yeah, all of those are reasonable points to make if you want to talk about why this season could be categorized as "good." Actually, if you're like me, and the first season was enjoyable to you only because of the in-between elements of it that had nothing to do with the story--hence me mentioning the humor--then perhaps this season will be worth a lot to you because there effectively is no story.
But if you're coming off the tail of the first season--even if you didn't like it all that much--I'll bet that you were expecting to see something more from a sequel. Why would you expect that?…
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This anime is probably one of the hardest things I've had to watch.
Story: I thought the story was fine until the last three episodes they were just huge misses for me.
Art: This seasons only redeeming factor is the blood arts. Leos eyes are also super nice looking.
Sound: They didn't mess up on sound.
Character: I think the mc's reason for not using his eyes is kind of bad. Zapp is hard to watch a most the time and b/c they're the most frequent characters.
Enjoyment: WHY? WHY did the three episodes have to be what they were. Don't have children if you're an assassin. Don't marry men that are 3-4 times your own age. :(
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If like me,you like the first season and were delighted to see the MC change and expect some modification in his character after: having to fight against people he know and his "girlfriend" being kill. Nope, you will be disappointed, for most of the season it's like White never existed and Leonardo personality is the same as in ep 2 of s1. The episode in themself aren't that bad but they feel like a bunch of OVA and you can probably see them in whatever order you want, but while some are decent some just feel like filler and see no character or plot devlopement. And what seem to be important vilain and a large part of the big plot of kekkai sensen : the blood breed, are none existent they're just the generic vilain of the episode. To conclude it's acceptable in itself and bad as a second s…
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Overall (8/10)
I don't usually write Reviews. But so many people sayin' this season is so bad. That's exaggeration. that might discourage people to watch the anime :3 I just don't want them to miss this. It's definitely worth watching.
Everything is good, funny and i love the humor of this anime.
The deliver is Great too .
But tbh Season 1 is better.
why? This season 2 is like there is no actual plot :3
They introduce a new character such a the butler, fight some people planning to create Blood breed soldiers and Drama time with Leonardo's bestfriend. I prefer if they add some story of Leo and White(Mary Macbeth) or Black(William Macbeth) or maybe about the 13 Kings .. but Everything is different every episode except the Last two episode (11/12)
I was Expecting them to fight Femt *Kin…
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Preface: Most reviews break down into categories to assign a numerical rank too (sound, story, art, etc), so to change it up my reviews will be focus on what works, doesn't work, and what kind of viewer I think would enjoy this series.
Introduction
I have never had a love hate relationship with a series as I do with the two seasons of Kekkai Sensen. I find this series bounces back and forth from getting me invested into the character drama and then to leaving me behind with a bunch of events that have no stakes to them. It's beyond colourful in all the right ways, but then blinds us with too much colour. Kekkai Sensen & Beyond or Blood Blockade Battlefront Beyond is such a roller coaster that it either leaves me either breathless or with whiplash.
A fun ride (what works):
I love t…
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Kekkai Sensen&Beyond was a great anime!☆
I was hyped about the 2nd season to air and it did. I was disapointed at all.
To start of Leo didn't change, was the same goofy and clumsy character and had consciousness. Meaning he cared about the close ones amd fight for the justice! (I like these types of characters)
The art was as awsome like the 1st season (thankgod) it was eyecandy*
I learned more about them and their past so it did bring me close to them as a viewer.
About the location where it took place New York was totally accurate! The living there is crazy as hell XD! It was represent really well (Good job staff)
To sum up the brother-sister love is so cute and really inspiring! To see in the anime that family has a tight bond with each other! It's great represantion!
Give a chance…
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Awesome sequel to season 1, I have to say I preferred this season a lot more to season 1. Like season 1, there was a great selection of BGM and OP/ED, which reflect the mood of the anime. The way in which the soundtrack was woven into the animation alone should be reason for watching this sequel
Some of its downfalls are that the finale of the anime didn't have a lot of foreshadowing to it (technically hints were dropped since season 1, but this could have been with more emphasis). Would also have loved to learn more about the power he was given and why he was given it - questions that haven't quite been answered in either season.
However, this is redeemed with the main character's growth. A lot of development can be seen in how the protagonist struggles to better himself. His actions sl…
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There's a lot of reviews on the frontpage that seem to point a pretty negative light on this second season of Kekkai Sensen, and while the points they bring up are valid, I feel like judging Kekkai Sensen based off a conventional anime framework doesn't really do it justice, especially considering how ambitious it is as a series.
Story: This anime is episodic and unlike the first season which developed the plot throughout the season, the second season only contributes to the main plot in the last two episodes. This is perfectly fine as Kekkai Sensen at its absolute best is 1-2 episodes per arc. The simplicity of each arc and how it fleshes out each character can be described as efficient. The pacing never feels too slow, and even when its going too fast, it plays into the theme of a chaot…
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Hellsalem's Lot - the city where the human world and the alterworld intersects. Commotions are never bizarre in the city's everyday life as a plethora of different creatures crawl upon it. As two "distinct" worlds collide, a secret organization, Libra, maintains the balance of these two realms. After White sacrificed herself to protect the barriers of Hellsalem's Lot, what destiny lies upon the men behind Libra?
Kekkai Sensen & Beyond starts after the events of the Spring 2015 anime Kekkai Sensen, with Leonardo Watch continuing his daily life in Hellsalem's Lot to support his younger sister Michella. Traversing every weirdness this city has to offer, he soon unearths about a very important possession he has. Surely, two years and two seasons is an enough break for BONES. Also considering…
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The second season of Kekkai Sensen is more of the same show from 2015. If you liked the first season, you will probably like this one as well. If you did not like the first season, chances are high your opinion will not change. Style over substance - the anime.
STORY: Bizarre, aimless and minimalistic.
Kekkai Sensen & Beyond is a simple case of the week show. There is no overarching plotline, 1.5 episodes of overall story progression is a major letdown. Each episode is concatenation of bizarre events mixed with introduction of Libra members, who did not get attention in the first season. Those small and isolated stories are random to a degree, that you could think anything can happen in this city. In the process the show cannot establish its internal rules or boundaries for the world it i…
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I'll try and explain why this isn't a good sequel, at all. [Spoiler Free]
I'd just like to get it out of the way that I'm watching this hot off the heels of the first season, as I binged the first and second season in about a day. The details of which are still very fresh in my mind.
This is also the second season of Kekkai Sensen, so I'm assuming you're familiar with the story.
Why does Kekkai Sensen 2 fail as a sequel? To put it bluntly, it's because this season is much more episodic in nature.
In the first season, almost every episode leading up to the finale had something to do with or laid down the subtext for the overarching plot of the story, which culminated in a satisfying, if a bit hollow ending. It was still episodic, but was also eluding to the bigger pictu…
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I Prefer to call this season to be a long OVA between season 1 and season 2 (if ever comes).
There probably will be people who expected the story of the anime to go on more seriously and wanted the anime to be more focused on the main story line in this season. In that case they will be disappointed because most of the episodes are about characters and their own personal stuff and the writer is trying to get us to feel more close to the characters.A reason maybe that we couldn't find the time to know most of them in the first season because of the story going so fast on.
But if you enjoy the environment ,characters and the main story itself and don't care about the story going on that much, you're gonna like this season.
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Story (2/10)
Except for the last two episodes, there is no plot in none of the 10 episodes. Some are just background of Libra members (4,6,7), others are nonsense ( 1,8,9) and some are rushed (2,3,10). The episodes 8 and 9 are the worst of the season. The episodic episodes feels like a bunch of OVA mixed together.
Art (7/10)
In this aspect the show in much better than the other options. The fights have very good animation and the colour is beautiful.
Sound (6/10) Besides the opening and the ending, i don't remember much of the soundrack.
Characters (3/10)
Despite the show have episodes dedicated to Libra members, after that, their presence feels nonexistent. Also they still are some Libra members that barely know anything. Leo is undeveloped until the last two episodes, he is just b…
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Season 2 is over. I had ups and downs with this season, but the ending shows it again: I just love Kekkai Sensen. The comedy, the action... just a very cool combination! This Season focused on Backgroundstorys and other Characters. Yes, it was a little annoying to see little stories and not a big one. BUT all these parts made a really overall season.
The ending was very good, because Leo don´t have these depressions about his sister anymore.
I highly recommend it, but i think that season 1 was a little bit better. it isnt 10/10, not 9... but a very good 8 and I WANT A THIRD SEASON :D
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Kekkai Sensen & Beyond or Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond or BBB & B is back! (That's alot of B's)
The very first thing LA would mention about this second season is the absences of Rie Matsumoto, the director of the first season who brought that zany flair she added to Kekkai Sensen that will be sorely missed in this season but nonetheless, this season helmed by Shigehito Takayanagi (Director of Dagashi Kashi and both season of The World God Only Knows) tries to emulate Rie's vision in his own way as well as pay respects to Rie all into this second season with great results.
For one, Kekkai Sensen's episodic nature is back and takes a more character focused narrative this season by bringing us perspective from the various main characters of Libra and giving us their daily lives of th…
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To be fair, I am biased towards this anime. I loved the first season of it, because it was so off-the-wall and against every standard, run-of-the-mill series you generally see out of the industry today. No high schools, no love triangles, no moe, no cliffhangers, no training regimens, no by-the-numbers plot. The anime is absolutely insane, disjointed, bizarre, and creative, while still being able to deliver a cohesive storytelling experience, which excellent characters, tons of over-the-top action, and a main character in Leo Watch, that while weak, isn't too weak to be annoying and will man up when need be. You can get behind him as a vulnerable MC.
This is one of my favorite series ever, so in that regard I go into Season 2 already deeply swayed in favor of the anime. Season 2 didn't d…
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Its not Kekkai Sensen Season 2. It is Kekkai Sensen and Beyond!...
The first season of Kekkai Sensen was aired last Spring 2015 and gave us a good plotline of the characters of Libra. With the story on point in season 1 up to the end, it was a good anime on my perspective. Then here comes Kekkai Sensen and Beyond. The season 2 of the hit anime and I, to be honest cannot really decide which is better. Thus, I compared both of them for this review and come up that it is without a doubt there is a great difference.
Story:
Beyond starts of with Leonardo reflecting the past event that happened to obtain his "All Seeing Eyes Of God" power. In season 1 we are hinted about his sister's involvement on the eyes of Leonardo although we were never showed the history, riddle or anything about it (exc…
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Watching some over the top action anime these days can really fill anyone with a dose of popcorn entertainment. There’s popular Marvel based movies coming out each year, book adaptations that turned into cultural influence, and iconic Hollywood stars that made history in the film industry. Then, there was Kekkai Sensen. Remember Spring 2015? Among the many action based shows, Kekkai Sensen stood out as a show that stylized action and violence to present a storyteller of supernatural gimmicks. Well guess what? Bones is back at it again and made sure that Kekkai Sensen is here to talk about for 2017.
I’m not going to lie. Kekkai Sensen’s return didn’t come as a total surprise given the popularity of the manga in Japan. What started out as a one-shot by Yasuhiro Nighthow became a serialized…
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