vagabond season 2
Crona first appeared in episode six as what
felt like a one-off miniboss-type meant to introduce the actual main villain, and instead he's here now, reintroduced as one of the main cast and pretty much only existent for the sake of having an emo character. Yeah, he has a tragic backstory and blah, blah, blah, but that's no excuse for
almost single-handedly ruining the entire show.
From there on out, the only fun episodes until the end are the filler episodes. I'd say you should watch them, but it's not worth sifting through hours of filth just so you get a small bit of Excalibur. I'll admit that some of the fight scenes are really good, especially with that one guy who wrapped a chainsaw around himself, but most of the time I wasn't paying enough attention to even see them.
What I did gather was that there was a man behind the man behind the man, and I was actually invested in one particular character, Stein, who was slowly going insane throughout the show. That's about it.
However, the last three episodes are actually incredible, almost enough for me to give this show a positive score. One long fight scene (minus a small break to wrap up Soul's character arc), and it's gorgeous. A bit of Evangelion-inspired diving into the mind, and it's just about perfect.
And that's my review.
Takuan frees him and, to make him start his life anew,
renames him Musashi Miyamoto. After a 4 years timeskip, Musashi's arrival to Kyōto, his fight against the Yoshioka swords. Musashi takes several students but the area catches on fire, leading to the fight being postponed. Musashi is rescued by Matahachi and treated by Takuan. Musashi decides to continue his training with a young boy, Jōtarō, wanting him to
teach him. In Musashi and Jōtarō's arrival to the Hōzōin spears, Musashi's first fight against the Hōzōin, its aftermath, Musashi's second fight against Hōzōin Inshun.
Jinmichae explains to Dan-oh about their fantasy world and its two phases: the Stage and the Shadow. [q] Unsatisfied with her fate, Dan-oh tries living life her way while in the Shadow but she loses to the Writer every time a Stage starts. A vision into the comic's Storyboard warns Dan-oh of an impending accident. 4"Episode 4"Kim Sang-hyeopIn Ji-hye & Song Ha-youngOctober 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) The accident foretold in Dan-oh's Storyboard vision happens exactly as it is except for one thing: a boy randomly arrives at the scene and saves her in the midst of the incident. Dan-oh searches the school for the mystery boy, thinking he could help her change her fate. Finding him at a garden filled with trumpet creepers, Dan-oh
finally gets to meet her sole savior. 5"Episode 5"Kim Sang-hyeopIn Ji-hye & Song Ha-youngOctober 9, 2019 (2019-10-09) Dan-oh tries communicating with the mystery boy, only to learn that he is a mute, nameless extra character who is the 13th in the class roster. Lee Do-hwa starts gaining self-awareness and, unnerved, rushes to Dan-oh and Jinmichae for answers. Dan-oh overhears bad news about her failing health. As a new Storyboard vision warns Dan-oh of another accident involving her, she thinks Student Number 13 could turn the tide once again. 6"Episode 6"Kim Sang-hyeopIn Ji-hye & Song Ha-youngOctober 9, 2019 (2019-10-09) Dan-oh tries her best to make sure Student Number 13 remembers her.
