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Noragami Aragoto ノラガミ ARAGOTO |
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Rose Faerie's Review Violence: The violence is a tad bloodier than season one, though it isn't over the top by a long shot. Many deaths occur, though most of it is off screen. There is quite a bit of fighting. Sex and Nudity: There is some partially nude women in the context of doctor's appointments. A girl is shown in her bra, a guy strips in front of a bunch of girls (he's reprimanded for it). Spoiler: They're all either being examined to see if they have a disease that grows on their skin or showing that they have it. Bishamon is shown in the bath, with hair covering her chest. Bishamon is also shown wearing the bikini-miniskirt combo she was wearing in season one. Unlike in season one, she only wears this for about the first third of the season. Theological Themes: The heavens, where the gods live plays a huge part in this season. The gods are shown to have a grand council, and they can dispose of other gods as they see fit. Gods can also die, either at the hands of other gods or Spoiler: when humans cease to remember them. Powerful gods can reincarnate after death, which becomes an important plot point later on. The underworld also plays a part in this season as well. Problematic Themes: I'm pretty sure Yato is shown drunk at one point, and adult characters are shown drinking. There was minor swearing. Overall: The writing for this season was impeccable. The story was amazing, and the character development is perfect. This anime actually has one of my favorite character arcs ever. There is growing darkness in the world of Noragami, from the dark conspiracies beneath Bishamon's seemingly idyllic halls to the mysterious missions and dubious goings on in the heavens. It's so, so interesting. The new characters introduced only benefit the story, and the existing characters all develop nicely. I could rant for hours about the character development. While Yukine took center stage for the character development last season, Bishamon takes the spotlight here. Now she's one of my favorite anime characters period. I will also give a shout out to Kazuma, who was just lovely and a new character, Ebisu, who was very impactful. Important bits of backstory are revealed, as well. We finally get to understand why there's bad blood between Bishamon and Yato. I just hope this isn't the end. We need a season three! There's a reason this is one of my favorite anime ever. Same as the first season, older teens and up for partial nudity. |
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| Added: January, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
