Anime 49889 Tsuki Ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu 2nd Season Reviews

What the hell? Where did this anime come from? This is the sleeper anime of the year for me. I would describe this anime as "if Slime isekai merged with Shield Hero and Konosuba + good writing".

After binging season 1, I can say season 2 is starting out as an absolute banger. Ep. 1 is a slight recap but not a wasted episode at all). Season 1 built up the world and story and now, Season 2 is the payoff of all that. Season 2 starts the arc of Makoto in Rostgard to learn magic, but it also starts delving into the other heroes ... transported from Earth and the war against demons. Just like most characters in this show, the other heroes have unique personalities and struggles that make them interesting to watch. The action and story-telling in Ep. 2-4 are so fun to watch with good pacing and progression. I have no complaints so far about the season.

For those wondering if you should start this show, I won't write a review for season 1 but I will put my thoughts on why this show is worth watching. I actually think binging Season 1 into Season 2 is a better viewing experience overall.

Tsuki ga Michibiku doesn't deviate from the traditional isekai recipe of "average MC transported to cool magical world where he picks up hot side chicks and builds his own village". The real difference is that the writing of the show is vastly superior than the other trash isekais. List of why:

1. Everything is explained. There is a goddess. There are ways for people to move across worlds. There is a mana system and elemental magic. There is a reason the MC was transported. Contracts between demihumans and humans exist. No major detail is just overlooked and not explained. Most isekais struggle to explain key details of the world the isekai is based in, and they just expect the viewer to accept things without any logic.

2. Power system - Yes the main character is OP, but the writing actually turns that into a constant issue for him, so it's not like he is just going around one-shotting all his problems away. There is also room for power growth as there are other characters as powerful as him so the story is not too predictable when conflicts arise.

3. Speaking of MC, he is actually a well-rounded character. He isn't a 1d NPC that has the "good guy" personality on 24/7 nor is he a complete weakling or degenerate. There is character progression and a dark side to him that he is forced to experience and accept. His motivations are clear and he is consistent in how he acts.

4. World Building - Similar to Slime, the world of Tsuki ga Michibiku is fleshed out with different species, lands, and languages. This adds a nice fantasy element and freshness to the show t

5. Violence - This anime doesn't shy away from gore and violence which is a must for isekais. While the show mostly has a light-hearted tone, the tonal shifts from the violence give a great contrast that emphasize key scenes.

6. Comedy/Fanservice - Contrasting the violence of this show is the comedy and fanservice. This show has some genuinely funny moments where I laughed out loud and is very similar to the style of Konosuba comedy. But this show isn't a degenerate anime where all the girls exist just to be waifus. Yes, that element exists, but it is done sparingly for comedic effect. The MC also isn't a horndog and actually has self-control unlike many other isekais out there.

This anime isn't perfect and there are times where the plot is weak or the comedy is redundant, but they are excusable and much less glaring than other examples out there.

I am surprised I haven't heard anything about this anime since Season 1, but I am glad it has a high enough rating to make me interested. If you like the top-tier isekais like Mushoku Tensei and Re Zero, then I think Tsuki ga Michibiku is right up your alley as a more light-hearted isekai.

This anime feels like what happens when someone wanted to write trash isekai but they were accidentally really good at writing.

There's a ridiculously OP main character, but his OPness actually causes him lots of problems and isn't his one-shot solution to everything. His character is consistent but isn't just a a flat goody-two-shoes or derpy character. He's got depth and gives reason to care about his struggles.

The world has the standard adventurers guild / hero must fight the demons setup, but it's only a part of a great amount of world building. You actually get to learn the what and why of what's going on ... instead you just having to accept that's the way the world works.

There's fan service / harem, but it's not over the top and generally has an actual impact on the story instead of just being there for the sake of being there. More importantly, all these characters have their own depth and struggles and character building.

Season 1 was great, and Season 2 is keeping on the same pace and great writing hitting all the above points. The animation quality also appears to have had a big upgrade, and Season 2 is looking beautiful.

Overall, it has all the base ingredients needed for a good trash isekai, but they tossed out the cookbook and went into the kitchen ready to serve.

Just take this as a hot take, because im going to review way very different than other reviews so far (Maybe later we have more reviews)

First at all, it started very weak this season, I don't know i was hyped in last season and waiting this for like 2 or 3 years i dont know maybe less than that or more than that. But anyway, i was hyped really hard. But first episode in this season is throw me off really hard. I'm okay with scene when Mc going to school/Academy (im sucker this trope) but COOKING? I know that lead to char dev but ... do they really need waste 3/4 episode 1 for cooking and more importantly its Episode 1 btw. Episode 2 no comment because it back to track again. Then Episode 3 and 4 arrived which i dont even care about is other heroes. One of them is generic mc who puppet of "queen" or "princess" of the empire, and other one is powered by friendship power.

I have enough of this shit but this anime show it like what the f. In manga (OH SHIT SOURCE READER) we dont even touch other heroes scene because mangaka know how boring is that, but cooking still there. Cant complain, because basically half of season 2 would be slice of life. I dont know about this, I put this as Mixed Feeling, because this is my favorite anime but start really weak in this season. I probably wait this to finish rather than watch episode every week.

See you later.

After rewatching Season 1 and diving straight into Season 2, I couldn't help but notice that Season 1 was much more colorful and vibrant in comparison. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not necessarily a bad thing. The anime still retains its finesse, but I can't help but wonder why some studios opt for this style, especially when continuing the series. It's hard for me to see how that's an improvement.

Now, if you'll indulge me for a moment, I have a little rant to get off my chest. One unforgivable sin in anime, in my opinion, is delving too deeply into stories and relationships that ... have nothing to do with the protagonist. Sure, I get it, it's a step in creating a well-rounded story, but dedicating two entire episodes to outside characters and their "harems," with little relevance to the protagonist, just rubs me the wrong way. But hey, that's just a personal pet peeve of mine. Thankfully, the anime manages to redeem itself later by highlighting the strength of the characters' bonds, so I'll let it slide this time.

Now, getting back to the anime itself, it's hard to believe, but there's been a lot of character progression since Season 1. Especially noticeable is the change in the protagonist's attitude and personality. He's much less flustered compared to before, which gives him a certain air of maturity. There are lots of more theories and world building that are a bit exhausting the first time around, but trust me, it's something you can get used to.
The OP music is also another good one, although I loved Syuudou's: Gambling, in season 1 better.
I might come back and edit this review, but by far, I'm enjoying season two quite a bit.

Oh, and let's not forget about the gorgons/medusa species—they are craaaazy hot! This anime's done great in maintaining a decent character cast.

The first season of this anime was way better than i expected. It drew me in with an intriguing premise and had me locked in with above average animation quality which surprised me.

Season 2 however is just straight ass compared to season 1 in every single way horribly slow pacing and so many gags in each episode that aren't even funny. It just seems like the episodes are being dragged out for no reason and I'm thinking maybe they are saving the animation quality for some fight scenes later into the season but I'm 12 episodes into the second season and this piece of garbage ... just keeps getting worse.

The only decent scenes are the ones with the MC in it and its because I think the animators just make these scenes better because these scenes include the MC but these moments are scarce because most of the time we are watching other characters do things since in season 2 there're way more people in the story compared to season 1.

I think season 2 will probably get better since we have 13 more episodes but I'm dropping this anime and ill probably pick it back up when every episode is released already.

Summary : season 1 was way better and season 2 is just bad compared to it

Serriously till episode 13,the pace of the story is perftly going ahead. Not boring not rushed. Feels good to watch.
The animation is satisfying, the story is engaging and the characters seems very real and have good development.
Although be sure not to get too deep about the characters as some of them are pretty fuked up pure NTR.
The asshole characters get much screen time and gets more bitches while our mc roams alone everywhere like a left over kid trying to play with his magic powers alone in his basement,or he is afraid of woman maybe.
I think its one of those best isekai out ... there.Its as entertaining as season 1 was if you liked it though. but the only thing i hate that all the characters are way mature and act adult but the mc still act childish af and also there are some cencored adult scenes in manga but it wasn't animated which impact on how we see the character or think about them.if they wete animated we would have hated a particular character more that what we saw in anime. (ch64)

Really loving this so far, the extra work they've put into introducing the heroes and giving some nice side plots, along with the character development is in general really making this worth it for me. Tsukimichi is nothing groundbreaking, it's actually quite generic in a lot of ways, but you see, if you take something that has been done before and you do it *right*, it can still be a really solid story and Tsukimichi does just that.

If you're not a fan of isekai of course, or of these kinds of fantasy worlds you may not find it that interesting, but if you are just ... looking for a solid show that will not let you down by trying too hard, or too little, to be groundbreaking or unusual, Tsukimichi is a good shout.

I don't know if its just me or maybe the site I was watching this show through, but the pacing is just terrible and I feel like the story is skipping around left and right. Clearly I'm missing something, because I'm usually the person to rate an Isekai higher than the average score, but this experience has been so abysmally bad compared to S1 its almost a joke. Someone please tell me I'm wrong, because I really want to like S2, the premise is good and the story has a good foundation but the execution just feels lacking in so many ways.