I was looking for something similar to Durarara to watch as my current mental state needed a show that was entertaining fun aesthetically pleasing graphically satisfying and rich in characters. I followed the suggestion to start watching Kekkai Sensen and I have to say that I liked this sequel a lot more than the first season. However I still believe that the prequel is nevertheless a necessary starting point for getting into the mood of this urban fantasy scenario. The animation is great as well: all the action sequences look incredible and exciting The city of Hellsalems Lot is a crazy landscape and unbelievable things happen all the time. It becomes the norm for the characters and for us too which doesnt mean that its boring but rather familiar and almost domestic. This single aspect simply makes the series really special: the whole one for nonsense all for nonsense thing may become cringe or predictable episode after episode but it never does. Instead it becomes the most powerful weapon of this show: everyone generally hates spinoffs but in this case they are relevant interesting funny and their reason to be is basically the freedom with which the show entertains the viewer. They tackle different motifs and leverage on various feelings in order to resonate with every kind of viewer and his/her personal taste. Even the secondary tertiary and quaternary ? characters have distinct personalities and unique features that distinguish them from the others which makes the viewer empathize with the weirdness of events and the characters involved. What I absolutely adore about this series is the tone employed to alternate between lightness and heaviness: I would lie If I wrote here that never have I ever felt sad watching an apparently lighthearted and funny anime but those moments were either unexpected in an ocean of amusing events or skilfully balanced with said circumstances. Leonardo the main character endures a negative condition that endangers both his beloved sister and himself. However I never felt like his constant selfloathing or deeply felt affection made the show more demanding in relation to the emotional weight of his frame of mind. I mean... this seasons first episode recaps what happened in the first one with a rap song... What I personally valued the most in this season is the time that some episodes took to portray the backstories of the members of Libra: there are episodes about Chains parttime job as a spy K.K.s struggle to make her private and working lives coexist and also the short introduction of Stevens secret organization that I believe will be explained further in the following seasons. I felt like these details were kind of overlooked in season one and Im super glad they were not actually forgotten. It is really hard for me to criticize this show but if I really have to point something out... the only weakness may I say that also made me appreciate the second season more than the first one is the shallowness of the main evil characters: apart from their fond love for chaos and the attempt to steal Leonardos eyes... what other reasons do they have to act as they do? Femt is pretty interesting as I believe he genuinely just acts out of boredom but the absence of a plotline that involved White Black and William really made me feel relieved. It tried to add substance to boring characters and though I appreciate the attempt I didnt get drawn in their story.