Damn, I did not look at how many episodes are waiting for us and I thought that the great Raitai tournament is 1/2 or 1/3 of the entire 2nd season, and after the great event, we got a short and disappointing thread with Muhammad Junior and the announcement of the next season in the form last episode. Although not, I said it a little too lightly. They unnecessarily gave this final episode and the whole thing would have ended in a much better style if it had been cut. That's how we got the ending pulled out of the place where the backs lose their noble name, and I wondered for a moment if Netflix employees would surely put in the last episode correctly, especially after the "end" which crowned the 12th episode. On the other hand, when my emotions subsided and I calmly analyzed the ending in combination with all previous episodes, my nerves feel a little. I don't know what it looked like in the manga, but all in all, it is in line with Itagaki's climate and style, so it's difficult for me to object. Although looking at it again from the other side, this comic is a comic, and the series is a serial, if they really wanted to add this episode, they could do it a bit differently, so there would be no disgust at the end. If the series ended with the preparation of Bakie and Yujiro, we would have a beautiful buckle, as in the case of the serial adaptation of "The Witcher" - the action beheaded at the perfect moment. The threads that touched this season would be interrupted at a good moment, and viewers would have a similar feeling of unsatisfaction as in the adventures of Ciri, Geralt and Yennefer.
And since we're at the finals, a few sentences about the whole season. It will be short, because maybe I will write a review and I do not want to shoot a thought that may be included in it. Was great! My expectations were met in over 100 percent, and the only slip-ups I could fault myself were the "merit" of the manga author. Clinging to the studio or the client in the form of Netflix for loyalty to the source material is not with me. It is true that I have stopped complaining about deviations from the original story, but you know how it is with the strength of many years of habits. I like it when adaptation creators approach the material with love that they adapt to another medium. The studio and voice actors deserved a lot of praise. Better quality is probably the result of a larger budget, but the climate, direction, and everything else is already the work of seiyuu and TMS studio employees. It is a pity that the whole was not as perfect from A to Z as the first episode, but if you consider the difference between anime made for streaming and Japanese audience (like virtually any anime, because to my knowledge, only a few are created for the viewer from abroad), my complaints are virtually nonexistent. The second half is slightly different in quality from the first, but despite this, "Baki" from Netflix no longer has any reason to complex other anime. The animation is smoother, the characters move more during the fights, we have less CGI, and more hand-drawn scenes - it's great! If the fight between Bakim and Yujiro is a bit better, then I will feel like in heaven watching the next season.
And as for the final episodes, the thread with the beat of Muhammad junior finally made sense to me ... Which does not change the fact that it is horribly senseless xD Maybe I missed some of the things by sitting on the cell phone, but it doesn't stick to me - since the guy was assassinated in the previous season, trained his whole life (only this season it was made clear that he did not always stick to them), he has good genes, he is better than his father, he moves better than him, etc. why did he lose to Baki as quickly as if he were just a pawn like the Chinese from the Raitai tournament? I know that Baki belongs to the top10 strongest characters of the "Bakie" universe, Yujiro gave him the best possible genes, cynically bred him for his best legacy, I also remember that the power level in this manga is fluent and the character X can beat the opponent Y , despite the fact that these few episodes painfully beat her, but Ogre's son just went too easily. Yes, this solution is in line with the author's rules, but no Junior deserves better treatment. I can praise the show for it because his rematch with Orochi Doppo, Goki Shibukawa, and Jacek Hanma came out very well. They were bloody, very painful and after the second fight, I felt sorry for the young black man. The guys gave him a hard path of health, and the rape face of the Tiger Killer is one of the most beautiful shots this season. That's exactly what I had every time Keisuke Itagaki summarized and explained the story of random players to viewers, he devoted far too much time to deal with the matter with a few light blows xD. I thought with a feeling of bliss, "yes, the longer you talk about yourself, the shorter and more painful your fall will be, muahahaha!"
In addition, his conversation with Baki and disappointment with her conclusion is a miracle at Ogra warm-up in the first episode. The same level of epic and comic as in the scene when Muhammad trolled Yujiro, I roared with laughter as well. However, I am curious about what state Orochi Doppo would be if there was a 1vs1 fight between him and Bakim. I would forget - the only thing that was really cool about the tournament thread was the saving of my son by Muhammad senior. In addition, almost all the rest are in minus, apart from a few successful scenes such as revenge fights or an idiotic way of training by using injured body parts. However, this is not enough for me to be satisfied. If it was the first season, maybe I wouldn't be so critical, but a moment earlier I was absorbing episode by episode. On the other hand, you would probably watch it earlier, but I had high expectations after such a great introduction.
Well, nothing, Netflix! We are waiting for the announcement of the third season!