I had been waiting for the second season of Spirit Chronicles since before it was announced back when season one had just finished airing. I was extremely excited and after reading the novels I couldnt control my excitement at the events that would be adapted this season. And so after three years of waiting I can say that this season wasokay...ish. I was really concerned after they switched up the orders of light novel volumes 4 and 5 for the adaptation of season 1 but I believe they did a decent job this time with handling the aftermath and trying to solve as many inconsistencies as possible. I honestly believed they would make a mess out of it which they did but nothing that should present a problem later down the line. The improvement in the art style from season one is very much appreciated as it brings the characters closer to Rivs awesome illustrations from the light novel. The animation itself however is still nothing to write home about. Still I would say its not that bad. Its definitely an improvement from season 1 and it does have its shining moments such as I had the idea that they would save their animation budget for that fight in specific and I wasnt disappointed at all by how it turned out. Now I admit that I consider the light novel of Spirit Chronicles something that is not very easy to adapt because it is very dialoguereliant. Most of the novel volumes revolve around characters discussing things amongst themselveschatting sharing information planning things like that. As such most of the characterization and world building is left to the dialogue as well as the narrations that accompany such dialogue. And I have to say this season did not do a very good job with adapting that part of the novel. Dialogues were cut short or changed character thoughts were removed very interesting world details were left out. This made this season feelkind of I dont know if this is the right word but Ill say it anyway empty. It didnt matter as much in season 1 because it adapted volumes that were really quick paced and had Rio moving around a lot but the arcs that this season adapted were much slower and focused on introducing characters/world building so having those elements cut/left out really harmed the show in my opinion. World building felt lacking characters felt disappointing it was overall justa very empty experience in those two fields. Even then however I honestly do not believe it is as bad as peoples comments have made it seem. Yes they couldve done a better job but I wouldnt call it boring. That being said I do understand that there are people who are more action oriented and so this may be a turn off for many. And in some cases I feel it might even be a bit too much even for those who have a bit more of a knack for details and building. If you are interested in those elements I would recommend much more reading the novel. There were also some changes to some of the characters personalities that I cant really like nor fully understand why they were implemented. The best example of this is spoilers for S2x06 There are other characters that had similar changes that justarent good. Even Rio suffered a bit from that this time around easily noted when hes But well not everything is bad. Now its my first time writing a review so I might have not covered what a lot of people were expecting but overall Id like to summarize this review as follows. If you liked the first season and dont mind a slower paced plotline then Id say you should give this season a try. Otherwise I cant really recommend it even for those whove read the novel or maybe just for the laughs?. The animation is decent but makes most of the fights seem boring or uneventful. In addition while not fatal the world building and characterization couldve been a lot better. All in all just an okayish season. Not spectacular but I dont think its as bad as people claim it is. P.S: For those who have finished this season and would like to read the novel from where the anime left off thatd be volume 8 :p