Warning: Contains spoilers for Oshi no Ko season 2.The Owl Season 2 succeeded in many ways, and the most surprising of them was like an action anime. The main plot of season 2 revolves around the 2.5D stage play adapted from the shonen manga series of the same name Tokyo Blade, and thanks to the execution, Osho no Ko season 2 has become the best action anime of summer 2024 thanks to the combination of action, script, and general direction.
The Owl has officially returned for its second season for the summer 2024 anime season, and it has proven to be just as great as season 1, if not better. Not only has the story reached greater heights with its characters and overarching plot, but the animation and overall direction have also improved in tandem, making it one of the best anime of the season and 2024 as a whole. While it may be strange to praise Oshi no Ko as an action anime, its latest season ticks all the boxes and it succeeds at every turn.
Oshi No Ko Part 2 Revises the Pace of the Original Arc
Oshi No Ko's Best Story Plays Out Much Better in Anime
While the Tokyo Blade arc in the Oshi no Ko manga was great, it was let down somewhat by its length, the arc being the second longest in the series at 26 chapters and the slow pace of the story, but the anime compressing everything into under 10 episodes made the story a lot more digestible. So, The fast-paced Oshi no Ko season 2 has become a staple of modern action anime.and that made everything else great about season 2.
Tokyo Blade Arc's Animation Makes Oshi No Ko the Best Action Anime of Summer 2024
Oshi No Ko Has Never Been More Beautiful
Another important way that Oshi no Ko season 2 succeeds as an action anime is, of course, through its action. The gimmick of the Tokyo Blade arc is that the characters are in a 2.5D play, a form of theater that often involves heavy wire-based movement, and with that, Every action scene has amazing fight choreography and the cinematography is perfectly suited to the 2.5D gimmick. Part 2 doesn't cut any corners in terms of direction, and the great action of Tokyo Blade benefits greatly from that.
Along with that is the incredible art and animation of the Tokyo Blade arc. Oshi no Ko has always had great visuals, but season 2 saw a significant increase in visuals in the Tokyo Blade arc through Lots of beautiful abstract art and animationwhether it's in a fight scene or a character moment. Some of the best action anime are the ones where the staff makes every episode look as gorgeous as possible, and the Tokyo Blade arc is easily the best example of that in the summer 2024 anime season.
Everything great about the action and visuals of the Tokyo Blade arc comes from the incredible team of storyboard artists and directors. Series director Daisuke Hiramaki is one thing, but the arc also brings in Chao Nekotomi and Kuniyasu Nishina, two animators who worked on both the first season of the series and Oshi no Ko season 1 episode #6, two of the best animated and most visually impressive episodes of season 1. Oshi no Ko's Tokyo Blade Arc Has Anime's Best Talent Involved in Every Episodeand that worked wonders.
Oshi No Ko Part 2 Understanding the True Nature of Action
The characters in Oshi No Ko have never been better.
While the action in Oshi no Ko's Tokyo Blade arc is great, what really sells it is strong character building in each episode. Melt Narushima was a side character in season 1 defined by his vanity and lack of talent, but season 2 gave him an arc about becoming a more serious actor, and it culminated 15 minute cut with in-depth explanation and stunning animation showing Melt's growth.
The rest of the plot focuses mainly on the characters of Kana and Akane as individuals and with each other, and is also wonderful to watch. Not only is their insecurities portrayed perfectly through clever direction and animation, but Oshi no Ko's Tokyo Blade Arc Perfectly Shows Kana's Growth as a Real Actress With the attention paid to her hardships and the sincerity with which Aqua and Akane helped her through it, it all ended with one of the best animated scenes in the entire anime.
Rounding things out is Aqua's character arc revolving around her PTSD. The series does a great job of portraying Aqua's anxiety and panic attacks in a thoughtful and realistic way, and Aqua's bitter determination to give up the idea of happiness for the sake of revenge is some of the strongest character building in the series. Aqua's glimpse of Who Doesn't Die makes it all the more convincing. The best action anime are the ones with great character building to balance things out, and thankfully, Oshi no Ko's Tokyo Blade storyline has plenty of that from start to finish.
Oshi No Ko Season 2 Proves It's A Masterpiece Regardless Of The Genre It Tackles
Oshi No Ko Is One Of The Best Anime Of Summer 2024
Everything that's great about Oshi no Ko season 2 shows how great and varied the writing is. While the series boasts drama and sometimes comedy and romance, The real strength of Oshi no Ko is its ability to easily place its cast in a different setting.just like how the entertainment world constantly sees them entering different media. The action genre is the latest example of that.
Oshi no Ko's Tokyo Blade arc showed how great the series could be both in terms of writing and animation, and while there may not be another arc like it in the future, it set a great precedent for what people can expect from the rest of season 2 and beyond. The versatility of the Tokyo Blade arc proves that there are no limits to what The Owl The anime could do so much more with its plot, and whatever it has in store for everyone next will surely be as good, if not better, than anything that has come before.
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