Rarely do I get to say this but Season 1 is much better than Season 2 - Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou!
Not only does it not have stupid fillers, its main focus is on the youkai and onmyouji, and not the irritating humans! Season 2 is definitely more exciting, meaningful and interesting than the first one by far!
Story: (8/10) – Good
At first glance, Nura Rikuo seems like nothing more than a normal middle-schooler.
In actual fact, he is grandson of Nurarihyon, master of a youkai clan.
Having only recently resolved the hostilities between the Nura Clan and the Shikoku Yokai, Rikuo finds no rest as an ancient enemy of the Nura Clan, Haguromo-Gitsune, resurfaces.
After 400 years of inactivity, Haguromo-Gitsune suddenly sweeps through Kyoto with overwhelming power.
In my opinion, Sennen Makyou arc is the best arc in Nurarihyon no Mago (anime and manga) so far. The current ongoing arc in manga isn't half as interesting.
However, even though it's a pretty good arc with interesting developments and exciting battles, I personally don't quite like the ending (the appearance of Seimei).
Seimei totally reminds of Aizen from Bleach and like Aizen, he's TOO overpowered and this means that in order to defeat him, Rikuo will eventually be overpowered too. -.-
Characters: (9/10) – Very Good
I'm glad this arc focuses very little on the irritating humans and a lot more on the youkai and onmyouji.
However, without the irritating humans, I actually feel that Tsurara is quite irritating. I hate how she whines about protecting Rikuo but yet has little power to do so, and ends up being the damsel in distress. -.-
Anyway, Sennen Makyou arc gives us insight into the past of many characters. I especially like how the pasts of the 3 generations of the Nura head are inter-linked and linked to Haguromo-Gitsune.
Favorite Characters of Season 2:
Rihan - Among the 3 generations, I like him the best! He's really charasmatic and I love his wink! （＾＿－）☆
Rikuo - It's great to see him in Night form most of the time!
Ryuuji - For some unexplainable reason, I find him really cool!
Itaku - His human form is cool and his weasel form is cute!
Yura - She has really developed in this arc. Defintely my favorite female character in this series.
Art/Animation: (9/10) – Very Good
I'm not sure if it's my imagination but the art seems a little better the Season 1's.
The animation has also improved. The battle scenes are very well animated.
Music: (6/10) – Fair
The Opening themes by LM.C are quite catchy but I totally can't stand the Ending themes. The Ending themes really kill the mood of the anime. =.=
Enjoyment: (9/10) – Very Good
Except for the recap episodes, none of the episodes felt boring. I definitely enjoy this better than Season 1.
Overall: (8/10) – Good
If you haven't heard/read/watched Nurarihyon no Mago before, you may want to start with the manga or Season 2 of the anime. Season 1 did the manga injustice but Season 2 is an almost perfect adaptation of the Sennen Makyou arc.
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