Thoughts on the January 2026 Anime Season Finale (4 Shows)
Just finished watching a few shows from this season, so here are some brief thoughts.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
As excellent as ever. The audio, visuals, and atmosphere are top-tier, and the OP/ED are great too. I really don't overthink things when watching this; it's so easy to just follow the characters into the story. The date episode was really funny haha. The third season, the Golden Land arc, has already been confirmed for production—looking forward to it.
Sentenced to Hero
An isekai show with high-level action scenes and production quality. The premise of the "Hero" being a capital punishment sentence is quite novel, the combat is depicted brilliantly, and the goddess Teolita is super cute. The plot was a bit weak in the first half, but the final few episodes really ramped up the story. The finale, with Batse being captured and the truth revealed, was fantastic. After finishing it, I immediately want to watch a second season.
Blue Miburo Season 2
This season focused on the events surrounding the assassination of Serizawa Kamo and the process of the Miburo becoming the Shinsengumi. Serizawa Kamo is such a contradictory character; he's arrogant but possesses charismatic leadership, and he felt so guilty about the incident with the little girl yet still had to play the role of a reliable commander. The character development is very rich; even though I understood he had to be eliminated, I still felt a sense of loss. The upcoming Shinsengumi battles will make the story increasingly heavy.
Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) Season 2
This show is really... there were a lot of issues in the first season, but the second season is even worse. The character faces are constantly off-model, background characters are just represented by dots, and there were even clipping errors in the first season. The plot and character development are also absurd—the female lead forgives the male lead so easily, the male lead has the nerve to come back after leaving for three years, and the second male lead proposes after messing everything up. Almost everyone is a "god-tier" weirdo. In conclusion, wishing the main couple a lifetime of happiness.
Did everyone else watch these shows this season? Which one was your favorite?
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
As excellent as ever. The audio, visuals, and atmosphere are top-tier, and the OP/ED are great too. I really don't overthink things when watching this; it's so easy to just follow the characters into the story. The date episode was really funny haha. The third season, the Golden Land arc, has already been confirmed for production—looking forward to it.
Sentenced to Hero
An isekai show with high-level action scenes and production quality. The premise of the "Hero" being a capital punishment sentence is quite novel, the combat is depicted brilliantly, and the goddess Teolita is super cute. The plot was a bit weak in the first half, but the final few episodes really ramped up the story. The finale, with Batse being captured and the truth revealed, was fantastic. After finishing it, I immediately want to watch a second season.
Blue Miburo Season 2
This season focused on the events surrounding the assassination of Serizawa Kamo and the process of the Miburo becoming the Shinsengumi. Serizawa Kamo is such a contradictory character; he's arrogant but possesses charismatic leadership, and he felt so guilty about the incident with the little girl yet still had to play the role of a reliable commander. The character development is very rich; even though I understood he had to be eliminated, I still felt a sense of loss. The upcoming Shinsengumi battles will make the story increasingly heavy.
Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) Season 2
This show is really... there were a lot of issues in the first season, but the second season is even worse. The character faces are constantly off-model, background characters are just represented by dots, and there were even clipping errors in the first season. The plot and character development are also absurd—the female lead forgives the male lead so easily, the male lead has the nerve to come back after leaving for three years, and the second male lead proposes after messing everything up. Almost everyone is a "god-tier" weirdo. In conclusion, wishing the main couple a lifetime of happiness.
Did everyone else watch these shows this season? Which one was your favorite?
