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Mar 7, 8:13 PM
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That would be so crazy good.
Mar 7, 9:02 PM
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yes if the story is at least on the same level as season 1 and for animation it's bound to be good
Mar 7, 9:05 PM
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if a certain arc is adapted then i think the score will be even higher than season 1
Mar 7, 9:07 PM
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ImTheHourlyDevil said:
yes if the story is at least on the same level as season 1 and for animation it's bound to be good

The story gets a lot better imo while it keeps everything that made it great in S1 so yes, I think people will love it.
Mar 7, 9:32 PM
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it should, but I feel like drieren haters will intentionally give it a low score to reduce its rank
Mar 7, 9:36 PM
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Mar 2021
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it's already high
Next season will be peak
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Mar 7, 9:37 PM
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the season 1 was good so i hope season 2 will be even better
Mar 7, 9:40 PM
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Apr 2020
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the upcoming arc is way better than season 1 imo, it will certainly be amazing and score high if they keep up the crazy production values.
Mar 7, 9:50 PM
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Tbh it depends on how much people who didn't like Frieren S1 come back

There's no real point in marking down Frieren S2 if S1 keeps its astronomical score (after all, its competition for number 1 would no longer be FMA:B, it'd be... Frieren S1) so idk if there'll be as strong a hatewagon

As for in general, I've read the manga and if it covers what I expect it to, I'd probably give it a higher score but I also liked the exam arc the most out of everything in the first season so my tastes aren't with the majority
Mar 7, 9:52 PM
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hopefully. season was was a banger. and it's a miracle it remained number one after 1 year.
Mar 7, 10:05 PM
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It sorta depends on who tunes into S2, but I don't think we can just discount that to earn a higher score than S1, it would have to be the highest ranked anime on MAL. That is, it's not enough for it to be good, it has to keep the hype going as much as the first season did, too.

If the intrinsic quality of the series were exactly as good as S1, there are two effects I'd imagine will determine the rating:
1. People who already like S1 will be more likely to watch S2 than the more general audience S1 got (pushes rating up)
2. People who watched S1 won't consider what the series brings to the table as unique as they did when watching S1 (pushes rating down)

From what I've seen of people talking about it, I think a lot of its appeal is that it's got enough fights to bring in people who normally watch mostly battle shonen and expose them to slice of life. I don't think anything it does for its slice of life elements is crazy groundbreaking compared to other shows that are focused on that (which is not to say that it doesn't do a great job with them), but a lot of people I see talking about it seem primarily to have watched action shows. So I think there's a possibility that it might get a slightly lower rating just because people won't find the slice of life stuff as new/different/exciting as they did when they first watched S1. On the other hand, if it's still the only show they watch that has those elements, they might like it just as much as before.

Overall, I think it's going to come down to whether it does enough for people who liked S1 to think it's better than S1, not necessarily whether it is able to impress new fans.
Mar 7, 10:26 PM

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I mean typically on average less people add second seasons for shows as such less people rating a show so it probably will be higher regardless of which season is better
Mar 7, 10:39 PM
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I do think S1 is overrated as fuck, but I won't deny the production quality of it, it's great and deserves some praise there, still overrated tho, but if S2 maintains that same quality then it will easily reach top 3 with all the hype surrounding it.

I don't think it will surpass S1 because everyone, their dogs, and their grandmas are riding the bandwagon on that one, but S2 will at least be top 3 with all the hype surrounding this overrated anime.

Lastly, just because I call it overrated doesn't mean that it's bad. It's a great anime, and I rated it an 8/10. I would even rate it 8.5/10 if I could, but I don't think it deserves a 9/10 from me. That anime is way too slow, and I did complain a couple of times because of it.
Mar 7, 11:10 PM

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maybe. couldn't care less tho
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Mar 8, 12:56 AM
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Idk man just gotta wait n see
Mar 8, 1:06 AM

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I actually don't think so. The expectations are much higher now; the first season basically came out of nowhere and surprised most of us with how brilliant it was.

Big shoes to fill - though I hope it does well. Plenty of good shit to adapt
Mar 8, 1:30 AM

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autisticfern said:
Yes, frieren fans will create multiple alts to upvote it and downvote other anime.

And you created your acc just to talk shit about it?
Mar 8, 1:46 AM
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Jul 2020
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I personally think it's overrated, but if the story is just the same as the previous season plus keeping the same animation quality, probably easy top 3.
Mar 8, 5:10 AM
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Haters will get turned into Gold 😈
Mar 8, 5:29 AM

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If the writing and the animation will be at least on the same level as s1, definitely yes since those who didn't like s1 will be less likely to watch s2. Will that be the case though?

- writing-wise, according to manga readers, it looks like s2 will be just as good or even better than s1. However, what really matters is how much action there will be (the score of s1 while it was airing always increased in correspondence with the most action-packed episodes, and was falling after a few episodes in a row with no action).
- animation-wise, it will be very hard to replicate the quality of s1. I still expect something well above average, but I'd be surprised if it will be par with s1.
Mar 8, 6:25 AM

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I guess it will have good chances to reach 9.5+
Mar 8, 6:46 AM

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The next arcs are okay, but I’m sure the anime with improve it with good animation.
Mar 8, 7:10 AM
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yes of course this could even get the highest rating of all time in the MAL because it will adapt the best arc in the series...
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Mar 8, 8:06 AM
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Jan 2019
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No hate or anything but genuinely though why do people care about MAL scores
Mar 8, 8:12 AM
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Apr 2021
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Probably not, and I bet less ppl are gonna watch
Mar 8, 12:26 PM
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Aug 2024
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It just doesn't feel possible that it will get a higher rating the first season already has a really high one so.
Mar 8, 5:47 PM

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it's inevitable at this point because there'll be lesser members. not sure if it'll stay there though.
Mar 8, 7:50 PM
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Dec 2020
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As a manga reader it is better then season 1 in my opinion
Mar 8, 11:08 PM

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I enjoyed the anime, but I didn’t think it ranked #1.

Having a second season, might ruin the special uniqueness of the first season.
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Mar 10, 6:35 AM
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Apr 2021
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Imagine taking top 1 and top 2
Mar 11, 2:29 PM
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Sequels generally have a higher rating than the original season unless the quality dips significantly. Because obviously people who hate the first season isn't going to watch further and give a lower rating.
Mar 11, 8:48 PM
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Jul 2024
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Who knows? Personally, I find it a very curious case and can't wait to see!
Mar 12, 3:51 PM
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Dec 2023
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I am a huge Frieren fan. Anything above 9.00 would still be insane. I just hope the quality stays the same.
Mar 14, 8:37 AM
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Yup, the next arc that this season will probably cover is one of the best arcs (or the best arc) in all Frieren manga, so is probably that this season will have a grater score than the first season
Mar 15, 10:09 PM
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Well, all the haters who dropped season 1 will not be watching season 2, so yes, it is likely to have a higher MAL score than season 1. Then again, the second season of Apothecary Diaries somehow currently has a lower score than season 1, so... it really is 50/50.
Mar 25, 1:22 PM

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I guess it will have good chances to reach 9.5+
Zarutaku said:
I guess it will have good chances to reach 9.5+



Which would be a first in MAL's history. Wouldn't we love to see that.
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