In case you have no idea what a Spriggan is or the concept of the series here’s a quick introduction. Spriggan follows a hidden battle happening between various countries over lost artifacts from an ancient civilization. Yuu Ominae is a Spriggan, a special soldier from the ARCAM organization who wishes to ensure no superpower gains the ancient artifacts which could alter the very landscape of the world if they do. Yuu is given a super suit that gives him extreme strength alongside his latent special abilities and he is always willing to kick-butt and beat down anyone who endangers his world.

The story of Spriggan is…very simple but it works as this is an action series and is best when it does just that, throws action at our faces. When Yuu is a student or is just chatting with friends—who usually die pretty quick—Spriggan kind of feels like it tacked on these ideas at the last minute. When Yuu is beating down a giant robot or fighting an esper, this is where we loved Spriggan!

The biggest shock of Spriggan 2022 isn’t that it was released after the movie came out before most of us could drive but that this, folks…isn’t a CGI anime! Most Netflix-produced series have CGI and we’ve grown accustomed to this animation style for Netflix-produced creations. Spriggan is more akin to the standard 2D animation and while there is an occasional 3D element here and there, which doesn’t look too bad, watching a more traditional anime format from a Netflix series is a nice change of pace. Spriggan won’t blow your minds away with a format you haven’t seen before but visually, the 6-episode series looks solid and there are some awe-inducing moments to be had during the more epic battles!

Let’s discuss one element that Spriggan does which could raise some eyebrows while you watch the series. Spriggan discusses religion, conflicts with various countries for power, and historically skewed theories. While the latter is just silly, the two former might be a bit hard to deal with as viewers could feel anger and/or annoyance as they use these extreme themes but remember folks, it is just an anime. To our knowledge, Moses never had a spaceship-like ark and there were no robots hundreds of years ago. Anime will always be fictional, though, sometimes we wish it wasn’t.

Spriggan ONA is only 6-episodes and while they are expanded in length compared to a regular episode, it still doesn’t feel like the world of Yuu and ARCAM have been fully fleshed out. That’s why we definitely need a second season to air! Episode 6 does have a possible revelation of more content to come, with a threat looming in Yuu’s future, but Netflix has been recently cutting corners and canceling their series after only one season. The future of our Spriggan is unknown as of writing this article but we hope it’s a bright one as we’d love a second season to know more!