Season 2 wastes no time diving back into the world of Takemichi and the “rise” of the Tokyo Manji Gang…in ways he didn’t expect. In this new timeline, Takemichi thinks the gang has become stronger but in reality is more corrupted and frayed than before and he was at the center of that corruption! In an attempt to undo this timeline, Takemichi returns to the past and we see his youth again. That’s where we begin to see season 2 kind of have a major issue that we want to bring up immediately: a feeling of déjà vu. Even by episode 5—as of this article—season 2 doesn’t feel very different from season 1.

Once again Takemichi relies on his friends and partners to see about altering the fate of the gang and tries to make them a “good gang” but that won’t be easy as one of the returning enemies is now slowly making his way to the top, Kisaki. Yes, this is a scary thought that season 2 is basically the first season but that is also why we kind of like this show.

Any anime that keeps the themes and feelings of the previous season, especially when it was loved, is to be admired. Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown might not feel entirely different but that doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting and keeps us engaged. Takemichi is slowly growing tougher and beginning to make friends/allies with people that he without a doubt couldn’t face in the past. Watching the side stories lead to the bigger picture and the focus on The Black Dragons is thrilling and we can’t wait to see who changes sides or ends up in a bad fight!

HULU is producing season 2 and LIDENFILMS is continuing their animation, Tokyo Revengers looks better than ever before. Yes, the “questionable” hairstyles return—we won’t spoil some of the new ones that just make us stare in shock and awe—but the settings and various fights look incredible! Season 2 already looks this good so we can only imagine by the end, Takemichi will look his sharpest and we can’t wait for that!

Here’s the thing. If you watched the first season of Tokyo Revengers all the way to the end and saw that massive cliffhanger, then you already know you probably wanted to know what would happen next! Obviously, if you loved season 1 then you will love season 2 and want to keep going. We admire the fact that Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown didn’t waste precious time with unneeded recaps and just dove head-first into the new arc. LIDENFILMS really should be praised and followed for doing such an impressive job with making sure fans got what they wanted and we can only hope this continues for the remainder of the season!