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Nov 2, 2025 5:41 AM
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the cliffhanger is insanly bad. Aweful place to end the season
Nov 4, 2025 12:32 AM

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lots of build up with not enough pay off (as of now) i imagine it'll age better for the final season
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Nov 9, 2025 5:05 AM

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All these numbered Kaiju appearing and cooking all the captains was rough. Kaiju nr 9 is playing chess while they're playing checkers :P no but seriously when I saw Kafka saving Rin I knew we had less than a minute before the end of the episode lmao. Man.. these cliffhangers are tough 😭
Nov 10, 2025 8:41 PM

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The show as a whole is... fine, but this was a very rough season.

It's trying a few different things and they're alright, but it feels so haphazard and shallow. Narumi's introduction as an obnoxious badass. Director Shinomiya's death. Kafka's condition where his transformation may become irreversible. Reno getting a numbered weapon and teaming up with Iharu. The briefest Kafka training arc. The final battle with multiple super-kaiju. And then the cliffhanger where Kafka shows up to the fight.

When the blue-haired minigun lady was getting beat up, I was wondering, who is this? Was it someone important? Should I care?

None of these moments landed as well as they should've and could've.

There's no indication that the next season is coming anytime soon, and I can't think of a good reason to keep going. Kafka vs. No. 9 might be the draw. But now that No. 9 is stupid-powerful, even that sounds kind of boring, since I have a feeling that they'll just up the scale and start leveling entire cities.
Nov 11, 2025 1:13 AM
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That was fun.

Announce the sequel, hurry up!
Nov 11, 2025 7:16 PM

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Thank goodness it is over.

And they ordered Kaiju 8 behind, like... their most important unit. They are dumb. This was predictable that Kaiju 9 would defeat them all, a gore fest for shocking purposes until Kaiju 8 joins the late game.

It's been just a matter of power scaling and they will play with that until they get bored and end this show. They become stronger, but then enemy will become even stronger, and so this is a infinite loop.

Specially boring and flat it turned out to be, without much to appreciate despite the flashy animation during battles.

I'll give this an easy 5/10 and here I stop with this series. So it doesn't really matter a 3rd season or not for me, honestly.
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Nov 18, 2025 11:47 AM
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If they can't beat number 9 on his own, their chances are zero with the others appearing.
Wanted to give this an 8, but more like a good 7.
bushman66Nov 18, 2025 11:50 AM
Nov 23, 2025 6:21 AM
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Still can't get over the Opening and Ending😫🔥

Another banger season!!! And what a way to build up for season 3!!! Looking forward to it!!! W ANIME!!! 🔥🔥🐐💯✅️

10/10
Nov 24, 2025 9:29 PM
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This season has been a downgrade compared to Season 1 imo. Pacing goes to crap after Isao's "death" and when Kafka as Kaiju no.8 finally gets time to show off what he has learned from all the repetitive "Kafka sad > friends talk > Kafka motivated" moments in episodes prior the whole series is over with probably one of the worst cliffhanger ending spot I've seen in a long time. Won't matter later when future episodes is available all at once for newcomers to binge at once but for current watchers at the moment now it sucks because the series finally felt like it was about to hit its strive in the last 10 minutes...then bam and it's over. Back to the waiting room (or off to the manga if the wait is too long).
Nov 27, 2025 12:18 PM

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if the next season would be 12 episode of non stop fighting after that of course they would have to stop here at 11 episode, but on other hand it mean we will never get season 3 because who got the budget for that...
Nov 28, 2025 11:21 PM

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I can't wait to watch the next season. It is kinda annoying to have a cliffhanger but I hope next season will be a banger
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Nov 30, 2025 3:31 AM
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An excellent final episode, seriously, all praise to the team. But damn, they really annoyed me by ending it right at the most exciting moment. Honestly, I can’t wait for the next season.
Dec 1, 2025 1:43 PM
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Freaking Ashiro sniping them with a barrel cannon 🤣 she definitely upgraded

6:00 bruh this Kaiju girl is straight up just a dark version of Kikoru 🤣

20:50 FUCKING KAFKA! I KNEW IT! 🔥🔥🔥 saved her too 🤭 Shinonome is a great girl

Oh man this ending was epic. Awesome anime. Of course they gotta leave us hanging like that right when Kafka is finally gonna join the fight. So, when’s season 3? 👀 also we need to see the romance progress more with Kikoru and Ashiro 🤭
Dec 9, 2025 7:32 AM
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Excelent Episode. I loved it
Dec 11, 2025 7:18 AM
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peak story abloslutely fire
Dec 15, 2025 12:54 PM

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The second season itself was pretty good. We loved the character developments, even though everyone now is overpowered it still keeps getting more interesting and challenging. Though, they DANDADANd* us with this "cliffhanger". It stopped just mid scene, not finishing up and previewing whats to come. Not even a good fight teaser. Just ... end.

Dec 15, 2025 3:21 PM
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i don't mind cliffhanger ending like that, but atleast announce the next season straight away!! like there's a ton of build up for this but it just ended like that?? they should just delay this another year and produce a full 24 episode..
Dec 19, 2025 7:21 AM
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I still can't believe this is the final episode. It ended very abruptly
Dec 23, 2025 7:04 AM
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Dec 28, 2025 2:46 PM
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Reply to AcD4c
This shit was so ass. After a great first season, this season presented nothing more than forgettable characters, boring fights and horrible sound design.
@AcD4c This is basically my take - I really didn't find myself bothering too much with the characters of this season, and found myself missing the third div so much. And when they did come back, it was mid season, and poorly written with Reno/Iharu. For such a strongly written first season, where each character (Kafka, Hoshina, Reno, Kikoru, Mina) all presented something memorable, this was just... forgettable.

That said, I thought this was a decent ending, and the second half was far better than the first half.
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Dec 31, 2025 1:59 AM

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Bodies everywhere. Desperation and everybody fighting to protect the country. It's beautiful to see. And, at the same time, it is sad to see so many people falling in the battle. Even the strongest are no match for the monsters here. Kafka couldn't take it anymore and decided to join the battle. And, it looks like he'll finally be taking the role of the main character on the front lines.

Can't wait for the next season. It was really enjoyable. Def. a bit of a stepdown than Season 1 but still a fun watch.
Jan 3, 1:40 PM
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Feb 2020
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i enjoyed it, nothing more to say abt it really.
Jan 4, 1:55 PM
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Sep 2025
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Boring compared to last season
Jan 13, 4:13 AM
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Jun 2025
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Hibano is such a Daddy! and i love how they showed how scared they were.
Jan 14, 4:00 PM

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No teaser damn but hearing the ED on last time was nice

Well as long as it was not one of the main cast members dying i am happy and cant wait to see what they got for next season

Kind of hope Kikoru is ok she was getting beat around mercilessly even with her axe and #4 suit

Also hope all the numbered suit bearers survive cause no way they get that much power to still get their ass handed to them
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Jan 17, 8:32 PM
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Episode 11 — “Second Wave”

After heavy losses, Defense Force units must regroup, This deepens tactical drama and emotional burnout.


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Cost of war — both strategic and personal.

Characters reconciling loss and continuing the fight.
Jan 20, 11:14 PM
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I'm late to the party, but man, talk about a fucking blue ball of a finale. That cliffhanger was *NOT* the place to end it unless they had a movie releasing right around the corner to finish the arc.

Overall, S2 fell flat compared to S1. I enjoyed the slower pacing and development of the wider cast, but it was at the expense of Kafka time. That'd be fine, is it all built up to *and then paid of* with his scene immediately after this finale, but cutting it short makes the whole season feel empty.

Glad to see they're finishing the arc, but man, this killed my hype for the series.
Jan 22, 10:24 PM
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season ended in the middle of a fight...
Feb 7, 2:34 AM
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Amazing Show really
Feb 8, 3:39 AM

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Cliffhanger!!

Too unfortunate to live in that country. There are kaiju every day. How do the cleaners even clean everything? How can the country even provide food, shelter, and a defense force every single day? There are always casualties everywhere lol. Can’t help but notice that xD
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Feb 8, 12:53 PM

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This season was baaaad.
The one good thing that came of it is that at least they dared to kill some copy pasted goons.
A story like this can't keep everyone alive to be taken seriously.
And the power creep is ridiculous, it's as bad as Code Geass's mech power creep, except that show was never about fighting...
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Feb 14, 7:35 AM
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What kind of blue balls season end is that. It feels like the worst spot to end a season and I still cant believe the next season will be the last. Like I feel there should be more unless the next season is like 20+ episodes.
Feb 20, 4:07 AM
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This ending for some reason reminded me DLC practice in video games: Make full game > cut half of it away > sell the cut parts separately.
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Mar 1, 9:50 PM
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Insanely good action
Mar 2, 5:17 AM

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Okay, since I saw that this second season had a slightly lower rating than the first, I skimmed through some reviews. I tried not to watch it with any preconceptions. It was a good season: good fights, improvements in the relationships between some characters, good character development, etc. But Kafka... Ugh, it bothered me that he improved so slowly and didn't show it this season. Even worse... they left the final battle incomplete and I have to wait for season 3. :(( But yes, details like these confirm that the first season was better.





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Apr 5, 9:12 AM

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Not as great as season one, but still good. Lot of development and less Kafka. I wonder how long wait for next part? I hope its not gonna be movie, but it kinda looks like..
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May 4, 6:46 AM
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Sheesh already designated No. 9 children as the numbered kaijuu, five of them fighting the different area at once. Poor Shinonome as the only platoon leader class with no damn kaiju numbered weapon duelling those No. 13. Talk about bad omen, but also works as the cheesy way for Kafka to finally joins the all-out war against No. 9 numbered kaijuu troops. I still waiting for the late arrival of Reno and his 006 weapon, and some of the rest of the Kafka's ex division member, if they have more screentime.

The cliffhanger sure killing, and i arrive at the bad time. Tho seeing Mina and her ass hanging like that without even need her to shows another great firepower against those traffic-lamp-like kaijuu. Well, this isn't bad at all to waiting....
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Sep 8, 7:43 PM
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A lot of buildup without any resolution. I get that it's setting up for the last season but damn give me Something.
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