Perhaps slightly better than the first in terms of story, but that million dollars of budget still can’t manage to buy a decent transition from one scene to another. Everything is just a strange series of fade outs, probably so more connecting locations and scenes don’t have to be drawn. Who knows, maybe it’s a style choice.
At any rate, it’s nice to learn a little more about Afro’s backstory, and it was quite enjoyable. But dang do I really not care for that ninja sidekick. He’s just so incredibly out of place and utterly annoying every chance he gets. Who’s ever idea it was to put a “comedic” wisecracking ninja into such an otherwise stoic anime needs to be smacked around a bit.
