Shakugan no Shana

[Bane of Soldiers]

Yeah, I've heard that the second season was a letdown compared to the first season, which I loved. A second season of fanservice and catfights kinda sounds depressing.
I agree with the statement about Toaru and ZnT

Shana. She's just like Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!), Louise Francoise (Zero no Tsukaima), Nagi Sanzen'in (Hayate no Gotoku!), and Aria H. Kanzaki (Hidan no Aria). Voiced by the same person (Rie Kugimiya), she is the same tsundere type, of the same stature, etc. etc.

If you loved any of those characters, you'll like Shana. Some scenes might even sound like deja vu because the Sakai Yuuji (Shakugan no Shana) is voiced by the same person as Saito Hiraga (Zero no Tsukaima). Except Shana (to what I know in the first season) is more verbally abusive rather than physically.



I personally thought the music on the show was superb. One of my favorite openings of all time has got to be the first SnS opening, Hishoku no Sora by Mami Kawada, who also does a lot of the Toaru songs. The animation and art on the first season (2006) is higher quality (in my opinion) than some of the shows that are airing now. The storyline is no letdown either.


Side notes: The movie is a recap of the first couple episodes of SnS, even reuses the same scenes from the first season. The OVA for the first season is pretty pointless imo. Just like almost every other anime OVA, just a bunch of randomness, fanservice, and awkwardness in comparison to the first season. If it ain't a pool or a beach, it's the hot springs >_>