Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life - Part 2

It could be said that the second season is just one big mama drama set against the backdrop of preparations for the qualifying rounds of a regional competition. Again, it sounds very clichéd and basically just starts to deal with more supposedly complicated relationships and one character's past. As in the first season the well-functioning chemistry of believable characters, and a sense of atmosphere means the dramas and twists resonate well, or if you like, come across largely as the screenwriters intended and the audience wants. I again enjoyed it and thought that the number of clichés was not bad enough to significantly ruin my impressions of the show. On the contrary, it had scenes (like when the old granny was properly told off) that were just excellent. Even the final big performance felt much better and more believable this time (like the best the protagonists have given us so far). Thus, my fears that the second season would not work so well, that it would drown in uselessness, or God forbid I would stop rooting for the main characters, did not happen, rather the opposite, and I enjoyed the second season a bit better than the first one, perhaps thanks to one of the new characters. 8.3/10. (09/08/2020)