Jubei-Chan 2 Review

I last reviewed season 1 of Jubei-Chan way back in 2013, one of my better written reviews and I dropped a hint that I would one day review season 2, it only took 7 years.

Taking place one year after season 1, the story focusses on the untold history of the Siberia Yagyu clan and the true daughter of Jubei, Freesia, who by circumstances did a Captain America and was frozen for 300 years. Upon thawing out and hearing of a successor to the lovely eyepatch, Freesia sets off to find and destroy current eyepatch holder Jiyu; adding to the conflict are surviving Siberia Yagyu members hoping to take out Jiyu for their own revenge. As for Jiyu, she hasn't changed, still reluctant to use the powers given but nonetheless fights all who come her way.
Comparing the two seasons is like comparing oranges and apples; season 1 was more comedic with way too many groaner scenes and poor dubbing but good fight scenes.
Season 2 ramps up the action to 11 with some of the best sword play I've ever seen in anime; comedy is far less frequent and the story is better structured as a proper samurai tale all underscored by Toshiro Masuda's soundtrack in his pre Naruto days.
Sadly underrated thanks to it's largely phantom release in America. It did manage a dub using more or less the same returning cast to much better performances.
Final Verdict: An underrated gem that never really got the recognition it deserves and I still think the battles far exceed a number of today's best anime battles.

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