Shadow House 2nd Season Deeper: New Mysteries and Emotions Review

Shadow House 2nd Season Deeper: New Mysteries and Emotions Review

Shadow House 2nd Season - Deepening mysteries and new challenges

"Shadow House 2nd Season" is a TV anime series that aired from July 9 to September 24, 2022, and is based on Shueisha's manga "Shadow House" by Souma Tou. The series is set in a mysterious mansion called Shadow House and tells the story of beings called Shadows and their living dolls. In the second season, Kate and Emilico's growth and friendship will deepen as new mysteries and challenges await.

Broadcast information

"Shadow House 2nd Season" was broadcast on the following stations:

■ Public Media
TV anime series
■ Original Media
comics
■ Broadcast period
July 9, 2022 - September 24, 2022
■TV Broadcast
TOKYO MX July 9, 2022 to September 24, 2022 (1st to 12th episodes) Every Saturday 0:00-0:30
BS11 July 9, 2022 to September 24, 2022 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Saturday 0:00 to 0:30
Gunma Television July 9, 2022 to September 24, 2022 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Saturday 0:00 to 0:30
Tochigi TV July 9, 2022 to September 24, 2022 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Saturday 0:00 to 0:30
Mainichi Broadcasting System July 10, 2022 to September 25, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Every Sunday 2:08-2:38
BS Asahi July 10, 2022 to September 25, 2022 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Sunday 23:30 to 0:00
AT-X July 12, 2022 to September 27, 2022 (episodes 1 to 12) Every Tuesday 21:00 to 21:30
WOWOW July 14, 2022 to September 29, 2022 (episodes 1 to 12) Every Thursday 0:00 to 0:30
Fukushima Television July 14, 2022 to September 29, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Every Thursday 2:25-2:55
■ Online distribution
Amazon Prime Video July 9, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Saturday at 0:30
d Anime Store (Main store, Niconico branch, for Prime Video) From July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00 Hikari TV From July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00 Bandai Channel From July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00
Hulu July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00 Video Market July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00
music.jp July 11, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00
GYAO! Store July 11, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00 Niconico Channel July 11, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00
U-NEXT July 11, 2022 ~ (1st to 12th episodes) Updated every Monday from 12:00 Animehodai July 11, 2022 ~ (1st to 12th episodes) Updated every Monday from 12:00
FOD July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00
GYAO! July 11, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Monday from 12:00
ABEMA July 11, 2022 (Episodes 1-12) Every Monday 12:00-12:30
Niconico Live Broadcast July 11, 2022 (1st to 12th) Every Monday 22:30-23:00
TELASA July 12, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Tuesday at 0:00
J:COM On Demand Mega Pack July 12, 2022 - (1st to 12th) Updated every Tuesday from 0:00
au Smart Pass Premium July 12, 2022 - (1st - 12th) Updated every Tuesday from 0:00
milplus Unlimited Pack Prime July 12, 2022 (1st to 12th episodes) Updated every Tuesday at 0:00
WOWOW On Demand July 15, 2022 - (Episodes 1-12) Updated every Thursday from 0:30
■Broadcasting station
Broadcast: TOKYO MX, BS11
■Frequencies
half an hour
■ Number of Episodes
Episode 12
■Original Story
・Original work: Souma Tou Shadow House・Shueisha
■ Director
・Director: Kazuki Ohashi
■ Production
・Production: CloverWorks
Produced by: Aniplex, Shueisha, TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, WOWOW
■Works
©Soumatou/Shueisha/Shadow House Production Committee

story

■ Story

There is "still" a secret in this mansion...
After their "unveiling," Kate and Emilico, along with their three classmates, begin their new lives as adults. With the mystery of the "Shadow House" still unsolved, a new incident occurs in the children's building. Suspected by the rebels and the stars, Kate and Emilico must track down the identity of a mysterious robed shadow believed to be the culprit. What is the purpose of the mysterious shadow...?

cast

■Cast

・Kate/Akari Kito ・Emilyco/Yu Shinohara ・John/Koudai Sakai ・Sean/Koudai Sakai ・Louise/Ayane Sakura ・Lou/Ayane Sakura ・Patrick/Reiji Kawashima ・Ricky/Reiji Kawashima ・Barbara/Rie Kugimiya ・Barbie/Rie Kugimiya ・Marie Rose/Mai Nakahara ・Rosemary/Mai Nakahara ・Sarah/Saori Onishi ・Mia/Saori Onishi ・Susanna/Megumi Toyoguchi ・Susie/Megumi Toyoguchi ・Benjamin/Satoshi Hino ・Ben/Satoshi Hino ・Oliver/Junya Enoki ・Ollie/Junya Enoki ・William/Shuichiro Umeda ・Billy/Shuichiro Umeda ・Isabelle/Rumi Okubo ・Mirabelle/Rumi Okubo ・Belle (Twins)/Rumi Okubo ・Liz/Mai Kanno・Douglas/Atsushi Tamaru ・Doug/Atsushi Tamaru ・Jeremiah/Nobunaga Shimazaki ・Jeremy/Nobunaga Shimazaki ・Lydia/Hitomi Ueda ・Lydie/Hitomi Ueda ・Anna/Megumi Han ・Nancy/Megumi Han ・Victor/Chiharu Sawashiro ・Gilbert/Kentaro Kumagai ・Gil/Kentaro Kumagai ・Evelyn/Yoshino Aoyama ・Eve/Yoshino Aoyama ・Margaret/Misaki Watada ・Henry/Takashi Kamizuya ・James/Genta Nakamura ・Edward/Wataru Hatano ・Eileen/Yui Horie ・Gerald/Takeo Otsuka ・Thomas/Wataru Takagi ・Christopher/Kensho Ono ・Anthony/Kensho Ono

Main Staff

■ Main staff

・Original work: Souma Tou (serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump)
・Director / Kazuki Ohashi ・Series Composition / Toshiya Ohno ・Character Design / Chizuko Kusakabe, Shihomi Matsubayashi ・Art Setting / Mitsuki Maeda ・Art Supervision / Hiroshi Kato ・Art Director / Hirofumi Sakagami, Chihiro Goto ・Prop Design / Yuko Yoshida ・Color Design / Sachiko Urushido ・Director of Photography / Shinya Kuwahara ・2D Works / Aya Kubota ・3D Director / Katsuaki Miyaji, Jie Ren ・Editor / Kazuhiro Arai ・Music / Kenichiro Suehiro ・Sound Director / Kisuke Koizumi ・Sound Production / HALF H・P ​​STUDIO
・Production: CloverWorks
Produced by: Aniplex, Shueisha, TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, WOWOW

Main Characters

■ Main Characters

●Colleagues ・Kate Emiliko's shadow. She cares deeply for Emiliko.
Emilico: Kate's living doll. She is so cheerful and positive that she is mocked as a "flower garden." She is in good health and loves to eat. She trusts Kate.
・John Sean's shadow. He has a bold and honest personality.
Sean John's living doll. He does everything well. He has poor eyesight, but he doesn't wear glasses much "to match his master."
Louise: Lou's shadow. She loves herself. And of course she loves the face of Lou, who is a living doll.
・Lou Louise's living doll. She has little self-assertiveness and behaves single-mindedly according to her master's wishes.
Patrick: Ricky's shadow. Arrogant but sensitive. He trusts the talented Ricky and often asks for his opinion.
Ricky Patrick's living doll. Bullish and confident. Always devising strategies for his master.

Children connected to Kate and her friends: Marie Rose Rosemary's shadow. The oldest in the children's building. A cheerful girl who loves to dance.
Rosemary: Marie Rose's living doll. The leader of Emiliko's group. She is kind to everyone, but a little clumsy.
Sarah Mia's shadow. She disciplines Mia strictly.
Mia: Sara's living doll. A senior in Emilico's group. She is the type who plays her role as the "face" of the group, but she also has a bright and caring personality.

●Starred ・Barbara Barbie's shadow. Leader of the children's building.
・Barbie Barbara's living doll. She is the leader of the "living dolls" in the children's building. She is feared by the other "living dolls" because of her rough personality and tone of voice.
Benjamin: Secretary. Has the ability to boost the morale of the "living dolls" who inhale soot. The amount of soot is quite large.
Ben: He has a strong physique and an intimidating presence. He never misses his daily training with Benjamin.
Susanna: Caretaker. Also in charge of special lessons on soot powers.
Susie: Head of the medical team. She also manages the coffee used at the Joy Party.
Oliver is an inventor with a strong sense of curiosity, and experiences success and failure every day.
Ollie: Head of the research team. He respects his master as Professor Oliver and contributes to the research as his assistant.

●Others ・Christopher Anthony's shadow. A former star. An object of admiration for children.
Anthony Christopher's living doll.
・Lobe-sama A mysterious being that wanders the mansion unnoticed. What is its purpose and true identity...?
Thomas: Edward's predecessor, he was the caretaker of the children's wing. He is hostile towards Edward, the current caretaker.

Main Robot Items

■ Main robot items

・Kate's Room The room Kate lives in. Emilico is in charge of cleaning and taking care of her.
・Emiliko's room A room located in the basement of the Shadow house. There is a bed with a lid. There is a revolving door that leads to Kate's room.
・Great Hall This is the place where the children are gathered. Usually, the living dolls clean here.
- During soot removal, a gust of wind blows away the soot from the entire body.
・Unveiling Room This is the place where the ceremony "Unveiling" takes place to see the compatibility between the Shadow and the living doll. After the "Unveiling" is over, the Shadow family members will have "Faces".
・During the Cleansing Period There is a large bath for the living dolls, which is a bubble bath.
・Room in the building with Grandfather This is the building where the adults live. The children and adults live in separate areas.

subtitle

■Subtitle

・Episode 1: New Adults (2022/07/09)
・Episode 2: The Best "Starred" (2022/07/16)
・Episode 3/Big cleaning (2022/07/23)
Episode 4: Suspect (2022/07/30)
・Episode 5: Late-night reunion (2022/08/06)
・Episode 6/Night Sky (2022/08/13)
・Episode 7/Individual Investigation (2022/08/20)
・Episode 8: The True Identity of Robe (2022/08/27)
・Episode 9/Last Lesson (2022/09/03)
・Episode 10/The Value of Friends (2022/09/10)
・Episode 11/The Answer Between the Two (2022/09/17)
・Episode 12: The Resisters (2022/09/24)

Related Titles

■ Related works

・Shadow House

Theme songs and music

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
Shall We Dance?
Lyrics: Tota Kasamura; Composition: Kegani; Arrangement: Kazuya Komatsu; Singer: ReoNa

・ED1
・Masquerade
Lyrics: ClariS
・Composition: Kenichiro Suehiro ・Arrangement: Kenichiro Suehiro ・Singer: ClariS

Review

"Shadow House 2nd Season" is a work that delves deeper into the mysterious world of Shadow House. The relationship between Shadow and the living dolls depicted in the first season and the story approaching the secrets of the mansion will continue in the second season, and new mysteries and challenges await.

The growth and friendship of Kate and Emilico, who are at the center of the story, continues to be an important theme in the second season. Kate cares for Emilico, and Emilico trusts Kate, and the two of them work hard together to solve the mystery of the Shadow House. In particular, the second season shows how the two build a deeper bond as they begin their new lives as adults.

In addition, a new incident occurs in the second season, and Kate and Emilico pursue the identity of a mysterious shadow wearing a robe. The purpose and identity of this mysterious shadow gradually become clear as the story progresses, and the storytelling draws the viewer in, making it appealing. In particular, in episode 8, "The True Identity of Mr. Robe," the true identity of the mysterious shadow is revealed, which has a major impact on the development of the story.

The personalities of the characters have also been further developed in the second season. In addition to Kate and Emily, the relationships and growth of fellow characters such as John and Sean, Louise and Lou, and Patrick and Ricky are depicted. In addition, various characters such as Barbara and Barbie, the leaders of the children's wing, Benjamin and Ben, and the inventors Oliver and Ollie add excitement to the story.

The art and music also add to the appeal of Shadow House 2nd Season. Under the direction of the art director and art setting, the unique atmosphere of Shadow House is recreated, creating a visually stunning show. Music is also used effectively to match the story's development, helping to bring out the emotions of the viewer. In particular, the opening theme "Shall We Dance?" and the ending theme "Masquerade" are songs that symbolize the theme of the story and resonate with the hearts of viewers.

Recommendation

"Shadow House 2nd Season" is recommended for viewers who want to enjoy solving mysteries and character growth. The background of the story and the relationships between the characters are carefully drawn so that you can enjoy it from season 2 even if you haven't seen season 1. In particular, this is a must-watch for those who are interested in the friendship between Kate and Emilico and the story that uncovers the secrets of Shadow House.

It is also recommended for those who are particular about art and music. The unique atmosphere of Shadow House and the music that matches the development of the story will enrich your viewing experience. Furthermore, "Shadow House 2nd Season" is an attractive work for those who want to pay attention to the personalities and relationships of the characters.

You can watch it not only on TV but also on various online distribution services. It is distributed on many platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, d Anime Store, and Hikari TV, so you can watch it according to your lifestyle. Please enjoy the world of Shadow House through "Shadow House 2nd Season".

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