The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Ends On A Cliffhanger, Not A Conclusion
The review argues the season spent its run on false starts and stalling, so the finale closes a run the reviewer says lacked narrative focus rather than delivering the rematch the season had set up.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network's review of The Elusive Samurai season 2 episode 12 rates the finale poorly, with a community score of 3.7. The review says the episode builds its armies and sets the Hojo Clan Warriors on the battlefield, then stops at a cliffhanger before the climax. The reviewer reads the ending as a cue for viewers to go read the manga.
The season finale spends its runtime assembling armies and sending the Hojo Clan Warriors onto the battlefield. Then it cuts away before the climax, in what the review describes as a cliffhanger, and the reviewer reads the final beat as a prompt to go read the manga.
The review ties that ending back to the season's structure: lost battles, failed assassinations, and enemies who escape as quickly as they arrive. The rematch the season set up with Shokan never gets its payoff.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Episode 12