Jose before and after. My soul cries.

I´m so shocked about the rape of Gunslinger Girl, I´m just going to list plus and minus sides.

+ sides:

• Good OP. I like the song and photo-like background pictures.
• Rico´s cute

- sides:

• Anime original first episode. Because the first season made it own ending apart from the manga, the second season couldn´t continue where the first ended. If it did it, plot must be rewritten by animation studio. That´s too much work, so they would just continue the anime version from 3rd album. But there´s a problem now. Kaleidoscope chapters were only thing that was left from manga version. Everything else is anime original. I understand the studio had to make first episode that introduces the world of the series, but they could at least made it a good episode. Now it was just some random chase, some minor criminals and kaleidoscope scandal. Though I´m sure those punks who died are linked to the bad guys of Gunslinger Girl. They might be a small hope to how this disaster will be saved, but at this moment, I have no hope.
• Lost the slice-of-life feel. Sure the kaleidoscope scenes where there, but pacing was bad. I didn´t get the nice and warm feeling what I got when I read the same from manga.
• Horrible, so hideous, character designs. Everyone have freaky looking eyes and Jose´s turned to bishie.
• Cheap looking animation.
• Tasteless scooter chase.

My bad feeling about a new animation studio and character designs were right. Gorgeous look of first season is stripped and placed with this crap. My only hope now is that second episode´s plot will save this sinking ship, animation is long gone. I will now find some dark corner and cry there. Thank you Artland for ruining the sequel of one of my favourite series.