Arcade Theatre

Overall I really enjoyed it.

The story has its flaws in comparison to the source materials, but I think the good vastly outweighs the bad.

Studio MiR also did an outstanding job with the animation. Season 1 was animated very well for the most part, but had some glaring problems with CGI. Season 2 uses way more 2D animated sequences that are just beautiful. The CGI in Season 2 is also much better filtered and interpolated to integrate with the 2D animation.

I think a lot of the problems people (and myself) had with the way characters were portrayed in this adaptation is greatly resolved in Season 2. Especially as the season progresses. By the end, the characters (especially Lady) feel way more accurate to their portrayal in the games and novels.

Season 3 was already confirmed, which is good. I think the series deserves to continue to its planned end. It seems to be (naturally) going towards a sort of adaptation of Devil May Cry 3 next.

Rosalina and Peach are sisters, which is an interesting "lore bombshell."

Bowser Jr and Bowser's relationship was done well.

I think it is also implied that Jr got all his tech by robbing Professor E. Gadd (Not only does he have the Brush, but Kamek has an E. Gadd Mug and F.L.U.D.D. is in Jr's armoire).

Fox McCloud was great. He had a lot more presence in the film than I thought he would. They may be teasing a spinoff-movie or show with the mid-credits scene. Also Slippy catching strays in the Mario Galaxy movie is insane.

S.S. Dolphin and Pikmin was cute. I also liked R.O.B.'s gag.

The Mr. Game&Watch Smash Bros gag was really enjoyable.

Daisy shown at the post-credits scene which is cool. Suggesting a third film (as if they would stop with 2)

Better than the first one (surprisingly enjoyed)

Great animation

Great music (no licensed music like in the first one)

Funny jokes and gags

Lots of references (nostalgia bait goes hard, just like the first one).

Better narrative structure than the first one (scenes flow into each other better)

Narrative is still pretty weak and the finale feels rushed.