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The sheer number of characters. If the rumors are true, S2 will introduce the queens. It's very VERY cool, don't get me wrong, but with them the show will have 12-14 characters (including Fёdor and Joker). If it's going to have the same number of 10 min episodes (around 8-9), I have no idea how they will handle this many characters AND the Joker subplot with that little screentime on their hands

Giving those characters a room to grow. Or at least show themselves. S1 had a lot of good moments for some characters. For example, ep 7 with Waru. BUT I think I've mentioned before how to me the show often prioritizes showing everyone on screen rather than focus on someone in particular. While the "clones get out of the apartment" plot allows more room both literally and metaphorically, I'm still worried they are going to cling to the "all the clones in one episode" thing. I really hope it won't be the case with how Kuromaku will probably go to uni for Fёdor and Spade will go to work. There's no way these won't be character centered episodes like cmon

There's very little time between the seasons. Season one ended just a year ago. They mentioned in the announcement post how S2 was not planned in advance. They also made Joker Presents which was also finished around 5 months ago. So my question is: where are they going to take the time to make an entire new season??? (A little bit of background to this point. I watched every episode of S1 on Okko - a streaming service where all the episodes were coming out a month before YouTube. Everything was great until the ep 9 which came out VERY unfinished. There was a scene without colors, a few animation errors here and there, but the worst part was an entire scene in Waru's house being completely missing. When I watched it I was left so SO confused because the missing scene was about Joker falling down into the house and finding the heart. I thought it was weird and inconsistent but ok and only later I learned from a friend that it was not, in fact, intended and the scene was added later. Also all the animation errors were fixed after the ep came out on YT. I also learned it from a friend later bc I didn't rewatch it myself. That didn't feel very good.) My point is, I understand how hard it is to make animated shows. Ep 9 left a bad aftertaste bc of the whole fixing afterwards but I'm genuinely impressed how the studio finished this episode anyway. The way it was so unfinished on release left an impression of how it was definitely a lot of work and was probably made in a mad rush, so the fact they managed to make it regardless is amazing. But if that's how they are going to work on S2, then I am VERY concerned for the production team, bc again, a year and a few months is a very limited time to make an entire season. Things like that tend to end with a horrible burn out...

Despite those concerns, I'm actually very hopeful about the new season! I tend to be very critical about a lot of things but I also always try to find joy in everything. These are just my thoughts on the upcoming season since there's not that much to discuss yet. Real glad the series is going strong bc I genuinely like it and want it to success.

So yeah, I'm waiting for August :)