Here’s the reality of the situation about The Promised Neverland season 2. I’m an anime only fan. I have not read any of the manga. As such, I can sit here and say that I don’t think the anime is the absolute worst. I really like the stuff with Emma and the moral dilemma she’s experiencing. I feel that is compelling writing. And while I don’t deny the manga probably did it better, I think this has been the best part of the anime.
However, if it’s clear to an anime only fan that something is amiss, and that an anime only fan can tell you have some major pacing issues, you’ve done screwed up. I’m one of the few people who enjoys the second half of A Certain Scientific Railgun season 2. Hell, I even really liked Kemono Friends season 2. This honestly feels worse than both of them. For all the problems those two series endured, and for me to like them far more than this second season of The Promised Neverland, you done fucked up.
Like I said, I still am enjoying the series. It is a far cry from what it used to be, but I still like it. But as someone who not only is an anime only fan, but pretty much enjoys pretty much most things I watch, the fact that even I can tell there are some major pacing issues is a huge red flag.