Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku

Even though we already watched the movi, I feel that will be amazing that they will show more about the train, I'm excited for this season.

When I first heard they would be adding original content, and using the movie to fill in the first 3rd of the 2nd season, I was not happy with the decision. I felt that they should've either made the movie longer with this extra content, or they should've just skipped the movie altogether and just ran directly into the second season with this content. I'm still not happy that they are using the movie to fill in a good portion of this season. It's obvious that they are adding this original content for fan service since everyone fell in love with Rengoku. And I suppose they're also doing it to catch the people up with the story who didn't get a chance to see the movie. I'm just not a fan of this model. It seems like a cop-out/cash grab on the heels of a highly successful movie. With all that said, I was pleasantly surprised with the first episode. They did well with the time that they had. At this point I feel like they should've made the first two episodes out of original content. I know that the story is going to get back on track after the Mugen train arc is over. Once the entertainment district begins, the show will be back to what we all expect and love.

They told us before this "season" even released that it was the movie chopped up WITH extra scenes. It's not just extra scenes. If you see something that was in the movie you can't complain.

Many anime series have filler episodes without having any goal behind it but this episode explains that what was happening befor mugen train and who is flame hashira or what kind of personality he has. As i said this is the best filler episode I've ever watched at the very least.

Whats more to say? It adds more to the mugen train arc, shows more of the lovely Flame Hashira, and has no signs of half assed low budget filler animation. I hope they do this more in the future.