The King, Under Attack

Episode 2 of The Beginning After The End does a great job continuing the story introduced in the premiere. After showing us the protagonist's reincarnation, this episode focuses on his early childhood in a world filled with magic and mystery. It balances the sweet moments of his new life with deeper reflections from his past one, offering an interesting psychological layer to the story.

The animation improves compared to the first episode, with more detailed backgrounds and smoother character expressions. Despite being just a baby, Art's emotions are well conveyed, and the soundtrack supports the emotional tone of each scene nicely.

One of the strongest aspects is the world-building. We start to get glimpses of a rich, magical setting with hints of different races and systems. The series seems to aim for more than just a typical isekai, and this episode lays down solid groundwork for that.

The only reason it's not a full 10/10 is due to a few slower-paced scenes, but overall, it's a compelling and well-crafted episode that makes you want to watch the next one right away.

This episode was extremely disappointing. The only animation that was even remotely good was Arthur's sprint and his dash, nothing more. I feel like I'm watching a webtoon. There's barely any animation of the fights, just shaky images. Extremely disappointing. Everyone was so hyped, the manhwa is one of the best, and it's just sad and disappointing that the author chose this studio, citing the producer as having already read the manhwa. It's a real shame. The anime had potential for a 10/10 rating. Its the same as in Tower of God Season 2. Its just the same as Reading the Comic, I see no difference.

Should've known when none of their anime's were rated above 7 stars that this was gonna be horrible. I tried to keep a sliver of hope because you never know but after this atrocious, heinous, abysmal piece of animation, worse then blue lock season 2 by the way, I knew this anime was cooked. I read the manhwa like 2 to 3 years ago and even read the novel and man this is how they do the fans? This animation and art style with this stupid png slides with shaking screens is not doing this series justice, if you have the time please read the manhwa, you'll be suprised I promise. How disappointing A-cat, Turtleme should've chosen better.

I was genuinely excited for the TBATE anime since I love the webtoon and the novel. Unfortunately, episode 2 was a major letdown. The animation feels cheap and at times like a PowerPoint presentation-barely any movement, static images even during fight scenes. Important sound effects are missing, which makes dramatic moments feel almost laughable. The emotional depth of the characters doesn't come across at all because there's no facial expression or body language. The pacing is rushed and inconsistent-especially the unrealistic way Arthur is portrayed as a child. For fans of the original, this is a disappointing adaptation. Hopefully the upcoming episodes improve.

They cooked TBATE, but not in a good way. As a long-time fan, this adaptation is a massive letdown. The animation is stiff, the pacing is terrible, and the characters feel hollow. Arthur's depth is gone, the fights lack impact, and the emotional beats miss completely. Studio A-CAT fumbled hard. What could've been a top-tier fantasy anime turned into a soulless, rushed mess. Honestly? TBATE deserved so much better. I never really thought anything could surpass blue lock but I'd be damned. But i think I will stick around until episode 4 or 5. Then occasionally drop by to see if anything improved, similar to blue lock.