I enjoyed the second season more than the first. There, I said it. To me, unlike the first season, the second season was actually working towards something (whereas the first season was just arc after arc with no clear connection between them).
The 'Fumina' arcs were a little slow but eh, things were balanced out well enough in the second part of the season in my opinion. I also liked how they managed to tie in both seasons' original material together.
In terms of animation quality, it's been too long since I watched season one that I can't really compare the two. The fights in this season were done well although the "mellow" episodes before and after a fight always seemed to suffer quite poorly.
But that's okay, because this is where the DVD releases come in, right?
I also preferred the art direction that was taken in this season over the last one.
The music was very good in my opinion. I particularly liked
shana II and
Tragédie. I think I prefer Mami Kawada's theme songs over KOTOKO's.
Verdict: 9/10