9/10. A great leap and payoff from the first ep.

The plot was brutal and unpredictable, because it was basically about stock gambling and there was no plot armor. If you lose your investment, say bye bye to your and your loved one's future. Thus I love how the writer didn't pull their punch at all haha - kept me on edge the whole time.

The limelight, however, should belong to the characters. No over-dramatic, no stereotypical anime archetypes. I love seeing them grow and introspect as things move forward. Few stories can show the flow of time through characters' growth.

I also love how characters handle their relationships in a way fitting for their age. I'm not saying it's realistic, but at least their personas felt down-to-earth and colorful in their own way, instead of just a bunch of template characters going through their hyperbolic arcs.

There's still no VA, but the visuals are way better now. Ep 1 felt like it was from 2000s, but this one is around 2015s. Great sound track per usual.