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05-06-2024, 09:30 PM | #201 |
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Episode 2: Street Light That ending nearly killed the episode for me. If you've been following my reviews for awhile, you most likely already know why, so I won't bother repeating what my hangup is for like the sixth time. What I will say though is this: With the final minute being what it is, I now feel like I know exactly how Makai Senki is going to end, and that really kills alot of the vibe for me. The rest of the episode was fun though. Kaoru's' return is very welcome, especially seeing how she's grown from her experiences in the first show. I got a good laugh out of her immediately realizing that the street light was a gate and just going "Nope!" And between this and Red Requiem, it's been interesting to see the changes in Koga as well. He now seems to have better senses than Zaruba, and with the way he outright interacts with the vision he has in this episode, did he suddenly gain precognition skills? With his Watchdogs no longer being around, he also now works for the "Senate." (Whatever that is) In terms of the Horror it's a bit of an interesting reversal from last episode. With the Horror plot being very much a backdrop here whereas it was the main plot of episode 1. And uh, man, MS is looking to be alot more graphic overall than the first season, huh? Did not expect the immediate boobs in episode 1 nor did I expect to see a dude get cut open and stapled back together in this one. Atleast the cuteness of the Goryu was here to distract me with its cuteness. It's also clear to see that the show fully expects the viewer to have seen Red Requiem, as it does not at all bother explain the magic fish that Koga has. Which I imagine is sure to confuse anyone who saw the first season but skipped the movies. But, ya know, as someone who's bothering to watch everything, it's all fine by me. Anyway, yeah. Decent time overall with this one. But man, I dunno if I'll ever accept the way the story headed come that ending.
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05-06-2024, 09:42 PM | #202 |
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Ooh now this is interesting to see in regards to you seemingly mapping out how Makai Senki will go just based on the final minute.
It'll be fun to watch along and see just if it comes true or not. That said I admittedly don't remember much about Episode 2. It's still more of an introduction/reintroduction to the world and everyone. Though if I'm right about Episode 3... I think I'll have a bit more to talk about the more we go forward. |
05-07-2024, 06:17 PM | #203 |
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Gonna be honest. I really hope my prediction is wrong.
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05-07-2024, 08:39 PM | #204 |
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Episode 3: Wheels KOGA CAN DRIVE!? I only half joke with that reaction. It legitimately took me off guard given how there's been so much walking in this franchise with the exception of Vanishing Line. Even Kaoru lampshades it! And ya know, not to say that this episode totally lacks substance, because it doesn't, but me thinks the stunts were priority number one here. If that at all sounds like a complaint, it isn't! This episode is full of wonderful bike stunts all throughout that tell Kamen Rider Dragon Knight to sit down and stuff it. It's like watching a section out of Mad Max or your average modern Fast & Furious movie. Only better. Interspliced with that is a proper introduction to the character of Leo. His personality, his drive, all the basics of his character and how he goes about being an Alchemist. Seeing how his young, energetic self plays off of the more stoic and refined Koga is nice to see, as well as how Koga has very noticeably softened since the first season. Given how the plot has to do with taming the Goryu known as Colt who's started going wild, if there's one thing that I'm now kinda sad about with the anime in hindsight, it's that, while not totally absent, we never really got to see alot of the different types of gadgets that Alchemists are able to make and mess with. It's been a real fun aspect of the live-action stuff so far. Especially now, with Makai Senki seeming to put alot more emphasis on it. But yeah, this was just a fun, action filled episode all around, and I certainly won't complain about that. Also, Rei jumpscare at the end. Good to see he's back too.
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05-07-2024, 08:43 PM | #205 |
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Yeah now I'm starting to remember these a lot more clearly. This one I remember very much because "Oh hey Kouga drives a car and rides a bike".
The fun thing about this being a sequel season is it means certain elements can be (re)introduced at random. Because we haven't reset anything really. So we can get stuff as simple as Rei showing up to say hi, or Gouten making an appearance to help close out the energetic and frantic chase that takes up a majority of the episode. |
05-08-2024, 02:51 PM | #206 |
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The fun thing about this being a sequel season is it means certain elements can be (re)introduced at random. Because we haven't reset anything really. So we can get stuff as simple as Rei showing up to say hi, or Gouten making an appearance to help close out the energetic and frantic chase that takes up a majority of the episode.
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05-08-2024, 04:29 PM | #207 |
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This thread is mostly teaching me that I remember almost nothing about Makai Senki.
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05-09-2024, 04:57 PM | #208 |
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Oh my. Perhaps a rewatch is in order?
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05-10-2024, 02:50 PM | #209 |
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Episode 4: Trump Card Kinda don't have much to say on this one. What you get is exactly what the premise is: Koga has to play a deadly Poker game in order to sniff out a Horror. And yeah, sure, there's the usual atmosphere of dread that GARO is known for, and the fight at the end does have a pretty cool twist on the usual transformation, but outside of that...? That's not to say that the episode by or anything, it just is what it is, and that doesn't give a whole lot more to say than, yeah, it was a decent time. I'm glad Kaoru had alot more fun with her card games during the credits sequence, atleast. Thematically fitting. The only other thing I'll note is that the episode actually makes a mistake on one certain thing: In reality, Three-of-a-Kind is actually worth more than Two Pairs in Poker, which kinda makes for a plot hole in regards to this episode. But whatever. I guess you could maybe interpret that as the Horror cheating to get what it wants, or something.
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05-10-2024, 02:58 PM | #210 |
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Admittedly, this thread does remind me that I seriously need to watch Makai Senki and the Red Requiem movie before that at some point myself. Haven't watched anything Garo related since the Beast of the Demon Night special back in October as part of my own annual Halloween marathon at the time.
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