Noooo, I liked shima, even if he had to go for the plot to work. though he did pull of the Tibetan monk vibe really well, all to the very end, where he just got in front of Leangles rider kick I really hope that he can make Mutsuki come to his senses so he can use the remote card to bring Shima back.

As for the Haijime twin story, sucked so much, I don't know if being able to make a snack food in japan is something to be proud of but it would be like a corn dog vendor having it out with a taco cart/ At least we found out that Chalice is some kind of god, and will probably be the end villain if not Leangle.

And yes we got a second jack from, Just kind of wish the jack form made them look a little more different than just adding wings and a stabby bit to the end of their weapons. Either way, looking forward to the next, hopefully not snack cake related, episodes.

Depsite his short appearance Shima had a great impact on the show, he's a great character, and very memorable.

Probably not, as it's an alternate ending to the show it may be one of the last LWW for Blade.

So the debut of Leangle and yaki episodes so far. He actually did a good job working with the Blade writer(s), unlike Movie War Core.

Wow, this man is definitely a mixed bag even in his own episodes. The Leangel episodes are fantastic, 29 and 30 suck, 43 and 44 are good episodes despite being filler, and the movie sucks ass.

I just don't understand this guy. How can someone have just as many good things as he has bad things? It should be unbalanced.

29 & 30 are god awful. Every series seems to have that like 2-episode arc right in the middle usually around 30 that's pointless. Really slapstick or silly or unimportant to the overall story. Kabuto is by far the worst example with it's horrible Iron Chef wannabee 2-parter.

Am I the only one who loved 29/30? I thought they were really fun in a blatantly ridiculous kind of way.

Also, the girl playing notHajime's girlfriend is really pretty.

Glad I'm not the only one who hated the Iron Chef crap in Kabuto. But yeah, it always seems to be around 30 when it happens. W had the movie director Dopant. Wizard had something (which I cannot even remember now), Kiva had the Ixa travels back in time episodes, etc.

Oh yeah, the evil Iron Chef episodes. I founds those amusing since I always enjoy an Iron Chefian cooking duel

Loved, no. Enjoyed, yes.

I didn't hate them because of the cooking duel, I hated them because of how out of place they were with the tone of the show. That is the reason I hate these Ryo/Hajime episodes. They just feel out of place with the rest of the show.

Questions raised:
Where can I get raw audio of that one tune that plays any time there's something emotional onscreen? That one that sounds like piano and has an electric guitar riff in it?

And if Hajime is Joker, and he has the Tornado Hawk card, did Blade predict W YEARS before W happened? :lol

And why do I think pulling a Samurai on Blade wouldn't be that bad?