This show really feels like it's running out of steam. Ryoma rivals Kaito in the pain he brings with his performance, though I'd still say Kaito "wins" by just seeming utterly half-asleep. The story just feels drawn out. The entire episode was just them "breaking in" to Yggdrasil, and by breaking in I mean entering through the back door. Overall it feels every week has less happen, and it especially sucks since the show had been ramping up and ramping up to this big thing... and there's still no big thing.

Also, may favourite part of Gaim was how they treated the powers, but so much for that. No form seems to have any deffinative uses so much as just being on a power scale. It's not like how before there were strengths and weaknesses, now it's just "Did orange, now I'll do Kachidoki. Oop, Kachidoki's time is up, Kiwami now-" The powers don't feel at all special anymore. Kachidoki now literally gets tossed around. So much for being nearly indestructable. I especially laughed at Ryouma's boast at what a tuned-up Genesis Driver can do, mostly because Kachidoki and Kiwami are both still leagues ahead, and the "tune-up" consisted of very basic trick and no real indication of any kind of power boost. The MOW's now fly by so fast and have so little significance we barely even see them anymore. I think this week's was some kind of turtle.

Basically the show wants to tell its story, but doesn't want to give details about anything that actually happens. Yet it still stretches it out because there's 22 minutes to fill. How did Gaim go from feeling like it's stuffed every episode, to feeling like there's barely anything there? I can feel the events of the episode leaving my brain even now. It's just fluff, but it's not really, because the episode still took us to a differnet place than we were, but it was so utterly standard that I felt my eyes glazing over.

I wish I could say more, but there isn't anything else that happened for me to mention except sweet plan Redyue, send a single Randy to fight the guy who's killed every other Overlord. Oh, and Micchy is just completely not even interesting now that he's just a crazy person. Halucinating his dead brother like so many cliches do. It's so, so tired and embarrassingly typical, and a depressing turn for what used to be an interesting character.

Honestly, I want Takatora to stay dead. I mean, his death scene in episode 36 was handled amazingly well, it would only be a disservice to it by rendering it pointless.

It's like Ninja Warrior! Oh no! Not the Salmon Run! And now the warehouse ladder climb!

See, this is where I totally agree. If this were a video game, it would be Donkey Kong. Which is boring after level 3.

And when everyone's super, no one will be - Syndrome from The Incredibles

Unfortunately, this is the eventual curse of all SHT shows. Granted, I don't expect Gaim to start going all Kyoryuger Carnival on the powers, but it gets to the point where there is no sense in going from Orange Arms to Kiwami Arms, other than toy sales. Ryouma is the unfortunate Wile E Coyote of the show, scored into the same pocket as Bravo. Adults that are treated more like cartoon characters.

And that's the truth. The show has it's moments, but I'm wondering where they're going to go from here. It's also maddening that there is this great buildup in the series that has been stopgapped by three episodes of total shill fluff with the Kikaider, ToQ and Movie stuff, as well as delays because, soccer and baseball. Since when did TV Tokyo become the equivalent of Nickelodeon programming? Or is this just because I'm paying more attention?

in the scans it says sagara gives micchi the lockseed im guessing it's created by ryoma or another fruit

The hell does that mean? Getting the exact same ending? Or that the end of the show was unresolved. Blade wrapped up everyone's story arcs, killed off the villains and gave an explanation for the battle fight.

Loved Ryouma in this episode. He's such a fun character to watch and I like how he made upgrades to his own belt. Next episode looks really good.

Good thing that SHT doesnt air on TV Tokyo then :lol

The weeks where Tv Asahi doesnt air SHT in favor of sports and other special events are there every year. Usually even around the same time. And Gaim doesnt even have a low episode count. If Drive really starts the first sunday of october Gaim will end with 48 episides. Thats pretty much a standard episode count for recent Shows :)

You know what bugs me? Cliffhangers everywhere and no episode for my birthday next sunday! :(

The way Gaim used all those weapons at once really reminded me of a Funnel attack from Gundam, and the hammer coming down at the end was hilarious.:lol

Also loved how much of a delightful prick Rymoa was.

It kind of reminded me of this more:
http://37.media.tumblr.com/17fb435ea...79zo1_1280.jpg
Like Gaim channeling the power of Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. Just instead of Babylon, it's Helheim.