Amazonz :p

- IMO Kuuga's first four episodes are all classics.

- People seem to disagree with me on this but I also think Drive came out of the gate really dang strong.

- Gaim. No really, I said that. Some people seem to look at everything before the Christmas stuff/you know who's death as though it was almost a different show, but Gaim did a lot of super important setup in a way where you wouldn't even notice it's happening because it's seemlessly blending into a solidly paced set of episodes that work great even just on their own merits.

Hibiki starts off pretty strongly. Dunno if it's the greatest, but it was before they blew the budget and the forest scenes are awesome.

For the second time today - I agree!

In terms of sheer "keep watching, this shit is nuts", though, Ex-Aid is the top.

This isn't a complaint but, am I the only one getting a very claustrophobic feel from Ex-Aid? Even when they're outside (typically on a stage), the show feels like it's taking place in or around the hospital. It's kind of hard to elaborate on but, it feels very odd.

Definitely agree on this. I think Ryuki had a good early run of episodes, too. Going back to the Showa era I always enjoyed early X with the Ryoko/Kiriko mystery and Black's early episodes were really good, too, before it started becoming more episodic.

Sad to say, the 2nd half is the sole reason why I won't watch Hibiki, even though the 1st half from the sound of it, was very different than a normal rider season.

Don't worry. I still haven't finished Hibiki because I don't want to sit through the second half :lol

"Won't" as in active refusal? Because if you think the first half sounds interesting you might as well take Switchblade's advice and just pretend it ends at episode 29.

I think you're really missing out otherwise. Hibiki was a pretty cool show.

The ending of episode 29 works well enough as an ending. It's not incredibly satisfying, but it leaves off on a good, happy moment.

...Loki was a good villain?