Originally Posted by Locke (Post 172156)

Good luck on your journey into Rider! Mine is going a little slower than yours haha.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 172157)

Blade is a great series to watch!

Originally Posted by Switchblade (Post 172160)

Stop Hibiki after episode 29. The production staff changed and the show really dropped in quality.

Originally Posted by Battlizer (Post 172155)

Well, I started Hibiki and I had no problem with it so far, so I might as well finish that. I also might watch more of Blade. I saw the first episode and I'm interested to see how it goes on from there.

Originally Posted by Switchblade (Post 172160)

Stop Hibiki after episode 29. The production staff changed and the show really dropped in quality.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 172174)

Yeah, Hibiki doesn't really have any ending to even begin with, so stopping at epsiode 29 will bring you no less closure than the actual ending of the series. In fact, the Decade cross over feels more like an ending to Hibiki than HIbiki's actual ending.

Originally Posted by Locke (Post 172199)

I've already been recommended OOO and Fourze but I feel like I should be checking out Blade as well.

Originally Posted by Locke (Post 172161)

What is the Kuuga episode listed 46.5 special?

Originally Posted by Locke (Post 172193)

So the final stretch of Kuuga has been a weird one, whether it's weird narrative jumps, some of the first filler I've seen in the series or the fact they're still introducing new bullets for the police and a new form for Kuuga, I'm honestly unsure at this point how they plan to wrap all this up in six episodes. I mean hell it's episode 44, with only about three ULs left and NOW they've found their weakness. Hell I still don't know what the hell a Final Gegeru is.

Originally Posted by Switchblade (Post 172210)

It's a holiday special. If memory serves it's pretty much just a clip show. You can safely skip it.


I'm glad you're noticing the jumps, because I should probably warn you that there is a BIG one between episode 46 and 47. It's a moment that a lot of viewers get very thrown and confused by (myself included).

It's probably worth mentioning that, like in most other aspects, Kuuga's ending is very atypical for a Rider show. I can't say whether or not it will work for you, but just keep in mind that it's not going to be like any show that came before or after it.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 172207)

You should. It's really enjoyable!
The biggest problem is that the video quality is crap (At least on TVN's side of things. I don't know if there's another sub group that has subbed Blade or not, though).

Originally Posted by Locke (Post 172212)

And yeah I thought I missed something when one episode Kuuga defeated that chick on the boat and the next episode literally opened with him locked in a battle with someone else. I assumed it would flashback but nope, he was dead 8 minutes in and that was the end of that. Okay then...

Oh God, I'm not looking forward to this ending.

Originally Posted by Battlizer (Post 172115)

Kiva 46

Okay, so when characters kept on talking about how great an inspiration Otoya was, I could buy it, but I thought they were hyping his gift of speech up a little too much. Now, I think they were underselling it. It's worked too well.

He told Wateru protect the music in people's hearts and protect beautiful things like that. Wateru took it as: become captain badass. Seriously, he could beat Fangires with his bare hands UNTRANSFORMED now?! He causes them to run away like wusses by staring them down?! He could barely take a hit in his normal human form before!

He's not even protecting anyone! Nago and Megumi are trying to that, Wateru just up and challenged Taiga to a death battle.

Otoya's death scene was pretty fitting for him, I think. Playing one of the only two songs he ever plays. The show finally explains how the arms monsters got in the castle in the first place, and to be honest...I was half expecting it not to.

Originally Posted by Battlizer (Post 172149)

Kiva 47 and 48

Alright, final stretch. Well, Shima's alive! And they actually explained how! Great! I'm really not sure Otoya's words had a completely positive effect on Wateru. Sure, he's stronger, but uh...he's acting like a supervillain now!Also, he stopped giving a fuck about Taiga and deciding he wasn't worth killing.

Now, uh....how did Taiga become chairman of the board for a rich company. Are they all Fangires? I'm not even sure now...He really did lose everything though. Well, not his mom, at least he...oh. Nope. Wait he killed her. And now Kivat Sr is going to help him? The whole reason Old McKivat turned good in the first place was to help Maya!

Alright, last episode. Seeing the arms monsters fight in the present day was pretty cool. Nago, still partially blinded finally slays Bishop and his creepy eyes. But Megumi restores Nago's sight with....THE POWER OF LOVE!

And I guess...Wateru got acting like a supervillain out of his system. I guess his reasons for becoming King are....good? I dunno. Anyway, resurrected past King is back...as a mindless monster. Wow, Bishop. Good job summoning a better King there.

And Wateru is saved by....Otoya's ghost. Alright. That works, honestly. The team up between Kiva and Dark Kiva was cool and all, but uh...guess Wateru forgot that Taiga KILLED THEIR MOTHER. Um...okay, no wait. Apparently he didn't.

And now Wateru and Taiga are full on martial arts movie-style rivals. Remember kids, it's okay to fight your siblings to see who's strongest, but only if your mother says so.

So, wedding epilogue. Glad...to see Yuri's ghost make it to offer Megumi some kind words before she gets married. I kind of wish they just had all the dead people just appear in the background of the wedding like Jedi ghosts or something. The arms monsters were invited...so I guess she or Nago got to know them or something.

Wait..what the...? Oh man. Wateru's son?! The Neo-Fangire Empire's invaded from the future?! TO BE CONTINUED---> ?! ...Eh, no, I guess not.

Anyway, weird decent series. Had it's share of massive flaws, the biggest of which was not explaining shit. Characters sort of grew on me, including ones I didn't particularly like at all in the beginning. Of course others, flip-flopped between being okay and unbearable, but whatever.

Comparing it to other series? Eh...All I've only seen one other, so...guess I'll just have to watch more!