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Just marathoned the last three episodes. I will say this much to start: the Rin episodes (10-12) really drag. The show wants you to get really invested in the love triangle with her, Gou, and Jin, but it never comes together, mostly because Rin is an incredibly dull and undeveloped (un-, not under-). Once she's gone, though, the last episode really does pick up a lot. There's a few plot twists that would work better if the show's mythology was less vague, but the last episode is a lot of fun and we finally get the crazy Amemiya effects extravaganza I've been waiting for since the first episode.

Without spoiling too much, there's a giant robot vs. monster scene at the end and it's great. I love how the robot moves - more like a giant clockwork machine than a dude in a suit (which it isn't, seeing as it's all CGI). There are also some very cool Sentai-style suits for the main heroes which are absolutely gorgeous. It sounds like there are no concrete plans for a second season at this point, but if there is I want to see a lot more of those suits.

Anyway, overall I did like this show. The last major story arc really dragged, but overall it was just a fun little show - it was very silly, very weird, and really badly edited in spots, but I'm glad I watched it and likely will again at some point.

Edit: Seriously, how gorgeous are these costumes?