[Locke]

Watching Blade - I'm like 12 episodes in - here is how I'd improve those first 12 episodes.

I'd take Hajime out, not Chalice, Chalice is awesome but I'd completely redo his character from the ground up. Hajime's rivalry with Kenzaki is contextless and his follow up stories are basically tacked on filler and that is insulting considering Chalice is the coolest Rider in the show.

Give Garren an arc before the fear one. We know nothing of Tachibana so he just comes across a little pathetic when he starts Hulking to death. If we could have had an arc which highlighted just how much of a fearless badass he was, then we could care more about his story.

I'd tighten the focus. I actually think it's best when less is going on, rather than more, as episodes tend to jump all over the place. This isn't a soap opera, pick a story and stick with that one until it's done.

I'd also completely redo all of the special attacks, they all look terrible.