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Originally Posted by HenshinTension

I'm on episode 43 or so of Ryuki so I'm near the end. I've loved every bit of this series so far. Like I mentioned before, Episode 29 and 30 were really weird (i.e. comedy heavy) but the overall series has definitely become one my favorites. I don't know if I'd rank it above W yet but it's pretty close. I love the dark story line and the fact that each rider has a unique personality and fighting style. You can't help but love Shinji even if he is a bit of a naive clutz. I've heard people say the ending isn't very good (which I've heard about quite a few Hesei era series, actually) so I'm not super pumped for the conclusion but I hope I will be pleasantly surprised. After that I may move on sequentially and watch Faiz but I've heard a lot of mixed things about that series.

If you're liking Ryuki's darker and more mature tone I'd actually recommend going back instead of forwards and checking out Kuuga and Agito. Faiz is... it's a show that's hard to recommend. A lot of it is that it tries to be even darker than Ryuki, but does so in a way that makes it more of an over-the-top melodrama in a lot of places. The writing also falls into certain patterns that get repeated over and over again to the point where it gets really annoying.