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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

Yeah, I feel the same way with Black. Not a bad show in the slightest, but I really don't feel the way I do about Ryuki or Gaim when it comes to it. I watch maybe 2 episodes a day, if that. It took me a while to realize that while Black is good as far as individual episodes, it's not really building up to anything. Kotaro, while being a strong lead, hasn't progressed much as a character in the 28 episodes I've seen, there's no ongoing story arc, I know how each episode ends pretty much, and it removes that tension you get when you see somebody like a Zangetsu or Ouja come in and stomp the piss out of the hero and force him to become stronger. I think Shadow Moon will do that for Black, but he hasn't shown up yet.

Aye. It just feels so..risk-free. I mean, yeah we've actually had characters introduced get killed off pretty quickly, but as far as the main cast goes I never have to worry that something might happen to them. Also, the lack of buildup to any kind of upgrade form or secondary rider not being there, while I don't necessarily feel that every show needs them, I think I can see why more modern seasons do go that route. I'm not expecting a ton so early into the show though, and I am enjoying it at the very least, just not gonna be one of those seasons I look back on and want to watch start to finish over the course of a weekend again.

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Originally Posted by Locke

We often don't agree on much but I hated Faiz too. I liked the suits, and the action, but the fact the show never goes anywhere or ever develops the characters in any meaningful was infuriating for me. It was an episodic series basically, that pretended to have an overarching narrative but it never actually had anything to say.

I say Kuuga is my least favourite Rider show, but I at least watched the whole of Kuuga. Blade and Faiz are two Rider shows I've never enjoyed enough at any point to find the motivation to finish.

And this is one of the few times we really don't see eye to eye on something. I loved Faiz, for reasons I've already stated. It was certainly no Ryuki or Hibiki, but it was a very solid show with fantastic action, a fairly likable cast, and enough going for it that I could forgive it's story issues. As I said, it really does remind me a lot of Wizard's issues, and I liked Wizard too.