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Originally Posted by GoseiWonder

Be aware that Blade starts out confusing. The first episode ends with Blade yelling at another Rider, Garren, asking him "WHY HAVE YOU BETRAYED US?" (Tachi and, the man behind the Garren helmet, was seen smiling as he stood in front of a bunch of hatching coccoons) as moths devour the headquarters of the organization who created Blade and Garren's Rider Systems. And in the next episode, most of that craziness gets tossed to the side and we meet the supporting cast, including an audience surrogate who people think is a total brat.

Well, it's not that confusing, actually. The scenes sure have a build-up before, especially those with Tachibana in them. We know who Tachibana is and we also know that he is suspicious at this point. Also, how is this a smile?! xD


Also, the supporting cast already makes an appearance in episode one. Koutaro is actually one of the first characters on screen, Shiori appears in the board headquarters and Amane (which I assume you mean by audience surrogate) and her mum appear when Hajime is introduced. The only important character that isn't introduced is Mutsuki, who doesn't appear until Isaka creates the Leangle belt.

Errr anyway, I wouldn't say Blade is that crazy and messy, though it is rather confusing when you watch the first few episodes for the first time. Basically because you get lots and lots of events that do not really make sense at that point, but you'll gradually understand them the more you watch because what happens is actually explained throughout the show. I highly recommend to watch the episodes without very long breaks because you might forget some important details otherwise.

Admitted, when I watched the show for a second and third time, I even noticed some details I didn't or couldn't notice the first time.