[SideswipePrime]

Finished Blade. It was pretty good. I think all the characters are interesting, and they're all well written. The two stand outs for me are Tachibana and Hajime, though I like Kenzaki as well. My one major issue with the show is Mutsuki, not Mutsuki himself, but more the fact that when he shows up he's running away, and being somewhat influenced by the Spider Undead, then to be possesed by it for most of the series, so we don't get to learn much about Mutsuki himself. As for the ending, there's not much wrong with it as an ending. I think it shows how far Kenzaki has come to sacrifice his humanity and leave behind all he's known and loved for the sake of Hajime and the world. It does kind of suck how it's a sad ending for Kenzaki himself, but mostly happy for everyone else, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think this show handles it's drama really well, like Tachibana and Mutsuki's character arcs in particular. Both always had me on the edge of my seat, and I like that they didn't just delve into melodrama. That's also Blade a whole, it's a very dramatic Rider series, which is a new experience for me, as Fourze and Den-O were very lighthearted. Yeah, Gaim was very dramatic as well, but most of that is because of the complete tonal shift halfway through the series, and because this show has a more consistent tone, I think it works a bit better here. As for rankings? I don't know...as for far they are:

1. Den-O
2. Fourze
3. Gaim
4. Kiva
5. Decade

I think I would place it abover Kiva, but I'm really struggling on whether or not I should rank it above Gaim or not.