[DecadeW Climax]

Missed out on the episode 1 discussion so I'll say my thoughts on Build so far here:

-Early Heisei vibes up the wazoo. Lots of nostalgia just watching the opening. I like it, but I hope they don't introduce a bunch of needless drama that I feel Neo-Heisei removed. So far it doesn't look like that with Ryuga not hating the main rider on episode 2 (though I feel like something might change later when he transforms).

-Yes, the episodes feel rushed, and yes, they are cramming toy advertisements, but in the end, this show is a toy commercial and I'm still enjoying the show with it's many mysteries. I think it's better to cram toys now than to have to explain a new pair of bottles every week. I care about story more than toys so I don't really care if toys don't get an explanation. What I do hope though is that each Best Match suit gets used a good amount and not get neglected like Type Wild and Technic.

-Even though it's disappointing Ryuga is joining the Dead Girlfriend's Club™, I'm happy they got it over with. It was rushed, but I've seen enough of the cliche to fill in the gaps.

-The side characters aren't annoying, yippie! I actually enjoy that cafe owner's segments. They're not too long and he lightens the mood without being as crazy as the leader of the Special Ops from Drive.

-Build's suits are great. Gorrilamond is my least favorite, but I still like it. I love the metallic blue and red of RabbitTank, it's so eye-catching without being pink with anime hair (sorry Ex-Aid).

-The great balance of seriousness and comedy has been carried over from Ex-Aid and I love it. Not to say other seasons didn't have it, but these two feel more natural. It feels like something the characters and real people might actually do and not just comedy for the sake of comedy.

-The CGI is actually pretty low for the first episodes of a toku, but seriously, they made a giant robot thing just to get punched by Build once and be defeated? I expected a little bit more, but I guess they gotta save that time to show off the Vacuum Fullbottle for 10 seconds.

-The henchmen are cool while being low budget so they can make a lot.

-Smash designs are pretty meh but Night Rouge definitely looks more along the lines of Chalice and Eternal then Chaser and Cronus. I like how different he looks from Build.

-Fullbottles aren't that good of a gimmick, they're equal to Shift Cars, the sounds however are not as good as the Drive Driver. The idea of being able to mix and match halves are great and I like the copying of W over another Gaim copy (Level 3s + Drago Knight Hunter Z + Taddle Fantasy/Legacy + Bang Bang Simulations).

-Their base is really boring. It's a boring white like CR except CR had the DoReMiFa Beat arcade machine and the arcade controls for that scanning bed thing. Their base is a Fullbottle-making box with a secret entrance.

-Can't remember anyone's name off the top of my head besides Ryuga, but they haven't reused any names yet if I remember correctly so that's good.

-Be The One is not that good of a theme song. I don't like Alive A Life or Next Level either though.

-No one questions Sento's giant phone? Maybe they think he's so advanced that he can't handle using any device with specs less than [insert good computer specs here].

- I like how Sento is not stupid or reckless and is a normal smart person.

-I like how Ryuga isn't a stupid brute or quick to anger.

So yeah, I like Build a lot. Also, thanks to Over-Time for high quality Sunday subs.