[Kiwami]

I too finished Kiva, today in fact, and my sentiments are rather similar to ShyGuys: I am actually baffled by how much I enjoyed this show.

In fact, the only negative thing I can say about it is that it wasn't better. Because it could've been, easily. They had all of this lore available with those different monster races, eons of unexplored legends, so many mysteries to tell us about - and they didn't do anything with that setup.

I still have no idea what a Kivat is, where Castle Doran comes form, why it sometimes eats Fangire souls and sometimes not, how monsters have actually managed to stay hidden among humans - and that's just the basics.

Don’t get me wrong, this post isn't meant to criticize Kiva. I love this show. The characters are great, the story is worthwhile, and the constant juggle of two different time periods with a great cast of characters and stories for each is so unique and fun.

I didn’t hate anything about Kiva, maybe it was my low expectations after having witnessed Faiz (bleh) but Kiva just kept going and going and I couldn’t stop watching. They didn’t introduce a single character I didn't like, not one story was boring and let's not even get started on the suits. Because they are simply drop-dead gorgeous, among the best in the entire franchise. And the action can support them too, that's probably the best part.

It's just - you have all of that, but you could’ve had more. It may be simply because at the end of the day this was a show for Japanese children to advertise toys, they couldn’t go any further, but if there ever was the need for a spin-off to flesh out the world of a Rider even more, Kiva definitely needs it. A tale of a past King or something, maybe the "Dracula" of the Kiva universe, just to make use of the lore.

That's just me complaining though, at the end of the day Kiva really is an all-around fun show which I happened to enjoy quite a lot. I could find more problems if I wanted to dig deeper, but my entertainment of it was so overwhelming that I don’t feel like doing that. I didn’t expect to say this like ever, but Kiva is probably among the most entertaining Rider-shows I’ve seen. Not the best per se, but very enjoyable to watch. I’d definitely recommend it to people who don’t know if they should give it a try or not.