[Fish Sandwich]

Waited for both parts to get subbed before watching this and...

yeah, it was pretty alright.

Definitely feels like it exists entirely to hype up the onslaught of collector-oriented Gaim merch on the way, and it pales in comparison to the legitimate brilliance of Kamen Rider Brain (granted, most things do), but it's an inoffensive little side adventure for two of Gaim's most offbeat heroes.

Actually, it's kind of hilarious to think how perfect Gaim's post-series setting ended up lending itself to all these low-stakes romps; really makes you appreciate all of Kouta's hard work to make this happen... or something. If you really want to try and take some meaning of out this mini-series. It makes a halfhearted effort to get some genuine emotion in there, but there just isn't enough substance to the script to make any of it land. It's otherwise just lighthearted fanservice, and that wishy-washy lack of clear intent hurts a story that doesn't have the time to do both things well.

But again, it's all inoffensive. A thing like this is kinda above criticism in a way, I think? It's basically just a quick little present to everyone for still being obsessed with Gaim all these years later; I'm not exactly stressing about how meaningful an addition it is to the canon. It was cool to see these guys back for a bit. The only thing being hurt here is your wallet when you suddenly feel an urge to shell out for those CSM sets.