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Yeah, Final Countdown is a weird one. It's transitory status is honestly what holds it back the most - had it commited to being purely "Ryotaro's final swansong", or "Den-O: The Next Generation", it could probably have made those work far better, but instead it's trying to ease you out of Ryotaro and into "The Imagin and their new friends", which, ya know, obviously worked since I've watched that Pretty Den-O film within the last few months, but it means you're hung up on the memories of what Den-O used to be, while trying to set up what it will be. In this case, waiting on Ryotaro to escape the ghost train and reunite with his friends.

That's not to say it's not fun - it's certainly better than Climax Deka - but idk, Ore Tanjou still wins out. I didn't hate Kotarou, it's pretty easy to guess where his arc goes as soon as he shows up, and New Den-O's suit is gorgeous, but he'll have better showings down the line. The Imagin are as funny as ever, the villains are Rider movie villains, it's a servicable film, but not an amazing one.

But still, you finished Den-O (The character)! Hope you enjoy the rest of Den-O (the franchise)!