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Ah yes Kiva! The first series to win me purely based on aesthetics. The idea of all these classic movie monsters as the basis for Kiva's power, the stained glass look of the Fangire... and the hints at what Kiva's plot could possibly be about (Still consider Kiva one of my favorite Telenovela's ever) and Kiva signed me up from minute one as a possible choice to dive into Heisei. And eventually through pure aesthetics he managed to stand out and become one of the three shows I chose.

Cause yeah, as mentioned, they really went out of their way to make this feel like Kiva, bringing back the various sets from the series, alongside just minor touches like the stock footage and rose petals? Real good stuff.

Anyway I really thought this was a good showing for Onodera, cause I legitimately was put off by his first appearance when we started Kuuga's world. I remember liking him so I was wondering if I was wrong, but him with AU Wataru here, that's one of the reasons I enjoyed him. Also AU Wataru, for being a kid actor, and knowing how bad those can get, is actually really good! I really enjoyed my brief time with him.

Kiva Arrow is also one of my favorite Final Form Rides purely because of how it functions, pulling back and the chain breaking to reveal the arrow. And also it isn't just a straight up redo of an older concept like Kuuga becoming Gouram is. But yeah I will admit, given the flash at the end of the Kuuga Arc, Kiva's ended relatively tame in all honesty.

Also Tsukasa can play the violin! Is there anything he can't do? He speaks and understands Grongi, plays Violin, feels like a real winner to me.

Anyway Ryuki's up next and is probably my absolute favorite of the AR World Concepts, and that's the most I'll say for now.