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So, I've got some final thoughts on Trigger as a whole, since I figured, I don't even need to have seen Tiga in its entirety to make this post. And much like a lot of people, this show was never going to be Tiga. It may have had a boost in technology, fantastic designs, and special effects, giving us some great action scenes and choreography, but failed in just about everything else. Honestly, I don't even believe it pulled a Saber, or at least nowhere near as well.

I do give points for its new takes on the Ultraman formula, such as Akito's role, but even then, the lack of spotlight and development for the other characters weighs it down, as much as I liked the dynamic of Akito or the character of Ignis. The problem being is that in every New Generation Ultraman season every character gets their time to shine, with and without character focused episodes, not only that but better pacing and themes overall, which in a sense means that Trigger actually could have been almost to the level of Tiga, but unfortunately misfired. But the wasted use of the Mars setting honestly takes the number one spot for Trigger's list of disappointments.

The Tiga tributes themselves are probably the best parts of this show, while the rebooted Tiga approaches simply lacked the essence and power of its predecessor to really stick the landing. I don't think Trigger is a bad show, but neither is it great, much less a worthy successor to what it tried to be, but as I said many times, it still had its good points which I enjoyed.

Moving forward, I really hope Tsuburaya tries a slightly different approach to Decker and the all-but-confirmed New Gen Gaia. The former, while I have pretty much no knowledge of Dyna having not seen it, I do know it was a spiritual sequel to Tiga, which means if anything this one will likely be the least interesting of the TDG New Gen Projects, but on the other hand, there is the possibility they'll bring in some of the GUTS Select crew for some much-needed development (I kinda doubt it, but I like to be optimistic). The latter, being that Gaia is disconnected from Tiga/Dyna to the point of being a standalone, and the potential for a great (or at least good) Ultraman Duo.

Even if these anniversary projects fail, we do have whatever plans they have in store to give us at least something on the level of the New Generation shows. Until then, I'll give these a shot and we'll see if Tsuburaya can work its magic.