[DreamSword]

Episode 6: The Sixth Night

Not perfect, but Inoue and Amemiya went all out on this finale, and I respect it.

There's so much going on here. From the nonstop action to the absolutely dream-like cinematography. It's a great ride from start to end.

But again, it's not perfect. I would've much preferred if the Generalissimo had been the one to face off again Torupa and if Akane had been the one to break Yuki out of her mind control, but for what the events are, they work out.

That said, I think the weakest aspect was actually the big thing that a good chunk of the show had been building up to: Kazeo reuniting with his father. Not only is the reunion temporary, but to me their conversation comes across like Kazeo's' dad passing responsibility onto his son, which is messed up.

It's an odd choice too, because all through the show, even in this very episode, there have been so many signs that Mikazuki houses the soul of Kazeo's' father, but yet it never goes anywhere, and we never get an explanation on who the heck the mysterious woman who takes Mikazuki away at the end actually was. I can only guess that she was a priestess of Gaira.

But, in the end, I still did rather like this finale for what it was. There's alot of great directing and storytelling here, full of wonderful character moments too. I'll admit, all of the different version of Gekkouki showing up at the end totally got me, even if the choreography of the final battle itself was a bit basic. I also really loved the entire extended sequence of Kazeo generating his own IDOM and his journey through it, even if logically it should be impossible.

Could the show have used one more episode to flesh some things out? Absolutely. But for what we got, I will say that I am overall satisfied. But we aren't done just yet. We still have that bonus content from the DVD to go through: An entire episode of Wonder Seven, which is the fake tokusatsu that Akane is a fan of. Tune in next week for that.