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Honestly I had the same vibe when watching this. W already shines best whenver it's light and comedic, so a Hyper Battle Video kind of just ends up fitting in almost too naturally? It's really crazy!

It felt like they decided "let's make a normal case take under 17 minutes" and they succeeded. The fact that the end of the video is also a preview stylized like the usual next episode previews also helps make it feel like it just belongs as a standard episode.

I'll be honest I entirely forgot about the Iron Chef sequence. The most I remember is the Donburi Dopant who somehow has a dual Gaia Memory (Egg/Chicken). But revisiting that Iron Chef sequence was fun to witness as a foodie. I also like how Shotaro while clearly not having the best dish, still got most of it right, since the only real issue was he just somehow made eggs of freaking steel.

While I wouldn't say it's one of the best, it's definitely a solid HBV and an entertaining time that makes good use of W's aesthetic.