[Steel A Jeeg]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

You know Hibiki really is something I'd like to get around to watching. Though I know somebody (maybe Switchblade?) said it was fantastic..... only until like episode 37 or something?

I love Hibiki. It's so different from the modern Rider shows, and so much closer to one of ishinomori's original stories. There's a strong connection to nature, and characters acting like real people. The entire cast is incredibly likeable.

But that doesn't translate to toy sales in Japan. So starting with episode 30, a new writing staff is on board. A lot of guys from Faiz (and Kiva) on staff. And the whole thing goes south. The cast keeps it together, but the ending was totally out of left field. So much so that the cast (most vocally, the actor that played Hibiki) complained about it.

But it's still worth the watch. We retranslated the first two episodes. We have more on the way, but the high quality raws we used are gone now that Filesonic is dead. And we're kind of bogged down with projects, right now!