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Originally Posted by Locke

Just watched the first episode of Tekkoki Mikazuki. It was absolutely brilliant. A convoluted mythology, and slapdash pacing don't ultimately hamper such an insane, and fun experience.

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I mean sure, it seems to constantly feel like a lost straight to VHS flick from forty years ago, not fifteen, but Inoue and Amemiya blur together a wide range of famous tokusatsu elements and wrap it in this surreal psychedelic haze, creating one nightmare you don't wanna wake up from.

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Hm. I'm not sure what I'm missing. I watched the first episode about 2 weeks ago, and I hated it. It was slow, cheap*, and meandering. And instead of presenting distinct characters in conflict, it gave us cliched Gundam archetypes joylessly bumping against each other.

The story reminded of a 6-year-old slamming his Sentai action figures against his Godzilla models. And oh, hey, here's a random slice of watermelon that's lying around. Let's get that in on the action, too.

Sure, once Mikazuki is introduced, the action is super badass. And yeah, there are some interesting visuals. But that is not fucking enough for me. Mary Sue Fanfic Boy and his vapid military pals are not a cast I can route for.

*Cheapness isn't usually a problem for me. In fact, I usually find it charming. But something about this show's "this is how a toku show should be done, you idiots" attitude makes the budget limitations off-putting. If you're gonna be arrogant, your production better be flawless.

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Originally Posted by Locke

Just watched the second episode, which was sadly, not nearly as good as the opening one.

I watched the first 15 minutes the other night before falling asleep. I actually liked it better than the first episode (even with its dumbass "oh, what a coincidence that an AIT member is responsible for the Idom" element) because it presented a modicum of character development. Of course, it wasn't enough to keep me awake, but it may have been enough to get me to give the rest of the series a chance. Once the foul taste of the first episode is washed out of my mouth.