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Originally Posted by Powerman293

If they inverted Decade's length, where it was half a year longer then a normal Rider series then shorter, would it have made it better?

From what I've watched so far, I'd have said yes.

If Kiva's world had more time to establish the "utopia" and the uneasy tension that feels set to burst, the utter carnage that ensues could have actually had impact. That first episode of Kiva's world chucked around enough ideas for a whole series in itself. A world where monsters live side by side with humans, and the one thing standing between them blowing up into an all out war of races is a king who is one whole, made up of the two halves. What we got was interesting, but nonetheless still a rushed mess of barely coherent stuff.

If Blade's world had more time to establish BOARD as a legitimate company, and the ethics behind their survival battle card system that ruled their offices, and just in general spent more time realising a world where being a Rider is just a way to put meals on the table, the eventual collapse of the system and the subsequent betrayals would have actually held some kind of narrative importance and resonance.

The only reason I don't think this arc could really sustain itself for any prolonged periods is simply because it's build around the idea of 'what if being a Rider was just a mundane, everyday thing you can just put on your CV' and taking out the air of the fantastical and fun will only ultimately lead to boredom.

And I'd love more time in Ryuki's world just because it was great.