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Originally Posted by NGW

You know I couldn't quite put my finger on why I'm having trouble watching episode after episode, despite liking the series so far, and I think you nailed it. It feels like a show I'd be more content with the wait between episodes you'd get every week, whereas something like Gaim, for a recent example, having to wait for the next episode is driving me crazy because of the overarching plot and wanting to see what happens. Whereas with Amazon each episode is self contained within the framework of the story we were outlined at the start. Gedon wants Amazon's armlet and is going to send a beastman to try and get it. There are little developments here and there but nothing really pushing me to watch just one more episode before bed like I did with every other season I've watched so far.

Yeah, I feel the same way with Black. Not a bad show in the slightest, but I really don't feel the way I do about Ryuki or Gaim when it comes to it. I watch maybe 2 episodes a day, if that. It took me a while to realize that while Black is good as far as individual episodes, it's not really building up to anything. Kotaro, while being a strong lead, hasn't progressed much as a character in the 28 episodes I've seen, there's no ongoing story arc, I know how each episode ends pretty much, and it removes that tension you get when you see somebody like a Zangetsu or Ouja come in and stomp the piss out of the hero and force him to become stronger. I think Shadow Moon will do that for Black, but he hasn't shown up yet.