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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Next up, I watched the first 8 episodes of Kuuga. I have to say, the story of the show has already been great. I love the plot, the characters, but the fights leave something to be desired. I mean, I loved the bike stunts in the fourth episode, but the fights against the Grasshopper Grongi felt boring and lacking energy. Maybe it is because there seems to be a lack of energetic battle music, but something is definitely missing. I mean, I love his blue form because I love that he uses long weapons, but I just wanted the fight to end so the story could pick back up. Also, the video quality is absolutely attrocious and the fansub group (MFC or something) did not spell check or even bother to subtitle what the Grongi are saying nor the locations. It sucks that Nihon is only on episode 12 because I would definitely watch their subs over this group. Complaints aside, I look forward to watching another batch of episodes tomorrow.

Always good to see someone discovering Kuuga. It's such a great show.

The Grongi speak their own language and aren't meant to be understood. There are translations available (the language is basically just a simple cipher) and MCS has released a few episodes with optional Grongi subtitles. When the show originally aired, though, the viewers had no idea what the Grongi were saying. It's something that's designed to add an air of mystery to the show and, honestly, if you do know what they're saying it spoils a good deal of the plot pretty early on.