[Blade Raider]

I started Ryuki recently. I've been putting this off for sometime now. Partly because I liked Dragon Knight and deep down I'd start comparing them by accident. Partly because I saw the first episode last fall and didn't really like what I saw. Why am I watching it? It came after Agito and I figure just go in air date order for now.

I'm on episode 8 now and I know what my problem is...in one word: Shinji. What a moron. While he is not the only stupid Rider out there, Shinji is different in that 1) he's not funny and 2) I cannot believe he's still alive.

Anyways, Knight and Zolda are okay, need to see more before judging them. Scissors is a waste of a character just like in DK. No surprise. I'm going to try and last until all the major Riders appear in hopes that the abundance of Riders will compensate for my hate of the title character (it worked for Naruto).

PS For the record, the fighting is still cool and this show still has some of the best Rider designs.