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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Secondly, we just finished episodes 36 of Fourze and the show is really really great thus far. Still not as awesome as W, but way better than OOO. I like how it has switched from the standard monster of the week to Horoscopes of the week. On the other hand, the Horoscopes, while amazing in design, are still no where near as likable as the Sonozaki Family was in W. None of them have been developed all that well and that is disappointing given how great their concepts are. For example, I cannot wait to see Libra finally get what he deserves, because he has done nothing to make me care about him.

My biggest problem with the Horoscopes is how they've been paced. All the early ones - Scorpio, Libra, Cancer, Virgo - got a lot of good characterization and development. But once we hit the mid-30s, it's like the writers realized that "oh crap, there are how many Zodiac signs?" and have been scrambling to shove them all in. As a result, all of the later ones have just been shortlived Monster of the Fortnights. What sucks about that is that not only does it mean they don't get much development, but it also makes the Horoscopes look weaker as a concept since Gentaro and Ryusei have been defeating them on a regular basis now.