[Battlizer MK II]

Drive 38

Ah after all my comments on how Heart never really felt like much of a villain, Shinnosuke and Heart basically have a whole conversation about that. Really good episode. After fighting Roidmudes for so long, Shinnosuke is starting to see bits of humanity in them, like he and Kiriko did with Chase. Now he seems to have a bit of respect for Heart and sees him as more a rival than an enemy.

Gou seems to be becoming more and more of a loose cannon recluse now, still sticking to his goal as the destroyer of all Roidmudes to clean up Banno's mess. Speaking of Banno, he's one powerful-ass tablet...no wonder Brain could manipulate so much with him, but being strong enough to block an attack from golden evolution Heart is pretty impressive.

Medic's humane side, for lack of a better word, is shown this episode, where she shows she only wanted to aid Heart, though she did it in a really callous way. Heart gave her the cold shoulder at first, but he's willing ot forgive after hearing her out.

And now...human Krim?! I feel like I'll have to wait until Surprise future to figure out what his deal is...and speaking of which, the dystopian future scenes in Surprise Future look pretty badass, I can't wait till it gets subbed.

Drive 39

Sometimes it's weird to me how Drive has so many car themes and puns yet the actual plot has very little to do with cars, lol. Anyway another really good episode with Banno's true nature seemingly revealed so far. I like how Krim was becoming aware that Gou was receiving his help.

Gou might be my least favorite character of the main cast...but Istill think he's a good character. Way better than the obnoxious clown he started as, at least. He's still obnoxious, but...he has understandable motives even if he's in the wrong most of the time.

Chase getting a driver's license was pretty funny. Really random that he suddenly wants one though, lol. Less funny, was the constant zooming in of the face and repeating words over and over again that happened with Rinna's joke for the episode. I hope they get rid of those kinda gags in Ghost, they did a bit in Gaim though it was sparse but those jokes are EVERYWHERE in Drive and it's the weirdest thing every time.

Anyway, the plot looks like it's gonna get heated with Kiriko finding out Banno's her father, Banno's betrayal, and 004 stealing Drive's belt. Not to mention Tornado might be receiving his golden form and whatever the hell 006 is up to.