[Tokumonkey]

Wow! A lot more "no" answers than I was expecting. (But we're not a monolith. There are fans lukewarm on Gaim and fans who felt Wizard was great from start to finish.)

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Personally, no. I honestly don't feel Kiva is a series that's really worth finishing. However, that's just from my own disinterest in how poorly the series handled it's plotlines and characters.

That latter sentence is a good summary of my problem: I don't like how it's handled its plotlines or characters. Yuri and Megumi initially freeze up, unable to transform into Ixa for no! Apparent! Reason! The sexist implication isn't lost on me. Yuri goes from disdaining Pepe LePew to falling in love with him, and it feels in no way organic or earned. For the first half of the series, there's a complete disconnect between Wataru's behavior in and out of the Kiva suit. People keep working for the Wonderful Aozora Organization despite their total inability, prior to 2008, to kill any Fangires. Mio never tries to use her Fangire-killing power to, for example, kill any of the Fangires that essentially hold her hostage. Nago keeps failing to show new dimensions as a character. Frankenmonter and Lagoon Boy are barely sketches of characters, and they didn't have to be.

Pretty much the elements I like about the series are the opening sequence, the base Kiva suit, a few of the actors, and some of the core ideas. Tatsulot is just a world of no, and showcases all my fears about Kamen Rider Ghost's puppet thing.

I tabled the notion for now and watched OOO 37.