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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lolita

I started to marathon through Kiva yesterday, the eleventh.
I’m only nine episodes in but I’m really enjoying it so far.
I feel like I’m experiencing the series for the first time.

Since I’m watching more than the standard “one-to-two episodes” per day,
I’ll probably be finished sooner than most here.
I’m thinking of saving the film for Halloween, though.

I keep having a “moment” whenever we see Wataru in the bathtub.
Seto Kouji! >/ / /<

There's only one Kiva film, right? The one that crosses over with Den-O? Or is there a standalone Kiva movie? I don't remember. Anyway, the one with Den-O is disappointing, from a Kiva perspective, in that he's not in it nearly enough.


Brief thoughts on Episodes 5 & 6
Wataru puts on a concert for his neighbor. I appreciate that it's actually the actor playing the violin in this segment, rather than the stunt performer.

Jiro!
I like how cool and badass he is. Oh, and hey, he's a monster, cool. Honestly, the only reason I have any interest in watching Hibiki someday is for this actor.

Jiro and Otoya fight, both give as good as they get.

Nago is stupid about Kiva, letting Megumi get assaulted and Kidnapped by the Sheep Fangire.

Spider Fangire! Another favorite character, he's so waky and almost out of place, I love it. And he starts out so serious, calling back to the first episode, then pulling out the hand puppets.

Finally the reveal that Jiro is a blue wolfman creature (Figuarts when?), what a great design. Also Basshaa Form, which lets Kiva combat the speed of the Sheep Fangire with enhanced senses. Fishy Kiva is my least favorite of Kivas forms, I think I even prefer DoGaBaKi more.


Episode 7
Knowing how the show ends, it's kinda funny to see how much Megumi seems to hate Nago.

I like seeing the difference in the way Garulu Form fights differently from Kiva form.

Nago's blind obsession with Kiva distracts him long enough so the Fangire could escape.

Maybe Jiro isn't as great as he originally seemed, since it apepars he feeds on humans, just like Fangires do.