[Gold Ninja Drive]

Continuing with Amazon episodes 2-3

2:
Oh good, we get more slightly redundant exposition on Gedon: Ancient Incan magic artifacts = world domination, Amazon has the thing Gedon needs. Pretty standard, though the talking faces on Gedon are still kinda weird. I half expect one of them to speak out of turn or say something stupid and get berated by the others.

So, let me get this straight... This poison, which gave Masako "new symptoms" that "modern medicine can't diagnose", is cured by Amazon with a few berries and leaves? ...Seems legit. Still like the kid/Amazon friendship going on, it's heartwarming.

*grumbles* Friggin friend being an idiot... You weren't even there, why are you blaming Amazon for draining Masako's blood and poisoning her?

You know, I get that they couldn't produce proper monster suits for all those footsoldiers, but they look less like heralds for a demon overlord and more like cultist cosplayers. Also the tassels. It's like Beast Hyper on steroids, and I like Beast Hyper (now anyways. it was still kinda weird at first).

The fighting between Amazon and the bat beastman was pretty cool now that I can actually see what's going on, but wow that beastman is a moron. You really expected to get shown mercy after running away a second time? I know you nearly got your organs ripped out, but you seriously expected Gedon to let you live? If I were you, I would've gotten the hell out of Japan as fast as I could. Or better yet, you could've actually followed your own friggin creed and gotten killed trying to kill Amazon.

...wow I can't believe I just said that. Anyway, not really related to the episodes, but i love how, during the commercial buffers, the subbing group threatens you with one of the characters if you attempt to sell their videos.
...Actually that's still weird to say.

3:
Huh... so Gedon magically pukes up the beastmen? Weird. I honestly thought they were enhanced humans or something. I mean he has followers, I figured he could lead them to follow him in hopes of receiving power. I guess they're just there to protect themselves when Gedon takes over. Or they're actually committed to following a blood-consuming demon.

Oh no, the beastman's power is spraying soap! No one can escape the soap! They're doomed!!!

*giggles* Did they just simulate Amazon and a victim flowing down a waterfall by throwing two entwined ragdolls into the river? I get that's what they were limited to at the time, but that's hilarious. Also, do they only have those two footsoldier outfits? I'm pretty sure Gedon has more than two supporters, but so far it seems like the same two women help the beastman in outside scenes.

Oh good, at least one of Gedon's faces isn't stupid. It didn't immediately assume Amazon was dead just from going over a waterfall. It actually thought that Amazon disappearing meant that he was still alive. I guess having Ten faces has its advantages.

Wait!!!! Wait wait wait wait. THAT Tachibana? As in the guy who helped Ichigou!? Seriously? *quick google search* Wow, I didn't know he kept showing up that much. And they say that Kamen Riders nowadays are obsessed with crossovers. I really wasn't expecting some random motorcyclist victim to be the scientist that started it all. And he looks so young, I expected him to be older.

I really like how they're writing Amazon, and his actor is doing a pretty good job at it as well. Him being upset at not being understood and attacked by regular people, his kind interactions with his friends, his fear/hatred of motorcycles being well created and established, and the fact that in a crisis he realizes the folly of his fear and... immediately grasps how to activate and ride it... He didn't go very far, but still...

Anyway, I'm loving this show so far, contrary to my initial fears. Now that it's starting to get into its own rhythm, the action is cool, the characters and even villains are likable and somewhat intelligent, and I want to see Amazon continue to learn and hopefully make more friends. I hope they keep this u... did that beastman just cover itself in its own soap vomit and die? What?