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Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai

I like it when the Rider already has his powers by the start of the first episode. It adds this air of mystery for me, having to guess what lead to him getting his powers and eventually finding out what actually happened is great. It definitely feels like we have to work a little harder to know our main character and understand what drives him.

Right, it's definitely a more unique flavor than just having the first episode be "the origin story" and I think it also lets you tell a story right out of the gate that'll get people hooked, rather than just going through the motions, as it were.

I don't think Blade really needed to do things the way it did, and I straight-up think it was a mistake for Kiva (even though that first transformation IS really cool) but it was perfect for Hibiki and Wizard.

I already explained Wizard but with Hibiki it really puts the viewer in Asumu's shoes. Both him and the viewer are having the same questions. This mysterious dude shows up and transforms into a demon-looking thing to fight a monster. Who is he? How can he do that? Why does he do that? It really wouldn't make sense for it to be written any other way.