[EpsilonX]

Okay so I just finished Kiva 29 and the problems are becoming slightly more apparent. I think the biggest thing for me is the fact that it goes in and out of plot points so quickly. Otoya gets amnesia and Maya pretends to be Yuri. This lasts for one episode and nothing has come out of it. I have a feeling that it will set the stage for Wataru's heritage though. Jiro tried to kill Otoya and Yuri, but a couple of episodes later, he's teaming up with Otoya to fight Rook. Also Ixa hasn't fought or really even mentioned Kiva at all since the episode where Otoya took over Wataru's body. Also, to a lesser extent...Nago gets Ixa confiscated before he travels back in time, but then when he returns to the present, he has it again? If his actions really did change the future, then why do Kengo and Wataru still have the weapons to fight the fangire with?

At the end of the day, no Kamen Rider series is perfect. Even highly rated ones, like Ex-Aid, have their issues. But I'm okay with that, because at the end of the day...it's a kid's show. I don't take it too seriously, and it makes everything a whole lot more enjoyable to me. At this point in the series, the good in Kiva far outweighs the bad.

Oh, also....Emperor form is not nearly as overused as I expected. Maybe it'll become more apparent later on, but I actually hope for that - just cut straight to the chase. I'm tired of seeing normal Kiva get beaten up before Emperor shows up.