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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

I got up to 50 on...Friday? But then I was too busy to get back to V3 for a few days which kinda messed my rhythm but eh.

Yeah, finished V3 just a bit ago. Overall I think it's a very strong series, definitely one of my top three Showa Riders. I can't quite settle on what spot--probably below RX, but it's been a while since I saw Stronger so I can't compare it too well. My love for General Shadow remains unparalleled, and unlike the other two series I wouldn't say V3 had particularly memorable villains . However, unlike Stronger, which I think only really picks up after Shadow is introduced and only gets really good when the Delza Army picks up, V3 is pretty excellent from the very beginning. Has a few oddities and missteps here and there, and as I mentioned the 30's basically felt like filler, but yeah. Pretty much great. The Riderman story is definitely one of the best of the Showa era. I do find it kind of sad that he didn't get to defeat Yoroi or the Leader himself, but his heroic finish was great in its own right.

The finale itself I don't think is particularly memorable, unfortunately. Pretty by the numbers, and the revelation for the Great Leader feels like something of a non sequitur, though I suppose these reveals are always pretty weird. I guess it's no giant dragon from space.

Still, not a bad ending to a very strong series.

My problem now being that I was expecting by the time I was done with V3 that the Den-O scrub would be out. This is not the case, so once again I'm left without anything to watch. Or barely anything, I suppose. Now I can watch the First and the Next (which should be great, watching a bad reimagining of series I really liked right after it), and, as I mentioned a bit up, the other episodes of stuff where V3 shows up. About 10 worth, I guess? But if Den-O isn't out by then I guess I'll have to resort to watching Dragon Knight.

Have you seen anything from the Metal Hero series yet? If not, I'd recommend Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion. The main character's kind of bland and it drags a bit in the middle but I liked the villains and the fight scenes were pretty good, not to mention it had an awesome endgame. Probably the most unique thing about Juspion though was how much it feels like a fairy tale, right down to using storybook like pictures to communicate important information.