[Kiwami]

Super-1, Episode 17:

Another great example of why I love this show: Episodes like these really are like short martial arts movies with the bonus of a few Rider-fights in between. Generally cool stuff. This time we also get traditional Japanese swordsmanship in the mix which is great.

I really dig the martial arts-theme of this show, it really meshes well with the Rider-formula. At the same time, I'm quite sad that the astronaut-theme has been completely dropped after the debut episode. Super-1 is built for space exploration, but so far nothing really revolved around that. I'm afraid it will never be a thing again, although if they do shoot him up into space to destroy Dogma's moonbase in the finale or something then I will cherish this show forever.

I'm also quite surprised how fleshed out the monsters in this show are, so far we have quite a few baddies who flat-out betray or simply fail Dogma so badly that their life is on the line.

Also, honorable mention to Kazuya remembering that his Radar Hands are a thing for two episodes in a row now. He kinda forgot he had him for quite a while.