[Kiwami]

Damn, when they said "war" they weren't kidding. That stuff felt way too real for a short while. Same goes to the personal conflicts in this episode, Misora's scene especially.

I like where this show is going and I like that we're getting some new baddies. Although I don't know how much of a threat the Hard Smashes are going to be now that they've been taken down already. Maybe they get some power-up and they just slightly repaint the suits.

I mean the Castle-guy did call themselves the "ultimate evolutions" so they have to turn gold at some point

Speaking of gold, Grease enters the scene. Well, technically he does so next week but still. I never watched Kiva so I can't really complain about the actor too much (what I've seen of this guy so far is pretty good though) but as a character, he seems interesting. He gives off that vibe that he might not really be into war but rather just looks for a personal challenge in a fight. I feel like when things really go south he might side with the Touto Riders. And things can't go too far south anymore because they already are in Touto! Hah! ... Because Touto is the south-eastern part of Japan? Right? ... Okay.

Anyways, the Sclash Jellies have arrived. As a system it's fine, I like the sounds and the concept (the transformation sequence is cool), it reminds me of the Genesis Driver in a way which I also like a lot. But Cross-Z Charge is just... I don't know. I like the jelly gimmick and the clear plastic looks cool but I still like regular Cross-Z better. Grease, on the other hand, looks awesome, can't wait to see this guy in action.

Still, the fight scenes in this episode were pretty good, you just gotta love Ryuga's fist getting stuck in the tree and Sentou kicking his butt for just using the Sclash Driver without listening to his warnings