[DecadeW Climax]

I have to agree with EpsilonX. I watched Amazons this year and I really enjoy Build so I had no bias going in. The best part of Amazons is easily the pacing, as it doesn't suffer from the pitfalls many series like Drive (which I still love) falls in, a slow start, stretching out filler to fit a full episode or a 2 parter, and having to advertise toys. Yeah, the joke that every episode ended on a cliffhanger is true but I was hooked the whole way, so it worked. The theme of tamed vs. untamed was also interesting, I can't think of a rider series off the top of my head that also has that theme. It was also well-integrated into the story, with Haruka becoming more wild, Extermination Team becoming less wild (they started caring for the Amazons close to them), Jin and Nanaha being wild constants, and the company employees (save the CEO), Misuki (S1), and normal citizens being unwild constants. Balanced ended up being the best option (Haruka post-Extermination Team was the most well off). This is also the only show I've watched that makes a good justification for canabalism (I swear I'm not a cannibal), with the argument that humans should not be exempt from the food chain when other animals are just as compassionate, or even moreso (seen with the constrast with the murderer and the hungry, yet anti-fighting Amazon), which poses an interesting question to the viewers. The characters also have a great deal of memorable moments, the best example being the scene with Mamoru paying extermination team and looking at them through the yen coin or Haruka telling Misuki to not worry about his bruises. Season 1 is also better at handling its edge than Season 2, the excessive blood is only in fight scenes, there aren't any incredibly gruesome scenes of murder (the restaurant one I found was minimal and did a good job at not overdoing it), and there isn't constant attempts at religious symbolism. Also, can we appreciate the plethora of different environments in this show, they're not just in the same quarry, under the same bridge, in the same forest, or outside the same stadium. The fight in the apartment complex was super memorable and cool to watch because of that. Is this show perfect? No, it does have its fair share of extreme edge (CGI blood during fights, dark green filter), but it was enjoyable to watch and has plenty to like.