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Finally back after not commenting for the last 10 or so episodes for some reason.
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To the biggest problem with this arc is that I like several elements of it, but the whole thing doesn't click with me.

- The twist is alright, but should've been placed earlier in the show like back when Ryuga was revealed to be a genetic piece of Evolt and Katsuragi Shinobu is first hinted at having something to do with the main plot.

- The idea of Evolt collecting the Lost Bottles to achieve a power beyond his current final form is really interesting, but has little weight so far because the heroes don't know what he's planning and thus aren't showing as much concern as they should.

- Shinobu's preference for the agility as NinninComic in contrast to his son's choice of GorillaMond, and other small details that his driver not including the "Best Match!" identifier sound are all really nice, but they don't outweigh the issue of his character itself being introduced so suddenly in the last stretch of the series.

- Sento being devoted to find his dad only to go into shock when Shinobu is working with Evolt, is a neat call back to when they suggested Katsuragi Takumi created Faust because he was so focused in on creating the Rider System he lost sight of everything else, and it's consistent with him recently regaining all Takumi's memories and consciousness.