[Black Fang]

That BGM sounded more Indian than Egyptian.

This episode was ok, but rushed on a level that would make Sentai premieres blush. I'm glad the belts are simple and aren't as yappy as in previous years (I'm getting really sick of the unintelligible noise from the Ex-Aid belts now that I'm getting through that show). The opening theme isn't as good as Be The One, but it's still better than the last decade of themes.

I've ID'd the problem with most of Phase 2 Heisei: they have plenty of great ideas, but do a bad job executing them. Sougo's scenes about him wanting to be a king come off really cartoony, as though ripped straight from an anime. To be fair though, so far it's not nearly as bad as in Ex-Aid, where almost every character comes off as an anime stereotype.