[Kiwami]

Taiga Episode 5... damn. Is it possible to be so blown away by a single episode that I cannot even put into words how much I enjoyed it? Because it just happened to me. Taiga is going places, like "Favorite Toku of all time"-places. I cannot fathom how good this show is. It's almost insane to think that with shows like Orb and Geed under their belt Tsuburaya continues to rise up in quality. They aren’t even close to being finished yet, they barely started, and I love it.

Also, the voice drama episode... holy shit, Titus is related to Belial? Like, his suit colors made me think that at first because it's obvious who they belong to, but they're actually confirming it? Wow. I assume he's a cloning experiment on the road to creating the perfect specimen, Geed?

It drives me nuts that a voice drama of all things can be this interesting. Tsuburaya, you absolute madmen, I love you.

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Originally Posted by Salaryman Zero

It would've been a strong message for young female viewers (as well as being a solid end to Asahi's character arc) if we got to see Ultrawoman Grigio show off her powers a little with some fighting chops, before she went straight to fusing into Groob. Maybe the writers thought Grigio being all cutesy was in-line with Asahi's character?

Oh it definitely fits her character well, the throwing energy pellets to restore vigor especially, I just wish they made her a bit more… capable. Kinda like Kamen Rider Poppy who was cutesy and girly but also kicked some major butt during her first appearance.

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Originally Posted by Salaryman Zero

And yeah, Groob's CG was really hit or miss. Although I did think that final sequence where he does the handshake with Geed was pretty impressive CG work. I had to blink to make sure it wasn't a suit.

That was one of the shots I didn’t like because it was too obvious to me that the Geed-suit was reaching into nothingness, but the scenes where he fought against the CG Tregear with the Minato family fleeing in their car in front of them was very well done.

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Originally Posted by Salaryman Zero

Tregear was definitely left-field, but he was so charming I gave him a pass. Even a pointless Tregear is far more entertaining than the other NG movie villains like Gilbaris or Murunau, in my opinion.

He was entertaining as hell; I just wished they fleshed him out a bit more. Not mentioning the Reugosite-thing bothered me so much. In fact, I think they could've cut a bit more of the gamer-kid stuff to focus on Tregear. On the other hand, the scenes with him and Katsumi were so good. By the way, Tekken 7 appeared in three different Toku shows now, that could actually be a record of sorts.