[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

The show itself isn't terrible but there are just so many aspects to it that bug me. Like Jan being so annoying, stated issues with the mecha, and costumes. I found the characters themselves to be far too annoying to attach myself too. Rio and Mele are cool to a certain extent but they really don't blow me away like they seem to do for most people.

GekiViolet is amazing. Love that suit design.

Anyway, I'll agree that Jan is kind of annoying, but I adore Retsu and Ran. Gou is a great character, and Ken is...Alright. He always seemed tacked on, imo.

As for Rio and Mele, I enjoyed them so much because, based on my experience with Sentai, KR, and PR, I'm really rather used to having a one note antagonist who just sits around throwing monsters and getting angry when they die. No character growth. No character depth. Just "He's evil because don't question it. He's the bad guy." So seeing Rio and Mele, the (First) antagonists of the series go through their own character arcs, growing and evolving, having a shifting motivation was a thing of beauty to me.

Basically, Rio and Mele didn't feel like villains who appeared at the beginning and end of an episode in their death fortress talking about evil schemes. They felt like actual characters.