[Layton13]

That was fun experiencing one of my top ten favorite seasons again. God do I love this. I was less active than I thought, but could be because I just would have said, liked that too. I'm just gonna ramble about some things.

First a few things about story details that are interesting, especially connected to the Cross of Fire that were revealed after the series had warped airing in an art book. monster faction name is one of those. They are called the Lords, with their generals are called the El. And of course the names of both the spooky kid and Agito Jesus, the Overlord of Darkness and the Overlord of Light respectively. However, that Overlord of Light name is somewhat misleading since he is an El. So, he I originally subservient to the Overlord of Darkness, betraying him at one point to strengthen humanity, by extension, Agito's powers are connected to the enemy he fought. All of this should have been in the show really, it's actually really nice lore and frames the conflict a bit more. And they are apparently somehow connected to the Linto tribe from Kuuga in a way.

Something else I wanted to ramble on was the theme of Agito. It's interest that you found home to be it, and I can totally see that, for me it kinda struck something else. Humanity is shit, we bicker, we compete, we argue, but when it comes push to shove, humanity will prevail, because we are good. The most defining moment for this was in my opinion when Hojo stormed into the G3 truck and played eyes for Hikawa. He might have a large hate-boner for the guy and be an egotistical prick, but he is still human, and not a monster. He ain't gonna let him die like this. And I think that's a really strong message, that while the world might be cynical and dark, that there is an inherent goodness in humanity and that we will always rise up to the challenge. Works also with the theme of evolution in my opinion.

Anyway, kinda curious how you will like Ryuki and expect me to be far more vocal than anything before. I have a lot to say about Ryuki, and I doubt much of it will be positive. Will be interest to see how you will like my least favorite Rider season.