[Tremere]

Contrary to what many people are saying here. This corporate vs arc is as long as it needed to be.

Each 5 episodes sets up 2 things. 1) Humans are farked up, 2) Humagear are as heroic and inspiring as Humans.

Sure, Smug Gai smirking his way through victories is annoying, but he's supposed to be the smug CEO. Plus his consistency in psychopathy (which is a dominant trait in many many top level executives) really puts him in a position as the iconic darkness vs Aruto's iconic light.

Then we have Jin and Horobi, one who is really a tool of Arc and another being the first of his kind to be truly independent from either systems. They mirror the two humans Yua and Fuwa, one is a tool of Zaia while another is the first of his kind and aims to be truly independent from everything except his own goals and dreams and will.

Very nice juxtaposition.

Really enjoying this. And now we are kicking into the third act, things are starting to get serious.

I do wonder how would normal Hopper ever hope to win against Thouser though. But I'm more curious why Izu had to be reactivated and how did the zero one driver get back to Aruto.

I actually really was hoping that Aruto starts using other belts, that would have made an amazing twist in the KR shows where the main rider kept his belt throughout the show.