[DreamSword]

Yeah that is a fantastic moment. They could've easily just had it be a repeat of any given moment he'd already had with Mitsuko, but they honored the continuity and Jiro's' character growth and had him be the one imparting a piece of himself(literally, even!) onto others. I do like the action that the bigger budget afforded, but the best moments are the ones where the characters just kinda sit down and... talk, haha.

Speaking of the characters, I forgot to note this in my breakdowns, but it seems like Rei was meant to more be an opposite of Bijinder, atleast initially? Their designs certainly share certain... elements, and the conversation they have in the final episode definitely hints at something more. Makes me think it'd get more focus had there been another episode.

I totally do get the appeal of the Crossover Ending, it's just that the 01 ending left much more of an impact on me, ontop of feeling like it brought alot of things together. For example, Gill actually succeeded where Saburo failed; Creating a totally unbound Kikaider. It just didn't quite go the way Gill had planned it.

I've also been brainstorming what to cover next! Main thing I'm wondering right now though is, do I continue with Ishinomori stuff(he has a few anime adaptations of his works, actually), or shift gears for a bit?

If anyone has a preference, or a suggestion of their own, by all means, go for it. But like I said before, it'll be a little bit. On break for other shows.

Back to Fourze for me. Tomoko is the best and yain't changing my mind.