[DaikaijuSokogeki01]

I watched both Ginga and Ginga S not long after they aired on Crunchy so I saw them only a couple years ago, and my main issues with the former were two-fold.

First, the low budget was a serious detriment. The fight scenes were pretty poor throughout the entire show, and the show's small cast and reliance on shooting at one location for 90% of the series made it all feel rather inconsequential.

Speaking of the cast, that brings up my second point. The cast, for the most part, was terrible. It honestly has some of the worst acting I've seen in any show from the big three toku franchises. I don't think it's a coincidence that, aside from Hikaru, the only cast member brought back in a large role for S was Tomoya. I also didn't think the show was funny when it tried to be, and it really felt like a Fourze knock-off but without that show's charm.

That all being said, Ginga S wasn't a major improvement. Sure, it looked better but I never bought into Victory personally and the story is pretty forgettable.