[FairyKing]

I'm just blown away by how they made Saber's mooks, which in the show might as well not even exist, seem like terrifying monsters. Maybe it's just because we're seeing them from the perspective of a civilian (for now), but they have more menace here than most KR mooks do in the shows!

I really like that the previous Buster was a mild-mannered teacher, Mr. Kame is a neat contrast both to Ryo and to the Buster suit. I assume at some point he'll die or retire and Gekido will pss to Ryo, but I hope that won't happen too quickly, I want to see more of him as a swordsman! Like, Ryo's clearly the main character, but I kinda want Mr. Kame to be the series's main Rider/hero, with Ryo as more like the audience viewpoint. I'm not getting my hopes up, but that's what I'd like to see.

Ryo himself and Haruka both seem very generic, I feel like I've seen their characters and dynamic in a thousand other anime and manga already, but they're both likeable enough and I'm sure they'll get more interesting as the series goes on, unless the writers fumble it really badly.