[Kurona]

I really have to say, aside from everything else going on here - and there is A LOT going on here; look at Fish's post if you want my general thoughts aside from that I love Twokaiser more than anything in the world right now - one thing I'm pretty impressed by? The villains.

Like, when we first saw the Tojitendo going into this I figured they would be pretty nothing villains. Not necessarily to the discredit or lack of faith in the show; it's a big anniversary season with a lot going on, so I was ready to accept a more generic whatever cast of villains and I am that way with a lot of Sentai in general. Heck, I've loved everything after Kyuranger and it would be difficult to make a case for recent Sentai villains that isn't "Wyzul and Kreon are likable and fun" or making a lot of excuses for Garza. And the first episode almost cemented that for me - Barashita was pretty generic, and the Tojitendo was set up in such a way that their being stock villains wouldn't matter as the whole "oppressive upper class" thing is good enough.

But as things stand? Barashita has gone above and beyond anything I expected for him by having a strained father-son dynamic with Stacey (because that guy seriously makes everything better), you've got Ijirude having stuff to do with the Sentai Gears and Kaito's parents in a way that feels downright Kamen Rider, and while the bosses don't have anything that interesting it does seem like they're setting up a thing of "the leader's assistant is the one actually pulling the strings", which is STILL something more than I expected.

Just... I dunno man, this show is going all out to impress me in every area even when I would have been completely fine if it wasn't fleshed out in the slightest. This show is seriously shaping up to be my favourite Toku since Build, which is saying a lot given we just got Kiramager and Ultraman Z. Incredible, amazing, full-throttle non-stop show right here