[Kurona]

Mostly a good series, really? I had a few fears since I found Komura's previous two outings slightly middling for me, though not too many as I'd felt Sentai had been on a strong streak recently -- so strong in fact that I was keeping my expectations a little low, because Kiramager set such a high standard I wouldn't be upset if the one after it didn't match that. So I was happy for it to just be fun Sentai shenanigans with maybe some wild anniversary stuff going on.

And that description still pretty much fits, but man; I didn't expect it to go as hard as it did! All my expectations were blown away, and just about everything I wanted to happen outside of some wild legacy crossover has happened. We got characterisation beyond what I expected; a sheer evolution and ramping up of Sentai's weekly nonsense and comedy; a new direction for the formula that makes it feel noticeably difference; awesome character drama thanks to Stacey... it's just been a great time, hitting every possible area I could want it too. I was expecting this to be the Sentai that couldn't live up to Kiramager's shadow, but now I feel the opposite because it's been that good!