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Watched the first two episodes of Kamen Rider Amazons!

-Honestly, after hearing so many people go "it's the gritty one!/this ain't your little bro's Kamen Rider!", hm, I was expecting a bit more.....? violent? But all the gore and violence has been done tastefully.(So far, I do expect it to esclate, so we'll see) Really makes me hope that the "edgier" tone isn't just done simply for the sake of violence and they're using it to tackle more mature things not usually seen in modern day Rider.

-I know they're probably just going to be fodder for this show's body count, but like, I love the extremination team???? There's nothing better than regular ol humans aiding the heroes/fighting off a monster, yknow! Gave me Team G3 vibes, esp when they all wake up drunk and have to go fight a monster hungover. I grew attached to them so fast that Ootaki being an Amazon geniunely made me upset! (The van scene in Ep 2, fucking devasating..)

-The fights, are like, really good? Real beastly, real gripping. L-O-V-E all the fun wire work in this one, people are *flying* all over the damn place, it's great!

-Surprised out of all of the Amazons, I came out interested in our protag, the least? Mamoru's a certifed Good Boy, Jin seems like a fun guy, Haruka is....not much, as of now. Of course, it's apporipate, to be Scared and Confused, in this situation. I'm a bit sad we barely got to know about him pre-awakening, other than the little aquarium tidbit. Hoping he'll peak my interest somehow!

-I haven't watched the original Amazon, but I do have a comment in comparsion! I've always found Amazon's suit, to be quite cute, y'know? Very much shaped like a friend! Alpha and Omega are interesting re-imagings of the suit, I imagine they try to evoke the more beastly feel you're supposed to get from the original suit. I like Alpha's suit more, Omega's suit feels too...rounded? like they "modernized" it a bit too much.

All in all, it's a solid opener, feel like I'm ready to really sink my teeth into this show, so to speak.