[Daikaijuman54]

Ah, the Zaia Arc! Everyone's favorite.

Now, it was inevitable. Aruto's company facing off against a more advanced, more experienced president, with the perfect counter to Hiden's Humagears, the Zaia Spec. It's an interesting dilemma between these two concepts, one being A.I. powered robots, the other giving humanity access to anything in the world right in front of their face (heh. Also, it's basically smartphones for you face). So, the setup for this conflict is an interesting angle.

Now what about the man himself? Gai Amatsu, a man who sees Aruto and sees only disappointment, how the descendant of a person he respected and admired is just an inexperienced clown who continues to persist in clinging to his grandfather's legacy, namely the Humagears, despite after the Metsuboujinrai incident. A man, who is a perfectionist, through and through, 1000%. That's the initial impression he leaves, an unlikable rival trying to one-up our protagonist, which doesn't quite land that way for me, but he's not someone I despise with a passion, as much as they try to make him. Heck, given how much we like to quote his "1000%" thing, I think that tells you enough about our general opinion of him.

And Thouser... My gosh, is that suit good. Just the right amount of gaudy and threatening, and paired with the perfect theme, seriously, Zero-One's soundtrack has some good ones! You need authorization to transform? Well, Thouser is sponsored! Presented by ZAIA. And even the finisher takes a moment to sponsor ZAIA Enterprise. Nothing like listening to an ad when you're getting blown to bits.

But overall, this was indeed, a nice episode, where both sides have their go, and despite the drama, respect each other's work. Even if the first round goes to ZAIA, it's nice how Aruto isn't bugged by it.

Wow, I spent way too long on this one! I really am becoming a grandpa!