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I'm really enjoying how Decker is working as a sequel to Trigger so far. With Kanata, Ichika, and Ryumon working as trainees, plus the team leaders also feeling roped into their position, it really sells the idea that this isn't the planned continuation of the GUTS team. I'm enjoying this a lot, the whole concept of the team being a bunch of rookies and reservists who got called up to the big leagues because the situation demanded it. I actually kind of wish that the show had kept one of Trigger's supporting characters - either Exercise Bro or FALCON-CHAAAAAN!!! - on board to serve as a veteran advisor who got pulled out of retirement to help get the new team up to speed. It might be a bit hard to sell them as an older version of themselves after just a year, but apparently we're supposed to believe that Kanata and Ichika were 15 in the first episode, so I don't think the show cares that much about believable aging.

Decent fight scene this time, but I'm missing the more dynamic camera angles and miniatures integration that we got on some of the previous shows. Hopefully more of that is coming.