[GoldenXtreme]

This was a good one. Not as good as the first, but still. Probably the weakest part was the rushed drama with Ginpen, but I get that they are trying to clearly establish both the tone of the show and the way mechanics work soon. If I were to tweak it, I might actually make it so Ginpen isn't as open to Keiwa from the start, and only explains his motivations in despair as he dies. Besides that it was all really interesting. Ace proves to be a real manipulative jerk, but also at the very end anonymously donates money to help the son of a rival. He's a really unique sort for a Rider protagonist and I love how hard it is to grasp his true motivations. The fights were super clever with how abilities were used too. The opening is a jam. There's all sorts of interesting implications that something really nefarious is going on behind the scenes of the DGP. I'm excited to see everything unfold!


I'm curious about exactly how many rounds of the DCP the show is going to cover. I assumed 2 at first, but I could see them actually covering something more like 4 considering how quickly things seem to be going.