[Nokination]

I actually really enjoyed this special, maybe it's because unlike in the actual episodes of Saber, the pacing here feels just right, it's eight minutes of content only focused on Daishinji and Ryo. The only thing I've felt that I've really liked so far in Saber, is its cast, so just solely focusing on two of those characters and developing them through flashbacks and a normal conversation between the two is right up my alley.

The information given to us in this special actually felt somewhat important too, such as finding out that the previous Saber's name was Kamijo, and seeing how Slash's sword broke, this stuff isn't particularly necessary to the story, but it still makes this special feel like not just some side thing, but an actual semi-important piece of Saber content.

Also, on the characters seemingly not aging in 15 years, I guess Toei didn't want to hire new actors for a side special, or even just put their current actors under some makeup to at least make them look younger, so I guess they're fine making all new effects and getting their suit actors to film new content, but won't try making the characters themselves look even a slight bit younger? I guess Toei just assumed no one would notice.

I would honestly love if every Saber episode kept this kind of pace, but of course, I know they won't, still, besides that, this is honestly my favorite piece of Saber related content that I've seen so far mostly because of how much I like the cast, and I hope that at the very least, the other Swordsman Chronicles specials keep up to this level of quality.