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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

Hard to tell I think Nexus does to a lot of things differently enough that you might like it especially if your already interested in checking it out. But if you dislike Hasegawa other body of work the execution might not be it for you.

Then again I am biased I personally think Hasegawa is one of the best writers & my love for Nexus is in part due to his style. But the show is lauded for how distinct it can feel. So 50/50?

Yeah, I was thinking my odds were about 50-50 myself. I don't always dislike Hassgawa but I'd say that most of the time I find him notably worse compared to other writers on shows he's worked on.At the same time, Nexus sounds absolutely wild to me and I know some people shine best when put in the head writer position. Further complicating matters, the Ultra wiki says Ai Ota was in charge of series composition for Nexus and I like her a lot! Really hard to tell if I should let myself get excited about watching Nexus or try to curb my enthusiasm a bit in order to enjoy it the most.

Can I say though... Hasegawa is 100% Toshiki Inoue Lite and I'm amazed I never found this out earlier. Really similar in terms of "dark" narratives, the regular inclusion of bitter romantic elements, the sheer amount of material and thus high level of influence they both have on the tokusatsu genre. And... they're both quite divisive. Hasegawa more restrained so I think he's a lot more accessible though.