[GrandComplete]

Episode 28 "The Advent of the Heatwave"

It slipped my mind in the last episode but there a new ending theme "Beat on Dream on" and so I'll use it as this episode track to highlight. And I love it for some reason I'm always partial to the second endings for Ultraman shows and this one no different from the melody to the triumphant chorus to the wonderful lyrics telling about the shows themes this is a fantastic and underrated ending theme.

"What you believed in wasn't a mistake
I have always searched for the same thing as you
However, we seem to be like planets on different trajectories...
...as we are torn apart

This sky, and this land brimming with life...
...is something I want to share with you

Therefore, beat on! One day, the two of us...
Beat on! ...will become one, and this planet will shine
Always dream on! The reason for our sadness...
Dream on! ...and the reason we fight...
...we'll discover it together

What you chose wasn't a mistake
Therefore, don't regret, and don't give up
Despite seeing the same dream, we always take a different path...
...always missing one another
This is all for the sake of...
...protecting the most beautiful planet in the sky, isn't it?

Therefore, beat on! Because you are here...
Beat on! ...I finally understand why I became strong
Always dream on! If I run...
Dream on! ...I'll make it past this lonely day...
...I want to see you

This sky, and this land brimming with life...
...is something I want to share with you

Therefore, beat on! One day, the two of us...
Beat on! ...will become one, and a planet will shine
Always dream on! The reason for our sadness...
Dream on! ...and our reason to fight...
...we'll discover it together"

I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. It's just nice to have a toku protagonist with normal parents that are just alive even if they aren’t prominent. This episode you really get to see where Gamu gets his personality and ideals from. But not just that, we have brief snippets of how Reiko is handling Fujimiya being gone and the strength of her character in the end where even though she still carrying her sadness she can still begin the process of healing via returning to her coworkers and begin working in earnest, and the appearance of another machine that controls nature like Tenkai. Gaia’s greatest strength as a show has always been juggling multiple plots and never feeling overwhelming or underwhelming; everything moves at the pace needed.

Enzan is an armored and beefy looking design combining the insectoid stag beetle inspiration with an amazing glowing kanji that represents its element of fire very well.