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I said it briefly while talking about it in my media thread on twitter, but Metallic Rouge is very much a series that has a clear vision it wants to give and a solid grasp on the world created. So much so that it helps break past most shortcomings and lands fairly well.

It's a show that's dripping from style with a fun Tokusatsu aesthetic that was clear from minute one of its unveiling.

Again, a really captivating trailer that sold me on being this cool Henshin Hero show about robots. It has the atmosphere, it has some sick music, it's got some of the best 2D action I've seen in a while and even the 3D animation we get is still pretty stellar.

I pretty much got what I signed up for, and that for me puts it at an 8/10. It's a shame we're in an era where 24-ish episode anime is dead unless you're a major adaptation. Shows like this and Bravern really could have used more episodes. But when I consider the flaw I have is just wanting more episodes of already solid anime? I think that comes off as a slight compliment in a sense.

Either way, I had fun watching through this and reevaluating my feelings on it since i saw a lot of opinions about it flying around after Episode 13. Needless to say I can see the cracks a bit more clearly and yet... I came out loving it even more somehow ha ha.

Unless that crimson life truly comes to an end... I'd like to hold out hope we may get to see Rouge and the others again one day.