[DreamSword]

Episode 40: The Most Evil Plan in History!?

Remember episode 14, the one with the fake Ryukendo?

What if like, we did that again, only very slightly differently, to the point that we don't actually account for how the lead characters have grown since then?

This really does feel like a recycled script. There's Fudo getting mad at being called old, which hasn't been a thing for like 20 episodes now, there's Kenji's' abrasiveness which has been really toned down in recent times, and Koichi doesn't even show up in this one.

As a result, the whole episode feels incredibly out of place, transpiring during this part of the show. Sure, there's a few decent gags to be had, but outside of that, I just really couldn't get into this one. And it wasn't at all helped by the ending, which implies that the entire thing was an act on a part of Kenji and Fudo, despite that making no sense and feeling like an asspull.

There's also the premiere of the fourth and final ending song, which comes in to probably the most unfitting scene that they could've put it with? It's a more mellow and somber song coming in during an unfunny gag scene with the villains.

Both Kamen Rider Blade and Metallic Rouge did this whole thing way better, is all I'm saying.