[Fish Sandwich]

Popping in here to say that while I didn't end up contributing any thoughts of my own the whole time, I was reading along from the start, and really enjoyed seeing you make your way through a show that really pleasantly surprised me back when I first watched it... over half a decade ago now(!), apparently.

I had this to say about it at the time, which I think gets at the appeal pretty well:

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

The thing is, if that fabled perfect series ever came along, meticulously crafted in fine detail, with a thought-provoking story, adrenaline-fueled action, and top-notch production values, I'd still love it less than Ryukendo.

It's really exactly the kind of series that makes me believe that trying to judge things solely as either being good or being bad generally distracts from the more important larger picture. "More than the sum of its parts" would probably be the simple way to describe Ryukendo's charm.

I've always been vaguely wanting to go back through it all again at some point, because even though some of the wacky gags and surprising emotional moments have definitely stuck with me over the years, there's also a lot about this show I don't remember too well. That proper rewatch will still have to wait, but for now, it was nice having this excuse to think back on this series more than I already do to begin with.

(Also, I'll take this opportunity to confess that, when I first saw the title of this thread, I 100% thought it was some show so obscure I'd never even heard of it.)