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Originally Posted by DreamSword

The Beginning

The movie shows a great bit of growth on a part of not just Reza, but the production staff too. The team behind BIMA has really started to hone their craft, as while it's not perfect, the film itself is rather well put together in terms of technicals. The CGI stages and green screening look great even when compared to more modern tokusatsu(like Geats), with scenes like Ray in Hell actually impressing me with how they were pulled off.

I think this shows how Bima was so amazingly popular and successful that Bima-X's action is comparable to Toei's works. Of course, with this being a movie, it makes even more sense that they would raise the bar for this one. Ray going to Hell and resurrecting as Bima-X is an awesome climax for sure!

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

If I had to give one notable gripe, and it's not even a major one, I'm sad to say that it's the Bima-X suit itself. Now, it and of itself, it's not a bad suit. But when compared to what came before it? It doesn't even hold a candle. And I get it, it's really tough competition, because the Bima and Azazel suits are basically perfect suits all around, but even so, this is a direct sequel, and as such the comparison must be made. And as such, it falls short. Thankfully though it's made up for by having a way better transformation sequence. Wings of fire might be considered a cliche at this point, but it's one I'll never not love.

I like the Bima-X suit a lot and think it does a good job looking more distinct to Azazel and Bima Legend. Similar to the whole red/blue thing with Helios, the reason for this distinction is probably something that will make more sense to you later.

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Episode 1: The Return of the Garuda Satrias

Episode 2: Hurry! Save Earth from the Eruption!

Surprise! We're doing two episodes a post now!

Yeah, I didn't know if BIMA-X was going to have two-parters like how BIMA did, let alone them being structured the same. Turns out it does.

Because see, when it came to the original show, the ways its two-parters were laid out often left me kinda struggling with thinking about what exactly to talk about. So I decided that if BIMA-X played out the same, I'd just do two episodes a day.

I'm actually okay with that. Since I last watched this show 10 years ago and due to it being approximately twice the length of its predecessor, I doubt my memory to recall the specifics of each episode, but I can probably talk more generally about the events of the 2-parters easily enough.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

What little bits of comedy there are aren't bad though. I got a giggle out of the crab monster doing the crab walk, and the other lighthearted moments, while not laugh out loud funny, did give me a smirk. It was also cool to see how Ray and Reza worked as a team throughout this thing. With Ray handling the monster of the week while Reza handled the Gladion mooks and later searching for the cause of the volcano.

You're watching a Komura show now, so you can totally expect more of the comedy you know and love from Wizard. It was good to see how Bima-X and Azazel work together to deal with a relatively simple MOTW plot, before Reza's quest heralds the new status quo.

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While I'm fine with more static transformation devices, there's something that satisfies me about seeing people insert little trinkets or mess with their changer to transform.

Yeah, I like the new silver-rimmed version of the Power Stones. They're gimmick items now, but still small enough to not feel obstructive. Easier to roleplay than pulling a ball of light out of your chest anyway.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

So first off, I really enjoy both OP and ED, the new OP isn't going to hit the highs of Seperti Bintang but I'm just glad we've got another good OP. I also like that are ED highlights fan-art too, that's really cool.

Seperti Bintang is iconic for sure, but yeah, I also think the new OP is pretty good and the fact that Bima-X has an ED as well is something I'm sure we can appreciate.

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On that note though, I am sad to see Reza go off on his own come the end of the second episode. I hope it doesn't mean we're going to go a large chunk of the show without him, as again I've grown to rather like this cast, and thus his presence will be missed.

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We've got some minor plot threads going, and I'm honestly sad to see that Reza is seemingly going to hardly be in the show. If only because that means less Azazel. I felt like we've had some good Double Riders energy going on with him and Ray so it's a shame he seems to be going on a collectible hunt for the foreseeable future.

I assure you guys, there's some high quality Azazel content to look forward to!