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Not sure where to start with this and which observations to hold off on for later. I've got a lot to say about the show OOOverall and I want to parcel it out.

I remember watching the first episode twice when it came out: once raw and again with subs. This was back in the day when subs didn't come out within 24 hours of the show airing (especially if you waited on TV-Nihon) and I was really excited to see W's successor. I was still really new to Rider and this was the first time that I got to live through a show transition instead of seeing them in hindsight. I liked the episode a lot at the time and I think it still holds up pretty well today, although the fight scenes maybe do feel a little more on the pedestrian side.

I think I'll go with my thoughts on the monster designs for OOO for now: I'm not a huge fan. I think the main Gree(e)ds themselves are good, but the Yummies tend to leave me cold more often than not. Can't really put my finger on what it is about them, but the whole aesthetic of the Yummy designs just didn't click with me.