by Inui Takumi » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:51 pm
Kamen Rider Gaim has been one of the most fulfilling Kamen Rider stories I've experienced in a long time. From beginning to end, there was always something going on character-wise that kept you invested. With many shows, you'll get to a lull point of the series, usually in the middle of its run, where it feels like the story is just going through the motions until it gets to the end game. With Gaim, aside from a couple of horribly unnecessary crossover episodes, there was always a meaningful development in the story that effected characters in a certain way.
In my opinion, it's one of the best written series in a VERY long time, since there was a natural progression throughout that the story rarely wavered from. It's rather telling when you watch the first arc of the story and realize how different of a show Gaim ended up being but you can still make a thorough outline of how you got from point A to point B.
I've seen mixed opinions on the epilogue episode of the series but I really rather enjoyed it. It didn't reverse anything that happened in the show, which I was very afraid of. And it became a sort of redemption episode for one of the characters. Life continues to go on but the effects of current events are still with the characters. I think that was the best way to go about it and was a great end cap to the show.
I will definitely rewatch the show soon especially after seeing the finale.