by Mac » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:09 pm
I've re-watched this show recently, and honestly, I'm just not feeling it like I used too. Himeya's last story arc still works pretty well, but the show feels way more melodramatic than it used too. Compared to say, something like Kamen Rider Hibiki, the show fails to gradually build its characters, and somewhat lacks the emotional heart of HIBIKI.
The ending is just so bad too. I realize the show was unfairly cut by ten or so episodes, but the the final episode is way too rushed. Don't get me wrong the last episode is fun, and kind of works thematically, but it makes no real sense. Zagi's reveal is somewhat abrupt and comes out of nowhere, the return of old, DEAD characters is never explained, and the whole episode just feels too small scale for the size of the situation. Hibiki, on the other hand, ends the show so gracefully. Perhaps my favorite ending to a tokusatsu show, since Ultraseven!