***. Another Garo series comes to an end. ;w;
It's had it's issues, but overall it's been a solid installment in the franchise. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but a nice return to form after whatever the *** Versus Road was supposed to be.
I'm not sure how to describe it, but I feel like it simultaneously had too few and too many episodes. Like, they could've cut some stuff and not lost too much, or fleshed some stuff out to make it feel less rushed. But I'm pretty happy with what we got.
It's always a joy to see Ryuga kick ***, and seeing him in a mentor role was different. Getting a pretty big hint as to how Garo lost it's shine before he inherited it was a long time coming too. The new characters were interesting additions to the cast and I hope to see them return in the next Ryguaverse series. And I'm glad they didn't forget about Rian, though it would've been nice if she could've made an actual appearance at the end there.
And the Horrors being mostly physical suits was great too since it meant less floaty CG choreography. Clearly saved all that for the finale.
Still, it was fun. A solid 7/10 show. It's gonna suck having to wait for the next one, but I have a feeling it shouldn't be too long since next year is the franchise's 20th anniversary, and I can't imagine they'd pass up the opportunity to do something for it.
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