The ending of the series left a bad taste for me.
I think mostly because I rolled with a lot of stuff that I otherwise would not have (the alt's, the goddamn FFR's, Diend, etc.) because despite these things the show started strong and could often be very entertaining. But even moreso, I honestly felt at the end of the road so to speak, there would be a satisfying conclusion to things at even if not a ending that made it all mean something. ..and I was totally satisfied with the idea that the series would lead directly into the Dai-Shocker movie and that would be the conclusion.
Now it's just a mess. Or rather, more of a mess.
As for TV Asahi's stance, yeah wtf?