Shyni
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Since I finished Makai Senki and had a lot of fun with the Dragon movie, I started watching the two non-Kouga seasons side-by-side. I'm at episode 4 of both so far.
The One Who Shines in the Darkness is really weird coming after Kouga's seasons and movies. The whole subplot with SG1 feels pretty unlike anything I've seen in the previous Garo stuff. I can't recall if the first two seasons even acknowledged the existence of non-Makai authority figures. And the setup with three knights and two priests as something resembling a formal team is pretty different from "Kouga, and sometimes other people help out when things get serious". I recall getting the impression that this season was disappointing for a lot of people. Maybe not feeling like the previous seasons was a factor.
Flower of Makai so far recalls the earlier stuff more. Specifically the first season, with the focus on each MOTW's shenanigans and some imagery like Raiga practicing with the big axes. And it's mainly Raiga rather than any sort of team. Plus Gonza is still around, somehow.
I'd say one thing they have in common is that both leads are more obviously expressive than Kouga, though. But with Ryuga I'm finding it hard to believe someone like him got such a prestigious rank, considering that he makes himself look like a creepy serial killer immediately upon introduction, while Raiga manages to avoid causing so much suspicion.
The One Who Shines in the Darkness is really weird coming after Kouga's seasons and movies. The whole subplot with SG1 feels pretty unlike anything I've seen in the previous Garo stuff. I can't recall if the first two seasons even acknowledged the existence of non-Makai authority figures. And the setup with three knights and two priests as something resembling a formal team is pretty different from "Kouga, and sometimes other people help out when things get serious". I recall getting the impression that this season was disappointing for a lot of people. Maybe not feeling like the previous seasons was a factor.
Flower of Makai so far recalls the earlier stuff more. Specifically the first season, with the focus on each MOTW's shenanigans and some imagery like Raiga practicing with the big axes. And it's mainly Raiga rather than any sort of team. Plus Gonza is still around, somehow.
I'd say one thing they have in common is that both leads are more obviously expressive than Kouga, though. But with Ryuga I'm finding it hard to believe someone like him got such a prestigious rank, considering that he makes himself look like a creepy serial killer immediately upon introduction, while Raiga manages to avoid causing so much suspicion.