Episode 2 was interesting, not so bad. I wasn't scratching my head so much thinking "what the hell is going on?" as far as the comedic moments. Shishimaru continues to be silly, running away from the sudden onslaught of Lion imagery after the shock of his first transformation (which I found amusing). I loved the fight scene, the action was decent. I like that Shishimaru didn't know automatically what to do once he was transformed. Although he seemed to have some natural ability even though he seemed confused at the end of the fight.
The prologue was especially great because they flashback to the original series. I hope they continue to do this (even if it is only a second or so). Especially when this Kashin Koji finally explains the whole Lion Maru business to Shishimaru.
Tiger Jo shows up at the end, so we won't see any confrontation until next episode. I like his henshin sequence though.
About the bad guys. So this guy Gousan is the one controling the "Kabukimono" (is that what they're called?) with some sort of a contact lens (Skull Eye)...Okay, and Jounosuke is working for Gousan and Junior (or Junia?), but is Junior connected to Gousan? Either way I hope we get to see some actual monsters soon and not just crazy people under some sort of mind control.
