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This is one of those shows with a killer first episode that struggles to live up to it afterwards. I don't particularly regret watching it, though.
Putting aside the writing, while the character designs are great, they're not depicted well: everyone looks kinda...off, a bit too often. And, it is very weird how boring most of the card powers are: We start with Make Anything Into Marbles Guy, a spectacular opener, and then the main character's power is...a gun. Just a gun. Not even the fun Hol Horse type.
I agree that the other characters don't get enough attention - this is a team show that is barely a team show. Why IS Vijay even in this??
But, I do think the second half of the series is distinctly better than the first: It has most of the strongest episodes, and the animation & drawing quality are generally improved. I was glad I stuck with it.
Not perfect, but if they make more, I will be there.
I'd also like to highlight Tomokazu Seki's performance as the villain Ban Klondike - particularly enjoyable.
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