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[Iduno]

I'm watching the last few episodes of Bubblegum Crisis 2040. The story is certainly better than the first 2 iterations (although maybe the second had the best characterization?), but it drags a bit.

The meandering story and getting to know the characters at the beginning is good. The real villain showing their face halfway through is probably good (it explains what has been going on), but it also means there are a lot of episodes left involving watching the end play out. A false defeat of the enemy 23 episodes in was also a good point. One episode dedicated to wrapping up character development and getting to the end is fine (Light my Fire), especially with the setback that means *something* happened in the episode that was solved with brilliant thinking. I think the actual ending just lacks the manic energy that the lead-up had. Maybe it's me taking too long between episodes, and maybe it's the camp scenes so close to the space hook scene.

Thoughts, or other series that hit the mark or didn't? Games that do the same?