Man, I thought the former series started a lot better than this. Everything felt generic and more over-the-top than ever. No time spent building the characters, rush from one action scene to the next (the whole thing felt rushed), over-exaggerate the art style every other frame....
I have to agree that the series felt dumbed-down (whether for western audiences or not). Hopefully things will improve, but I was pretty dissapointed with the 1st ep.
edit: OK, I just got the info about this being the "digest" version - maybe the DVD will end up better...somehow.
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