Welp, this is the finale of Burst Sparking you wanted, right?
Bonus review. Beyblade Burst Sparking as a whole.
My Cho-Z Reaper Deathscyther .12.Cr concept render, click below to see!
No I don't plan on doing more yet.
I should probably go back to making fan custom Zero G beyblade concepts again
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Sort of. It is neat how this last episode actually did manage to fit in two pretty cool and action packed battles, and yet the battles felt substantial enough. The second round does end as expected, Shu/Lean wins, but it is nice to see cooperation as Spriggan, with what I assume is part of Lean's flare, was able to push Twin Strike, before Limit Break The End from Lucifer flips the twin beys up, before Spriggan slashes them and bursts them. That is pretty cool.
Third round is definitely where the animation gets more flashy and really nice, and it is pretty nice to see the action so fast and fairly fluent. The beys are trading intense blows and zooming around the stadium with a lot of glows. It is pretty neat. As expected, Shu is the first to lose, by K.O. It leaves Lean vs the Twins of course, and they clash all their glowy powers. Lean's "wall" seems to be breaking, showing his true self. They do a power collide, which causes all three to be sent up the air, Helios bursts first, followed by Lucifer with Hyperion... being... the last one... standing... More shilling for Hyuga I guess... but I guess Hikaru did last the longest last match with Valt/Rantaro. Still, I would've liked if both barely survived instead.
The ending is the usual crowd cheering for the winner, Lean leaves seeming to turn a new leaf. The twins approach Lean and become friends. Valt and Shu are happy, and Shu tosses away his coat. I kinda thought the other legends would be there honestly, it would've been nice to see them one last time despite some returning. This seems a bit like an empty send off.
The Asahi bros and Lean walk away before the Asahi brothers... jump up... and then yells out... "Genkai Toppa"... and freeze frame... well I totally saw that coming... The only thing I got wrong was that it was a back view rather than a top down view. The reason the ending bothers me is because it's yet another one that feels so empty and brief, like a "Okay this series is over, bye.". I'm not expecting a huge party scene, but it would at least be nice to see every legend blader outside, bidding a farewell to the twins, at least. Nope it's just Valt and Shu.
The last episode for Sparking is fairly decent for the battles and seeing Lean being more genuine and nice is good, and the animation is some of the best, better than Episode 48 IMO, but Phi vs Aiga in Ep 50 of Chouzetsu will always be my favourite. However, the ending scenes is a bit too lacking for me, for a series about legends, they sure just forgot about them quickly (yes I know some appear again in Dynamite Battle, but that's not the point). I just don't like how rushed it is, and I hate to say it... but as a Burst ending it feels... paint by numbers.
Third round is definitely where the animation gets more flashy and really nice, and it is pretty nice to see the action so fast and fairly fluent. The beys are trading intense blows and zooming around the stadium with a lot of glows. It is pretty neat. As expected, Shu is the first to lose, by K.O. It leaves Lean vs the Twins of course, and they clash all their glowy powers. Lean's "wall" seems to be breaking, showing his true self. They do a power collide, which causes all three to be sent up the air, Helios bursts first, followed by Lucifer with Hyperion... being... the last one... standing... More shilling for Hyuga I guess... but I guess Hikaru did last the longest last match with Valt/Rantaro. Still, I would've liked if both barely survived instead.
The ending is the usual crowd cheering for the winner, Lean leaves seeming to turn a new leaf. The twins approach Lean and become friends. Valt and Shu are happy, and Shu tosses away his coat. I kinda thought the other legends would be there honestly, it would've been nice to see them one last time despite some returning. This seems a bit like an empty send off.
The Asahi bros and Lean walk away before the Asahi brothers... jump up... and then yells out... "Genkai Toppa"... and freeze frame... well I totally saw that coming... The only thing I got wrong was that it was a back view rather than a top down view. The reason the ending bothers me is because it's yet another one that feels so empty and brief, like a "Okay this series is over, bye.". I'm not expecting a huge party scene, but it would at least be nice to see every legend blader outside, bidding a farewell to the twins, at least. Nope it's just Valt and Shu.
The last episode for Sparking is fairly decent for the battles and seeing Lean being more genuine and nice is good, and the animation is some of the best, better than Episode 48 IMO, but Phi vs Aiga in Ep 50 of Chouzetsu will always be my favourite. However, the ending scenes is a bit too lacking for me, for a series about legends, they sure just forgot about them quickly (yes I know some appear again in Dynamite Battle, but that's not the point). I just don't like how rushed it is, and I hate to say it... but as a Burst ending it feels... paint by numbers.
Bonus review. Beyblade Burst Sparking as a whole.
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As expected, Sparking is just not my cup of tea. Quite frankly I think it's the weakest Burst season to date. It feels like it was trying to cram too much into one short season, and a lot of it feels so rushed and halfhearted as a result. While it was a new concept, having twins being the main stars for a short season about returning legendary bladers was a very bad idea, because there's just not enough time, and as a result, everything feels reduced and rushed.
Hikaru was an okay lead, being an analytical blader was cool, and he had some interesting ideas which sadly never felt that well done. Despite the lacking execution overall, I think more main character NEEDS to be analytical and tactical. The average blader isn't just some hothead idiot you know?
Speaking of which, Hyuga, now I've already said a lot about him, but the point is, he is a very flat and samey main protagonist, he's the generic hothead idiot hero at it's most stereotypical. He only got better by the last few episodes, which to me, is far too late.
Lean suffers a similar issue to Hyuga, being a very flat and uninteresting character overall. He seems to want satisfying battles to feed his flare, but his flare concept feels underdeveloped at best. It's just another "glowy aura" of the season as far as I'm concerned. All Lean ever talks about is flare. And much like Hyuga, he only gets better at the tail end, where he shows a bit more to him, which again, is far too late.
The way the legends were treated was iffy. It's not because they have a worse than before win record, since they are all legends and all fight other legends. However, I felt that some got a bit shoved to the side more than I'd like, but I suppose it was nice to see that even characters like Sisco or Rantaro got their moments. Yeah, the Asahi brothers do beat the legends a bit too quickly perhaps, and I feel in Hyuga's case it especially, his "naturally talented" trait doesn't exactly make a compelling hero... I still don't like that the other legends never have a proper final scene, would it have been that difficult?
Quite frankly, with the amount of mostly pointless and boring filler, this series kept wasting the little time it had. Why was the simulation episode necessary, among the other training dedicated episodes that most do almost nothing anyway. Training episodes should at least lead to some character development or have a bit more importance. Once again, wasting... time...
Overall, Sparking is a mess, and is sadly the most disappointing series to date. Gachi did at least have some breathing room so nothing felt too crammed, where as Sparking seemed too ambitious than it was capable of.
Hikaru was an okay lead, being an analytical blader was cool, and he had some interesting ideas which sadly never felt that well done. Despite the lacking execution overall, I think more main character NEEDS to be analytical and tactical. The average blader isn't just some hothead idiot you know?
Speaking of which, Hyuga, now I've already said a lot about him, but the point is, he is a very flat and samey main protagonist, he's the generic hothead idiot hero at it's most stereotypical. He only got better by the last few episodes, which to me, is far too late.
Lean suffers a similar issue to Hyuga, being a very flat and uninteresting character overall. He seems to want satisfying battles to feed his flare, but his flare concept feels underdeveloped at best. It's just another "glowy aura" of the season as far as I'm concerned. All Lean ever talks about is flare. And much like Hyuga, he only gets better at the tail end, where he shows a bit more to him, which again, is far too late.
The way the legends were treated was iffy. It's not because they have a worse than before win record, since they are all legends and all fight other legends. However, I felt that some got a bit shoved to the side more than I'd like, but I suppose it was nice to see that even characters like Sisco or Rantaro got their moments. Yeah, the Asahi brothers do beat the legends a bit too quickly perhaps, and I feel in Hyuga's case it especially, his "naturally talented" trait doesn't exactly make a compelling hero... I still don't like that the other legends never have a proper final scene, would it have been that difficult?
Quite frankly, with the amount of mostly pointless and boring filler, this series kept wasting the little time it had. Why was the simulation episode necessary, among the other training dedicated episodes that most do almost nothing anyway. Training episodes should at least lead to some character development or have a bit more importance. Once again, wasting... time...
Overall, Sparking is a mess, and is sadly the most disappointing series to date. Gachi did at least have some breathing room so nothing felt too crammed, where as Sparking seemed too ambitious than it was capable of.
My Cho-Z Reaper Deathscyther .12.Cr concept render, click below to see!
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No I don't plan on doing more yet.
I should probably go back to making fan custom Zero G beyblade concepts again