As cool as Samurai Calibur or Max were in SSSS.Gridman, to call them relatable—or even realistic—would be quite the challenge. Thankfully, SSSS.Dynazenon has changed up the new crew with a group of quirky—but semi-realistic—teens who aren’t too bad so far. We like Yomogi Asanaka as one of the newer characters who balances his school/work-life all while trying to be a team player and using his robot—Dynasoldier—to stop the kaiju threat. Gauma—proclaimed Kaiju User—is the least relatable warrior of the team but his absurd energy and strange mannerism remind us this is a mecha anime that is trying to really capture the world of Gridman and SSSS.Gridman. Let’s hope the new villains—who are fully introduced in episode 3—prove to be worthwhile to the likes of Alexis Kerib and Akane Shinjo.

SSSS.Gridman really focused on Gridman—and Gridman Knight introduced later in the series—but no other mecha. The kaiju had the biggest amount of varying designs leaving some fans a bit disappointed. SSSS.Dynazenon corrects this issue by having the main robot—Dynazenon—brake apart into several smaller machines not unlike Gridman but with more useful designs than say a giant sword or giant pair of mecha arms. Plus, watching DynaSoldier form up with new combinations—so far Dyna Soldier Wing and Dragon Dynazenon—reminds us of Super Sentai or the American equivalent Power Rangers and how they used their robots to form cool new machines! SSSS.Dynazenon is shaping up to really push the mecha genre we love and that is never a bad thing!

Episode 3 really acts as a big setup episode for the world of SSSS.Dynazenon by revealing some pretty big mysteries that aren’t all answered. Why are these Kaiju Eugenicists around? what is Dynazenon? and, will Koyomi Yamanaka—aka Senpai—ever get a job? So many quests are being thrown at us but we’re patient bees here at Honey’s Anime. Studio Trigger—the animation team behind SSSS.Dynazenon—rarely disappoints with their series and we no doubt our burning answers will be delivered as the series progresses onward!

Unfortunately, if you wanted SSSS.Dynazenon to bring back the old concepts of SSSS.Gridman, you’ll be a bit disappointed. As of episode 3, there are very minor references—aside from the kaiju and mecha—that make SSSS.Dynazenon feel like a sequel. If you would have told us SSSS.Dynazenon was a side story that would feel like a more accurate portrayal of what we’re seeing so far. However, we haven’t lost faith yet as we still believe Gridman and/or various other elements of SSSS.Gridman will work their way into SSSS.Dynazenon at one point or another!