The original Blue Keeper (bro had a lot of facial scars) from the start of the series was killed while fighting D way back, and the guy in this chapter was the replacement.
The sole dude of the elite four is growing on me quickly. Aside from being mellow, he's quite intelligent and reasonable, even going so far as to consider proposing a truce with Sachiku. Looking like Dracula from Castlevania is another plus.
I used to have a Blockbuster membership once upon a time. I don't especially miss it, but it was still pretty neat walking down the aisles of your favorite genre and discovering something new.
God of magic got a raw deal trying to deal with all of the other gods' mana and becoming evil because of it. Nice to see he reincarnated as a cat in the world's most chill village.