The New Guyver - initial thoughts

As background today I finished watching the new series of The Guyver.  I'm not certain whether it's better than the original which I've still got on video but can't watch (due to VCR problems).  There's all the same elements but it's decidedly different.  The characters are more complex which is a good thing but I do miss the sheer fun of the old one.  One thing, at least there's no whining characters although I do wish that Mizuki would grow a bit of backbone (or even, that there was any strong female character), still, that's not why I watch this stuff I suppose.