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(Also, special thanks to Switchblade, Fish Sandwich, and Zatyme for not immediately correcting me on the new great character's name being KOtaro, not KEItaro. I swear I wasn't doing a bit, I sincerely thought his name was also Keitaro.) Quote:
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*: Blade's merch sales (or ratings?) were so poor that Hibiki was conceived as Not A Kamen Rider at first; and the helmet has started changing color over the years, so it's a different form's helmet in the later movies.** **: I might be remembering both of these wrong. I'm certain about the Principal thing, though! |
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Blade's helmet has always been one of my favorites, naturally. It meshes the spade shape with the beetle horn so smoothly, and the overall shapes, despite the complicated patterns on the silver bits, are very simple and classic Rider. In particular, Blade's face has extremely pronounced tears, something used all the way back on Rider 1 to emphasize the sorrow of his character, and which has always been my single favorite element of that design. Any time they pay tribute to it is great to me, but I mean, it's probably not going to hold much appeal to someone who doesn't truck with Showa. Still, I love that helmet, and it pains me that Toei has never fixed the problem it developed in Blade's post-series appearances where the clear part on the front makes everything look gold for some reason. Quote:
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Oh, and speaking of, maybe someone with more knowledge of Japanese culture can answer this one for me: is Kotaro's relentless milk-drinking some kind of stereotype in Japan? Did people watching the show back in the day see that and go "Oh man, Japanese Andy Samberg loves his milk. Y'all-tachi know what that means. Wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say no more." Quote:
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Oh Blade, Blade Blade Blade. You've made it to my all time favorite series.
It had me gripped when I first watched it, and it brought a huge smile to my face on my rewatch. I remember many calling the first arc a slow burn, and when I first saw it, I agreed. However, my opinion has shifted, and I feel the first arc sets things up quite nicely, balancing out screen time and story rather well! I can't wait to see more of your thoughts. Just bear in mind, Blade is number 1, and if you think otherwise, you're wrong and your thoughts are invalid :) |
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I'm glad that people like it, though! I think how it folds in all of those various motifs is pretty clever and unobtrusive. Just, pinhead, you know? Pinhead. Quote:
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- Farms have cows - Cows = milk - Koutarou likes milk Doesn't seem that complicated to me, but if there is some hidden significance here, I'd love to know! Quote:
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I guess it's like you said. It's tough to say. There are lots of things that would improve the episode by being put in, but not as many that would obviously improve it by being taken out, and the last thing Blade's premiere needed was even more stuff happening. |
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Yet, weirdly, I like Den-O's costume? I don't know. Maybe I don't have any rules, and I'm just working backwards from Ugh No Thanks? Maybe our perception of time is inherently flawed, and effects no longer have causes? Maybe every question is its own answer? MAYBE, FISH? Quote:
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Welcome to possibly a good batch of rider fans' complaints, angst, and sorrow circa 2004 Die.:lolol
Yeah, I feel for you on the exposition part, the first episode does feel like at least an episode 8 or 10 out of a 50-episode-ish show |
The first episode of Blade reminds me of a video game that wants to get you into the action quickly and will explain itself later.
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