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Fish Sandwich
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Kamen Rider Die
Holy shit, I would be
legitimately thrilled
to hear someone tell me why they love Wizard.
Hey, have I mentioned yet that Wizard used to be my favorite Rider show before Ghost came along? Because I
really
love Wizard. I've never done some huge post about it I can link to like with Ghost, but, uh, let's see, there's this for starters:
Quote:
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Fish Sandwich
Just got done doing a full rewatch of Wizard a bit ago, finally making good on something I said I was going to do like a couple years ago at this point. I still absolutely love this show to bits no matter what anyone says. It's just so much dang fun.
I won't try and summarize my entire feelings on the series, but one thing that constantly jumped out at me going back to one of the post-W, pre-Gaim "strictly formula" type shows was how nice it was to see the heroes directly protecting people. Sure, if a guy like Build doesn't stop whatever doomsday plot the villains have in motion, everyone is screwed, but part of the fun of superheroes to me is seeing them rescue civilians from danger, and Wizard and Beast are ALL ABOUT rescuing civilians. Haruto is constantly, and I mean, f***ing
constantly
making dramatic entrances just in the nick of time to help someone being attacked by Phantoms, and my boy Kousuke (who I've realized might secretly be the coolest secondary Rider ever) is no slouch on that front either. I mean, look at how much these crazy guys came into a scene kicking a monster in the face before they even transform!
I'm not even sure that's every single time, either! It sounds sort of stupid to say, but simple stuff like this really resonates with me on a level that more grandiose plot developments often don't, and I think that might be the secret to how Wizard became my favorite Rider show (until Ghost showed up). It just kind of makes me happy, you know? Sometimes that's all I need.
I mention there being a "secret" to Wizard being a favorite of mine at the end there, but really, I think it's just a show where a ton of little things add up to make me like it. I feel like the nuts and bolts of that show are just rock solid and do a lot to make up for the lack of an overarching plot, which isn't even a huge problem for me to begin with because honestly I tend to go for more standalone stuff like that anyway. The action is always really flashy, the CG is inexplicably better than most shows since, I've always felt the concept of Gates led to more memorable and fleshed out victim of the week characters, and for the most part, I love the main cast.
Especially Haruto. There's a nonchalance to his personality that makes him fun to watch, whether he's snarking at villains, making wisecracks with his friends, or even just munching on donuts. I also feel there's a lot going on with his character under the surface that's really interesting, but above all else Haruto is great because he's
extremely
dedicated to saving people as Wizard. It's the one thing he consistently takes seriously, and it kind of anchors the whole show in a way.
I'm probably not making much sense here, but I could go on like this for ages. Maybe later I'll try this again, but it probably won't be any more coherent.
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