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What are you watching? (Kamen Rider Edition)
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Fish Sandwich
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Faiz HBV:
Man, this thing is straight up terrible.
Way
too much singing.
...
Nah, I'm just messing with you, Faiz's Hyper Battle Video is a legend. It's also something I didn't remember a
thing
about. That is, I recall the concept, but when it comes to what actually happens, it was all totally blank. It probably will be again soon enough, but at least this time I'll know why.
The entire video is paced out like a dream. It flows from beat to beat in a way that's just
barely
structured enough to actually make it
more
confusing than if it were completely random. It resembles a proper story, but it isn't one. We start out with Smart Brain trying to turn Japan into a musical with their fancy new boombox, a lot of distractions happen, and then Faiz defeats some Orphenochs with his fancy new boombox and everybody congratulates him for saving the day.
So, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that at the end it turns out to actually
be
a dream. Takumi's dream, no less. I know it's probably unhealthy how much denial Takkun has going on, but honestly, it's hard to blame him for saying he doesn't have those after seeing this. Shinji just dreams about being friends with people and fighting evil, but this? Look, I'm no psychologist, alright? I'm not even gonna try and analyze what's going on here.
But it's definitely a good time. Is it the best Faiz thing ever? Not when Paradise Lost exists, it's not, but it's definitely up there.
W HBV:
Double's Hyper Battle DVD, on the other hand, is basically just a compressed, slightly sillier than usual episode of the show. They didn't even do the gimmicky choose-your-own-adventure shtick that was standard at the time. Considering how good any random episode of Double is, I'm more than okay with this. There's not much to say about it, but it's consistently quite funny, and the only place where you'll get to see Shoutarou's discerning tastes when it comes to boiled eggs.
Oh, and I also watched the Gaia Memory Library Special, of course, but there's even less to say about that. It's not so much the other half of a two-in-one HBV, as it is exactly what it claims to be. A quick rundown of Double's various Memories and their abilities, that is both very concise and mixes in fun banter between Shoutarou and Philip.
W Net Movies:
These were hilarious as usual. The skits with Shroud and Akiko are something of a weak link, but all the rest are total winners. Jinno and Makura as mad scientists giving you the inside scoop on Gaia Memories! Kirihiko's futile struggle to avoid realizing that nobody cares about him, be it his wife who moved on immediately, or even his own mascot character! The main cast showing off their art skills! Isaka perving on Dopants... written directly by Riku Sanjou! In case you needed any more proof how much that man loves his job. Sanjou, that is. Although I guess it applies just as much to Isaka...
Well, you can all ponder the implications of that yourselves, because I'm calling this the end of the road. I've actually still got quite a few random bits of Double I'm planning on getting around to, but like, to be perfectly frank, there's no way I'm making a hard commitment to listening to like 8 hours of Wakana's Healing Princess and then explaining my thoughts on it. Odds and ends like that, I'd rather take completely casually. Either way, I'm out of things from Faiz and Double that pair nicely, so the gimmick this time is over.
So what did I learn from all this? Well, mostly what a nightmare old fansubs are. Everything else, I pretty much knew already. Faiz is great. Double is also great. I guess I don't actually have any kind of real conclusion to go out on this time. I did say upfront I wasn't going to try and be comprehensive. Well, maybe there is
one
other thing I learned, in that case.
I'm a little jealous of Shoutarou's writing talent.
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