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11-17-2011, 07:40 PM
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Barricade64
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So, with the exception of the movie, Net Movies and Hyper Battle Video I've finished Kiva. Overall thoughts? A mixed bag, and unfortunately my least favorite rider show.
BE WARNED, MINOR SPOILERS IN MY "CONS" DESCRIPTION
Pros:
Aesthetics/Designs: I LOVE the Fangire designs and the whole stained glass motif. The Rider suits/designs are also great, my love for Rising Ixa has grown now that I know he basically casts off ala Kabuto.
Otoya: I don't really need to explain this one, Otoya's just a great character.
Dual Storylines: I felt this helped the pacing of the overall episodes a lot, since Kamen Rider is so bent on always being 2-part episodes this makes it so you don't need to overstretch the plot because you have 2 to work with.
Arms Monsters: Rikki(Bassha) and Ramon(Dogga) were criminally underused but I really liked these 3. Jirou's actor was also great, I look forward to seeing him in Hibiki.
Kivat: Just a fun little bat-thing.
Cons:
Character Regression/Assassination: This series took characters I liked (or hated then liked in Nago's case) and then destroyed most of them. Kengo became an asshole, Nago became comedy relief right after I grew to like him, Wataru's regression to being a total shut in really hit me the wrong way, and Mio, ugh. I see what Inoue was trying to do with Mio and Kengo, but they were done better in Kabuto as Hiyori and Yagaruma/KickHopper.
Love Triangles/Love driven plots: I'm just not a fan of love triangles and using love to drive the plot forward. YMMV on this one, but I didn't like how a good chunk of the show relied on this, both 2008 and 1986 timelines.
Miscommunication: Probably my most hated Inoue trope. So much could be solved in 2 minutes if you just sat down and actually said what you think/feel!
Not sure if I'd recommend this series or not, but there are definitely better Rider shows to start with
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