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ShyGuy
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I always enjoy reading your thoughts on Rider seasons ShyGuy, especially when I've seen them myself.
I like OOO too, and adding to your post I just want to mention one thing in particular: Akira Date. He was my favorite secondary Rider for a long time (until Ryuga Banjo came around to be precise), and I adore this character a whole lot. He's great.
Thinking back to watching OOO – I really, really like this show. I have nothing but fond memories of it.
I'm glad you enjoy reading them, they often end up pretty long so I assumed a lot of people would just skip over them, lol.
I also agree with you about Date, he was one of my favorite characters. I had a lot to say about his and Goro's relationship but due to time I had to write the OOO post over the course of a few days, and realize now I forgot to mention them at all. Date was a really unique secondary Rider, being older than usual and with such a laid back and friendly personality. In a show with so many characters that have doubts about their abilities and motivations, his strong self-assurance really stands out and makes him very fitting for the mentor role he takes up. While he's primarily Goro's mentor, you really see how much impact he has on Eiji as well. I feel like he brings so much more than usual for secondary Riders in that he has the status as an experienced pro who can lead and teach the younger Riders. He's a type of Rider that really doesn't appear often, in fact that only other season I can think of that does something similar at all is Hibiki.
His interactions with Goro are so good though, their scenes together were always highlights. Goro actually kind of reminded me of Nago from Kiva, in that they're both young hotheads who are obsessed with a Rider power they don't really deserve at the beginning. But unlike Nago who self destructs because he never really gets effective help, Goro is given a powerful role model in Date who helps him mature and gain a better understanding of himself and others. When he finally gets to become Birth, it's a powerful moment because it really feels earned after all of his time and experience under Date's guidance, you can really see how much Date's mentorship influenced him. Date definitely ranks among my favorite secondary Riders.
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