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Kamen Rider Die watches Kamen Rider Kabuto
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12-04-2020, 06:25 PM
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Switchblade
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So, let's talk Tendou now that we get to see more of him. Tendou is a character that I feel can be very hard to like. His supreme confidence often dances close to the line between "cool and cocky" and "insufferable prick." I like him, personally, but I do so in spite of some very obvious personality flaws. A lot of that I chalk up to the actor. Hiro Mizushima is incredibly charismatic, which helps smooth out a lot of the character's rougher edges. There are definitely still times when I find him to be a lot to handle, though.
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I love the scenes set there, and I like what it brings out of the characters, but… holy shit,
another restaurant?!
I know, it’s a Kamen Rider staple, but it feels so
random
to have it appear in this episode. The show already has the massive ZECT org to deal with, and the various machinations therein, so suddenly having this little French bistro where folks can hang out… I don’t know, it feels like it’s dropped in from a different show? It feels like it’s from a version of Kabuto where ZECT doesn’t exist.
And Kagami having this as a part-time job? He needs a part-time job at a bistro while he’s working for a highly-militarized secret organization devoted to eradicating monstrous doppelgangers who defy the laws of physics? I…
what?!
It feels so forced, and unrealistic. Yes, I am suggesting that the only unrealistic part of the show about speed monsters from space and the superheroes who fight them is that
the secret agent works part-time at a bistro
, but that’s where I’m at with this. I can get on board with every other aspect, but this shoehorned restaurant thing…
too far!
Food is a huge part of Kabuto and it's something that will keep coming up throughout the show. It will reach a peak eventually, but it's always a dominant element (and 95% of Jyuka's entire character). The Kagami thing is a fair point, though. I think it exists solely so there's a pre-existing connection between him and Hiyori.
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A QUESTION
Kabuto’s suit! His full CHANGE BEETLE Henshin! I dug it.
How do you feel about the debut of Kabuto’s base suit?
Is that beetle crest too much? (I like how it comes up out of the chest and locks in.) Color work for you? (I think the red carapace as chest armor really pops.) What do you think is the best part of the Henshin, and why is it the alarm claxon that goes off just before Tendou inserts the Zecter?
Kabuto's suit is really nice. I'm a big sucker for metallic red and I agree that the whole look is very nicely streamlined. I'm also a fan of the cast-off gimmick, which is clearly something made up for the toys but the in-show implementation really works. Part of the fun of seeing new Riders show up in this series is wondering not only what their suit will look like, but what will the Masked Form look like, too. My only real issue is that I still can't figure out how Kabuto has much neck motion if part of his helmet is folded down onto his chest.
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More production trivia! The illustrations for this show were created by Mitsuru Karahashi, the actor who played Kaito on Faiz.
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