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What are you watching? (Kamen Rider Edition)
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06-08-2019, 06:16 PM
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Fish Sandwich
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Ryuki 5-6:
Alright, now we're talking! Move over, Leangle, these episodes debut the REAL Strongest Rider, my man Scissors. Or as I like to call him, Snip Snip McMonster-Nip.
...
Yeah, let's just go with Scissors. In all seriousness, though, I genuinely do love the guy. The impact he has for only appearing in two episodes is huge, and probably not just for me, either. I don't think
only
being an ironic joke is enough to get you a Ride Watch ahead of a million way more long-lived characters.
This story arc is really the first time Ryuki makes it clear how things are going to go. Before this, for all the fuss they make, Ren and Shinji going at it doesn't seem too different from Agito's Riders butting heads, right? What's the big deal? And then along comes this guy, who is called a Kamen Rider despite being a serial killing psychopath, and manages to get himself killed horribly shortly after his debut. This one character essentially completely rewrote the book on what a Kamen Rider was all by himself. So even if Cronus had way more endurance, even if Evol was more successful in his goals, or even if Duke was more of a jerk, they all owe something to this guy. So pay your respects, alright? These episodes are great, and even ignoring the context of the franchise, they stand on their own. Highlights include Shinji getting awesome dramatic entrances as Ryuki in both of them, as well as Knight clearly being distraught watching Scissors die, further fleshing out the mystery of his character and giving the scene more weight than the simple shock of it happening.
Den-O 5-6:
These episodes are good too, but, unfortunately, it's hard not for Urataros to look lame next to a cool guy like Scissors. Although the monster in this arc IS, coincidentally or not, also a crab. So that's one more secret I wouldn't have caught if I wasn't watching these shows together. Ura is an extremely fun character, of course. He's the natural foil for Momo from his personality to his color scheme, so the show can only benefit from having him around.
OOO 5-6:
These episodes are terrible because there's no crab monster. Boo! Come on, Kobayashi, you had a perfect opportunity for the hat trick. Despite this glaring issue, I will, ever so begrudgingly, admit that there's a lot to like about these episodes. Like the continued exploration of the theme of desire in a remarkably nuanced way. Or Kougami firmly establishing himself as the man. Or GataKiriBa's awesome debut. Or that famous shot of OOO pretending a vending machine is a bike (which was even in the opening for the episode!).
Oh, who am I kidding, these episodes are fantastic as always for this show. Speaking of GataKiriBa, now that I'm past both the first instance of OOO losing a Medal (which I forgot to mention last time) and the debut of the first Combo, I should really elaborate on how utterly insane it is how naturally all the merch fits into this show. I don't know if Kobayashi learned a lot from writing Shinkenger's onslaught of robots or what, but all the stuff in OOO doesn't only work, it frequently works on multiple levels.
Let's just look at how much the simple idea of the heroes and villains trading out medals accomplishes for a second. One, it streamlines OOO's options, making things easier to digest for the viewer. Two, it also
limits
his options, creating potential interesting dilemmas during fights. Three, it creates excitement when OOO finally gets his hands on a new medal or just an old favorite you haven't seen in a while. Four, the villains can lose or gain huge amounts of power at any given time, naturally shifting them in or out of the spotlight. Five, the very concept of everybody running around desperately grabbing for these things inherently fits the thematic concept of OOO as a story about want.
I could probably think of some more, too, but you get the idea. This show is amazing. I'm actually kind of angry at it right now because I feel like I'm making Den-O look terrible by comparison with how little I had to say about it in this post. But there's just no getting around it. OOO is amazing.
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You're going to find that Den-O is a lot more formulaic than the other two.
Oh, believe me, I don't need to go on any time trippin' ride back through the show to find that out. When I first watched Den-O, I actually got burnt out on it right before Zeronos' debut and it wasn't until I came back probably a couple months later that I truly started to fall in love with it. It was long enough ago I don't remember the details (like if it had to do with something outside the show as well), but it definitely felt like a bit of a slog to get through for a bit there.
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