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Kamen Rider Die watches Kamen Rider Hibiki
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09-25-2020, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by
Androzani84
I’d put the HBV after episode 33, since it features the final form, which doesn’t debut until that episode.
Anyway, I’m one of those who isn’t really keen on the first half. The only real things that stand out from it are as follows:
1. The flashing kanji.
2. Whenever a new character appears.
3. Episode 24.
I’m one of those who would stick up for the second half, and can name at least two prominent members of the Toku community who would do likewise. And that’s all I’ll say on that matter until you get there.
After 33 works for me! Thanks!
I really like the flashing kanji. It feels like it's creating these... blocks of emphasis, maybe? It's a more discreet way of framing a sequence than the normal We Are In A New Place For This Scene transition.
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Originally Posted by
Fish Sandwich
TAKATERA-P: "It sure it is nice to be producing a Rider show again. I think I'd really like to do something a bit different this time though. How about we open with a big musical number?"
On the one hand, the
scope and scale
of the first episode of Hibiki is jaw-dropping. Those shots at the waterfall, even! A gorgeous episode that doesn't care to look like it's going to be a Kamen Rider show.
On the other hand, I was
immediately
like Yeah I'd Probably End Up Firing The Guys Who Made This If I Was A Toei Executive. Wirework in a forest! Between two dudes in suits! All of this episode basically taking place in settings we're probably not going to see again! (The temple Hibiki calls is in the city, which is where I assume a major chunk of the series will take place.)
They shot this thing like a movie, and it didn't really look like they cut corners elsewhere to make that happen.
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Originally Posted by
Fish Sandwich
I'm sure you'll just take the show for what it is, as always, and I wouldn't have it any other way, but... maybe just think every now and then as you're watching these first 29 episodes about everything I said in my Kuuga thread – about how that was a series that was bold and experimental, a project of passion that ignored corporate wishes and treated its target audience of children with the utmost respect – and remember that it only got away with all that because it was also a runaway success. Hibiki had the fortune of sharing the same driving creative force behind Kuuga in Shigenori Takatera, but it had the misfortune of being another show like Blade that failed to really set the world on fire in terms of ratings on TV or merch sales, and not everyone can fight fate as well as Kenzaki.
You'll probably cringe at me saying this, but my thoughts by the time Hibiki spooked Asumu and his cousin in the forest were Oh It's Like A Fun Kuuga. It's more playful than I really found Kuuga, despite "jokes" and "gags". Kuuga had a grim tone to a lot of it that, while Godai brightened it, suffused too much of the series for me to have a lot of fun with it. Here... it's like, Kuuga was Ichijo's series that Godai was dropped into. This, it's like if you crafted a world to reflect Godai's attitude and demeanor. Everything felt a little more all-the-way-around sweet in this series, and it's more in line with what I enjoy.
Fun Kuuga!
Sorry to frame it that way!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fish Sandwich
So as usual, I'm very excited to see your thoughts as you go along. I mean, we've got episode titles and lyrics and all this stuff?! This is great. This whole thing is going to be great. I mean, this show basically already writes episodes the way you write posts
about
episodes, right? It's basically a match made in heaven.
Which is hopefully not too hasty a statement to make!
I hope it's a good ride for people, this thread. There was almost no chance I was going to be let down by the first episode. Like I said earlier, I'm an easy mark for Kamen Rider shows. I was excited just to get to watch a new series, and this was definitely that!
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Originally Posted by
SHINOBI03
Wow, and I just finished the last episode yesterday. But yeah, Hibiki is unique if you're used to the modern Rider formula and it stands out very strongly.
I sort-of wonder what would've happened if this series had succeeded by whatever metrics Bandai and Toei would've considered it a success. How weird would Heisei shows end up getting?
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