[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I'd love to hear why!

I'd tell you, but it's a secret.

[Fish Sandwich]

Meteor Storm is a design it took me a long time to come around on. Pretty much everything about it is exactly what it should be as a power-up for Meteor -- the name/concept makes sense, the blue/gold is one of those always reliable color schemes, with the gold also being a go-to power-up color, a staff gives him a weapon without straying from the martial artist shtick, the top is... well, I'm not sure how the top fits in, besides being too silly to hate. Point is, there's nothing really wrong with Meteor Storm, beyond it not being the existing Meteor suit. That's one of those magic designs that just sorta came out looking even better in reality than it already probably looked on paper, and I think that intangible quality is the thing that the upgrade didn't quite manage to match, let alone go beyond.

[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I'd tell you, but it's a secret.

Tachibana will take away your power if you tell me, I understand.

[Kamen Rider Die]

KAMEN RIDER CLUB MEETING – QUIZ: KAMEN RIDER URBAN LEGENDS!! EPISODE 07



Even though this is technically the conclusion of the first phase of Quiz episodes – with Gen being the last of the Legendary 7 Rider( Club Member)s to host an episode – we’re more visibly in Phase 2 for these Quiz specials: The College Team, in their new fashions! Miu’s longer hair! Other things that I definitely noticed because I’m not alarmingly focused on Miu to the exclusion of virtually anything else happening in this series and its associated media why would you say that maybe YOU just don’t appreciate Miu enough!!! The show clearly filmed these in two blocks of six, and other trivial, non-Miu details (like actually seeing Ryuusei on the monitor for a brief transition) bear it out.

There’s also a little more team energy to the proceedings? Not in the faux-competitive way we’re used to, like with Shun’s boastful dopeyness and Tomoko’s on-point poutiness, but in how all seven actors are comfortable enough around each other to both really invest in this concept, and also sort of hint that they’d like to get it over with as efficiently as possible – Gen is not dancing around during Thinking Time, and JK opts to change their team’s answer so that everyone can blissfully avoid a run-off Lightning Round. (And on the Stronger quiz! Come on, JK, you’re better than that!) They’re all seasoned pros by now, and they can have fun while still treating this like a job.

The most important thing, though (maybe in the 40-year history of Kamen Rider) is that Miu successfully and immediately guessed the name of Tackle’s bike, and that’s what I want us all to celebrate today.

[Switchblade]

27/28 were a major milestone moment for the show. Not really because of the main plot, which kinda felt like it spun its wheels a lot and only made a little forward progress on anything, but because it serves as a real point of no return for one of the show's characters.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Fourze 27-28

I first watched this show as it originally aired, week to week. You really do get a different experience when watching it more quickly. I remember Cancer being around for ages when I first watched the show. Going back, I see now that he really wasn't. These episodes mark both his seventh and eighth episodes as well as his departure from the series. He really is a much more minor character than I'd remembered. Not that I'm still not glad to see him gone, though. He wasn't around as long as I'd thought he was, but he is still really obnoxious.

This was mainly a Ryusei arc and it culminated in the debut of Meteor Storm, aka Kamen Rider Beyblade. It's not my favorite suit and I think the weapon is dumb, but it's miles ahead of the next suit that will be showing up in a few episodes. We're still dealing with Ryusei hiding his identity, but we got some good moments with him starting to gain some more affection for the rest of the KRC. Tomoko is showing a lot more interest in him at this point, so I think we can consider that storyline to be officially started.

And now, speaking of things that debuted this episode:

Has Yuki gone crazy yet?

In episode 27, Yuki makes a giant stew for her friends which is full of giant planet-shaped balls. She serves it while wearing an inflatable shuttle on her head. In episode 28, her attempt to make Kijima laugh involves dressing up as the solar system and telling planet puns. There's still no Hayabusa puppet, so we aren't quite at peak Yuki yet, but the answer is still yes.

Yes, Yuki has finally gone crazy.

[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

27/28 were a major milestone moment for the show. Not really because of the main plot, which kinda felt like it spun its wheels a lot and only made a little forward progress on anything, but because it serves as a real point of no return for one of the show's characters.

We FINALLY made it!

[Androzani84]

This would be an appropriate point to do the latest update for my old Ridewatch Playlist from the Zi-O thread, but I haven’t got around to the translations part (the song choices on the other hand were piss easy). So I’ll just put the video here

I also love how indignant Shun gets over the kangaroo Mechanoid, mostly because it’s how I found out his actor was Australian. Though his distinctly non Japanese forename should’ve tipped me off.

As for the quiz, fitting with Amazon, the last quiz was literally as easy as a, b, c in terms of answers. So now, the Stronger quiz.

What is the one drawback to Stronger’s enhanced Charge Up form?
A: He must disperse his excess electricity in 60 seconds, or he’ll blow up.
B: He needs to eat massive amounts of calories to power it.
C: The transformation slowly kills him.

What is the name of Tackle’s ultimate move that costs her life to use?
A: Ultra Cyclone
B: Hyper Tornado
C: Super Whirlwind

In the final episode, the Great Leader of Delza appears, revealing that he has been the mastermind behind every evil organisation the 7 Riders have faced over the past 5 years. But what else do they discover about him?
A: He’s an eyeball-esque alien
B: He’s a woman with a masculine sounding voice
C: He’s an evil version of Icihigou from the future.

[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

What is the one drawback to Stronger?s enhanced Charge Up form?
A: He must disperse his excess electricity in 60 seconds, or he?ll blow up.
B: He needs to eat massive amounts of calories to power it.
C: The transformation slowly kills him.

What is the name of Tackle?s ultimate move that costs her life to use?
A: Ultra Cyclone
B: Hyper Tornado
C: Super Whirlwind

In the final episode, the Great Leader of Delza appears, revealing that he has been the mastermind behind every evil organisation the 7 Riders have faced over the past 5 years. But what else do they discover about him?
A: He?s an eyeball-esque alien
B: He?s a woman with a masculine sounding voice
C: He?s an evil version of Icihigou from the future.
D: He snaps his suspenders.

Thanks for the quiz!

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

The most important thing, though (maybe in the 40-year history of Kamen Rider) is that Miu successfully and immediately guessed the name of Tackle?s bike, and that?s what I want us all to celebrate today.

I honestly had no idea Tackle even had a bike and I've watched Stronger.