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10-22-2020, 01:47 PM | #351 |
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Setting Sabaki aside for the moment, I guess Ibuki? He seems like the best mix of instructor and friend. Hibiki's too much of a friend, while Zanki's too much of an instructor. Ibuki, in all ways, is just right.
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10-22-2020, 04:41 PM | #352 |
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I think Ibuki's old enough to have an apprentice before Akira. Tsutomu only quit the year before, potentially around when Akira started. And Ibuki's been training since he was a teenager, so he might've been active long enough to be onto a second apprentice. Also, we never see Ibuki interact with Tsutomu, so I feel like the show maybe wanted to keep them apart. Finally, Ibuki's someone who started at almost the same age as Tsutomu, so I can see that being a bond between them.
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10-22-2020, 05:16 PM | #354 |
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Major Unidentified Lifeform #0 vibes all throughout these ones. And, holding true to the pattern, this is also the most interesting I've found the monster chunk of Hibiki yet. I can't get enough of Ishida's Grongi scenes, so to see an episode of Hibiki open with like a full minute of impenetrable nonsense with two people in weird clothes, to say I loved it would be an understatement. It is aggressively Kuuga. Although strangely enough, it's the way he films those watermelons that seems like the biggest calling card of who the director is here. Also, I'd just like to point out that Akira is left to run the restaurant on her own again here because Asumu forgets he's on the clock, and is only saved because Hitomi happens to be a real pal that way. Akira is so overworked at this point I bet even Sabaki would find it excessive. EDIT: Oh, and because I'm always forgetting things I want to mention: Midori is totally listening to that English-speaking newscaster guy on the radio that was always the background noise for ORE Journal back in Ryuki!
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10-22-2020, 07:10 PM | #355 |
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Also, I'd just like to point out that Akira is left to run the restaurant on her own again here because Asumu forgets he's on the clock, and is only saved because Hitomi happens to be a real pal that way. Akira is so overworked at this point I bet even Sabaki would find it excessive.
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10-22-2020, 09:58 PM | #356 |
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KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 28 - "UNENDING MALICE"
KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 29 - "SHINING BOY" "Hoping that I have some good advice Something you could win with, something true Not exactly sure just what I'd do You'd think it's rock and roll or something And I'll want to tell you that there's money in new wave And that I hope you know I love you We won't have to go over it again" -A.C. Newman, "There's Money In New Wave" Aww. I'd love to be able to talk about this story as a send-off to a creative team, as the final statement by a creator, as the closing of a door to a certain outlook on these characters. But since I haven't watched what's to come yet, I don't know how much these threads, these feelings, continue. Maybe a lot, maybe a little. It's not fair to make big declarations about how final this story feels. But I'm going to, because it feels so final. It's such a definitive statement about this show's themes, and its central characters. There's a monster plot, and it's fun to watch, but it's 1000% not what this story is for. It's to talk about Asumu, and to talk about Hibiki, and to talk about their relationship, and to talk about how to live a good life. Asumu's in a rough place, as communicated through some flashbacks. The shoplifter from months ago came back and beat the shit out of him, bruising his face and crushing his spirit. It's a huge regression for Asumu, with him moping and withdrawn. He keeps seeing his weakness, keeps reliving his shame. He feels worthless, a failure, a burden. Hibiki's lost one of his drumsticks, and needs to go out and carve another one. He invites Asumu along for some bonding. As much as Asumu admires Hibiki, and wants to impress him, Hibiki's the one person who can get Asumu to feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable. (As Hibiki himself says, he is a ray of sunshine.) Hibiki is so proud of the man Asumu is becoming, and he's eager to help him become stronger. But their relationship isn't about training, about physical strength. It's about perseverance, about knowing what you want in life, and about feeling free to go for it. Hibiki wants Asumu to think of the things that have befallen him, the indignities and punishments, as something to overcome, not something to own. Bad things can happen to you, but they don't happen because of you. Asumu can feel hurt about what happened to him, but he shouldn't feel ashamed. Hibiki's had setbacks, like his broken drumstick, but he's worked hard to put the pieces back together. He didn't give in to anger and self-doubt, and neither should Asumu. Because that message, about getting back up and trying again, it's what the whole series is about. We know it is because two different characters give more-or-less the same speech on perseverance. Hibiki gives one to Asumu, letting him know that there will be times that you'll get knocked down, and you need to figure out how not to get knocked down again. And AsuMum gives the other, where she talks about how integral it is to push through adversity if you're ever going to be an adult. Of the two, I think I like AsuMum's better? Hibiki's is cool and comforting, but AsuMum's has the stress of being a parent in it. This feeling of wanting the best for your children, but knowing they're going to suffer at least a little in life. And her, as a mother, she's destined to always be held at a little bit of a distance from Asumu's troubles. There's a really nice beat where she mentions that she can't really talk to a teenage boy in a way that he'll listen to, and how she's made her peace with that, but it stresses her out sometimes. It's so honest of a moment, her confessing to these near-strangers that she fears for her son and hopes that he'll get through this. And Asumu does, because he's surrounded by people who care for him. The monsters are eventually defeated (great fights, don't really want to talk about it the way I want to talk about Asumu and Hibiki) and everyone meets back up at the restaurant. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone: AsuMum and Midori and Ichiro and Hitomi and Kasumi and Hinaka and Asumu and Hibiki and Akira and Ibuki and Zanki and Todoroki. The full cast, celebrating their victory and enjoying each other's company. Asumu is happy again, confident in his ability to weather adversity. And there's Hibiki, off to the side: a proud parent, happy in the man his son has become. I can't imagine a better way to end this series.
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10-22-2020, 10:05 PM | #357 |
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You know episode 29 will always bring a smile in my face because of that ending. All of the characters just in the teashop and everything was all right. I seriously considered stopping right there and then. But I suppose I just wanted to be fair and see just what the 2nd half really is. All I have to say is that in this moment I loved Hibiki.
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10-22-2020, 10:12 PM | #358 |
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You know episode 29 will always bring a smile in my face because of that ending. All of the characters just in the teashop and everything was all right. I seriously considered stopping right there and then. But I suppose I just wanted to be fair and see just what the 2nd half really is. All I have to say is that in this moment I loved Hibiki.
Buuuut that's not really what I came here to say. So, I said before that the monster plot wasn't what this story was about. Which is not entirely, about almost entirely inaccurate. The monster plot is there to kinetically express the themes of soldiering on, of not letting setbacks break your spirit. Todoroki and Ibuki basically get their asses handed to them, as does Eiki, but they keep fighting, keep getting up. It's all of a piece with what's happening in the Asumu/Hibiki plot. I just liked the Hibiki/Asumu plot more! Sorry!
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10-22-2020, 11:29 PM | #359 |
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I'm content with 29 as an ending. There are definitely things that aren't resolved, especially on the villain front, but it doesn't matter. The Oni have been fighting Makamou for centuries, so it was never like I expected a definitive ending to that anyway. We get to end with all the characters together, though, just having fun hanging out at Tachibana's and enjoying each other's company. It's the perfect way to remember all those characters.
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10-22-2020, 11:36 PM | #360 |
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I'm content with 29 as an ending. There are definitely things that aren't resolved, especially on the villain front, but it doesn't matter. The Oni have been fighting Makamou for centuries, so it was never like I expected a definitive ending to that anyway. We get to end with all the characters together, though, just having fun hanging out at Tachibana's and enjoying each other's company. It's the perfect way to remember all those characters.
While there've been some fun moments in the action/monster sequences, the actual mechanics of their plots are... they are not what is memorable about this show.
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