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12-31-2016, 11:16 PM | #11 |
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It took me a bit to remember which shows I had watched during 2016, haha!
Ex-Aid: The show has been bery entertaning and always has me excited for the next episode, the building of intrigue has been excellent. I do think the plot might be a little bit too fast so far. Ghost: Haven't watched. Amazons: Haven't watched. Rewatch: I haven't rewatched all of it, but I enjoyed rewatching the first several episodes of Kabuto just as much the second time. I was a bit disappointed rewatching the first several Fourze episodes though, it isn't as enchanting the second time. Suit: TheBee is so beautiful, but Zombie Genm might be my new favorite. You'll have to get back to me on that. Kiwami is the woooorst though. (No not the user Kiwami, they're cool by me!) Belt: I love the Wizard Driver. The over the top voice, the fact that it looks vaguely suggestive. It's the best. Least favorite is probably the Agito belt by merit of being boring. Weapon: The Prisim Bicker from W is really cool to me. The Gatack Double Caliburs in scissor form are really hard for me to take seriously. Bike: Lazer level 2, people who can turn into motorcycles are hilariously amazing to me. The Ridevendors from OOO are really uninteresting to me. Villain: The Sonozaki's from W remain my favorite. They're like one of those families from a Spanish soap opera, but somehow really threatening and compelling. The bizarre God-ish dude from Agito is my least favorite, since so little effort goes into explaining anything about him. Merch: Not super up on this either, I am shameful. Taisen: Haven't seen any of these actually. Epilogue: I really like the Duke gaiden from Gaim, although it is more like a prologue in a lot of ways. The Eternal gaiden from W just never did it for me, it felt very tonally dissonant with the rest of W. Opening: Anything Goes is my favorite, Brave Blade is my least. EDIT: Oh dang, was this supposed to be 2016 shows only? I'm too lazy to change it now.
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12-31-2016, 11:24 PM | #12 |
I have a problematic type
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01-01-2017, 01:01 AM | #13 |
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: There's so much to love about Ex-Aid. I guess my favorite part of it would be the story. As for worst, it's not necessarily something the show is doing now, but rather a potential direction it MIGHT take in that because they've already done so much with the story early on, I fear that we may see heavy amounts of filler during the middle portion.
Kamen Rider Ghost: I'm not going to totally bash Ghost. It had some things going for it. My favorite part of it is Alain, at least for the moments where he wasn't just another Takeru cheerleader. I know I'm only limited to one, but I'd like to give an honorable mention to Akari for also being a not-useless female lead. The worst part is by far Onari, who might go down as one of the most hated characters in Rider history for me, personally. Kamen Rider Amazons: I love this show with a passion. Best part of it is definitely the characters for me. Worst part is how woefully underutilized Sigma was. I was hoping he'd be the big bad from his first appearance onwards, like Shadow Moon. Re-watch: The only Rider show I can remember rewatching this year was Kabuto, which has been a fun watch. The Fake Leather: Zombie Genm is definitely taking the cake for me at the moment. That suit design is amazing. Worst? Probably Mach Deadheat. A really lazy form that doesn't seem to have any cohesion between the Drive and Mach portions. Drive slightly gets the edge since his helmet doesn't have a Leno chin on it. Henshin Belt: Faiz will forever be the king in this area just for how practical the driver looks and how orgasmic the voice is. I love you Kuuga, but your belt is just all sorts of boring. Weapon: The Gashacon Bugvisor gets credit for being both a henshin device AND a weapon with some awesome sounds. Worst is that lame ass Gan Gun whatever you call it that they gave Necrom. Alain deserved better than that for being the best character in Ghost. The Vroom-vroom-vrooms: Best bike is Lazer because he's freakin' Lazer. Worst is the Machine Ghoststriker for having a boring color scheme and only showing up in like 3 episodes. Villains: It's tough deciding between the Roidmudes and the Sonozakis, but I'm going to go with the Roidmudes because of Heart alone. Worst is Ganma because half of them would randomly disappear for several episodes, only to come back and do absolutely nothing until the plot remembered that they existed. Even worse, they lazily and half-assedly tried to redeem all of the high-ranking Ganma in the end, even though they were unapologetic assholes up until the last 5 episodes of the show. Merch: I only collect SHFiguarts. By far my favorite Rider figuart was Amazon Alpha. Not only is Alpha an awesome design, but he's also an awesome character. Really though, I could have chosen a bunch of Figuarts for this category. Worst? IDK, maybe Necrom, even though I still really like the figure. He just has a really low accessory count. Movie Taisen: Honestly, I can't remember any of them too well to have strong opinions on them. Epilogues: Same as above The Battlecry: Armor Zone is AWESOME. I cannot stop listening to it. Sorry Ghost but you gotta take another L here. Your theme is just unfathomably cheesy.
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01-01-2017, 02:24 AM | #14 |
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Keep in mind I'm keeping the list to mostly stuff that debuted in 2016. I know that isn't a requirement, its just my own self imposed rule.
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01-01-2017, 08:24 AM | #15 |
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Well, this is my lists:
Ex-Aid: I love how Ex-Aid has become until now. Emu proved to be a good lead this year and his actor also showed a compromising act too. The action was top notch too. The only thing that bothered me was particularly Poppy and Hiiro's father. Man, I can't believe I say this but some occasions made me felt that they were even worse than Onari. Even he and Shunpei wasnt as annoying as those two. They got better later but still, seeing the lead female and a crucial mentor character to be so over the top like that really annoyed me. However, I might particularly blame at how lame the comedy is. Ghost: Best thing? One word: ALAIN. Hands down. Single worst thing? Is it Onari? Of course not! It's Mugen Damashii. We got another problem like Kachidoki>Kiwami here. One also needs to think that Ghost started faltered after Mugen debuts. While I agree with Fish that Ghost has some great messages through Mugen, but the execution was poor. Amazons: Man, there's too much good thing about this show, but I particularly like a deep emotional scenes with Mamoru. Worst thing? Maybe, by the lack of contribution from side characters like that Haruka's friend, I forgot her name XP. Or the fact that the show particularly slow in the beginning. Suit: Best: Ghost Grateful Damashii. See why I dislike Mugen? Worst: Kiwami Arms, of course not the user XP. Taisen: For the best, Megamax and Full Throttle is tie and I can't decide it just yet. For the worse, maybe Ultimatum. I don't like the premise for bringing back Ishinomori heroes back then. The whole movie also gave a huge head scratch. Weapon love Gashacon Sparrow so much XD. For the single worst weapon: GanGun Catcher. Poor, Alain. As a central character, he deserved more than that weapon or even a new forms. Villain: For the worse, maybe that golden rip-off of Extremer, guys? For the best villain right now? Two words: Da'm'n Kuroto.
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01-01-2017, 10:18 AM | #16 |
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: I like the story it's building up to, but I don't like how bland Emu is, he looks to be getting interesting next episode, but that's this year!
Kamen Rider Ghost: I love Necrom's development, the suits and what they were trying to go for in the story. I don't like the execution of said story save Necrom, for having annoying, forgettable side characters and sometimes getting serious and focusing o the main story and most of the time doing same old side stories helping people. Kamen Rider Amazons: I didn't watch it (but I plan to, don't worry!) but I like the suits, but I feel the filter over the show is a tad bit unnesessary, we get it, the show is dark and edgy. Re-watch: W stands the test of time in the story department, but not the visuals department. The Fake Leather: The best Rider suit is obviously Blade's King form, who could disagree? The worst is Fifteen from Gaim though. Henshin Belt: I can't say which is the best since it's a fundamental part of Kamen Rider and there's a lot of different viewpoints on what a Rider's belt should be doing, making a noise and transforming or singing and providing a dramatic entrance? I guess I'll just say that the Gamer Driver has the worst color scheme. Weapon: The best is a Rider's feet... I'm serious. The worst though, is Hibiki's sword. The Vroom-vroom-vrooms: The best bike belongs to Faiz, but the worst is Drive's, it doesn't even reassemble a bike! Villains: I like the Undead, design wise, but the worst belongs to Dai Shocker just because they're so overused. Merch: I like what the Renewal line did last year, but the worst is the Ghost figuart. Movie Taisen: None of them are that good, so I'm not singling out any. Epilogues: W is the worst epilogue since it undos everything without anything you can defend like Ryuki. The best is Drive, since it doesn't revive Chase or undo any of the show's messages like every other Rider epilogue. The Battlecry: The best opening is Surprise Drive and I don't have a favorite ending theme because they're forgettable to me (even though I never skip them). The worst opening is Fourze's Switch On. Last edited by DecadeW Climax; 01-01-2017 at 10:27 AM.. |
01-02-2017, 10:00 PM | #17 |
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid:
Good: First time for the main show since Gaim that I can't wait for the next episode to air. Bad: Emu doesn't really grab me as a character yet. I think it's mainly the over use of pratfalls. Kamen Rider Ghost: Good: The show was just engaging enough to continue watching. Bad: The show was just engaging enough to continue watching. I'm kidding...sort of. Ghost was mostly bland with moments of interest. If I must say more... Good: I did like how the show handled the old lady dying in the middle. That was nice. Bad: There's a lot, but the one that stuck with me through the entire show was that the fight choreography. It was awful. Most of the fights had no flow to them with jarring cuts and bad transitions to different locations and the moment a ranged weapon was used it became Ghost stands still shooting. Kamen Rider Amazons: Good: So much, oh so much. Picking just one...Jin's ability to steal every scene he's in. Especially that intro and transformation in the first episode. Bad: I'm going to have to reach for this one. Omega never once used the Battler Grip in dagger form. The dagger that every toy uses. I do consider that more Bandai's fault, but it's all I've got. Re-watch: I don't re-watch toku that often and didn't re-watch any Rider in 2016. So I'm using this for something I feel is missing from the list... New To Me: Kamen Rider Black. It's been on my list forever. I only got about half way through, but I've been enjoying it. It's very 80's. The Fake Leather: Best: Amazon Alpha. It hits that balance of sleek and savage that really works. Worst: Kamen Rider Heart. I hate Drive and it bugs me that I'm saying so much negative about Ghost. Since I didn't watch any of the Drive stuff in 2016, I can only hate on the designs. This is two ugly designs smashed together. Henshin Belt: Best: I would say Bugvisor, but that goes elsewhere for me. Here, I'll go with Jin's Amazons Driver. I like the simple designs and the weathering is a nice touch. Worst: Game Driver. It's a mess of a design. Weapon: Best: Finally, an easy one! Bugvisor. It's a Game Boy Advance chainsaw blaster. I can't be the only one that wants a role play toy that's also a working GBA. Worst: That gun grabber hand thing Specter and Necrom used. It just looks dumb most of the time when it's clearly a rifle and use it as a stick. The Vroom-vroom-vrooms: I don't really care about the bikes. Best: I want to say Lazer, but I don't really like his bike form that much (to yellow). Since I've been saying a lot of negative about Ghost, I've decided to give this one to Specter's bike. What was it called? *Googles* "Machine Hoodie"...yeah, this is the winner here. It's a bike in chains and that's cool and I learned today it has a fun name. Worst: Whatever Ghost's bike/lizard/pirate thing was called. Villains: Best: Reika Mizusawa. While I wouldn't call anyone in Amazon a flat out villain, Reika's an antagonist with depth to her actions. Everything she does is with good intentions for her children and her job, which happens to be at odds with each other. Worst: Any and all of the generals in Ghost were characters that never amounted to much. If you want just one, Igor, I guess. Just because I remember his name. Merch: Best: Figuarts Amazon Alpha. Worst: If I must, I guess that one ShodoVS Stronger that broke due to fused paint. Really, I don't have a bad here. Movie Taisen:There was more than one this year? Either way, didn't watch them. I have to care enough about at least one show in it to watch those movies. Epilogues: See Movie Taisen. The Battlecry: Best: Toss up between Armor Zone and Excite. I'm giving it to Armor Zone because we only have the TV size version of Excite. Plus, I like yelling "BELIEVE IN AMAZON!" Worst: Ghost. I know it was technically 2015, but that is one of the worst Rider intros I'm ever heard. It's so bland...huh, guess it fits the show it belongs to. |
01-03-2017, 04:32 AM | #18 |
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid:
Good: Multiples riders with different motives (until now). Bad: There's almost a freaking new form for someone each week, and I just don't like most of the artistic design for them (but the video games theme is ok). Kamen Rider Ghost: Good: The first third of the story, with the search for the eyecons and the fact each character had a different interest in the matter. Bad: The story seriously drag after that. Kamen Rider Amazons: Good: More mature KR, not on a short leash to Bandai toy's catalog ? Yes please, more of that ! Bad: The mercenary team is suddenly ineffective once the protagonist join them. Just shoot those amazons in the face, you're 6 on 1 ! The amazons then lack the sense of dangerosity they had at first. Re-watch: I had pass on Fourze, that is now corrected. A fun and light KR series.
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01-15-2017, 04:41 PM | #19 |
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid:
-Good: There's a lot here, from the suits to the hints of Gaim-scale plot, but I'll say the dedication to the video game theme. Little things like calling the Christmas power up an "event item", or the Mario block-bump in the most recent episode (I know, I know, not 2016, just an example) really are great little bits for gaming fans. -Bad: Still not entirely convinced killing off Kiriya so soon was a good idea. If they go somewhere with it, like it continues to drive the story or they make a point about how he never achieved his goals and that's how life is sometimes, it could work, but we'll have to see. Kamen Rider Ghost: -Good: I struggle to say anything good about Ghost besides the suits, but I'll say his debut in Drive's movie...had the tone and visuals of the show actually been anything like that, the show might have been watchable. I also enjoyed the historical figures' characterization, had they been a bigger focus (maybe a Den-O situation where their personality overrides Takeru's when using their eyecons), that could also have saved the show. -Bad: Takeru is a glowing example of how not to do a protagonist. Especially when it became clear that neither the actor nor the writers were capable of giving him any semblance of personality, so instead they made the other, better characters sit on the sidelines and do nothing but spew about how great he is twenty times an episode. Kamen Rider Amazons: -Good: The last two episodes before the season 1 finale. Seeing the team finally get it together to kill Sigma, only to lose it immediately in the wake of Tlaloc and Mamoru's instincts awakening was delightfully tragic. -Bad: The actual finale. It was clearly written before they knew a second season was a sure thing, which I get. Even so, what was the point of naming the episode after Mamoru right after he goes rogue if they weren't going to kill him? We'll have to see what they have planned for him in season 2, but he was barely even in that episode. He's like the anti-Kiriya, they should have killed him sooner. Re-watch: -Good: The only old show I watched this year was Gaim, for the first time. I watched it when Ghost was reaching it's zenith of badness, and it was just a breath of fresh air. Deep and intriguing story, characters who change and grow...I really wish I'd been in the fandom when it was actually airing. -Bad: Except I still can't make heads or tails of the summer movie. It was like they were trying to redo the whole show in two hours, but also add in more new forms and riders than they had time for...it just flowed so weird. I also can't believe they made a suit for Kamuro, had it onscreen for three seconds, then turned him into a cgi soccer ball. Seems like a waste. The Fake Leather: -Good: I want to say Kamen Rider Heart, just because I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who likes that suit. But I'll say the parka ghosts in Ghost- the little references hidden in each of them to the historical figure, the way they usually fit well with the base suits. Seriously, why wasn't that kind of effort put into the rest of the show? -Bad: I fully believe anyone who doesn't like the Ex-Aid suits is allergic to fun, but Sports Genmu is just a color theory nightmare beyond what even 90's aesthetics can make acceptable. It looks a little better on Ex-Aid, but the asymmetrical wheel placement still bugs me. Henshin Belt: -Good: Couldn't tell you why, but I really like the Mach Driver. It's bulky, but sleek. I like the way the bikes/cars fit into it. It's just...yeah, I really don't know why, I just like it. -Bad: The Megauloader. The idea is cool, but the amount of button pressing and rotating required to operate it is ridiculous, even for Kamen Rider! The lack of sounds for 90% of the eyecons doesn't help either. Weapon: -Good: I really love the Gangun Hand. It's another one where I can't quite explain why. I think the hand aspect reminds me of the macabre tone Ghost could have had. Also, rifles are cool, and there should be more of them in KR. -Bad: The Gashacon Keyslasher is super blah. Maybe I'm just disappointed that it's based on a keypad rather than a key like I initially thought from the scan leaks, but the fact that it doesn't physically change for the different modes is disappointing compared to the other Gashacon weapons. The axe mode is especially lame, it's just a bladed hand-guard. The least they could have done was made it possible to hold upside down for that mode. The Vroom-vroom-vrooms: -Good: I love the idea of the bike being another rider, but Lazer isn't my favorite aesthetically. I think that goes to the Tridoron. I know it's not a bike, but it just has so much more in what it can do than most rider machines. I also really, really liked the Iguana Ghostriker, but the base bike for it was really boring. -Bad: The flower bikes in Gaim were really boring, especially in comparison to the two other lock vehicles. Villains: -Good: Most times in a show like this, when a villain kills a character as popular as Lazer, that villain tends to get some dislike. I haven't seen any of that towards Genmu, and he's probably my favorite character in Ex-Aid now that Kiriya's gone. He's scheming and overpowered in a way that's actually well written, and you can just tell there's something about him we don't know. Also, he's basically an evil version of Shigeru Miyamoto, how can you not like that? -Bad: In some ways Adel was the perfect villain for Ghost, because he was just as bland and cliched of a villain as Taker was of a hero. His redemption was particularly half-hearted and dumb. Also, the scene where he sat on stone chair with no clothes on in front of his sister for a really long time. That was weird. Movie Taisen: -Good: I've only seen two of them since I haven't gotten around to watching Drive yet, but of the two, Movie War 2010 was a ton of fun, and a decent ending to a story as baffling as Decade. I'm surprised it seems to be so disliked, the way the stories meshed was well done and the full out war at the end was really cool. -Bad: Again, only seen two, so I'll have to say The Great Sengoku Movie War. It wasn't bad, just kind of meh, partially because I haven't watched Wizard and don't intend to, and partially because I think Bujin Gaim could have been a more interesting character. Who is he? Why is he so different from the other Bujin Riders? How did he know Future!Mai? Given the placement in Gaim's timeline and the blood orange lockseed, I wonder if he's related to Saver at all? He's a character I really wish they'd come back to. Epilogues: -Good: Really more of a mid-logue, but I enjoyed the Zangetsu and Duke Gaidens. It's kind of a shame the Duke one was clearly setting up for a third set of Gaim Gaidens that didn't happen and got shunted off into a novel instead, but the Zangetsu one is a nice, self contained story. -Bad: What the heck was going on with Baron Gaiden? The retroactive foreshadowing to Lord Baron was nice I guess, but the whole decision to frame that story as a twin-swap comedy featuring a random fictional country's power struggle was just...what? What in Gaim's story led them to that idea? |
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