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05-13-2021, 02:10 AM | #131 |
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I found myself looking at the word Wolven and thinking that sounds like a band I would listen to—and a quick google later, yeah they absolutely are. |
05-13-2021, 02:16 AM | #132 |
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I love the fact that this thread has its own meta.
I found myself looking at the word Wolven and thinking that sounds like a band I would listen to—and a quick google later, yeah they absolutely are.
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05-13-2021, 02:35 AM | #133 |
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Kiva’s Gun form is known as Bassha Form (named for the onomatopoeia of something hitting the water). He obtains it by merging with a Merman (a one gender species based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon) named Riki.
I’ll mention that Riki’s true form is suit-acted by a woman named Naoki Kamio, who mostly plays short characters in Sentai shows. I’ll also mention that she’s not the only “normally only does Sentai” suit actor to show up in Kiva (as a trade-off, Eitoku was a regular over in Go-Onger as the monsters of the week) |
05-13-2021, 03:25 AM | #134 |
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I love this description of Inoue's creative process and don't want to admit at all to relating, hahah.
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05-13-2021, 04:50 AM | #135 |
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And for today's music pick, I have... not the one from that scene you specifically called out. Don't worry though, you'll get to hear it again. For now, everyone can enjoy Bassha Form's theme, which I can't describe beyond saying "it sounds cool." I guess it gives off the vibe of like, a perfect marksman tracking down a target or something? Again, I'm not good at describing why, but like, yeah, that's a good theme for Bassha Form. Cool suit as usual, by the way! You can maybe start to see why I leapt to that Kuuga comparison now that Kiva has a green form with a gun?
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05-13-2021, 07:31 AM | #136 |
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Kiva’s Gun form is known as Bassha Form (named for the onomatopoeia of something hitting the water). He obtains it by merging with a Merman (a one gender species based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon) named Riki.
I’ll mention that Riki’s true form is suit-acted by a woman named Naoki Kamio, who mostly plays short characters in Sentai shows. I’ll also mention that she’s not the only “normally only does Sentai” suit actor to show up in Kiva (as a trade-off, Eitoku was a regular over in Go-Onger as the monsters of the week)
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05-13-2021, 08:30 AM | #137 |
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Right, sorry. Kind of hard to tell them apart.
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05-13-2021, 09:19 AM | #138 |
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No problemo, it happens. Took me a few minutes to remember his name was Ramon to be honest. And I just remembered he was the kid in Den-O episodes 5 and 6.
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05-13-2021, 10:44 AM | #139 |
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KAMEN RIDER KIVA EPISODE 06 - “REPLAY: EVERY PERSON GIVES OFF MUSIC”
It’s not a perfect episode (I don’t know that the Sheep Fangire really comes together as a character; pretty weird that Nago just 100% bails on this story after Megumi gets captured), but it’s exactly the episode I needed right now. That middle section, you know? Where all the cross-cutting between timelines ceases to feel chaotic and instead becomes illuminative, a brilliant burning thread stretching across the decades to unify four people in the defense of life’s eternal beauty. It’s such a perfect moment, and it’s an incredibly Inoue message. Quote:
As they’re working to get out of their bonds, Yuri takes a minute to ask Otoyoa why he’s so much That Way. Why is he expending so much energy on a woman that vocally despises him? (I mean, dude got captured by a decorative vampire monster trying to save her!) Otoya’s been more subdued this episode, genuinely concerned for Yuri’s safety, so we get to see him in a bit more of a contemplative mood. He says that everyone gives off music, and he likes the music she gives off. It’s corny. It is so corny. It honestly brought tears to my eyes. He’s so earnest when he says it to her, this way of seeing the world as a constant symphony, and her singular place in it for him. It’s so vulnerable and sweet that Yuri can’t help but smile to herself about it, even after Otoya ruins the moment by reaffirming his irritating need to woo her at every turn. It’s a more human side to Otoya, a pure belief in everyone’s value, as well as a deeper connection with Yuri. It’s such a strong moment for these two characters.
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Back in 2008, Wataru is trying to understand why Megumi does what she does, where she gets her strength. And she tells him about something her mother used to say, about everyone giving of music, and how she feels the need to protect that music, or something, she doesn’t really know what it all means. It’s a breezy explanation, so typical of Megumi (she’s always got a different move!), that connects all four of our heroes. It’s a thing Otoya said to Yuri, that Yuri said to Megumi, that Megumi said to Wataru. It’s a theme that trickled down from a slimeball in 1986 to his heroic son in 2008. It’s… I mean, again, tears in my eyes. It’s a boy who needed direction, finding it in the words of his father, delivered by a woman he can look up to.
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Not just them, though! We got to see Zanki go full Clawolve (that’s the singular of Clawolves, I did not check the wiki) in a forest brawl that… I don’t know, it was alright. I was already so dialed into the episode emotionally that any fight scenes felt almost tacky to me. It climaxed at that middle section, and the aftermath of that sequence was not super memorable to me. Part of it is that I like dialogue in my fight scenes, and neither Kiva nor Zanki like to chatter. (Kiva did make a fun little noise when he shattered the frozen Sheep Fangire, but that’s not really dialogue.) The fights themselves are decent, and Kiva got a new Gun Form here, but there’s just not enough character to the fight scenes for me. I like ‘em better when they talk!
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I'm not blaming the suit, rather Alia herself. Same with Delta, it didn't just become weaker when Rina was using it. The skill level of the user relative to the opponent is an important factor. The first known user of Delta Gear, Saya, who is also a girl, fought efficiently with it for a long time before she developed side effects. Alia's skill level is better than Rina's for lasting more than like, 5 seconds, and I especially liked that cool parkour spin she did off the pillar! But it was foolish to fight Adel and the Ganmaizers on her own when she could have worked with Edith to come up with a strategy.
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05-13-2021, 12:39 PM | #140 |
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I guess it gives off the vibe of like, a perfect marksman tracking down a target or something? Again, I'm not good at describing why, but like, yeah, that's a good theme for Bassha Form. Cool suit as usual, by the way! You can maybe start to see why I leapt to that Kuuga comparison now that Kiva has a green form with a gun?
I'm a fan of the restrained physicality of Bassha Form. It's a pretty standard Rider With A Gun thing, the cool and efficient hunter, but something about it coming up after Kiva's base form (wide arms evoking wings, tiny quick steps) and Garulu Form (loping strides, low base) makes it feel just as inhuman as the other forms. More great suit acting by Takaiwa, and some clever storyline placement by Inoue! Quote:
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And your last point about appreciating people who helped him instead of strangers, this is a nuanced view.... but I hope this won't be a petition for characters like Wataru to...stop giving a fuck about anyone unrelated to them, only care and save the ones who you love, others be damned, basically killing what KR means.
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You may have preference to dialogues in fighting scene, but don't label those who doesn't suit to someone's preference as bad like no talking in fighting scene. For other media that got praise for no talking in fighting, it's said because sometimes the talking can just distract the fight's raw choreography, one upping, and brutality... though I think KR choreograph are rarely top notch for that...
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