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03-30-2020, 05:36 PM | #15781 |
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I'll admit that I didn't feel the show a lot at first, but the episodes where Kotaro goes into the Demon World and gets his new forms really won me over.
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In terms of the monsters, both shows have the same designer: Keita Amemiya. Yeah, the Garo guy. If you really liked the monster suits, especially the ones from Black RX, I recommend checking out Metalder, which is another show he did the designs for that had the same multiple enemy group concept as RX.
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03-30-2020, 08:26 PM | #15782 |
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Watching Kamen Rider Build. Moving at a decentish pace. Just hit episode 7, where the have to sneak into one of the other countries...And Banjou was dressed as a clown, for some reason...
Only reason I can fathom?
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03-30-2020, 09:59 PM | #15783 |
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That arc is the perfect thesis statement for why RX is a great show in its own right. An epic four part adventure serial about a superhero braving the dangers of an inhospitable alien world, meeting new friends and enemies, suffering shocking betrayals, and discovering new abilities within himself, all for the sake of saving the life of a single little girl? And this show is supposed to be worse than its predecessor?
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03-31-2020, 09:18 PM | #15784 |
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Just to round out watching BLACK, I took a look at the er- round table discussion, that was a bonus feature on the Blu-rays. Nothing too special, obviously, just some of the actors and staff sharing anecdotes, but there's always something fun to learn in these kind of things. There were two pieces of information that I particularly loved hearing and felt like sharing:
- In BLACK's first episode, Tetsuo Kurata himself is actually wearing the Grasshopper Man suit for the shot that fades into Black's first appearance, because Jirou Okamoto was the only suit actor available at the moment, and obviously had to be Black, so the director basically said "f*** it, we'll just have Koutarou get in there". - In RX's first episode, on the other hand, Kurata was up on a harness for 20 minutes for the scene where Koutarou is getting hurled through, uh... I guess that was space? It was a trippy scene. The point is, they apparently just told him to flail around until they decided they had enough footage, and a close-up of him genuinely wincing in pain ended up being used in the finished episode, to his surprise. I went and tried to find what he was talking about and... Yeah, that is, without a doubt, the face of a man who wants off this crazy thing right now. That's definitely the crux of it. It's honestly really sad that RX isn't talked about in a positive light more frequently. I don't think I should've been as shocked as I was to find out it actually has so many genuinely strong elements to it.
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04-01-2020, 05:29 AM | #15785 |
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I always appreciated just how expressive Kurata was in his acting as Kotaro. Interesting to see how uh, he wasn't exactly acting when it came to the space scene in RX.
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04-02-2020, 12:06 PM | #15786 |
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Gotta say, I'm kinda glad Banjou's Sclash Driver got destroyed/damaged. I really preferred the original Cross-Z design over the Sclash version.
Magma is looking neat, too.
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04-02-2020, 01:25 PM | #15787 |
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04-02-2020, 09:20 PM | #15788 |
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Finished my rewatch of Blade with the Turn Up Scrubs translation. And while the scrubs didn't really change my opinion of the show in any major way, I will say that yes, they are better than the infamous TV-Nihon subs, even if only by a little. There are definitely a handful of episodes where you can tell TUS thought "Good enough" on the old subs, or that there wasn't much in the way of proofreading.
But yes, if you wanna see Blade and TVN and TUS are your two options, go with TUS. I can't speak for any other subs out there. As for my opinion on Blade as a whole, I seem to have a reverse opinion on it that alot of other people who've seen it do. I've mostly read that people think the start is rough, but the 2nd half of the show is a great ride all the way through. Personally, I feel as though Blade flows in a similar way that Faiz did. In that, I actually really enjoyed both the first and second acts, but felt that the third was rather weak in comparison. The first act for just how bizarre and unique the show was in terms of pacing and editing, and the second for having a much smoother narrative and more compelling aspect of mystery. I'm not saying the third act of Blade is out and out bad, but it definitely dropped the ball in a couple aspects. The twists felt forced, and Mutsuki's' character arc dragged on for way too long. However, that ending makes it all worth it. That was straight up the best way to end the show IMO. Is Blade the best Rider show ever? No. But is one worth watching overall. Now all that's left is the HBV and Missing Ace. Last edited by DreamSword; 04-03-2020 at 05:53 PM.. |
04-03-2020, 09:32 AM | #15789 |
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I'm down to the last 10 episodes of Build, and jesus fucking christ, cool it with the plot twists.
Good lord, it feels like one of those action adventure shows like Supernatural, where they have to have big twist reveals and cliffhangers to ensure another season, except Build is cramming all of those in the span of one season... Also, while I got the reveal for why the full bottles' elements are what they are, I still don't have an answer to what the benefit of the Best Matches are. Like, tell me. What can Panda do that Hedgehog can't? What benefit does Rose have compared to Octopus?
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04-03-2020, 10:21 AM | #15790 |
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They make more noises when put in the role play toy together.
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