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10-20-2020, 04:46 PM | #331 |
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So, what you're saying is, you want images of Sabaki jobbing?
Sorry if this is from an episode you haven't seen, I have legit no idea about Hibiki despite the fact I own a Hibiki figure. He just looks cool.
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10-20-2020, 09:20 PM | #332 |
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I am always up for the heroic efforts of Sabaki, the most successful yet overworked Oni in Japan. It's the blatant pro-Hibiki bias of this show (for literally no reason) that it only ever catches Sabaki during his rare setbacks. He's the hero we need and deserve. Thanks for the reminder!
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10-21-2020, 12:06 AM | #333 |
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Random thing unrelated to Hibiki: Did y'all talk about that time Kenzaki just smashed the giant card that spawns when he transformers into someone? I've yet to watch blade, but seeing a gif of that really made me smile.
Edit: Also related to Hibiki: Sabaki has a very pronounced butt in the pic AkibaSilver posted.
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10-21-2020, 12:11 AM | #334 |
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I want to say it came up? I'm a big fan of people interacting with Henshins, so I'd be shocked if it never got called out. It's great!
EDIT: You're goddamn right he does! And he earned it through being the hardest-working Oni in Japan, not by sitting around in a restaurant all day, like some other Oni.
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10-21-2020, 04:27 PM | #335 |
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KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 23 - “SUMMER OF TRAINING”
KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 24 - “BURNING CRIMSON” Like, these two do not want you to have any confusion as to what they’re about. Between multiple (really good!) speeches that dig into Todoroki and Asumu’s reluctance to expand their horizons, as well as multiple speeches that try to provide context for the ways trying new things can help you and others, as well as a goddamn final line from Hibiki where he tells Todoroki, “And that’s why you listen to your seniors,” this is not a set of episodes that needs me to say what I got out of them thematically. It’s all right there. Quote:
The direction is top-notch, with a lot of visual flourishes and staging to break up some enormous dialogue scenes. The Kasumi/Hinaka/Todoroki/Asumu sequence in 24 is particularly special, as the crosscutting and fantasy shots take some sort-of basic text (it is not a deep metaphor for Asumu, and it’s zero metaphor for Todoroki) and turn it into a pretty charming scene.
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Hitomi is such a sweet kid. There’s a real warmth to her smile whenever Asumu’s around, this joy that she can’t disguise. The irony is that she shouldn’t worry about hiding it, since Asumu is an oblivious dope when it comes to women. He’s at that age where he can’t read romantic cues (or one of those people who can never read romantic cues, hi, it me), and it would never occur to him that another teenage girl calling him up would piss off Hitomi. Hinaka is at her most Hinaka in this scene, being coy about who’s calling for Asumu and blocking Hitomi’s visual field… until Asumu’s just like Oh That Was Akira. Hinaka’s reaction is (probably) all of our reactions, body language that just screams JFC ASUMU, as his gormless expression briefly evaporated any sympathy I had for him. He’s so bad at this part. This is what Hibiki needs to be training him at! Stop being hopeless around these women, Asumu!
Like anything the guy who is always expected to come first. Starting from matters of carrying things, matters of fixing furniture to matters of feelings. Everything has to be a guy who took the initiative to get ahead first. If the guy is passive, people like you will rant. Actually people don't know what we have in mind, boys. It's not that we're oblivious. But because we can't read other's minds, that's why in our minds a lot of thoughts collide before making decisions that still you say you are appropriate (yeah, as for right now you'd say him being gormless, if a wrong decision is taken then probably he'll still be mocked). One of the dilemmas felt by men, when faced with a situation where he saw a girl who was trying hard. Don't think he's an oblivious guy who usually just looks at it. In fact, in his mind there were all kinds of turmoil going on. He thought hard, want to help or not. If you help, you think he is attention-seeking and just looking to save face. But if you don't help, then he will be thought as insensitive. The situation is awry by that. Guys are also required to be sensitive to girls' feelings before deciding whether to make moves or not. If a guy miscalculated, you could completely fail your plans to get him. When they really like girls, but he still doesn't want to date, that's a big dilemma. I want to say but don't make moves yet, it will be mistaken for giving false hopes. But if you don't make move, the girl will think that there's no sense between the two of you. Well, in this situation a guy should really think 1000 times in every detail before deciding whether to shoot or not. Boys often face awkward situations. In this case, sometimes a slight miscalculation can be fatal. Those of you who are focused on arranging the future must also pay attention to the position of your partner. When she needs attention and when she can be left behind are things that you must know correctly. Wrong, your relationship can fail because you are considered insensitive to him. Even though your intention is to focus on work as well for the future of both, but miscalculations can also interfere with your relationship. It's hard, huh. Now, that was what we boys suffered that should be known. Being a guy can be awry. They are required to be always sensitive. But they're still humans after all, sometimes miscalculation can be done. So please understand, like trying to not do that and not just instantly judge as oblivious. Quote:
It's definitely a big problem with that part of the story. She's nobody to Asumu and Hitomi, and we have no idea what she is to Hibiki. The only dialogue she gets is apologizing to the doctor, which is another character we know nothing about. There's really nothing to invest in for the storyline, as far as Asumu's side of it goes.
I mean, the benefit is that Asumu gets to showcase that Heroic Empathy a Rider has, where he'll stay and take care of this random person just because she needs it, but... it is a lot of time spent on someone who is a glorified extra. Very weird way to tell that story.
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10-21-2020, 04:53 PM | #336 |
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"Hnnnng. Hibiki, I'm trying to sneak around, but I'm dummy thicc, and the clap of my asscheeks keeps alerting the Makamou."
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10-21-2020, 05:48 PM | #337 |
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Oh lord, now me and the friends I watched Black with have yet another butt to make jokes out of. Thank you all.
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10-21-2020, 10:04 PM | #338 |
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But, as a counter against a flawed motivational word/guidance, if you just try something but you don't and never click with something, you better just stop, and search another thing to try on, instead of just wasting time to futilely continuing it, better to give up midway than regret it at the end.
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Talking about Todoroki's depression over being unable to learn taiko drums, Hinaka of course would just push him to continue further within it. If not for about how it's necessary for Todoroki to practice drumming against a specialized Makamou, would take that as an unpopular wrong move for motivating, like if it's about daily life, the advice to me, should be just quit drumming and focus on what you do the best like guitar.
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I think this is just outright toxic take tbh regarding Asumu (and an unfair male judging in general, especially from the females). Sorry, for incoming rant (likely again). And from how you give free pass to women's brattiness and insolence, no offense but from here once it seems like double standard to boys; boys are always wrong.
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10-21-2020, 11:31 PM | #339 |
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KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 26 - "PASSING DAYS"
KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 27 - "PASSING DOWN THE BOND" "You'd say 'Baby you don't know but my heart is as strong as a drummer My heart is as strong as a drummer'" -Allo Darlin', "My Heart Is a Drummer" Real interesting two-parter! There's a lot of confusion in the first part. It's disorienting. A lot of weird cuts, garish colors, extreme close-ups. Creepy images, terrified victims, horror vibes. There're hard edits between a shocking monster scene and a light character scene, like the monster plots are encroaching on safe spaces, pushing further into the narrative. There's still a safety to our cast, but it feels fleeting. It's nice to see the monster stuff take a big step up. The mythology is still pretty light, all things considered. Black and White Clockamous, Doujis and Himes... it's not a lot, you know? It's a very slim framework to the Oni's mission. Here, there's both a little bit more specificity to what's going on with all of the seasonal monster stuff (very much appreciated), and also an increased level to the threat. In general, the show keeps the monsters as something the Oni have to go hunting for, so a story where the monsters are both all around them and completely untouchable, it's a big change. On top of that, we've got the new Fancy-Dress Douji and Hime, having some weird connection to the White Clockamou and affecting Zanki through completely different scenes. Which, it's that disorienting feeling, where boundaries between scenes bend to the will of the enemy, and the Oni seem powerless to strike back. Just, overall, really liked how the monster threat escalated here. It's still mysterious, but that didn't bother me at all. I kind-of love it? I love how primal the imagery is now, how frustrated Ibuki gets, how Zanki's forced into a fight he knows he'll probably lose, it's great. It is great. If any non-Kuuga show can get away with a new phase of the plot being Now The Colors Are REALLY Weird, it's Hibiki. But that's just the garnish for the real story, which is a further escalation of Proud Dads And Uncertain Sons. Like, definitely was not expecting to be spending so much time with Tsutomu. Thought we'd see him at some point, maybe asking Hitomi out, but not getting what amounts to a spotlight episode. But that's what we got, with Tsutomu stopping by a ridiculously crowded Team Hibiki Bar and Grill (try the Ibuki Lime Pie) to pine for the life he had to abandon. I'm not sure if we'll get more with Tsutomu, present-day or from his backstory, but I'm pretty happy with what we got here. I like that his reason for washing out as an Oni was that his parents said no. It's such a weird angle to come at a story that's point is getting Asumu to figure out what he wants. I mean, they could've had Tsutomu not be good enough, or not appreciate it, or have a feud with someone, but no. This kid wanted it, and had to quit, and it clearly haunts him. He's trying to move on, but there's the way he asks if Hibiki has an apprentice that makes it clear that he wishes he could go back, make a different choice. (The show doesn't say it here, but I'm assuming Tsutomu was apprenticing under Ibuki. Zanki already had Todoyama, Hibiki was solo, and Akira sort-of pales a bit when she sees Tsutomu. Feel like he was Ibuki's apprentice.) It's layered in well to Asumu's story. Once again, there's no big decision to Asumu and Hibiki's relationship. Tsutomu is just another path that Asumu could end up on. Not a cautionary tale or anything, Tsutomu isn't destroyed by this, but something for Asumu to consider as he keeps defining himself. Similarly, Zanki's questioning of Hibiki gets the mentor side some screentime, with the two dads warmly joking about how awesome it is to be a dad. (Zanki's so proud of Todoroki! And he always has been! And he's so bad at hiding it!) Hibiki wants to be something more than just an Oni mentor to Asumu, in the same way that Asumu doesn't feel the need to be an Oni apprentice just to learn from Hibiki. If Tsutomu's story is about anything, it's maybe about how forcing that relationship into a more strict definition can kill it. Letting it develop naturally, making sure both participants feel like they're getting what they want out of it, that's when it's healthy. Hibiki cutting out Asumu because he's not an official apprentice, or Asumu enlisting as Oni to keep Hibiki as a mentor... then what? Once it's codified, then what happens if Asumu doesn't work out? I mean, I don't 100% think that's what the episode's getting at (it's way too genial for that sort of pessimism), but I like that with Tsutomu, we get to see a possible bad (or less good) ending to Asumu's story, just to have some stakes. It's more than I was expecting from a kid who hit on Hitomi at the pool!
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10-22-2020, 01:09 AM | #340 |
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I was waiting for the watermelons to show up. I knew they were coming, I just forgot which episode it was. Apart from absent-minded knife-wielding Midori, I just love the cute humor of the whole "everybody keeps bringing a watermelon." It's such a Hibiki thing to do.
So, Tsutomu is another example of the show playing with expectations. The guy gives off a vibe that, in other shows, would probably be trouble. You kind of expect him to be a dick in some way, but he's not. He's just a guy who was going to be an Oni and then didn't. He even has some valuable life advice for Asumu. I'm not going to spoil anything, but the question of Asumu training to become an Oni himself has come up a lot lately. I don't know what the original plan was, but I've always felt that he probably wouldn't. It just doesn't seem to fit with the character. Asumu is a sweet kid, I just don't buy the idea of him breathing fire at giant CGI crabs. I've always liked that the show seems to want him to find his own path in life. We get our first look at two new adversaries here, too: the Man (aka Japanese John Lennon) and the Woman. It's a pity that they came in so close to the production change, as we'll never really get the planned story about what they're up to. I love the scene where Ibuki is chasing them, though, and they always seem to teleport ahead of him. Like you said, it's a great horror vibe. Finally, I cannot fail to mention the fantastic fight between Zanki and the Cat Douji/Hime. I am always down for watching Kenji Matsuda being a badass. Oh, and as far as the "Tamaya!" thing at the end, I looked it up and the reason they shout it is |
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