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06-29-2019, 06:09 AM | #11 |
The Immortal King Tasty
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Hey everyone, guess what time it is!
Well, hopefully it won't be time for Sougo to spend an entire minute just transforming from here on. Still, I can't deny that looked pretty cool. This episode is great, but it's definitely getting by on the fun factor more than anything. There's not a lot of substance to the plot here, and Yuuto deciding to cut Sougo some slack seemingly just because he saw him talking nicely to a guy once feels pretty weak, honestly. Zi-O II is still the form debut to beat, but this one goes in a different enough direction that it's still cool. The upside of the Zi-O elements being underwhelming is that the Den-O characters really get to shine here. Momotaros' personality especially is spot on throughout, and it's extra impressive that they even found time to get in bits like Deneb's habit of wearing terrible disguises. The stylistic touches throughout the arc like using Den-O's format of showing the dates instead of Zi-O's were also cool to see. Grand Zi-O is clearly the thing to talk about with this one, though. Just like Trinity, the show did a great job selling me on a redundant design. The ability to use any Heisei Rider's powers seemingly any way Sougo wants, be it summoning them for a finishing attack or using their weapons, feels appropriately, well, grand. It's a straightforward but fitting idea for the final Heisei Rider's final form, and it's positively loaded with potential for great fanservice. I was a little blown away when he plucked a dejected Den-O right out of the climax of episode 18 of his own series. It's a hilariously specific choice to make, and the whole reason he's doing it is a clever workaround to get Den-O in on the fight without breaking the rules Zi-O has set for itself. Although I have to ask, is Zi-O on his own forehead literally the first time he's even done that clock hands pose with his fingers he's always doing in promotional images in the actual show? Toei wants us to believe that's his signature gesture or something, but I can't recall a single instance where he's done it until now.
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06-29-2019, 06:36 AM | #12 |
take me to space
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 1,406
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I know for certain that Zi-O has never actually done this advertised 'signature pose', because I've been on the lookout for it since the beginning of the show!
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07-09-2019, 04:05 AM | #13 |
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Canada
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Late to the party.
Really great tribute to Den-O. Woz reciting the cold-opening narration. Momotaros possessing Woz. The use of the Mole Imagin to explore some of the original shows themes and motifs. Really great stuff. Plus, the debut of Grand Zi-O doesn't take away from the Den-O stuff. We get a full-fledged Climax Form and Vega Form battle. I love Momo's interactions with the main cast from travelling in Geiz's Time Mazin to tugging on Sougo's face. Plus, that Den-O half-hearted "ore sanjou" callback was glorious. Yuto basically pulls his cold but caring act and Deneb gets to be as hilarious as ever (that Doctor disguise!). Only problem is we should have seen more of the other Imagin, especially during the end part. I laughed when Sougo basically left Momo hanging at the end there. The plot itself was appropriately Den-O-esque. I thought I couldn't care less about these victim of the week characters but I actually almost teared up during the resolution. Really sad, but touching. Reminds of Den-O's first episodes when Owner broke the rules to let the guest of the week travel to the past to see his dying mother one last time. Damn Den-O knew how to tug on the heartstrings. The Zi-O developments are low-key, but damn if the visual effects weren't good. Grand Zi-O is hella extra and that must be the longest transformation sound and sequence I've ever seen. I love how all the little murals on his body materialize and his powers make for some great call-backs. Seeing Kuuga, Build, Gaim and OOO ripped straight from their original timelines was insane. Plus he can use any of their weapons? Holy shit. The "All-20" finish brought a creative combinations of forms. Minus Genius, they were all forms we barely saw. Suika Arms, GataKiriBa, Pegasus? Not bad, Zi-O. Oma Zi-O vs Grand Zi-O, or at least a tease for it, was a strong way to end this arc of the series. |
07-17-2019, 05:18 PM | #14 |
Showa Girl
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 9,064
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I just want to say I find it funny that the DX Den-O Ridewatch is the one that comes with the Daizer... but because it's the last one obtained and they immediately combined into the Grand Zi-O Ridewatch, it's the only one never seen on the Daizer.
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