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10-21-2015, 01:02 PM | #1971 |
Dai Shogun
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It got a lot better towards the end but saying I enjoyed it would be a lie.
Had nothing to do with the designs though, I think most of those kick ass, especially the villain ones. This year’s Kamen Rider bad guys look like cheap Sentai knockoffs, it really paid off for Drive to have SIC-guys on the design-team. |
10-21-2015, 01:03 PM | #1972 |
Stronger Than You
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I'm still trying to decide whether or not I like Ghost.
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10-21-2015, 01:18 PM | #1973 |
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I think most people are at this point.
It definitely has its issues, but it's barely gotten started, so it's hard to say...and we've yet to see how the secondary Rider affects the dynamic, so we'll see how that goes next episode. Still early to make the call. Anyway, whether it ends up being good or not, the good designs would probably be enough to keep me entertained in any case. Ghost has some nice designs. The Ganma are more hit and miss, but I do rather like some of them (Yari and Katana, specifically). |
10-21-2015, 01:22 PM | #1974 |
Stronger Than You
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The thing is, they're solving problems that I thought would persist through out most of the series (Unable to see ghosts, Akari's "Ghosts aren't real and you're stupid for believing them" shtick, the series not being a constant fetch quest by getting a good majority of the eyecons out of the way early), but then there are major issues that really won't ever change (The hit or miss monster designs, Onari, the old man, and others that I can't think of right now).
Add in the breakneck pace that it's moving at right now before it inevitably comes to the sudden halt, and I really have no idea what to make of it.
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10-21-2015, 01:48 PM | #1975 |
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I wouldn't be so sure about Onari and Sennin being things that won't change; even the most over-the-top characters in Drive toned themselves down eventually. I'm not sure I trust Sennin much anyway, so honestly I'm kind of expecting his character to be a little more sinister than he's letting on. Maybe something of a Sagara character...
But yeah, it's definitely in a bit of a weird place. |
10-21-2015, 01:57 PM | #1976 |
I have a problematic type
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I am very curious to see where Ghost is going to go with this faster pacing. Either they have some very cool stuff in the wings that they want to get the set-up out of the way for or the head writer has seriously misjudged how to pace a show. I'm definitely interested to see which it is.
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10-21-2015, 02:43 PM | #1977 |
WHAT'S THE NEXT STAGE?
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I honestly sort of mindlessly enjoy just about every currently airing series until the toy commercializing more-or-less stops after the final form. I understand what the show is about these days; selling toys, and acceptance is the first step toward forgiveness. Only beyond the point where it ceases do I really find my self looking back and evaluating everything else that has happened. The last stretch is really the defining arc for just about every Phase 2 Heisei that'll make or break the run for me. Until then I just enjoy the ride for everything it's worth because when the day is done, I basically unconditionally love Kamen Rider.
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10-21-2015, 05:07 PM | #1978 |
Super Sentai Eien ni
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In Bandai's marketing way. And I'm not saying that he is useless, he inarguably got the most character development in the whole show (yes I can acknowledge that without having to like him) but the show is titled Drive, Drive himself is on the cover of everything and he's supposed to sell the most toys. That's why he is the main Rider of the show. And despite how much development he got, Mach is still a prime example of a secondary Rider. Quote:
My main problem with KR Drive is that Gou would have been a way more compelling main character. Shinnosuke is a total dud whose involvement with the show's central villains is completely superficial. Meanwhile, Gou is intrinsically connected to every piece of the plot and every primary character on the show on a deep, emotional level.
Had the writers given as much (or more) screen time to Gou as they did Shin (they didn't, not remotely), the show could have been something special. But they chose to anchor the narrative to Shinnosuke, and despite a few great episodes in the middle, the show sunk. IMO, KR Drive is a classic exercise in wasted potential. |
10-24-2015, 09:08 PM | #1979 |
AHHHHH!!!
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Because of Wizard, I can't go hearing "Bachirri Mina" without hearing "Lupacchi Touch Magic Go" as well when the Ghost henshin is happening lol.
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10-24-2015, 09:25 PM | #1980 |
Tokusatsu Hero
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Location: Maryland
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Which Kamen Rider do you think it would be a good choice to be remade into an anime? I think OOO would work. I remember my cousin was like "This feels like a live action Shonen Jump show" after watching the first episode.
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