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10-14-2015, 12:51 AM | #12721 |
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I was basically marathoning Faiz and didn't feel up to writing a summary atm, but I had to stop in the middle of 27 because is that Orphenoch listening to Busta Rhymes?!
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10-14-2015, 06:44 AM | #12722 |
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Maybe? I know who you're talking about, but I don't know my rap well enough to identify the song or artist. I do remember being bemused by some of the language in that song that I know would never, ever be allowed in if Faiz was an American show.
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10-17-2015, 07:18 PM | #12723 |
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Speaking of which, I'm only up to episode 43, and I guess I should wait til I get to the end to talk about, buuuuut.....I feel like doing so now. I....don't hate Faiz. In fact I may like it more than I'm willing to admit. Though part of that may be reading tons of opinions on it and already knowing the problems it has beforehand. The whole constant cycle of miscommunication thing is incredibly very stupid, but I find it so over the top, that it's kind of amusing. Like Takumi and Kiba tell Keitaro and Kaidou to relay a message...OF COURSE those two goofuses are gonna get it wrong! Generally, what I like about the series is the whole early 2000's era sci-fi toku aesthetic. Weirdly, it's the same sorta vibe I get from the Heisei or Millennium Godzilla movies. Either way, this aesthetic seemed to transfer into the suits and the music as well. I love the Faiz Rider suits and how slick they are. I'm 43 episodes in and I still don't really know what kind of company they're pretending to be, but they make some seriously cool gadgets, lol. As for Faiz himself, Takumi...I actually ended up liking him a lot. HE MIGHT be one of my favorite main Riders. I had heard he was an asshole, but...he's mostly just really anti-social loner at the beginning, for reasons more obvious once you get into the later episodes. I'd still say he's generally more likable than a Rider like Tendou. I actually do like his character development. He's one of the few riders that goes for not wanting to be involved at all, to thinking that being a Rider is cool, to genuinely wanting to protect people through the course of the series. The only other one I can think of that maybe goes through that is Ryotaro in Den-O? Kinda/sorta. One negative thing "I will say is that he is dumbfoundingly naive at times. Not as bad as Shinji form Ryuki, imo, but still... And honestly, I don't think people give Takumi enough credit. In the last episode I watched when he's trying to stop Kaixa and Delta from killing off an innocent Orphenoch, he doesn't attack them, and merely frees the Orphenoch. Then, miraculously for this series, he was actually about to EXPLAIN WHY he did it. Of course, Kaixa cut him off and began to attack him, because he's a dick, but Takumi doesn't even try to fight back, he even de-henshins so as to not fight back. He actually learned how to avoid the biggest problem of this series, aha. And I've noticed a reading here before that a lot of Main Riders in Inoue shows tend to act completely different as a Rider than they do normally, but...I don't think Faiz has that problem. I mean he just sort of pummels the shit out of people. As someone who has no formal training and probably got into a lot of fights anyway 'cause of his smart mouth, I don't really see too big of a difference. As for Kaixa...lol. Why...why is he such an awful person. I feel if he had...more realistic reasoning for why he was such a tool, like Micchy form Gaim, I'd actually hate him more than I do, but he's so inhumanely petty and selfish that it goes right back around to being amusing. Still satisfying when someone kicks his ass though. I am genuinely interested in his backstory and the Ryusei students' history with the Orphenoch as a whole, but...none of it explains why he acts this way aside form his creepy obsession with Mari. Like...for example, when he starts pitting Takumi and Kiba against eachother...he mutters something at Takumi akin to, "It'd be a really bad thing for me if you were to start gathering allies..." Uh...no Kusaka...no it's not! Takumi was your only ally at the time! why try and break him when you've still got all of Lucky Fucking clover to deal with. Even more baffling is when Mari's on her deathbed and Kiba goes to visit her... Kusaka: ...You know it was that Inui Takumi that did this, right? I thought about this scene at work earlier today and legitimately started laughing. I mean WHY?! WHY WOULD HE DO THAT! I mean...I guess he's mad at Takumi for failing to protect her, but...he was like his only ally at the time! Stop dooming humanity! The needless lengths he'd go to betray and plant mistrust in people on his side. ON HIS SIDE! And all of it starting because he doesn't like Takumi and because Mari had a small crush on Kiba. I mean...at least he's consistent, I guess...lol. And then people just instantly believe him most of the time! Now, I don't think it's entirely unreal for them to let him stick around, since he is the most experienced with the Kaixa belt and they need all the allies they can get, but...they sometimes act like he DOESN'T constantly do this shit. I mean this even happened in the Heisei versus Showa Movie! Kusaka: Hey, Takumi...it's your fault that I died, you know. Takumi: Man, I guess you're right... NO! Don't do that! I...I think Kaixa may be in my top secondary Riders list solely for how much I love to hate him, lol. As for Delta....meh, the suit is cool. Don't care much for the main user, atm. I actually really like the original user, but of course she died. I actually find him more unlikable. So far I like this show more than Inoue's last show, Kiva...I dunno why since they share a lot of the same problems, but...I guess the characters are more consistent in their buffoonery in Faiz and I actually like the Orphenoch's and their origins and backstory more than the Fangires. |
10-17-2015, 08:58 PM | #12724 |
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Kuuga 27.
Ooh, shiny new opening visuals. I like this one more than the original. Though Sawatori's posing is hella weird. |
10-18-2015, 08:47 PM | #12725 |
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Watched the first six episodes of OOO.
I'll say it right now, this show is pretty awesome. It has a quite a bit of energy and the right amount of fun to be very engaging for me, speaking as a KR newbie. Eiji is a pretty likable protagonist, and I really enjoy the dynamic between him and Ankh. The story itself so far, while not perfect, is still interesting enough to make me keep going. Definitely sticking around. |
10-18-2015, 10:16 PM | #12726 |
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Watched the first six episodes of OOO.
I'll say it right now, this show is pretty awesome. It has a quite a bit of energy and the right amount of fun to be very engaging for me, speaking as a KR newbie. Eiji is a pretty likable protagonist, and I really enjoy the dynamic between him and Ankh. The story itself so far, while not perfect, is still interesting enough to make me keep going. Definitely sticking around. |
10-18-2015, 11:28 PM | #12727 |
Chou Henshin!
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10-19-2015, 12:18 AM | #12728 |
Super Sentai Eien ni
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Watched the first six episodes of OOO.
I'll say it right now, this show is pretty awesome. It has a quite a bit of energy and the right amount of fun to be very engaging for me, speaking as a KR newbie. Eiji is a pretty likable protagonist, and I really enjoy the dynamic between him and Ankh. The story itself so far, while not perfect, is still interesting enough to make me keep going. Definitely sticking around. OOO is really engaging and the characters are very likeable. It got me immediately hooked on KR myself. So yay for Eiji! |
10-19-2015, 01:33 PM | #12729 |
Tree Princess
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I do like the brutality of the unknowns in the movie.
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10-19-2015, 01:46 PM | #12730 |
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OOO was amazing from the get go for me and while I may have started with Decade, OOO still remains as one of my top 3 riders/rider shows ever.
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