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01-23-2019, 06:18 PM | #21 |
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Derp. Of course. I'm an idiot.
He wrote 14 episodes and the Alternate Ending movie, but you're right, he wasn't the head writer. I think I give him more credit because his eps are the most memorable, IMO. (No shade on Kobayashi, she's still one of my faves, especially later on in her career.) My larger point still stands, though. He should know the world and characters well enough. It may not be any good given Inoue's recent toku work (although his anime stuff is still pretty well done, so who knows), but familiarity with the material shouldn't be an issue. Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 01-23-2019 at 06:31 PM.. |
01-23-2019, 06:41 PM | #22 |
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Basing your entire perception of Inoue on The First and The Next is like basing your entire perception of Bowie on Hours or of Weezer on Raditude.
The dude was the head writer on Ryuki (with an assist from Kobayashi). In theory, he should know what he's doing with this world and these characters. In theory... .....I've enjoyed various series he's written for (Changerion was often a lot of fun; Faiz looked cool as hell despite being a hot mess; Jetman had some truly epic moments), but not for his writing, and I definitely wouldn't mention him in the same breath as Bowie. I'm a sucker for some Kobayashi, though - definitely agree with Fish sandwich and would prefer if she were penning this. |
01-23-2019, 07:21 PM | #23 |
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Inoue struggles with overarching storylines, is prone to repetitive character types and re-used episode plots across the various series he's worked on, seemingly struggles to write female characters, is far too often 'edgy' for the sake of it - I just don't really rate him as a writer at all....
.....I've enjoyed various series he's written for (Changerion was often a lot of fun; Faiz looked cool as hell despite being a hot mess; Jetman had some truly epic moments), but not for his writing, and I definitely wouldn't mention him in the same breath as Bowie. As for the Bowie comparison, if you look at the whole of the tokusatsu, Inoue is very much a weirdo 80s outsider who shook up the classic elements of the genre and twisted them into something new and shocking that old-timers didn't initially accept. Obviously, they're not artists of the same caliber, but I don't know that the comparison to Bowie is that far off, at least within the milieu of the genre. Quote:
I'm a sucker for some Kobayashi, though - definitely agree with Fish sandwich and would prefer if she were penning this.
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01-23-2019, 10:19 PM | #24 |
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Ryuki getting a special yes. It good to see one of my favorites again. I hope it clear up the ending that was confusing for me.
Would love to see a new Survive form rider out of this maybe Zolda, Gai, or Odin. |
01-24-2019, 03:22 AM | #25 |
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As for the Bowie comparison, if you look at the whole of the tokusatsu, Inoue is very much a weirdo 80s outsider who shook up the classic elements of the genre and twisted them into something new and shocking that old-timers didn't initially accept. Obviously, they're not artists of the same caliber, but I don't know that the comparison to Bowie is that far off, at least within the milieu of the genre.
He's also unquestionably a big part of Heisei Kamen Rider, and it follows for him to be involved with the end-of-an-era celebration. |
01-26-2019, 01:39 AM | #26 |
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I have high hopes for this. He did fantastic on Ryuki and The First and Next were perfect to the stories they were telling. Far more coherent than they get credit for if you watch it from the right perspective and see where the focus is and what it was building to if it had gotten the third movie it was supposed to get.
Which then ended up becoming Amazons instead as something else entirely. Quote:
Dragon Knight and Dragon Knight. Toei doesn't drag on their feet when it comes to good promo and timing. They know how to build on hype too. Hopefully there might be a reason for that. But we'll see. One can only hope.
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