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11-17-2020, 09:30 PM | #16221 |
Showa Girl
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Am I being too dramatic if I say I'm sorry for kicking up all these lingering frustrations with Zero-One? Because I spent like two entire years very gradually getting over a similar kind of disappointment with Gaim, and I feel like I should know better than to attempt to push you on this at all right now because of that.
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11-17-2020, 09:50 PM | #16222 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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Also, just to switch gears to a more positive note: for the record, Buildad is actually one of the bits of the last third of that show I ended up liking pretty quickly. That "nobitenai yo..." from Sento was legitimately a great punch to the gut. I mean, don't get me wrong. I have issues with Build, but I don't really have Issues with Build, you know? Darn good show, that was.
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11-18-2020, 12:38 AM | #16223 |
Henshin Heaven
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It is honestly pretty wild seeing the strong opinions Zero-One invokes among fans. I was pretty busy for most of the time it was airing, so I didn’t really see much of the discourse about it. I think watching it in chunks probably made it a lot more palatable than watching it live, which frankly sounds agonizing even though I enjoyed the show. Like, honestly, it might have the worst pacing of any Rider show I have seen, and that kind of drags down some other aspects of the show too.
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11-18-2020, 04:32 AM | #16224 |
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I'm not even that good at such deep analysis that some of you can do, I'm not really that good at explaining why I like something or don't!
It's not like Zero-One was one of my all-time favourites or anything, Aruto really annoyed me early on and I could only really put up with him when he was being serious but out of Zero-One(OK) and Saber(OK) I think Zero-One just edges it for me by having a few more other characters I like and being a bit more serious and interesting(sorry). |
11-18-2020, 04:56 AM | #16225 |
Reiei
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All I can say is, Zero-One was pretty hype. Watching first episode, return of the grasshopper motif, trumpets, simple-ish belt, Izu, Jin's handgun, I thought to myself: "Oh yeah, this is the new era!"
Show goes on and there were plenty of problems, the job arc, Thouser (whom I ended up loving unconditionally.), Covid, and other things, but I still think the show ended on a good note. It was fun show and I had fun and that's just what mattered to me, I'm gonna miss the cast, and definitely looking forward to the movie. |
11-18-2020, 05:49 AM | #16226 |
Warrior of Delusions!
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Considering the page before this was "Zero-One bad, Saber good" and "Saber bad, Zero-One good", I'd disagree, but tbf, you're right, no-one has to like or dislike. It's just a little tiring when people can't say they like something without dunking on something else simultaneously. I was just trying to lighten the mood because it was 2am, and I thought things were getting too dour.
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11-18-2020, 07:57 PM | #16227 |
WONDER RIDER
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Location: Australia
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Just woke up from this strange dream I had last night where the cast from Gaim is visiting Futo City and Mai is approached by a Foundation X dealer, at which point Baron goes bananas and transforms to attack him and Gaim tries to hold him back while Ryugen goes off and assaults another Foundation X dealer.
While Zangestu is staring at them from a distance. The funny thing is that I can actually see them doing that. My only complaint is the catchy theme song; I can't get it out of my head!
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11-21-2020, 12:00 AM | #16228 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Michigan
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33 episodes in on Super-1 now, and my current thoughts on the second half are be summed up thusly:
I mean... wow man. If you though Hibiki was the only KR show that took a total 180 at the halfway point, Super-1 has it beat. It really did turn into a totally different show. Now instead of the show being about, you know, the title character, it's all about a group of kids who, frankly, contribute nothing to the overall plot. And poor Kazuya is reduced to nothing more than a tool for the kids to summon in order to beat up the bad guys. Speaking of the bad guys... I kinda have mixed feelings on them. Doctor Ghost always gives me a good giggle(seriously, that's an amazing name), but Jin Dogma, like the show itself, is now alot sillier than the original Dogma were. Sure, the original villains were ineffective too, but the show atleast attempted to have a menacing air about them. Jin Dogma meanwhile are, well, total jokes. And here's the thing actually, and this is kinda weird to say, but I was actually totally on board with most of this. Atleast for the first few episodes of the second half. Because you see, well... how to best put this... Okay, the very first monster Super-1 fights in part 2? Straight up a Knife Monster, who is legit a much more dangerous threat than what's ever been faced before, to the point that he actually stabs someone to death on screen. The fight sequences with it are intense, Kazuya remains an active force throughout the entire episode, and while yes, the kids are present, and the Junior Kamen Rider Squad are established, they are by no means the lead characters nor the focus of the episode itself. And this something that actually remains for the next few episodes afterwards... and then someone on staff decided that it should be all about the kids, and any further backstory or action on Super-1's' part is mainly incidental. The one thing that I will give the second half though, which Super-1 has actually been great about all throughout its run so far, is that the action scenes remain not only incredibly intense, but creative and fun to watch. Seriously, at this point they're what's keeping me watching. I wouldn't go so far as to say the second half is out and out horrible(I've seen way worse, even in terms of sheer betrayals), but man, quite the step down in terms of narrative. Like yeah, part 1 wasn't "deep" by any stretch, but there was atleast an attempt at an overall story. Here? Not even remotely an attempt. Just kids who call in a superhero who now has barely any agency in the plot. It's a real shame.
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11-21-2020, 01:11 AM | #16229 |
Suprise Gamma Future
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Have you heard about the controversy surrounding the lead actor of Super-1??
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11-21-2020, 04:12 AM | #16230 |
Rider of the End
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Ironically, when these allegations came to light, Toei not only cut buisness ties with him, but went as far as to act like they didn't even know who he was in the interviews that followed. lol. |
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