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02-16-2019, 10:59 PM | #15321 |
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I've been watching 3 nen A gumi jdorama starring Masaki Suda and while they are investigating his background, they discover that he used to be a tokusatsu suit actor and he was supposed to take over the lead suit actor duties from his senpai and they go and interview his senpai and it turns out that the actor that played Evolt/Misora's dad is the main older tokusatsu suit actor.
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02-18-2019, 07:31 PM | #15322 |
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can anyone recommend a good kamen rider show for someone who's sort of new to the series, i hear gaim is very good, (the only season i have watched is faiz)
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02-19-2019, 06:17 AM | #15323 |
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From what I've heard, good places to start are:
Double (An all around good Rider show played straight) Fourze (A very feel-good, fun show about the power of friendship) Drive (Just a damn good show, really) Kiva (Written by the same person as Faiz, I think, and a good starter) Hibiki (Usual caveat that the creative team changes halfway through)
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02-19-2019, 12:52 PM | #15324 |
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From what I've heard, good places to start are:
Double (An all around good Rider show played straight) Fourze (A very feel-good, fun show about the power of friendship) Drive (Just a damn good show, really) Kiva (Written by the same person as Faiz, I think, and a good starter) Hibiki (Usual caveat that the creative team changes halfway through) |
03-15-2019, 03:01 PM | #15325 |
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Just finished watching the Build Final Stage live show. I'm always super impressed by how much work goes into kids stage shows. I've watched a couple live with my kids and it's a full blown production.
But I'm also seriously impressed by just how polite the kids in Japan are. I know that silence is considered an act of appreciative respect, but you could hear a pin drop. It also makes me realize how much I really enjoyed the character development in Build. If you're gonna watch Kiva, so am I. I've been wanting to for a while. Sounds like a good time to try.
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03-15-2019, 03:09 PM | #15326 |
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Just finished watching the Build Final Stage live show. I'm always super impressed by how much work goes into kids stage shows. I've watched a couple live with my kids and it's a full blown production.
But I'm also seriously impressed by just how polite the kids in Japan are. I know that silence is considered an act of appreciative respect, but you could hear a pin drop. It also makes me realize how much I really enjoyed the character development in Build. Do that, I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun it is. |
03-16-2019, 07:22 AM | #15327 |
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So far I only found the Build one, and that was through a group on FB. I'll PM you.
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03-16-2019, 07:25 AM | #15328 |
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Also just finished the Ex-Aid True Ending movie. Not terrible.
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03-18-2019, 06:12 PM | #15329 |
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Finished OOO recently. I had actually started it a few years ago but dropped it after around 12-15 episodes or so, it just didn’t grab me at the time. Something must have changed between now and then, because this time around I was into it right from the start and thought it was great all the way through. The cast is one of the strongest I’ve seen in Kamen Rider and the story was interesting with a lot of good thematic payoff, making this a top tier season for me.
The highlight of the show is easily its two leads, Eiji and Ankh. Eiji is a great character who gets a lot of fantastic development. The way his life history influences his current status as OOO, and the way it impacts his relationships with others and his personal philosophy as a hero, is all handled fantastically and ties together so cohesively. He’s by far one of the most well-developed lead Riders I’ve seen, and easily among my favorites. Ankh is wonderfully written as well, I especially liked that the audience is regularly reminded that although he’s allied with Eiji, he’s very much a villain who is only in it for himself. Ankh regularly engages in actions and behaviors that are outright villainous and dangerous for Eiji and his allies, and as the show goes on it really does feel like he might turn on them at any moment if it becomes convenient for him to do so. His best material though is definitely near the end, when the differences between him and the other Greed become more apparent, especially in regard to how his time with Eiji and the others has influenced him. While Eiji and Ankh are obviously the highlights, everyone else is likable as well. I don’t have much to say about them, but I liked them. I thought the villains were good too, they kind of had one-note personalities and didn’t really get much development, but I think that worked here due to their nature as living embodiments of greed. Of course they don’t have much development because it’s entirely antithetical to their existence (Which makes Ankh’s development and desire to go beyond the other Greed that much more significant and effective). I really liked how fragile and insincere their alliance was and relationships with each other were, the constant betrayal and backstabbing made for great entertainment. I also liked what Dr. Maki brought to their dynamic once he allied with them, and I liked his material in general. The whole doll thing was kind of weird and at times made him hard to take seriously as a villain, but for me that was overshadowed by how generally unsettling and unhinged his whole personality was. Besides the cast and characters, the other thing I liked most about OOO was how it had such a strong sense of theme and message. That’s not something I’m used to seeing in many KR shows, at least not to the level that’s displayed in OOO. It really takes that to a level I wish other entries in the series would, I really like when a show has a point to make. It’s something that elevates the material and just makes it more engaging, at least to me. The way it intertwines and addresses the contrasting philosophies and beliefs of all the different characters is handled at a level few, if any, other KR seasons have reached. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed OOO. I have a lot of thoughts about it that didn’t really come through well here, I don’t know what it is but I had a very difficult time fully articulating exactly what it is I liked so much about this series. I think I feel like I just can’t really do it justice with my limited writing ability, but I can at least clearly state that OOO is now one of my favorite seasons. I wish I could give a better explanation of exactly why, but that will have to do. It’s one that will stick with me for sure.
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03-19-2019, 02:54 AM | #15330 |
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I always enjoy reading your thoughts on Rider seasons ShyGuy, especially when I've seen them myself.
I like OOO too, and adding to your post I just want to mention one thing in particular: Akira Date. He was my favorite secondary Rider for a long time (until Ryuga Banjo came around to be precise), and I adore this character a whole lot. He's great. Thinking back to watching OOO – I really, really like this show. I have nothing but fond memories of it. |
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