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10-18-2018, 03:31 PM | #15271 |
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A rampaging fat German guy speaking actual German, subtitled by TV Nihon? This alone makes Kiva a must-watch.
Oh boy. Anyways, Kiva Episode 3 (yes I'm actually watching this). Gotta say, knowing Kouhei Takeda from Build makes this a lot more fun. Just to see him screwing around. Telling the story through two time periods is quite ambitious, but that's the best I can say about this show so far. It's weird. Suits look good though, but that's about the only enjoyable part so far. |
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10-19-2018, 11:52 AM | #15272 |
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10 Episodes into Kiva and I'm surprised by how much I like it. What makes this show so entertaining to me is the whole dynamic with the 2 different time settings; it keeps the show from becoming stale as juggling two different sets of characters that intertwine is something fresh and new that I haven’t seen done like this before in a Rider show.
It also helps that I’ve taken a liking to the characters although some don't have enough screentime (which is bound to happen I guess) - there's not enough Shizuka in this show so far, she definitely suffers from being "not important enough". I hope they do something cool with the character later but I don’t expect it. Also, the one thing that bugs me so far is that the show doesn’t really bother to explain what Fangire are or where Kivat comes from. I can accept a talking bat-like toy flying around and giving the main character advice for a short while but after 10 episodes I’d like to know where he came from and how he ended up with Wataru. They will tell us eventually but I feel like they could drop a few hints at least. Anyways, favorite character so far: Otoya. Why...? Because he's interesting Quote:
I fondly remember Den-O even though the endgame was very disappointing; some of the individual stories were really good. The one with the old man who vanished because no one remembered him really got me. I had to think about that one when I was watching that animated movie last year - you know the one. The Octopus Fangire? |
10-19-2018, 12:22 PM | #15273 |
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I'm always glad to see somebody enjoying Kiva. Sure, it has plenty of flaws, but it's still such an enjoyable show, in my opinion.
It has fantastic visual designs, I also really dug the dual time-line aspect of it, and lots of the story arcs are really good, such as when the Spider Fangire returns, or when the 1986 group encounters the Queen, or the other monsters. |
10-19-2018, 01:28 PM | #15274 |
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Kiva had great music and awesome suits, ruined because inoue sucks at writing and toei not bothering to use common sense on suit design. You know, if they included the suit actors in the process of designing a suit, we might get some rather unique ideas
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10-19-2018, 01:59 PM | #15275 |
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10 Episodes into Kiva and I'm surprised by how much I like it. What makes this show so entertaining to me is the whole dynamic with the 2 different time settings; it keeps the show from becoming stale as juggling two different sets of characters that intertwine is something fresh and new that I haven’t seen done like this before in a Rider show.
The way it handles the multiple timelines is often brilliant, the characters and performances are super memorable, the melodrama is top notch, and the design work is stellar. Does it always "make sense?" No. But it's in my Top 3 KR series, without a doubt. Quote:
Also, the one thing that bugs me so far is that the show doesn’t really bother to explain what Fangire are or where Kivat comes from. I can accept a talking bat-like toy flying around and giving the main character advice for a short while but after 10 episodes I’d like to know where he came from and how he ended up with Wataru. They will tell us eventually but I feel like they could drop a few hints at least.
A lot of people criticize the show for not taking the time to explain things, but that's kind of one of the main reasons I love it? It makes every new addition to the plot and world feel so bonkers, and "bonkers" is one of my favorite things a toku can be. |
10-23-2018, 02:39 PM | #15276 |
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10 Episodes into Kiva and I'm surprised by how much I like it. What makes this show so entertaining to me is the whole dynamic with the 2 different time settings; it keeps the show from becoming stale as juggling two different sets of characters that intertwine is something fresh and new that I haven’t seen done like this before in a Rider show.
It also helps that I’ve taken a liking to the characters although some don't have enough screentime (which is bound to happen I guess) - there's not enough Shizuka in this show so far, she definitely suffers from being "not important enough". I hope they do something cool with the character later but I don’t expect it. Also, the one thing that bugs me so far is that the show doesn’t really bother to explain what Fangire are or where Kivat comes from. I can accept a talking bat-like toy flying around and giving the main character advice for a short while but after 10 episodes I’d like to know where he came from and how he ended up with Wataru. They will tell us eventually but I feel like they could drop a few hints at least. Anyways, favorite character so far: Otoya. Why...? Because he's interesting On the actual topic thread, Have gotten back to watching kamen rider, specifically ex Aid where me and my friend got through episode 20 to 23, with Genm being more an ass until his inevitable defeat, which I am sure will last, clearly, definitely not going to come back or whatever. I mean I don't know if he will comeback or not but I feel he could come back through something he had planned like if he had a back up or something. The new suit looks.... bulky, like Kiva had issues with it's suit in terms of weight and given how huge maximum might x looks it does not seem great thus far, looking forward to the rest of it. Also since episode 24 loks to be the crossover with sentai episode is it necessary or can we just skip it to continue with the story?
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10-23-2018, 02:51 PM | #15277 |
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10-23-2018, 03:22 PM | #15278 |
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And that is good to know that is, been even more of a while since I have watched any super sentai and just remembered, genm is there in the preview he is, so he is going to back in some form. Why does Genm get to come back but best character Kiriya doesn't?
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10-24-2018, 08:31 AM | #15279 |
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Good to know you are getting around to it and that you are still enjoying it.
And that is good to know that is, been even more of a while since I have watched any super sentai and just remembered, genm is there in the preview he is, so he is going to back in some form. Why does Genm get to come back but best character Kiriya doesn't? |
10-25-2018, 01:09 PM | #15280 |
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Since my copy finally came in today, I almost immediately upon opening the box watched the Amazons movie. While definitely not THE film of the year I was most hyped for (Halloween yo), it certainly was in the higher end of that list. And I gotta say after watching it, twas not bad.
The plot is about Haruka and Mizuki after an encounter with 4C being picked up by an orphanage which is run by the new rider introduced in the film. From there though, holy crap does the film go crazy with the story. I won't go into detail since (to my knowledge) there are no subs out yet for the movie and I don't want to spoil things for anybody. Along with this what I know of Japanese got me through the movie well in terms of the pre established characters and understanding some of the new plot, but a lot of it is kind of late developed or left in the air without fully comprehending everything. Because of this I can't fully critique and review the story to a full degree, but there are somethings that are pretty baffling in general and some plot points kinda drag on a bit too much. Along with that I was sort of hoping it would clear some story elements from season 2 up, and the ending is a little odd. I will say though that the story is pretty dark, which while par the course for Amazons, it actually gets even darker with the major plot point and conflict of the film. Acting wise everybody is pretty good, the film looks good and is pretty cinematic in a lot of scenes (only a few scenes look like just a slightly higher budgeted version of the show), and there isn't a filter like in the show so a lot of details are shown off in full (which also means the movie is even bloodier than usually since it now is clearly red). Music was good, the theme is okay and is certainly not my favorite between the three. Overall Final Judgement was a fun (as fun as Amazons can be) ride and a pretty good movie. I wouldn't call it the best Rider movie out there (I personally would give that title to either J or Paradise Lost) but it is certainly better than the majority (of what I have seen at least). If this is indeed the last entry into the series then I would say it went out rather well.
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