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07-30-2020, 09:29 PM | #351 |
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So for a little recap
Blade: animal is a beetle, suit is the spades also known as the suit of swords, his bike is the Blue Spader, and his rouser Blayrouser (a sword) and Blade is another term for sword for his name Garren: animal is a stag beetle, suit is the diamonds also known as the suit of coins, his bike is the Red Rhombus, and his rouser is the Garrenrouser (a gun), and Garren is a corruption of Galleon a type of coin in Harry Potter* the rouser being a gun might be due to guns and gambling for currency being tied together Chalice: animal is a preying mantis, suit is the hearts also known as the suit of cups, the name of his bike is Shadow Chaser, and his rouser is the Heartrouser (his belt buckle), Chalice is a type of cup and his weapon is the chalice arrow And for our new rider Leangle his animal motif is a spider and his suit is the club which is also known as the suit of wands and Leangle is a type of club/polearm while his bike is the Green Clover with his Rouser (the Leanglerouser) is a wand that can extend into a polearm and his name is mispronounced as "Lengel" compared to the proper "Liangle" So one of the thing that can be taken away is that Chalice is constantly subverting a lot of the theming his weapon isn’t his rouser and is named and modeled after the more modern suit instead of the Latin version. His bike doesn’t have his main color or a reference to his suit theming in its name and with his weapon having more to do with a mantis essentially being a pair of mantis scythes fashioned into a bow and his category 2 being used to end his transformation instead of it being an powerup for his weapon * Harry Potter was pretty popular in 2004 and was one of the inspirations for the 2005 sentai series Magiranger And the suits have changed with the versions the riders get their names from being the Latin versions Another thing to note is that for the most part all of the Undead of each suit follow a pattern Ace is used for transformation, 2 is a powerup for their weapon, 3 is an arm based attack, 4 is a body based attack of sorts, 5 is a kick, 6 is an elemental attribute, 7 is a form of defense, 8 and 9 are support based ,and the 10's are extremely estotic abilities like unsealing Undead or replenishing spent Rouse cards Last edited by Zatyme; 07-30-2020 at 09:32 PM.. |
07-30-2020, 10:13 PM | #352 |
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To add to the above, each of their elemental attributes are:
Blade is lightning Garren is fire Chalice is wind Leangle is ice
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07-30-2020, 10:43 PM | #353 |
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KAMEN RIDER BLADE EPISODE 18
This time on Kamen Rider Blade: Mutsuki is losing his mind! Kiryuu is scheming for power! And Tachibana is making the best goddamn faces! Just the best faces. The spotlight swings away from Mutsuki a bit, with a little bit of time for Hajime and a bunch for Kiryuu. It's a more diverse episode, with a few plots getting furthered amid some solid thematic ties. The big theme for this story is the weight of power. Kenzaki has seen the cost of a Rider's power, and would rather spare Mutsuki from that. Tachibana broke under the weight of Garren's power, and he doesn't know if he needs to be stronger, or just let someone else carry it. Mutsuki thinks power comes without a price, and realizes too late that he's opened the door to something dangerous. And Kiryuu... We spend a few scenes with Kiryuu, and we see what power means to him. Unlike Tachibana, Kiryuu is a man of ambition. He doesn't view a Rider's power as some solemn obligation, he views it as a tool he's destined to wield. His goal is to destroy evil, and he deserves the power it would take to accomplish that goal. His determination, his will, should bestow that power upon him. It's maybe no surprise that Leangle would find that mindset appealing. Leangle is all about the unapologetic application of power. (I love that the belt says OPEN UP. It's a demand, an instruction to let the will of Leangle inhabit the user.) Leangle and Kiryuu, it's two warriors who've been held back by others, handicapped by misfortune, unable to fulfill their purpose. Together, there's maybe no stopping them. Except for Tachibana, maybe? Tachibana, as always, goes through a lot. He's still feeling a bit lost, uncertain if he should have ever been Garren. He's helping out Team Blade from a sense of loneliness, not any great heroism. He's feeling so worthless that of course Kiryuu, the man who should've been Garren, would show up to tell him to his face that he's a coward and a failure. That Kiryuu has a drive that Tachibana could never understand, and that he covets the power that Tachibana is too scared to wield. Kiryuu is the ego that Tachibana lacks. The thing is, though, Tachibana is the humility that Kiryuu lacks, and that's an additional problem for Tachibana. Kiryuu is going to keep killing, and there's nothing Tachibana can currently do about it. He's too weak to do anything more than make That Face at Kiryuu, to be stunned and shocked and totally helpless in the face of Kiryuu's iron will. He feels responsible for Kiryuu's insanity and crimes, but he can't bring himself to oppose him. Meanwhile, Mutsuki slowly falls apart as he sees that Leangle's power doesn't have any limits, and it also doesn't have any humanity. It's a swift decline for Mutsuki, as the belt won't let him go. There's some outstanding lighting in this episode, from the flashes over Mutsuki's early Leangle breakdown, to Kiryuu's tragic first Henshin, but the stunner this episode is when the Leangle belt returns to Mutsuki's room. The lighting switches up from an overhead series of lights to a desk lamp that gets brighter as the rest of the room gets darker. It's extraordinarily creepy, and it feeds into the way Mutsuki views the belt as his only light, the way out of his darkness. Kenzaki spends most of this episode trying to save Mutsuki, to reach out to him, but Mutsuki is too wrapped up in his power to reach back. It's nice to see Kenzaki in the role of stern authority figure, to see him try some Tough Love. It's not as exciting as goofy Kenzaki or kind Kenzaki, but it's okay for a change of pace. It's nice to see he's got it in him, y'know? Hajime's back this episode, and there's really only one thing about him that I want to talk about. I honest-to-god don't know if it's Inoue making a joke or not, but there's a scene where Amane makes a cup of tea, a new recipe, and asks Hajime to try it. She says it'll warm him right down to his heart. He takes a sip, and then wonders what the warmth in his heart means. What it means. It's such a bizarrely introspective thought to have when drinking tea that I couldn't believe it. It is a corny-ass piece of writing, and I'd totally believe you if you said it was Inoue pranking the audience. I would also believe you if you said it was a corny-ass piece of writing from a dude who was worried that this episode of vengeful ghosts and humiliated teenagers somehow wasn't melodramatic enough. I'm not certain how Hajime fit into this story, and that scene sure as shit didn't make it any clearer. I liked this episode, though. Not much in the way of funny bits (intentionally funny bits, anyway), but it's neat to see how both Kenzaki and Tachibana have to deal with two people who envy their power. Mutsuki doesn't know what he's getting himself into, and that frustrates Kenzaki. Kiryuu's lust for power would make a remorseless killer exponentially more dangerous, and that worries Tachibana. They're both, Kenzaki and Tachibana, outmatched by the weirdly unstoppable combination of teleporting magic belts, unhappy teenagers, and a reminder that Tachibana's sins as a BOARD employee are apparently limitless. It's going to be tough for any number of Riders to overcome that! Next time on Kamen Rider Blade: Kiryuu demands Tachibana fight as Garren! Mutsuki asks nicely for the Leangle belt! We'll see which gets the better result!
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07-31-2020, 03:32 AM | #354 |
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No new Undead, but I will be pointing out a minor case of Ondulish.
A scene of the convenience shop's old female worker alerting a robbery by calling Mutsuki to catch him has become a subject for the Ondol language, given the lady's near-unintelligible line "追っかけてん 睦月 (Okkake ten Mutsuki)", which sounds like "オッペケテンムッキー! (Oppeketen Mutsuki)" |
07-31-2020, 04:36 AM | #355 |
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There’s some outstanding lighting in this episode, from the flashes over Mutsuki’s early Leangle breakdown, to Kiryuu’s tragic first Henshin, but the stunner this episode is when the Leangle belt returns to Mutsuki’s room. The lighting switches up from an overhead series of lights to a desk lamp that gets brighter as the rest of the room gets darker. It’s extraordinarily creepy, and it feeds into the way Mutsuki views the belt as his only light, the way out of his darkness.
I probably don't even need to actually say the name to Die at this point, but for the benefit of anyone just jumping into one of these threads, it's Hidenori Ishida, who seems to live for this sort of thing. Although he was also maybe a little less involved with Blade, since after this trilogy and the couple of pairs he did before, he apparently only directed two more episodes a ways down the line. Which is still better than Ryuuta Tasaki, who for whatever reason didn't work on Blade at all!
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07-31-2020, 05:15 AM | #356 |
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Between his clothes and name, even though I’ve never played it; the whole time I couldn’t help but think “oh hey Kiryu from Yakuza’s here”
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07-31-2020, 09:27 AM | #357 |
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I knew it, in my heart, as soon as the camera did a dutch angle down to the Leangle belt while Team Blade was arguing about Kiryuu. It's such a showy camera move, but it adds something memorable to a scene that's not that exciting on paper. (Honestly, even the actors have a tough time figuring out the tone of that scene. There's this moment when Tachibana shoots out of his seat, and his tone is mildly miffed, while every other actor backs away like he's screaming.)
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07-31-2020, 10:24 AM | #358 |
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You know it’s an Inoue episode when a new character arrives with the primary mission of telling one of the heroes that he sucks.
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07-31-2020, 03:20 PM | #359 |
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Like, Tachibana does objectively suck. He's had a couple late-game wins, taking out the Spider Monster and Trenchcoat Mastermind, but he also abducted Karasuma and blew up BOARD. Then he spent a minute just sort of being psychologically unstable and getting beat up. Plus he aided and abetted Trenchcoat Mastermind for a little while, soaking up that sweet fight juice. And now he's quitting! Imagine if you were Kiryuu. You've dreamed of being a champion of justice, and you were maimed by science for your pursuit. (Well, "science".) You've put yourself back together, done what you can to fight evil as just a man, and then you're visited by Karasuma, the guy who kicked you out of BOARD for getting maimed. He wants you to go give a pep talk to the guy who took your job, because he's been terrified of dying and now he'd rather not be Garren, thanks. This is what you're confronted with. The man who was living your dream gives it up, and you're supposed to be the one to make him feel better. You could be doing so much more than Tachibana, but he's the one who has to be talked back into being Garren. No. Hell no. That's what makes Kiryuu's story so compelling to me, the fact that his motivation and justification are so solid, it's just his actions that are horrible and psychotic. He's a guy that has a point and is absolutely taking that point way, way too far. That's a villain I can invest in.
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I wonder what makes you think differently for Leangle suit compared to, Blade's. All of them except Chalice seems to have a motif of having similar mask. But I do agree I like abilities that turned the powers around, especially when it's overpowered abilities turned around (not here though, the sealed old monsters aren't OP ones). But it doesn't resemble Copy Vent.... which is about getting yourself an exact replica of other Rider's weapon (or disguise in Verde's case). "can not only negate but steal", there's Steal Vent on Ryuki, which is similar to a combination of Confine Vent and Copy Vent (nullifying opponent's tools for former, getting opponent's tools for latter), and Gold Drive's ability reminds me of that. Leangle also, enhanced Mutsuki's physical prowess in human form enough to be perfect in basketball it seems.
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As've been told above, the bottle was a pair of Oronamin Cs. I guess for you to only refer it as soda, Otsuka didn't publish Oronamin C in your country right? Well they did to my country though in late 2010s. I actually want to know what words Mutsuki uttered to release Kenzaki, I've always wanted to know what word you have to utter in that situation, being an innocent getting slandered, either you as the innocent yourself or knowing others that gets accused. Quote:
Oh! His weird-ass belt! He pushes a little button on his belt and the dude he’s choking gets electrocuted! I thought it looked sort-of hilarious? It did not come off as a very exciting moment. It felt cheap, kitschy. I mean, funny, though. I laughed at it. But, Inoue! I laugh a lot at his stuff! There were a lot of funny moments in this one! The basketball players play for the Akatsuki team! In an Inoue episode! Inoue, who wrote Agito! With the Akatsuki mutants! INOUE![/QUOTE] Quote:
Yeah, I'm not sure I'd characterize their relationship that way? I think she's using Hajime as a surrogate dad, which feeds into his protectiveness and guilt, since he's partially responsible (?) for her dad's death.
For Amane mistreating other men... I think she's just got a really low tolerance for weak men? She doesn't find much to admire in men like Kotaro, and she's got no filter when it comes to telling them. They're a very no-filter family! H̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶v̶i̶l̶l̶a̶i̶n̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶r̶a̶c̶t̶e̶r̶s̶'̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ Also she doesn't only mistreat other men, even her own mother isn't free from this, outright mocked her who tried to call her out when she guilt-tripped Mutsuki for being late on his date.
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