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03-15-2021, 12:25 PM | #401 |
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I'm not sure why, but I'm really amused by how little effort went into developing the contract holder this time. The show knows that its main focus right now is working Yuuto into the cast, so it gives us the bare minimum of a monster of the fortnight plot (speaking of, I always disliked this monster and his weird rabbit brother - not sure why, but I find both to be really obnoxious). That said, I was constantly amused by seeing both him and his boss in full, end of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World-style traction.
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Let's see, other points... I liked the last bit before the credits where Ryotaro stands up to Yuuto over the promise to Hana. I've said before that I really respect Ryotaro's willpower and this was an excellent example of it. And we got to see Naomi outside of the Denliner. That's pretty rare and it's fun to see her get more involved in the story.
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Don’t really remember much about his episode (doesn’t help that the next couple are ones I have some fairly vivid memories of and have something to talk about for all of them). Though I will point out that unlike DenLiner, ZeroLiner’s two modes don’t have names. They’re simply called Drill Mode and Naginata Mode.
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03-15-2021, 02:44 PM | #402 |
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KAMEN RIDER DEN-O EPISODE 22 - “AN UNSPEAKABLE FUTURE”
So, downsides for this story: -The fact that Yuuto doesn’t really know anything useful, beyond the possibility that Hana’s future might possibly maybe exist or might possibly maybe return to existence… man, come on. That is a huge carrot to dangle in front of the audience (the truth about Hana’s connection to the ZeroLiner!!!!), only to give a payoff of more questions. Real sour note for this story to end on. Quote:
-Similarly, the conflict between Ryotaro and Ryuta is acknowledged, but there’s no real solution to it. There’s this middle point in the episode, where Ryuta and Ryotaros are at this total impasse, where it seems like the episode is going to have to touch on this again. It’s this huge problem, so this story needs to address it. Nope! Isn’t really relevant for the rest of the episode, since Ryotaro is able to defeat the story’s monster(s) with Rod Form.
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Like… there’re points where this episode could’ve gone darker. Hana’s injured by Ryutaros! Yuuto might hold the key to Hana’s missing timeline! But the episode might allow for a moment to affirm the stakes, while basically throwing them away when you’re not looking. Each new scene resets the story to Extremely Wacky, and anything that’d counteract that gets ignored. Hana’s injured, but as soon as she’s like I Need To Wear This Tiger Costume To Save My People, the episode stops treating her injury with any seriousness. Ryuta tells Ryotaro that he’s still going to try to murder Yuuto, and Ryotaro tells him Literally Over My Dead Body, and then the end of the episode is Ryuta trying to hit Yuuto with Deneb candy and telling Yuuto not to come back. (One of the best gags, incidentally. Deneb shields Yuuto from the thrown candy, and then bows to Ryuta in… apology? Gratitude? It’s insane, and I adored it.) Quote:
But who cares! Who cares. This is an episode where Deneb produces a basket of apology Deneb candy from under his skirt. This is an episode where Momo’s only contribution (he’s very grumpy about this story!) is flinging some dude a world-record distance. This is an episode where an imagination monster from the end of time is nearly thwarted by a dude who can’t remember that he made a wish, leading to a woefully unenlarged Time Hole. This is an episode where Kin and Uta exist as hourglass ghosts inside an Elephant and Penguin mascot costume, respectively. This is an episode where Rod Form asks a monster if it’d like to be reeled in, and the monster says I’m Not Into That. This is an episode where Deneb’s attempt at a catchphrase is that he can’t think of a catchphrase.
Ryuta plot using her? Airimirers Imagin edition. Still what if Ryutaros came to the coffee shop by herself though and Airi seeing that...
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03-15-2021, 02:53 PM | #403 |
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I don't know that I made that a rule? It's not the biggest deal here that the only "improvement" is that Team Den-O sold all their candy and the slacking employee took the credit, it's a comedy episode, but it would've been nice if the show even hinted at these guys turning themselves around personality-wise.
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03-15-2021, 04:44 PM | #404 |
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I'm a little late to the party this time, but I have to do my civic duty and point out that these two episodes were directed by Ishida, because of course they were. They're also...
...and like a lot of favorite episodes I have of Kamen Rider, I was a little surprised to notice, once I started paying attention to those names, that they were in fact Ishida's work. Well, I mean, I say "surprised", but it's more like I look back at the credits while you're doing these threads and go "oh! ...yeah that explains a lot" It's not the first time it's happened in Den-O, even, and it won't be the last. Both of the titles also have wordplay built into them that is thankfully pretty self-explanatory, with 21 being "Kenka no Ryuugi, and 22 being "Hanasenai Mirai". But yeah, really love these ones. Hard not to have fun with a two-parter where my favorite characters in the show have an epic fight in the middle that even brings in the bikes. Oh, and speaking of which, here's one more of these: - Zeronos' bike has such a lazy design and I adore it. Like, it's just Den-O's, but with bull horns, and you'll never convince me that isn't perfect. What more could you possibly ask for?
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Deneb put all of the My Vehicles Are Better Than Den-O's budget into making the ZeroLiner a helicopter, and Yuuto's still furious about it.
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03-15-2021, 09:03 PM | #406 |
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KAMEN RIDER DEN-O EPISODE 23 - "ENTER THE PRINCE, KNEEL DOWN TO HIM!"
Of the many Phase 2-isms that Den-O pioneered, I think my favorite is Monsters Who Hate Their Jobs. Like, both of the Imagin in this story are terrible at their jobs. Prince is too self-centered to give a single bird dropping about trying to obliterate the timeline (or whatever), and the Crab (?) Imagin is just totally bored with trying to grant wishes. They're both overwhelmingly awful at their entire reason for being. And they aren't even the first ones to suck at this! The two Imagin from the last story were garbage at opening people's Time Holes, and we've probably had at least another half-dozen Imagin Of The Week that could barely string a scheme together. Plus every single Imagin on both Liners! Weirdly, it not only doesn't matter for the success of the IOTWs missions (they are successfully enlarging Time Holes, no matter the Imagin), but it doesn't hurt the stories they appear in. Sure, they're goofy as hell, but they're still formidable obstacles to the heroes. If anything, their awfulness at being menacing actually increases the degree of difficulty in stopping them, since who the hell knows what they'll do next. It's a show full of unpredictable characters, which makes each story a little more fun, a little less rote. I mean, this one's fairly straightforward (for a Den-O value of "straightforward"): Team Den-O needs to reunite a baby with his mother. The complications are not just a lazy-ass Imagin out in the world, but a self-absorbed Imagin on the DenLiner. Prince! He's bringing a new energy to Den-O, but not exactly a new energy to Kamen Rider. Look, I'll say it: it's Kabuto. Ryotaro got possessed by Kabuto, and now we're in a story where Hana and the team have to find a way to harness Kabuto's bottomless self-regard and pathological inability to follow other people's orders, all in the hopes of reuniting a family. It's a fun, fleet story, moving through a dizzying amount of information for just one episode. There's not a ton of thematic stuff to haul out of this story yet, but the plotting and construction of this bonkers story was top notch. The way the story fills in blanks with a bare minimum of dull exposition, opting instead for ridiculous flashbacks (Ryuta brought Prince onboard days ago and never told anyone!) and comedic happenstance (Ozaki's tiny picture is on a page of the newspaper with every single piece of info Hana needs!) to keep the story rollicking along. Just a fun little caper of a story, with a neat new Imagin on the DenLiner. And animals! So many animals! THE BAGGAGE CAR -Not a lot for Yuuto or Deneb to do this episode, but at least Zeronos gets added to the opening credits! Otherwise, we get a funny little scene of Deneb worrying after their groceries (honestly, Yuuto could've taken them with) and some Finger Guns to cover for Ryotaro's escape. Yuuto does seem incrementally more engaged with the team, however, and that's nice to see. He's not here to make friends, though! -I really enjoyed Prince as a character, and not just because it's nice to see Tendou again. He truly has a sense of brotherly affection for this baby he accidentally possessed, which (like Ryuta's love of animals) helps smooth over the fact that he's a demanding asshole to the group. (Quick to threaten, as well! You don't want to end up as Friend #2!) There's never a moment in this episode where Prince isn't fully committed to safeguarding this child until its mother is found, and the safety and happiness of the baby is never played for laughs. Prince's an imperial jerk, naturally, but he wants to do what's right for this kid. It's a really well-formed character.
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03-16-2021, 01:11 AM | #407 |
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I'd honestly forgotten that this is when Sieg shows up, but that's kinda because I tend to forget that Sieg is a thing. Sieg is here right now for a very specific reason, but it's something that I'll probably get into in more detail after the next episode. Suffice to say, he's another thing that's setting up a precedent for something else that happens a lot during Heisei Phase 2.
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Prince! He’s bringing a new energy to Den-O, but not exactly a new energy to Kamen Rider. Look, I’ll say it: it’s Kabuto. Ryotaro got possessed by Kabuto, and now we’re in a story where Hana and the team have to find a way to harness Kabuto’s bottomless self-regard and pathological inability to follow other people’s orders, all in the hopes of reuniting a family.
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03-16-2021, 01:19 AM | #408 |
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Maybe! I'm still looking in Yuuto's direction for the Jiiya/Tsurugi relationship (although it's really more Jiiya/Kyosuke), but I can see what you're getting at here. Although, I don't know. There was always more joyousness to Tsurugi's unshakeable belief that he was beloved. Prince and Tendou both have a kind of chilled arrogance, where there's no need to show off because they know they're great. Also, I think Prince completely declares that the world exists for his benefit and by his design! That's Tendou's whole thing!
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Advent, to the top.
And here’s my two entries for today, as the countdown to the Den-O movie begins here. Starting with the Imagin currently known as Prince. Shin-ichiro Miki. Notable anime roles: James and Charizard in Pokémon, Kisuke Urahara in Bleach, Lockon Stratos in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super, Benton Dusk in the Bakugan reboot Notable Tokusatsu roles: Gerjev/Blue Hakkaider in Mechanical Violator Hakkaider: the Video Game, New Generation Rider equipment voice in Kamen Rider Gaim, Megahex in Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Drive and Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle Notable dubbing roles: Erik Lehnserr/Magneto in the X-Men First Class Trilogy (and Dark Phoenix), Sherlock Holmes in Elementary, Roger Clifford in Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Prince Albert in The Young Victoria, Aladdin in the Disney movie Nobutoshi Canna Notable Anime roles: Kabuto Yakushi in Naruto, Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X (and the greater franchise), Kai Kohashiwa in Initial D, Guts in Berserk, Inferno and Six Shot in Transformers: Energon, Kagemaru in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Notable Tokusatsu roles: Hitotsumi in Kamen Rider Hibiki and the Seven Senki, Kamen Rider Skull in Kamen Rider Battride War, Keeper Rook in Ressha Sentai ToQger, Bangray in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Notable dubbing roles: Nightscream in Beast Machines: Transformers, Private Hudson in Aliens, Johnny Storm in the Fsntastic Four series Last edited by Androzani84; 03-16-2021 at 12:39 PM.. |
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Weirdly, it not only doesn’t matter for the success of the IOTWs missions (they are successfully enlarging Time Holes, no matter the Imagin), but it doesn’t hurt the stories they appear in. Sure, they’re goofy as hell, but they’re still formidable obstacles to the heroes. If anything, their awfulness at being menacing actually increases the degree of difficulty in stopping them, since who the hell knows what they’ll do next. It’s a show full of unpredictable characters, which makes each story a little more fun, a little less rote.
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I mean, this one’s fairly straightforward (for a Den-O value of “straightforward”): Team Den-O needs to reunite a baby with his mother. The complications are not just a lazy-ass Imagin out in the world, but a self-absorbed Imagin on the DenLiner.
Prince! He’s bringing a new energy to Den-O, but not exactly a new energy to Kamen Rider. Look, I’ll say it: it’s Kabuto. Ryotaro got possessed by Kabuto, and now we’re in a story where Hana and the team have to find a way to harness Kabuto’s bottomless self-regard and pathological inability to follow other people’s orders, all in the hopes of reuniting a family. Quote:
THE BAGGAGE CAR
-Not a lot for Yuuto or Deneb to do this episode, but at least Zeronos gets added to the opening credits! Otherwise, we get a funny little scene of Deneb worrying after their groceries (honestly, Yuuto could’ve taken them with) and some Finger Guns to cover for Ryotaro’s escape. Yuuto does seem incrementally more engaged with the team, however, and that’s nice to see. He’s not here to make friends, though!
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