If we ever get another series as delightfully auteur as Kuuga or (actual) Hibiki, I'll... I'll, um, be really happy? I'm trying to think of some humorous, roundabout metaphor but I really don't know how else to put it. Give us more Kuuga/Hibiki, Toei! :lol

You mean "more Kuuga/FIRST 29 EPISODES OF HIBIKI". Let's be clear about that.

The guy who wrote the first half of Hibiki wrote Kuuga? That... actually makes a whole lot of sense now that I think about it. Did he seriously build an entire building just to burn it down?

It's his claim to fame. Taniguchi who plays Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha in Amazons said during the 1st season press conference that he saw the chapel set around the time GogoV wrapped. Taniguchi was so shocked thinking it was the aftermath of a fire accident gone horribly wrong but later learned that it was for the new Kamen Rider revival Kuuga. He apparently was dumbfounded having played a superhero who was all about putting out fires and taking care of disasters for a year and then seeing THAT. :lolol

I figured that was implied by the "(actual) Hibiki" phrasing right before that bit. When I ask for more Hibiki I definitely don't mean "make another beautiful, one of a kind show and then stomp the spark out of it by sending it on a one-way trip into the Inoue Zone (if I may borrow that term)".

Also, as an addendum to my previous statement, more Agito would be an acceptable compromise. :p

He was a producer, actually, but he's definitely the source of a lot of the more artsy elements of both those shows. By comparison, (actual) Hibiki's head writer went on to also be the head writer for Wizard.

By all means, though all caps (INOUE ZONE) is preferred!

Well, as ever, KR is a work for hire deal and whomever is writing is at the mercy of the producers and, of course, the toy line. That we get anything even remotely watchable is a damn wonder - anything classic is a near miracle.

*Laughs* I'd imagine so. He sounds like the kind of guy who'd make a company want to pull their hair out.

He was a producer, actually, but he's definitely the source of a lot of the more artsy elements of both those shows. By comparison, (actual) Hibiki's head writer went on to also be the head writer for Wizard.[/QUOTE]

Really? I don't remember much of Wizard but what I do remember doesn't really give me a Hibiki vibe. Then again, I haven't seen Wizard in almost three years at this point and Hibiki since around Christmas time 2016 so forgive me if my memories on those shows are a bit fuzzy.

True but isn't that part of the adventure? Besides, as plenty of shows have shown us before, a good writer won't be hindered by toys. In fact, sometimes they enhance it.

Takadera was also Chief Producer on Carranger, Megaranger, and Gingaman. And he was also responsible for Kobayashi's transition to Super Sentai, who happened to debut as main writer for Super Sentai with Gingaman. The problem with him is that everything has to be unique, which is why he probably bled Toei dry with all those beautiful filming locations during the first 29 episodes of Hibiki. Seems that after Daimajin Kanon flopped he has not been on the director's chair holding a megaphone ever since which kinda sucks given his talent.

Tis the fate of a true artist I suppose. Nobody understands that sometimes, you just got to go the extra mile and burn down that chapel made just for that one episode. Oh well. I'd love to see how he'd handle modern toy trends though.

There wwould probably be a lot more or a lot less. And by that I mean he would probably find a way to make everything more important. Or cut things down so that they can be more important.