W riding Accel is the ultimate manly combination, I think tv-nihon had a special skit after the episode with W riding Accel, it was hilarious. :lol

As a kid I never liked mirrors, now I know why.

Blade 19. Will Kiryuu/Leangle be like Date/Birth and breathe new life into the show? With the show improving from here right up to a fantastic climax like OOO? Nope, he's dead! Great... He even sorta died like Date did, only he stayed dead.

This show feels like it was written by aliens who have been passively observing us. Don't make your show a human character drama if you can't write characters, emotions...or well write in general.

The action has certainly gotten better though, it's suddenly filled with energy and life, not that I'm complaining. Let's hope the days of all the clunky, static boredom are over. Even Leangle's take down was pretty satisfying...for this show at least, just a shame Kiryuu only had it for a single episode.

28 of Ryuki was a clip show, but not a terrible one. The reliving the past thingwas interesting, but kind of makes Odin look dumb. He seriously never considered that Ryuki may leave notes for himself?

It is. It is every deffinition of an upgrade. It's sleaker and cooler, less powerful, but they sum it up nicely:

"What Trial lack in power it makes up for in speed. If one kick will not do, then do ten. Or a hundred. As many as it takes."

Trial was an awesome upgrade. Despite being based on Accel, it actually looks more unique and coherant. I don't even think a single part of Accel was reused in making the suit. It's a much better bike motif.

Trial is a fantastic upgrade, though I still like base Accel. I need to watch the Accel movie sometime, cuz Booster is a good looking design as well.

I agree, it's a great concept. The first episode when Shinji went into that guy's apartment and so much of it was taped over with newspaper and whatnot, and then when he goes outside, he sees Dragredder in the side of a building. scary indeed.

I haven't watched any Kamen Rider in like a month or more. I really need to get back to Wizard and Ryuki and Faiz and Kuuga.

Personally, I thought Trial wasn't that great of an upgrade. I liked Booster a bit better. I also think Beasyt Hyper ais one of the better upgrades. Meteor Storm took some getting used to, much like Base Meteor, but I grew to like it.

Despite the bumpy bit, I'm still liking Ryuki. I mean, it keeps me coming back. And the Mirror monster thign could practically be it's own movie. I just wish Odin was more impressive, and Ouja a better villain, and Zolda to have more focus. (and Raia to have more life)

Hardly unreasonable requests considering the show spends so much time on still shots of people and places or reapeating the same information ad nauseum.

I'm really interested to see how Gorou and Zolda's relationship goes from here, now that Gorou has seen his boss fight.

Quick question, it seems there is a Director Cut version of episode 31-32 of Fourze (at least I suppose that's what DC means) should I watch that one or the regular ver?

There is?

I think I might start Ryuki. Is Ryuki really that good and is it as crazy and chaotic as people say it is?

I recommend Ryuki.

It's a good show. Not flawless, but it has some good action scenes and interesting characters. It has probably my favorite movie Rider, too, in Femme.

Den-O 30-32

So no more Zeronos? Now Airi has even more reason to be airheaded kind of? And apparntly Hana is a kid, crap this will probably be my least favorite episode.

Both. Regular, then DC.

Zeronos is not gone.

I know that but I meant for now :lol

BTW, Ryuki went right off it's meds these last two eps like holy shit.

Yeah, the Mirror Monsters are definitely the most horrifying MOTW in Kamen Rider IMO. They can jump out of ANY reflective surface at ANY time and eat you. There is no rhyme or reason, they are just hungry beasts.

That was actually one of my favorite moments in W. Weird sexual overtone from the episode aside, seeing two Riders working together that well to take down an enemy was a delight.

Yup, Ryuki can do that every now and then :lol.

Megumi arc?

What are you talking about? Ouja IS a phenomenal villain because he IS a ruthless killer. That is what makes a villain a true villain. I don't need a complicated backstory or a reason for every villain to be one, I just want to enjoy someone who is pure evil just for the sake of being pure evil.

I have to say I am with Kain on this...Ouja is a serial killer...he IS emotionally stunted...hell he manipulated the reporter to get his brother...just to finish the job...and his suit actor just conveys the psychotic brutal style oh so nice...He is the perfect "dark rider"...Kick Hopper and Punch Hopper would have found them if the ever actually finished their road to hell...

No, actually you don't.

Calling him "phenominal" is hysterical. The guy is textbook lame. He LITERALLY pulls contract cards out of his ass, and all he does is kill people and say he's vexed. That is not a good villain. That is not even a villain. There is nothing enjoyable to watch with him. I know exactly what he's going to do every episode because there's nothing to him.

He's a glorified monster of the week. Evil just because, no personality, no character. He doesn't have any charm or cool factor. He's looks like a young Asian Gene Wilder who just got out of bed and never cuts his hair. There's plenty of villains who are evil just because, but they make up for it by being characters. He's just a boogey man making faces in the dark.

You mean by stretching his neck every now and then?

Yeah, that's hardly brutal. He doesn't fight any different from anyone else. Also his staff is annoying. I don't know why he has it since it in no way fits his non-character. Like I said, when I look at his rider design I see what should be a suave, sinister person. Not just some psycho who has literally whatever powers the plot demands he has for no reason.

Ouja hardly ruins the show, but there is nothing entertaining about him. He's just a mad dog, which would maybe be okay if he was a second to an actual villain, but he's the one constantly fighting the riders and using the cards. Really at odds with his one-track nature. And that's really it, everyone already fights eachother, so what makes Ouja special? He does the same thing every other character does but without any motivation or personality.

If you think he just pulled those cards out of his ass, you obviously haven't paid attention to the show that much. Shiro has been giving Ouja special attention compared to the others. And Ouja IS what makes the show so great. He does have a charm in that he is bat**** insane. He is just a psycho that does not need a reason for it. Not everyone in real life needs a reason for why they did something.

Not sure if you ever watched the show Heroes, but one of my main problems with the show was that Season 1 introduced Sylar, who seemed awesome, but then they had to go and make him all sympathetic and a misunderstood character. There was no true villain until the fourth season when they brought in Sam, who was evil just because he was evil. THe man leveled a whole city out of anger. That was pure awesome because he was not afraid to use his power like every other character on the show did.

Ouja is the same way. He just does what he feels like without a rhyme or reason for it. It also helps that he used Gai as a shield and then killed the dude. The man took a gun to a child's head. I have not seen any villains in any KR show ever do that. There are other things he does I would mention, but I am not sure where you are, so I do not want to spoil anything by mistake. He is right up there with Shadow Moon in the best evil Rider department.

The extra Contract cards are Ouja's unique ability. All of the Riders have one special attack that's unique to their deck alongside the Strike, Guard, and Final Vents. Knight has Trick, Raia has Copy, Ouja has his multiple monsters.

I actually read once - and mind you, I'm not sure how accurate this is - that Ouja was originally meant to be a short-term character, he just became really popular so the writers kept him around (there are a couple points where it looks like he's going to be written off, but he just instantly comes back). One of the bits of evidence for this that I found interesting is his suit - the three main Riders have uniquely colored base suits under their armor: Ryuki is red, Knight is blue, Zolda is green. All of the shorter duration Riders have black suits.

No he hasn't.

What, do you mean because we saw him actually give Ouja his deck? Didn't he do that for all Riders? I mean, everybody talks about how they recieved their decks from him. I'd probably buy that if maybe we saw Shiro put the cards in his deck, but we still don't know how the decks were made or how they really work. (Like all Kamen Rider series, they just kind of ignore the transformation devices workings)

Speaking of, it's hilarious how everyone treats him like he's unstoppable now and no one can contain him. JUST TAKE AWAY HIS DECK. A child did it to Ryuki, just wait until he's out of the mirror world, tackle him, steal it, and haul him to the police. I absolutely loathe to use this term, but he feels like a Gary Stu. He's powerful and amazing just because the writers felt like it and all the other characters do is talk about him.

Then I fear for this show's future, because lame snake guy with no personality is far from great.

But he isn't. He's only batshit insane once in a while. He hasn't had an outburst or really done anything nuts for a while. Closest thing was him jumping off a boat. Whoo-whee look out guys the crazy train is at full speed here.

Yes they absolutely do.

See, the thing about psychotic people is they always have a reason. What makes them psychotic is the reason only makes sense to them in their own warped minds. And they're never the same. Some wouldn't even admit there's a reason, and have reasons for not having reasons. That's what makes a psychotic and what makes them worthwhile charatcer sin fiction, but if you fail to explore that and just make your character a directionless shmuck you're misisng teh point.

And even still, this isn't real life, it's a TV show. And one in desperate need of a better villain.

I don't think you understand. There is never any middle ground with some people.

I don't want him sympathetic, I want him not boring. If taht means sympathetic, then fine, but it doesn't have to. The Joker isn not sympathetic and he's a riot, because he has personality and is "batshit insane." He has charrisma and mannerisms that define him and make him instantly recognisable as more than just a monster. Ouja does not. He just grins like a doofus and cracks his neck when he transforms even though he never does as a person and indeed has completely different body language between forms.

But that's really fucking boring and cheap.

This is a narrative, and their should always be reason. Otherwise you're just writing things to happen just 'cause. It is the absolute thing to avoid in writing.

That was cool, because I hated Gai. Man, kinda makes me a titch more forgiving of Ouja imagining if Gai was the one who became a main villain.

The show never explains this, though. It's really sad that I have to find this out online because Ryuki is too busy showing bad CGI monsters fuse into... something. Most of them have a lot of the same types of cards, so for any of them to just start pulling out random cards is jarring enough, but Ouja keeps doing it. There was never anything implied that this was his special ability or that decks had special abilities. Hell, the entire deck and the way it works is so critically underdevloped who really knows what goes on.

This actually makes sense, because he's written like a short-term character. If he lasted as long as Raia, I wouldn't probably mind him as much as he very much seems like an obstacle to overcome. Not anything special by himself, but exists as a trial for the heroes. But I'm forced to sit through his scenes as I watch the show and he doesn't DO anything.

Like seriously, point me to a scene where he does something memorable or cool. Point me to an iconic moment, something, anything that can be used as testement to this "great" character. Anything at all that isn't just him smirking or fighting. You can't.

As I understand it, a lot of his biggest fans were young moms stuck at home watching tv with the kids. ;)

It also helped, though, that the actor really got into the part and is still one of those actors who's happy to talk about his time on Rider and to at least voice the character again in stuff like Decade.

That's pretty cool of him. I always like hearing that about actors.

Anyway, it seems like snakehead is finding three monsters more trouble than they're worth. I like this more, as it gives him something to struggle against that he can't handwave aside, as well as brings back the up until now ENTIRELY forgotten contract bit. So I guess we're to assume Dragredder and Darkwing haven't gotten vicious because Ryuki and Knight are doing off-screen monster killing?

Just funny that it's these three that are getting rowdy when, say, Magnugiga hasn't killed any monsters in forever. We haven't actually seen a monster consume another's power for, like, twenty or so episodes.

EDIT: Also, since I mentioned it, I now always see Gene Wilder when I look at him.

His purpose for the Rider War was the fact he had no reservations about fighting...his job was essentially to goose the fights and to weed down the combatants...you described him as a wild dog...yup, that is his purpose. Where there is a fight, you'll find him...he had no noble reason...just wanted to fight and win! He could care less about sickness...or riches...or some girlfriend in a coma (I know, it's serious...)...he'll kill you anyway...as for the suit actor, he did more than just stretch his neck. If you watched how he fought, he had no finesse, just brutal swings backed by strength. He was a walking blunt object. Ya won't win this with me lol

He holds a restaurant hostage.
He puts a gun to a girls head.
He kills Gai.
He kills Raia.
He acquired Raia and Gai's Contract Monsters
He used a girl as bait to feed his Contract Monsters
He kills his brother by seducing Reiko
He tricks a lawyer into thinking he is being treated inhumanely.
He kills Goro
He runs out to meet his fate against an army of cops with guns

And then everything Starscreamer just said. Once you discover Shiro's plans in the early 40s, you'll know why someone like Asakura winning would be in Shiro's favor.

Yeah, there's very much a reason why most of the Riders are psycho- and/or sociopathic. Tezuka and Shinji are anomalies and, you'll notice, they were the only two Riders that Kanzaki didn't choose to join the war.

Well, I finally sat down and started a Kamen Rider. And I just finished episode 1 of Den-O. And I must say, I really liked it. It was funny and when it got to the action part, I enjoyed it very much.

Every episode of Blade I watch I kinda wish I went with Den-O instead.

Watched episodes 15 and 16 of Blade. Garren is a total badass! Leangle is ominous and I am intrigued with more of the developments of Chalice. I just love Blade's personality.

Also because it was a friend's birthday he wanted to Marathon a Kamen Rider of his choice so we watched Den-O and the first 8 episodes were hilarious, awesome and great. I love Momotaros and Ryotarou. Really great characters to it.

You won't win this with me.

That right there, everything you just said, is rubbish. It's BORING. That's not how you write the main villain. Like I said, what's stopping them from just taking his deck away?

None of that makes for an interesting character, though.

Nothing he does is fun to watch. That's all just "I'm a bad guy." He's has no personality. He's a cardboard cutout.

Also, thanks for the spoilers. Tags don't work when you're quoting. Now I have another reason to utterly despise this "character" and enjoy Ryuki less overall.

But Zolda is nicely rounded. He's sympathetic, but you could take his smug self-interest and apply it to Ouja minus any illness or "I'm not such a bad guy" moments and have a much better character.

You guys keep describing actions, which is my fault because I say he doesn't do anything. That's not quite the best wording. What I mean by that is as a character he has nothing to him. He works for the plot and nothing more. He's not a person, he's a plot device. Nothing he does is for the sake of his character, it's all just for the heroes to react to. You keep describing Ouja purely in how he affects the Rider war, but not Ouja himself. Nothing on your list really tells me about who he is besides "he's a bad guy" which, sorry, but I kind of expect more from characters who aren't rubber monsters.

Everything you said would be really awesome if it was applied to someone with personality. This isn't even a fault of the actor, since he is pretty good and I shudder to think how even less entertaining he'd be with a bad one. But there's nothing to him. As annoying as "I'm feeling vexed" was, at least it was something that hinted at a disturbed perception, like maybe he was emotionally unstable, but wouldn't you know it, it's been dropped. That'd be an interesting character, if he was usually just a calm threatening type that violently lashed out unpredictably. But no, he's completely predictable. Every scene he's in I know exactly how it will play out because he's is a two-step plan and one of the steps is optional.

Me too.

I think I'm gonna watch episode four of Den-O, if I enjoy it I might drop Blade.

Does anyone know where I can watch Ryuki subbed? Toku central had all of their episodes taken down

Can't remember what Den-O four is. Everything before Kintaros (the yellow guy) is kind of blurry. But I guess I liked it if I kept going after initially being cold to the show.

Youtube?

BTW, this "Megumi" is kind of annoying. Then again, reporters/journalists/I WILL REVEAL THE TRUUFF-type people always are. I guess I got used to the completely pointless and under-developed reporter lady being a half-decent journalist I forgot such archtypes existed.

He's a lawyer.

People have been saying to stay away from Tv Nihon subs but the Ryuki sub I found on youtube was by them and that's the only one I can find.

Okay I'm in love with Hana and Ozaki. And Den-O as a whole.

Exactly, and he's the best character in the show. Among the staggering amount of black and white characters, he's a full-on grey and it's awesome.

Then go for it. TVNihon's subs are only unpreferable because they don't translate a lot of honourifics and can sometime smake sentences sound disjointed and unnatural by translating them too literally.

Perfectly legible and undertsandable, though.