True that, I didn't mean to imply that it's exclusive to KR. This particular case is actually more subtle compared to the outright fridging I've seen (in other KR shows or other media), but it's become annoying to see these days, whereas back then it may not even register to me because of how normalized it was.

I can already hear Switchblade's response to this post...

It's almost like I know what I'm talking about but everyone ignores me.

The second half of Hibiki is a 'learning experience' and a 'cautionary tale' all at once. You can only understand the (painful) lessons it has to impart by seeing it for yourself.

I'm on episode 21 of Agito. After bouncing around seasons, I finally decided to watch the remaining shows by release order. I finished Kuuga last month.

Agito is ... fine? I don't mind the gradual backstory and lore reveal, I just don't feel Shouichi is as interesting as Godai, or anyone else really. He feels very passive to the plot so far. I'll still finish the show and I'm looking forward to the rest of the episodes.

I like the G3 crew though

While watching Agito, the G3-X crew was definitely my favourite part and remains wonderful to me to this day. Hikawa's midpoint between naivety and straightforwardness is adorable; Omuro is just kind of a fun idiot to be played against; and Ozawa is a complete and utter queen in every aspect. Throw in an antagonist you just adore seeing taken down a notch in Houjou and you've got what I'm willing to say is the best police squad in all of Rider!

I can agree to this. The dick kick is my favorite part in all of Agito.

And speaking of Agito, I just finished it.
Well, aside from Project G4, but I'll get to that when I feel like it.

It's so weird that 2 shows that had such upbeat main characters back to back in Kuuga and Agito would be followed by a show that would do all it can to break it's main character, and a main character that would be utterly broken from the start :lol

Shouichi's smile is just so infectious that it's hard not to love him. Just the fact that he managed to get through to Houjou and Kino is impressive, but what really made him so wonderful was how well he bounced off Hikawa. Those two formed a duo that almost rivaled Eiji and Ankh for me.
The G3 crew as a whole was a wonderful part of the show, too. I do wish Omuro got more to do, though. He was goofy in a nice way, but his presence was nebulous most of the time. Ozawa seemed a bit too overbearing, I gotta say, though. She may be a genius, but sometimes she deserved to be smacked down a peg.

My only real gripe with the show was it's plot. It moved at a pace that made Zyuohger look intense, and it's twists were weak (Why does no one talk about the Akatsuki? Because the monster told them not to? Really?). However, things were kept interesting enough for me to want to keep going, mainly because Shouichi is just so damn lovable.

Fourze 45-46

It feels a little weird to do a split here, since the last four episodes are more or less one long arc. These two episodes are primarily focused on Pisces, though, and I'm already doing the two-episode format so I may as well stick with it.

Okay, so first things first: these episodes end with an ad for the movie and some exclusive Wizard Ganbaride cards. I completely forgot that Ganbaride was a thing. Apparently it's still around, too, albeit under a new name. I'm really amazed that it's managed to last an entire decade.

Secondly, these episodes feel weird. There's something about them that felt a little off, almost like they don't perfectly fit with the rest of the series. It took me most of 45 to figure it out, but I did: the kids aren't wearing their school uniforms. I guess these episodes took place during the Japanese version of summer vacation, because all of the characters are in their civilian clothes. It gives the show this subtly different vibe that makes everything feel just a little bit off.

The plot itself is pretty good. I knew the Hayami fake out was coming this time, but the show still does a good job of making it feel like he really did switch sides. I liked seeing Ran and Haru again, too, although I still think they should have been included more before this point. If I have any issue, it's that these episodes feature a lot of exposition about Gamou's underlying plan and motivations. It's good to know, but it comes out so close to the end of the show that it can't help but feel really rushed. The same goes for all of the Core Switch stuff that's starting up here. That was at least telegraphed a bit earlier, but I don't think it would have hurt the show to start establishing some of this stuff before the last four episodes.

Hold up, is that Ichigou as the police commissioner in Agito Project G4?