Finally saw the Kamen Rider Eternal movie. And uh...

Well...

Didn't like it very much! Infact I dare say it almost made me dislike Daido more than "redeem" him as the movie seemed to have wanted to do.

Also the guy who ended up using the Luna Memory in A to Z is extremely obnoxious, jesus.

Yeah, I think the main issue is that they show he was already going to destroy Fuuto BEFORE he went nuts. If they had him decide upon it as part of his snap, then the plot might be stronger.

As for Luna, well he did give me something for a Facebook group that specialises in out of context Tokusatsu shots (“My breasts are bigger”)

Well there is that, but the main issue is... he was already nuts from the getgo. Like, the movie wants us to buy into the idea that the reborn Daido was a good person until his failure to save the prisoners made him snap, but from minute one of the story, he's already acting the exact same way he did in A to Z, and his desire to save the Psychics is more born out of his already assigned mission of killing the Eyes Dopant rather than out of any sort of benevolence.

Literally nothing in this movie made any of the NEVER Soldiers at all sympathetic, nor was the movie really all that entertaining in its own right, making the entire thing a pointless watch.

In which Kamen Rider series has the worst side characters.
I nominate Wizard Shunpei is the worst.

I couldn't even finish the Eternal movie. I felt no attachment towards Daido, I just couldn't bring myself to care about him and his goals. I honestly have no clue why Eternal is such a popular character

About halfway through my first watch of Ghost and I don’t get the hate. Sure it has occasional obnoxious acts by side characters and Yurusen is a bit childish but I’m entertained so far. Not favorite but ok.

The Eternal movie is one of the first Kamen Rider things I ever saw! It's also the only W thing I've seen, and honestly by the sounds of it, it benefited from that.

I can't speak for the fanbase as a whole, obviously, but for me? I did like Daido in A to Z, as I felt he was an entertaining villain, and his backstory there actually made him alot more pitiable than the one provided in Eternal; That of a sweet kid who ended up as a crazy zombie, implying a similar fate for the rest of the NEVER soldiers. This movie REALLY could've capitalized on that, but for some odd reason decided not to.

Honestly? Yes. Having zero context probably would make it a bit more enjoyable as a simple action flick.

That said, go watch W, it's a great season.

I'll add it to the list. Gotta catch up with Saber first. And probably finish X, kinda stalled out 18 episodes in there. And then I think I had vague plans to do Fourze. But maybe after that I'll do W!

Very opinionated here but I think you've set yourself up for an amazing slate of shows there. X is easily one of my favourite Ultras and Fourze and W... maybe I'm biased because they were some of my first Riders, but they're part of what I'd consider one of Rider's highest points. You've got a lot to look forward to!