Decade 08. Finally a Rider that does the Chalice suit justice!

Another world, another bunch of clever ideas. What if being a Rider was ran like a business and was bound by similar sorts of rules found in your own shitty job? This arc takes capitalism to its most ridiculous extremes and makes money the villain, which is ironic as these shows are funded by capitalism.

It probably couldn't sustain a whole series, but for a one off sort of elseworld's story it worked very well. And the gimmick driven worlds, honestly work a lot better than world's like Kiva, which had no chance to capitalise on its own potential with being so brief.

Decade 09.

As far as Decade goes, this was probably the most boring episode. I dunno, Natsumi looked nice as a maid but the Decade Undead look less like weird S&M demon animals like in actual Blade and more like rejected Greeed from OOO. And honestly, it's just not the same when there isn't a zebra in bondage gear kicking about... Hopefully a trip to Faiz world will kick the show back into life.

The action was as good as ever though. It's been a while since we've had a moment of WHY THE FUCK NOT. Hibiki is one of the few Rider shows I know NOTHING about. So I chuckled merrily when a random Hibiki Rider just appeared playing his guitar making everything explode. I clearly need to watch more Hibiki, but I'm actually really enjoying Decade for now.

The fight sequence where Decade went Ryuki and used the reflections in the cars windows was pretty sweet. And Blade's Ride form is pretty sweet, even if the CGI is atrocious.

I love how Yusuke is a better protagonist than Decade is, despite the fact the show seems to keep going out of its way to make him seem utterly superfluous and near irrelevant. He gets like one scene an episode, he never transforms, and yet he utterly outclasses Tsukasa in every way and holds the whole series together.

The Blade Blade probably gets used more than any other Final Attack Ride. It's ludicrous, but the show and movies do manage to put it to some pretty cool uses.

Agito Episode 4
"Oh...hey there..."

I still don't quite understand why the Unknown attack an entire family. What's the point of it? I mean it would make sense if they broke into a house and just snuffed out the whole family in one go, but doing it one member at a time is just odd to me. They kill them almost like they're members in a gang and want the whole family to suffer before they die. I think out of everything I've questioned if it will be explained or not, this is what I want explained the most. Well that and the whole halo of light thing.

How exactly is it his fault? He went up against an enemy that was clearly stronger then he was and was impervious to his weapons when Hikawa was able to land a blow. That isn't his fault. It just means that you all are dealing with enemies that are stronger then your technology at the moment. All you have to do is improve it so that you can grow stronger to fight the opponent.

So that's a DNA model? And they are going to attempt to turn in into chemicals to analyze it? Maybe I would understand this better if I brushed up on my biology because boy am I friggen lost by what all she said.

He ran off because Mana saw him fight monsters? That is kinda stupid. Why not just talk to her about it? I can understand why she'd think he was a monster (neither the Kuuga or Agioto mask are that friendly looking) but I don't think it would hurt him that much to where he'd leave them behind.

:lol Can't really blame him. Don't families in Japan have to buy the uniforms for the children to wear to school? If so I'd be willing to bet money they aren't cheap. And who would want to buy shoes like that again if they aren't cheap?

I wonder how he put together that he's suppose to fight them. For all he knows, he's their general and is suppose to help them.

"And by freeloader I mean live in maid."

Da da. Daaa daaa. Da da da da da da daaaaa dada!

Huh...so they do kill all at once if the family is together. Anyways, why was there a ladder in the hole? It was quite far away from the edges of the hole, so I don't think it was used to climb in and out of it.

Why do I get the feeling Shouchi has more then amnesia?

What's with the ninjitsu hand movement as well? Is that the only way they can activate their ability to fight or something? These things need a full on explanation for powers and motive.

Alright, two things:

1) If he can just say henshin and have the belt appear and give him his suit without having to hit the sides of the belt, then what's the point of hitting the sides unless he wants to form change? Along with that, he's been hitting his opponent's to complete the henshin, but here he's on the bike and transforms just fine. So like having to hit the belt, what exactly is the point of having to hit the enemy to complete the transformation?

2) How exactly does him transforming into his suit cause his motorcycle to change? This is something I've noticed with a quite a few riders as of late and I don't really get it. It is a cool bike though.

"SAY ELLO TO MAH LITTLE FRIEND!"

I like this kid :lol

What in the actual fuck?

Well that does it for the fourth episode. The second to last one of the first five. How well did the episode go?

It does appear that this episode had a story to it in a way. What I believe to be the story pretty much revolved around the continuing efforts to try and figure out just what the hell is going on as of late. It is true that the previous episodes were about this as well, but this time it actually got a good chunk of the episode dedicated to it. So yeah, I'd say it has a story. Does it add anything to the main story? I suppose so with the baby being born out of nowhere. And judging by the mark on it's hand, this baby could end up playing a role in the grand scheme of things. But outside of that, no. So while the episode does have a story to it, and a fairly nice one at that, nothing was really added to the main plot outside of this baby possibly being something big.

As for the character development, we got some. If there truly is any, then it goes to Shouchi and Mana. Shouchi got some in that he is continuing to learn that he has a place with this family. The Mana part is more or less her relationship to Shouchi and how they interact. That's pretty much it for the development aspects.

Finally we come to the action of the episode. *Sighs* This is going to end up being a series that if I watch all the way through that I'll probably dislike the action for the most part. Once again it was too quick and thus lacked anything really entertaining about it. Agito showed up and beat his opponent in about 30 seconds, and G3 finally was able to beat one after a minute. I know these guys are super powered, but come on. Just make the fights longer. The action scenes next to the on again off again story are the worst part of the show so far.

So as a whole, I found myself getting into this episode more. I'd say it's mostly because of the story present and how we're slowly learning more about what is going on. It had some funny moments which resulted in keeping me entertained, and for what character development was there, it wasn't that bad. The action pretty much sucked like it has been and brought the episode down a bit. I liked the episode, it does have me curious for how things will play out in 5, but I'm still not going to say I'll commit to at least watching up to 10. It all rests on the shoulders of episode five.

I'm glad to hear that!

My thoughts on Yuusuke exactly.

Also, we NEVER get to see him fight with Agito, which was a missed opportunity.

Every episode is a missed opportunity. Yusuke's words fall somewhat flat when Decade is fighting off like five Riders at once, getting his ass kicked and Yusuke is nowhere to be seen. I know this is probably foreshadowing the Rider war, but it'd be nice for Yusuke to actually help and not have his entire character involve dramatic speeches once an episode.

Yeah...

In the moment I'm blown away by what a cool guy he is, and what a breath of fresh air he is compared to Tsukasa who honestly kinda sucks. But when I think over the series I realise that it's hard to like a character like Yusuke because whether drawing the short straw or not, it doesn't change that he has never lived up to his own words.

Decade 10. Oh shit is that Ankh?

This is the first episode of Decade that truly feels like bad fanfiction. It had absolutely no new interesting ideas or dynamics, it was full of shit acting and twists telegraphed from about a hundred miles away. Especially if you've already seen Faiz. Blade world ultimately fizzled out like Kiva's did, but it was still lots of fun. This, this just kinda sucks.

A Rider who doesn't transform with a belt? That is a surprise, shame the actual suit is so immensely boring. He himself isn't much better. I do like how he has the same powers as Basco, only with Riders, even if I have no idea who the first time Riders he summoned are. Plus, he can't be worse than Decade, who actually makes turning into past Riders not seem awesome, but instead just sort of impractical and pointless.

Yup. Surprised me, too, when I rewatched these episodes.

Faiz is probably the weakest of the worlds. It really suffered for having to be the introductory arc for Diend.

In order of worlds, I'd say my favourite so far is Ryuki, followed by Kuuga, then Kiva, then Blade and now Faiz.

Decade was funny. Not ha-ha funny, more like "dude did you just grab my butt" funny. I really liked the Hibiki episodes, and the Den-O ones were okay, but I struggle to remember the other few arcs I watched. (I only watched a handful)

Ryuki is my favorite world, but Decade was my third series I ever watched so I retroactively I started not liking some of the worlds. Like Blade. Though I like what they did with Agito. Hibiki's world is one of my favorites too from Decade.

I hated Kiva's world because I love Kiva and hated the freaking kid Wataru from Decade.

Agito Episode 5
Hey look, the baby was from Baby Geniuses. It has to be considering it was strong enough to break out of the glass box, walk like a normal human being, and open a door.

...

:lolol I think I'm in love with this family. They are so fucking hilarious, especially in this scene. The sound effects, the way it was all shot, their facial expressions, just comedy gold. I mean this is some piss your pants funny stuff. It's on the same level of some of the moments in 555. I pretty much lost it at the "NO TEA FOR YOU!" part. Very great comedic scene. If I stop watching the series after this episode, then I at least have one favorite scene with this.

Geee you're an asshole coach. Ryou came to you for help in a time in his life when he's really confused and isn't sure how to live. He came to you wanting guidance, but instead you turned your back on him pretty much and instead of confronting him, you turned all pussy and had the other swimmers do it. I'm just going to assume he turned into Gills and you're afraid of him becoming a monster. But Mana as a young girl (how old is she exactly? I'm going to guess 12 or 13 since her uniform is typical for middle schoolers) was able to get past the initial shock/fear of seeing somebody close to her transform into a slightly monstrous form. So why can't you as an adult grow a set and speak with Ryou face to face instead of wimping out?

I smell a coverup.

What does O-Parts stand for anyways?

You know after the scene with the coach, and this scene right here, I really feel sorry for Ryou. He was at the top of his game until the Unknown appeared. Since then he's changed in ways that are alienating him from everybody else, leaving him alone. It's quite sad to be honest. Not sure who the girl in the photo is exactly. I'm going to assume a girlfriend or ex, though it could very well be a family member or close friend.

Dat eyebrow wiggle :lol

Dat reaction from Shouchi and Taichi :lol

More psychic time from Mana eh? I would question if this will get explained, but I don't know. It seems like something that will keep coming up in the series that could potentially garner an explanation. Well at least I hope so.

Mana I think he needs all the studying you are getting and more.

Well those kids are going to need therapy down the line.

Shouchi Tsugami: Ladiesman he is not.

Oh my God it's the Japanese Damien! Run for your lives! Send the maids home! Confiscate all tricycles!

And you're one of them Shouchi. Seriously cool your balls down and take a shower.

So is Shouchi and Hikawa's relationship going to be like Shini and Ren's? To where Shouchi constantly annoys Hikawa and gets his name wrong?

Also I'd like to just go ahead and call it now that Mayumi is Ryou's girlfriend.

It appears that I was indeed correct. Yay me.

Oh me lordy the feels again. Is every scene involving Ryou going to be like this? Because between this and God, Please Give Me More Time, Japanese television is going to have me softened by the end of the year. Dammit...I blame Decade!

I should have seen this coming from a mile away.

This kid is totally the Antichrist! He has to be, he has to be. What else could he be?

Anybody else get an Incredible Hulk feel there?

Well episode five is now complete and thus my first five rule is now complete. How was the episode and will I continue to watch the show to justify me wanting to get quite a few of the Figuarts?

Once again we are ever so graced with a story. Great right away from that. Obviously the story was pretty much focused on Ryou even though it does seem to be focused on Mana and Shouchi. While that is true, it all ties into Ryou's, so I feel it's his episode more than the others'. The story itself was pretty good and had some good feely moments to it as I took note of. Well paced IMO. As for adding anything to the main story, it kinda did with showing off that kid more, but I don't think it did it a whole lot. So I would probably just say no just to be safe.

We got character development as well in the episode. And just like the story I feel as if all of it went right towards Ryou. It doesn't show a whole lot, but I do believe he developed as far as slowly getting himself back out in the world and interacting with friends. The episode also did a good job at introducing Mayumi, quickly setting up both who she is and her personality. So I applaud the episode for doing that and helping move Ryou along.

As for the action, I liked it this episode. I really did. Even though it kinda got thrown in right at the end, I thought it was good for once. It had a nice length to it and featured the all important back and forth aspect. Shouchi didn't just show up and pwn everybody, nor did the villains pwn everybody. There was an obvious struggle between the fighters which led to good action. So for once it was good.

So how does the episode fair in the end? Probably the best one so far, which means that it outdoes four. It hit every aspect it should; it was entertaining, it had a good story to it, it had good character development, and had good action. Everything ran pretty smoothly to me in this one. So critically it was good and I personally enjoyed it.

So will I keep watching at least up to episode 10? Yeah, I think I will. Episodes four and five really kicked it into high gear and have held me interested through both of their run times, especially five. So I'd say it justifies at least watching 6-10. After that I'll decide if I truly do want to watch the rest of the show.

Agito is an incredible show with some amazing character development. This show is very character driven compared to other Kamen Rider series. In fact, the only other show I would say that is as character driven is Kiva.

I thought both Kiva and Blade's worlds had great ideas, but their execution kinda sucked. For a genre that seems to always draw ideas out until there is nothing appealing left, Decade just refuses to slow down so none of its more clever ideas ever get to grow into anything tangible. Will toku ever get pacing right?!

Yeah when you get through 6-10 you won't want to stop watching Agito. The characters really make it special. The Agito trio of Riders are three of my favorites I cannot pick who is my favorite out of them.

Yeah it's characters are one of it's strengths. I would also want to say that Faiz, and Blade are also very character driven. Hell I think all of the ones I've watched are character driven which is why I am totally in love with Kamen Rider.

I can agree to that. Yeah Decade had a lot of wonderful ideas part of me wish it was longer than 30 something episodes.

It's ironic that the one Rider show that seems to have enough ideas to fill a full series - well other than Gaim - is the one that gets cut short by twenty episodes.

Yeah exactly, it's not like he couldn't have visited more past rider worlds or other worlds.

Or simply spent more time in the worlds he visited, Kiva's world especially could have used a bunch more episodes to really capitalise on the concepts.

Kabuto Episode 9
I think Tendou just saved Kagami. Why else would he let himself get hit by the Rider Sting?

Tendou has a way cooler looking bike then you Yaguruma.

Well it looks like he wasn't completely faking his injury. It also appears that I was correct about him saving Kagami instead of protecting himself. Good work Tendou for being a considerate helping member of society. You get a gold star and a pizza roll.

Oh my God, Tendou's really...:lolol Oh my God Tendou you're killing me. They set that scene up to be so dramatic and then BAM!, more hilarity from good old Tendou. You could rip his arm off and he'd probably act like it was nothing while helping orphans learn to ride bicycles. He's that awesome.

To be fair, you do need Kabuto. After all you're facing an army of Worms that seems to have unlimited soldiers, and it doesn't appear that they're running out anytime soon. The constant fighting is bound to wear both you and your troops down. So having another rider ready to go when you need a break probably wouldn't be that bad of an idea. And since at this point the only other rider is Kabuto and you just "eliminated" him, you kinda shot yourself in the foot there.

What are those things anyways?

Is there anything Tendou can't or won't do? :lolol

So how long until Tendou whips out a brand spanking new belt?

So going off of that, Tendou has had the belt since he was a kid? Was Zect even around back then? And if they were, were they making the rider system and the belts? The plot thickens even more in concerns as to how Tendou received his belt. A whole lot more.

How did the belt repair itself? Does Hiyori have magical techno powers to fix electronics?

This idiot is going to get him self killed.

Yaguruma is acting like a dick to be honest. He's letting his obsession with Tendou get in the way of his duties as the captain of Shadow. And just look at the results of him doing that, his team is getting slaughtered because he can't focus on helping them. Dude you may not have finished off Tendou and want to finish it right now, but focus on your damn team first and make sure they survive and that the worms they're fighting are dead.

Thank you Tendou for taking care of the Worms. Yaguruma sure wasn't going to do it.

Wait what? I don't get it. Why did TheBee Zector disengage from the henshin and abandon Yaguruma?

Man Kagami deserves a medal or something. He just went full on king kick ass on the Worms, and he's just wearing a suit and tie. He just outdid pretty much everybody in Shadow IMO. He's even giving out orders like a commander should in this situation, and he just got chosen to be the use of TheBee Zector. Kagami is just a total bad ass right now.

Even the bike can cast off? That's pretty damn cool. Not a big fan of how it looks in this stage though.

Well that was nine and it was fine. Okay I'm done rhyming now. But it was a very nice episode.

I'm going to start with character development because good lord was this an episode filled with it. The main receiver of development was definitely Yaguruma. He went from being one of the coolest and calmest cats around to being obsessive and quite agitated/angered. He let his anger and obsession with Tendou get in the way of his commanding duties which ultimately cost him his position as TheBee. Not only that, it disrupted his perfect harmony and since he pretty much left his squad behind, I think it's safe to say it soured their opinion on him. Kagami even got some development with getting a bit more brave and stronger. His goal of wanting to protect people lit a fire under his ass big enough to where he in a suit and tie rushed the Worm Carter Grayson style. That's quite the change compared to how he has been for most of the show so far. Heck even Hiyori and Tendou's relationship got a small dose of development. So needless to say this episode was running on all cylinders when it came to character development.

Moving on to the story, it once again was pretty good since it was tied straight into the development. As the characters developed, the story here moved right along to keep it all flowing well. The most interesting part to me was Hiyori's flashback since it does seem like Tendou might have saved her as a kid, or at least been at the scene (if it was Tendou, I now demand to see a little Kabuto). It obviously contributed to the main overarching of the story of the show with the whole switcheroo with TheBee Zector. Just like the story, I'd say that the story was pretty damn good this episode.

Now is usually the part where I say how while everything is seemingly running perfectly that one part of the episode dropped the ball on and makes the episode only near perfect. Unfortunately with episode nine that shit ain't going to fly. The action was as great as always and offered quite a bit of variety. We had rider on Worm fighting, rider on rider fighting, military force on Worm fighting, and even civilian on Worm fighting. It hit almost all the types of fighting you could have in an episode and did it superbly in my opinion. Like everything else this episode, the action is plain great.

I think it's clear what my final verdict of the episode is. It was hilariously entertaining, it nailed every single aspect of the triangle of importance and did so just amazingly well. It is for the moment the most perfect episode in Kabuto and one of the most perfect episodes of any Kamen Rider show I have ever seen (I'd even say it is the most perfect one I've ever seen). I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Wizard in Magic land.

Its sad when the movie has better world building then the show. I love how interesting the world is, as not only does the world have magical mayonnaise fish, but it has gone completely to magic and Socialism.

I liked this movie. It did bring up a lot issues with this whole magic world and how people live in it as nonmages, and the outcasts in society. A complete reversal of Wizard's outcast Gates yet keeps Haruto and Koyomi's distance from society intact and keeps a lot of the great elements from the series in there. Shiima was the least annoying kid in Rider I've ever seen and I liked his arc.

The action was amazing, as usual for Wizard. There's a lot of great fight scenes in here. Even the completely CGI Ouroboros Phantom fight was still pretty good. My one complaint with the action is that there's barely any Wizard Infinity in the final fight and it takes place in a boring set.

The plot itself sucks ass, but the discussion the characters have about "Should we change the world," and "Being an outcast," makes up for it enough. So Orma recreates the world with this ring just to exploit a system in the world he's created to get phantoms to rule the world? Why not just create a world of Phantoms then? The movie never really explains whether this ring makes one specific kind of world or gives Sorcerer the ability to remake the world however he wishes, but its still a big plothole.

While I don't love it like Episode Final or Paradise lost, it ranks a fair bit better then some of the other Rider movies I've seen.

Concerning Tendou and his belt, it's explained in the movie.

The movie isn't in continuity with the series. The series offers a different explanation as to how Tendou gets himself the belt.

Agito Episode 6
I defy anybody to tell me that after listening to this music and seeing the way they shoot this kid that this in no way shape or form comes off as something straight out of The Omen.

Also bitch ass pussy of a monster running away. Man up and take on your enemy like a...woman. I do believe that monster was a woman.

Dammit Agito, must you create so many feels with your scenes involving Ryou? Between this and the Yuka/Keitaro scenes I'm going to end up crying like I did at the end of W. All because of silly SFX shows.

Well of course you know Shouchi. You were there when it all went down.

These Unknown have gotten quite bold haven't they. I mean they were killing people out in the open, but killing somebody as people are walking around on the crowded street? Takes some real guts to do that. Almost like they want to get caught.

APPLES!

Okay yeah, I'm like 100% sure now that Shouchi is an Aspy. He doesn't seem that great at reading social cues, he functions a bit oddly, he seems to get fixated on things easily. All classic signs of being an Aspy. Welcome to the club Shouchi.

OH! That is one nasty way to go. Really sorry about that man.

The Akatsuki are in this too? Damn first ninja monsters and now the Aktsuki. Am I going to be seeing giant animals next or something?

Boat...storm...let me take a wild guess, the ship Hikawa was on is the ship that Shouchi was on? It seems quite likely since our other cop is saying that a passenger disappeared. So yeah, I'd like to place all my money on betting that Shouchi became lost after being on this ship.

So we're bringing a government coverup into our story about a magical man who turns into a hero clad in leather, armor, and a bug mask who fights monsters? Seems logical enough.

The cops will never learn will they? Only bullets from the weapon of a rider can harm the monsters here. G3 is obviously a rider so he does in fact count. Though his weapons are a bit more homemade but nonetheless they were built for use against these creatures. The ones are other policeman friends are using were not. It's like sending the military after Godzilla. It just isn't going to work.

Now would be a good time to hen...nevermind.

Ryou...poor Ryou. Can't this guy get a break? I swear every scene I see him in is just depressing. He's shunned by his coach and friends, he's turning into something resembling a monster, and the person who he is closest to pretty much doesn't want to be around him anymore. Can we get a happy face at some point? I mean I can sort of understand Mayumi's feelings to a degree, but she should at least let Ryou explain and try to be around him and not just toss him aside. Ryou I do so hope you get some happy scenes and moments.

Hey look it's the professor lady.

She's not even going to question why he has to go all of a sudden? Eh whatever.

Gills is in the hizz house.

I quite fancy the Gills suit. It has a nice blend of the organic suit that Shin had while also featuring elements of the typical suits we usually see in rider, especially in this era of the series (Kuuga and Agito). The color scheme is very nice and has a bit of a pop to it. I'd say that this is my favorite suit so far next to G3.

His mouth opens up. Already knew about that, but I'll say it anyways. Coolio.

Did he just bite the Unknown? :lol That is freaking hilarious. Keep in mind while I do know that Amazon bites people, I've only seen it in toy form and not in the show. So seeing a Kamen Rider bite somebody in the show is fucking hilarious to me.

Why is he growling by the way? I know this aired alongside Gaoranger so like, is this just a funny little coincidence? Is it because he's a more more monstrous rider? Am I just rambling and coming up with shit?

That is one flexible rider and one nice rider kick. Not my favorite but it is always cool to see different kick styles instead of the typical dropkick most riders do.

Uhhhhh...ummmm....uhhhh....

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This kid is creeping me the fuck out.

So that finishes up the sixth episode. My thoughts?

Like the last episode this one had a bit more a story than the others. It's a direct continuation of the previous episode's story and it does so quite well. It concluded itself in a nice fashion, though it was quite a sad one. As for adding anything to the overarching plot, of course it did. How? We have a new rider. 'Nuff said.

We also got some nice character development. It mostly went to Ryou, but that's perfectly fine with me since he was the center of the story. The obvious developments being him becoming Gills as well as his relationship with Mayumi. As I said earlier, it's quite depressing how their relationship developed and it makes me hope he has some happy moments. It also does appear that he's ready to fight the Unknown off, but how frequently he does so is yet to be determined. Outside of Ryou, there pretty much wasn't any character development that I saw.

As for the action it was once again good. The Agito/G3 VS the Unknown fight was decent, but let's get to the true fight of the episode: Gills VS Egyptian Unknown. That fight was probably the second best of the series so far (the best being the fight from episode 5). It did a great job of showing Ryou as an inexperienced fighter who just happens to have super powers. Powers that he does tap into after being thrown around quite a bit. Now this is usually when the rider would just squash the enemy, but the fight remained pretty even for a few more minutes with Ryou eventually taking total control of the squrmish. So for that fight alone I would say episode 6's action was great and definitely better then everything up to 4 which is when the action began picking up a bit.

So overall I'd say this episode did pretty well and continued the trend of the episodes starting to get better. I enjoyed it, it was pretty good, enough said.

Den O episode 20.

This whole Yuuko thing with ZeroLiner is confusing me already.

In short, no.

Well Kabuto 14 was good, and the episode was over like that, it was just great.
Now was that Zect trooper Yui's older brother/ Odin?

Well in the end he kind of does, still it shows how strong he is that he has a positive outlook by the end.

Hibiki Finale
Two words: ONORE INOUE!
Whoever at Toei thought it was a good idea to hire Mister Faiz again deserves a Rider Kick. Hibiki started out as such a good show, but the last 19 episodes turned into a horrible, heartbreaking pain. The characters didn't feel like the characters I've known and loved anymore, they all turned into idiots. Kiriya was one of those characters in Inoue's shows that's unrealistic as hell, because that show-off wouldn't have stood a chance in real life or against the characters before the team changed. What really angered me was how they were turning Todoroki into a useless dork and the whole thing about Zanki dying. Also, Ibuki was suddenly an airhead and Akira was sudddenly all about hate- a wish for revenge was NEVER EVER part of her character and felt sooo out of place for her. And then there's Asumu, suddenly asking Hibiki again if he could become an Oni- even though he said he actually didn't want to be one when he first asked Hibiki about it. Defuq? And their last talk totally ruined it for me. Hibiki shouldn't have said "You have always been my disciple"- this wasn't a student teacher relationship! Hibiki was supposed to be like a father for Asumu in the older episodes. He should've said something like "You'll always be like a son to me". Nargh ;_;

OOO/Fourze Movie War Mega Max: Yay! I finally know what happens after OOO. Anyways it was great to see the cast of OOO again. I thought the story was great and the characters were amazing. Eiji was a total asskicker in this movie especially out of costume this was a field day for me. Ankh coming back was wicked too. I loved Kamen Rider Aqua he was badass and Poseidon was a serious threat. It was great to see more of Shotarou and Philip too I so need to watch W. As a fan of the Legendary Seven Kamen Riders I love the scenes with them especially seeing X's upgraded finisher. Also I love the black helmet on Nigou that just needs to stay on all the time. The Fourze part was really fun and I loved every part with Nadeshiko and Gentarou so much fun. I really should watch Fourze sometime since I think I've seen almost every movie with him. This was clearly directed by Koichi Sakamoto because I can clearly tell the similarities between this and Kyoryuger. The Super Tatoba form is totally awesome and I loved the final fight scene with everyone and that was a great use of all of OOO's forms in a fight scene. I wish they would do more with Foundation X, Kamen Rider Aqua, and OOO again because they need to rebuild Ankh's medal.

Yeah, while the movie could have worked with the show the series goes on to contradict it later. Shame really.

And that is why I always say to stop watching after episode 29.

Unfortunately, whether you stop at episode 29 or 49 is irrelevant as Hibiki does not have an ending at all. As such, you might as well just end the show at 29 as there is no reason to proceed since there is still no climax. We learn absolutely nothing during the last 20 episodes of the show that we did not already know during the first 29. In fact, the episodes of Decade make a better ending for Hibiki than Hibiki.

Kabuto 14

So Kagami is being called a traitor and Tendou can't find himself an open restaurant. Such stark contrast. So the only reason why Tendou came back to Hiyori's resturantr was because all of the other ones were closed. Nice logic there. There's this pointless scene where Tendou's shoe falls off and Kamen Rider the First's Rider one makes a cameo.

AHA! I always knew the traitor was Kanzaki Shiro! And he proceeds to get killed by the Worm impersonating him.

*Shouts like he's far away* I BET TIME TRAVEL COULDN'T SAVE YOU OR YOUR SISTER ON THAT ONE! THOSE WHO DON'T FIGHT WILL NOT SURVIVE BITCH!

Stopping to watch a show at some point is no option for me. I either watch the show as a whole or I don't watch it at all, because imho, you can't judge a show properly if you haven't seen all of it.

Episodes 1-29 are all of Hibiki. The rest is just Diet Faiz with the same cast.

Oh yeah I almost forgot I watched faiz episode one, and um.

The the heck happened? Is the dude that was in the hospital relevant? Is the Faiz man important?

It's building up to something. Don't worry, it's all explained (actually rather neatly) in the in-canon movie.