KAMEN RIDER W - GAIA MEMORY LIBRARY

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Oh, this is a cute little special. It’s just Shotaro and Philip giving info on Double’s Gaia Memories, but the mix of tiny details – I did not know Double’s scarf had a specific name! – and the almost INSANE callback to Shotaro’s egg usage in the cooking competition keeps this from being a dry recitation of facts, undergirding a clipshow. It’s a slight little bit of infotainment, but I always enjoy how these in-universe exposition dumps can still find a unique storytelling angle to kick things into motion. And, hell, giving Philip what’s essentially double amnesia is a very on-point way to celebrate Double’s abilities!

I remembered that they went through the Gaia Memories on this one but I forgot how and the small details.

It's actually fun to see them point out the different usages of W's many halves and what each one brings to the table. Not to mention all the small details too.

Though I do have to commend this special being a Part 2 to the Donburi case, in them basically following up on Shotaro tossing away that too-hard boiled egg.

Philip is right though, Gaia Memories (And most Rider Trinkets) are fun when you just mash the button.

It's very funny to see them try and explain the inherent Earth memory of "Joker", which is... triumph? What?

I watched the wrong thing today. I thought this was the web videos they put out to promote the movie.

Ha ha, sorry! I think those are sometime next week.

It is entirely W's fault for having at least two things that could be read as Gaia Memory libraries.

Luna being classified as the Memory of "Illusions" will never not make me go "what."

Also, gotta shout out the TV-N subs for this one, because with the fancy logos they do for the Memories, seeing those graphics get spammed over and over again whenever Philip mashes the buttons made the special even funnier to me.

HEAT is the Earth Memory of Heat, naturally. METAL, another easy one. CYCLONE, not a difficult power to see how it can come from the Earth. The other three are very Look We Wanted One That Had A Gun type of powers, which is acceptable in the context of a fast-moving action show, where all of these powers existed before the first episode begins (wink), but it's very funny to hear Philip try to explain Gun Power as some inherent aspect of the Earth itself.

Earth remembers that time you ate those mushrooms and your arms looked super weird.

You ever seen aliens wield guns? Thought not. Checkmate, Trigger Memory deniers.