Personally, I think Mayu's legs >>>>> Rinko's ass any day of the week and twice on Sunday. ;)

Anyway, I think this is an excellent episode and I for one like Haruto quite a bit. And I'm a bit taken back by the posts of people who said that they didn't care Koyomi has "died", but I really think it is the writers' fault more than anybody else's.

I think it was intentionally from the beginning that this show was really about Koyomi and her father Fueki's quest to save her. It is that quest which was responsible for the first Sabbath, the reason why Haruto became Kamen Rider Wizard, and both Shunpei and Rinko's lives were transformed because of Fueki's search for the next 3 mages. However, instead of putting the focus on Koyomi and her relationship with Haruto (which I think it's the most important thing of all), Koyomi was given a dull personality and kept in the background, and away from all the action. That's why I can see why some fans did not feel emotional in the death scene of Koyomi. If the writers had done their job correctly, we should've felt the same way as Haruto did, and understand why he'd do anything to try to save her. I think this, more than anything else in the series, failed the story as a whole.

I just hope the last episode will be epic like OOO's finale did and gives us a satisfying finish.

Objectification of women! Yay!

That surprises you coming from this board? :p

Did you forget about the shirtless Daigo in ep. 27? There's fan service for both genders, you know.

Yes, but on this forum, we don't usually objectify males, since the community is mostly comprised of straight males.

I may be into the ladies but I can appreciate some sweet man service too. Daigo fulfilled that quota last week. And oh so dreamy Haruto definitely pairs well with drop dead gorgeous Rinko chan.

Oh man, i actually clapped when Gremlin killed Fueki, the whole time, i'm like, Haruto, just take his freaking belt so he can't transform, after the rider kick cancellation.

I love how when Koyomi was talking and they did a flashback for each interaction with the characters, they did it in like 20 seconds, which is about as much actual time that she is ever on screen. *exaggeration.

I hope she doesn't get revived, would rather see Haruto hooking up with Mayu! Live chick always beats dead chick!

That's why I said they really dropped the ball on the relationship between Haruto and Koyomi. Their friendship or love should've been the focal point of the series, but it was treated like an afterthought, and so in the pivotal death scene it just did not resonate as well as it should. Toei really should learn a lesson here.

No one has ever said that to me before. ;-;

Hey, it's not my fault that Rinko doesn't add much else to the show. :p