[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by MrHerofan

Ryuki 13-14

They show the death of the professor, as well as Eri who I believe is Ren's sister. Well the little "twist" with Zolda dying is a plus but didn't last long and we got to see Shinji be affected by the fake death which was pretty nice.

Raia is pretty awesome and I can see him foreshadowing some future events of the show overall pretty food arc.

I just watched these Ryuki episodes for the first time too!

Jesus Christ, this show is badass.

What I love most is how complex the morality of the series is. Every character except Shinji occupies this morally gray space where no one is purely good or purely bad. And even as one character takes a step further into the darkness, he also grows and realizes that he's not above making human/familial connections.

And yet, even though tragedy constantly befalls everyone and they're all fueled by a sense of crushing duty, the characters don't become maudlin or get bogged down with despair. I think Shinji's single-minded positiveness lightens the rest of the characters by association -- without him, or a character like him, the show would become overwrought.

This is my 4th Rider series (after OOOs, Fourze, and Kiva), and I'm stunned by how sophisticated it is.