[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Oh, man, I forgot about that dog scene. Animal deaths are one of those things that just super gets to me even in fiction so I actually had to pause it for a bit. Mikado

Come to think of it I do remember struggling with these early episodes a bit more than Kuuga as a whole, and I've noticed it's been slow going for you as well. Though hype for Titan Form did keep me going lol

Yeah, I really don't love when shows hurt animals for cheap emotionally stakes. Like, the Grongi already killed 300 people. I was not on the fence as to how I should feel about them. I'm a people! I'd rather not be shot with a metal quill from a mile up or exploded by a goo-spitting murder-fish-clown! I did not need a hero dog's death to make up my mind about the Grongi!

Kuuga, yeah, it's a bit slower going for me than Build or even Ghost. There's a more frantic pace to Heisei Phase 2 shows, the kind of pace that immediately makes you queue up another episode. Here, especially since the Grongi plan is kind-of vague, it's more these two-episode stories that don't seem to feed into each other, that don't have a lot of subplots (emotional or investigative) to set up cliffhangers or anything. I'm still enjoying it, but it's more "finding things to like in it" than "I can't wait to watch the next one".

Also, my work schedule just massively expanded, in a good way. Big news for Challengers Comics in the next week, but the kind of big news that means my non-store hours are taken up by a lot of new work. My Kuuga time, at least through Thanksgiving, is going to be more erratic. Still, I want to keep at it! I'll probably have time for 4-6 episodes today.

Titan Form, by the way, is slick. One aspect of Kamen Rider that feels as vital in Kuuga as it does today is how the show treats form changes as a Big Deal. Titan's entrance feels epic, for sure.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

General rule of thumb for older tokusatsu shows: if you see a dog, it is going to get killed by a monster.

All I know is, if this were modern-day Kamen Rider, that screaming cop who just lost his dog partner would've become a secondary rider dedicated to helping Kuuga defeat the Grongi. Masked Rider K-9! HENSHIN!