[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Magnugiga

I think it's just as simple as Ryuki's supposed to be a crazy fun Battle Royale scenario, and Shinji being the guy who wanted to stop all that. Also, angsty and distant characters were all the rage for kids and teens those days (see:Cloud and Squall from Final Fantasy VII and VIII, Sasuke from Naruto), which usually entails hating on the "annoyingly cheerful gullible pacifist dork" counterpart.

As a gullible pacifist dork, this news is both eye-opening and heartbreaking.