[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

Oh, for sure. I think that's actually the reason why I didn't like Adel's ending in Ghost. With Shiro here though, I at least didn't get the impression that the show was telling me that I should feel sympathy for him. The scenes sold to me that what we were seeing was just sort of a natural conclusion of his story, rather than trying to make me sad for him. ...I was a little sad all the same though. Just a little.

I guess the Ghost/Adel thing works better for me because everything Adel experiences leads up to that moment, and everything Takeru experiences leads up to that moment. It's the hero of the series reaching out to the villain of the series, defeating his plans with empathy. It's the culmination of everything the series was about.

With Shiro's ending, it's thematically sound but dramatically inert. The only character who pushes him to change is Yui. Shinji and Ren, the two ostensible leads in the show, don't even factor in to Shiro's decision-making. And, really, he makes that decision by himself, in isolation, days after Yui's plea for him to see reason. There's no feeling of the heroes' actions having any bearing on the villain's redemption.

Look, if people could just start referring to Ghost as "Ryuki, but better", I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

(Ghost is not Ryuki but better! I'm just stirring shit!)

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

Also if Ryuki's ending happened today, I would probably cynically say it was for the sake of the next Winter crossover movie! Unless the next season after was Ghost, then Takeru could meet Shinji's spirit and... Yeah, anyway, can't wait for you to get to the movie. ...The Ryuki movie, not this hypothetical crossover.

Pretty soon! Probably later today! I just wanted to give the final episode some space, both in my brain and in this thread.