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DreadBringer · 07-02-2020, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnugiga

The stretch of Ryuki 14-23 might represent the series at its absolute finest. Not that it jumped the shark afterward or anything like that, it remains very good to the end in my humble opinion, but this particular period feels to me like the most propulsive and purposeful the show ever was. It’s just so good, the way it features six very well-defined Riders bouncing off each other (IIRC this is the record high of Riders being active and alive at the same time throughout the series) and successfully navigates across some extreme tonal shifts (Reiko punking Kitaoka punking Shinji! Shinji in absolute despair, then turned in genuinely beautiful moment of relief with Goro! The juxtaposition of Ren being devastated for his inability to finish off Gai and Shinji being delighted at that very fact!)

Rider Design review: Gai belongs in the bottom tier of my ranking, which means it’s still pretty nice to look at (there are three tiers of suit design in Ryuki: “good”, “very good”, and “hell yeah franchise bests!!”). I like the way he input his vent in particular; that diagonal throw was so satisfying to watch for some reason. He uses his Strike and Confine vent in such a brutally effective and straightforward manner, and Shibaura plays his role well as a naïve and super unlikable chessmaster wannabe (even though his entrance scene and the whole ORE Journal takeover stuff felt a bit off to me).

Do you think that, Goro is OOC if he obeys Kitaoka to do a morally questionable thing? Like faking his death as Zolda to drive Shinji to suicide? Their usual is that, for Goro, he respects Kitaoka, but not blindly, and for Kitaoka, he cares for Goro and knows that he's loyal to him, but he won't exploit Goro; actually he brings his better side.

My Rider design review for Ryuki: Odin > Knight Survive > Knight > Zolda > Tiger > Ryuga > Femme > Ryuki > Abyss > Ouja > Scissors > Verde > Ryuki Survive > Raia > Gai > Imperer

Unpopular opinion but for me Ouja isn't the top design wise for me. I'm not into his helm, though his body suit is nice.

07-02-2020, 02:56 PM	#15948
DreadBringer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 1,530	Quote: Originally Posted by Magnugiga The stretch of Ryuki 14-23 might represent the series at its absolute finest. Not that it jumped the shark afterward or anything like that, it remains very good to the end in my humble opinion, but this particular period feels to me like the most propulsive and purposeful the show ever was. It’s just so good, the way it features six very well-defined Riders bouncing off each other (IIRC this is the record high of Riders being active and alive at the same time throughout the series) and successfully navigates across some extreme tonal shifts (Reiko punking Kitaoka punking Shinji! Shinji in absolute despair, then turned in genuinely beautiful moment of relief with Goro! The juxtaposition of Ren being devastated for his inability to finish off Gai and Shinji being delighted at that very fact!) Rider Design review: Gai belongs in the bottom tier of my ranking, which means it’s still pretty nice to look at (there are three tiers of suit design in Ryuki: “good”, “very good”, and “hell yeah franchise bests!!”). I like the way he input his vent in particular; that diagonal throw was so satisfying to watch for some reason. He uses his Strike and Confine vent in such a brutally effective and straightforward manner, and Shibaura plays his role well as a naïve and super unlikable chessmaster wannabe (even though his entrance scene and the whole ORE Journal takeover stuff felt a bit off to me). Do you think that, Goro is OOC if he obeys Kitaoka to do a morally questionable thing? Like faking his death as Zolda to drive Shinji to suicide? Their usual is that, for Goro, he respects Kitaoka, but not blindly, and for Kitaoka, he cares for Goro and knows that he's loyal to him, but he won't exploit Goro; actually he brings his better side. My Rider design review for Ryuki: Odin > Knight Survive > Knight > Zolda > Tiger > Ryuga > Femme > Ryuki > Abyss > Ouja > Scissors > Verde > Ryuki Survive > Raia > Gai > Imperer Unpopular opinion but for me Ouja isn't the top design wise for me. I'm not into his helm, though his body suit is nice. __________________ The most complete non-wiki encyclopedias for Kamen Rider series (currently only found Ryuki and OOO's).