[Kamen Rider Die]

I did that thing where I took a quick nap and woke up more tired than I was before, so let's see how this goes.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

But the worst part is that he's right. Still, even if someone like Akira is right, this is taken too the extreme like others and eventually she admits. But unfortunately, others also can give free pass to this kind of foul act, no matter how someone takes it too the extreme just because they're right.

Yeah, it's a plotline that could've gone real wrong, but the kids learn their lessons by the end and everyone's cool. It's a really nice way of teaching constructive criticism!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

And wdym about primary or secondary played out like that? Secondary isn't primary's sidekick that obeys what the primary wants y'know... Ibuki not asking Hibiki's permission and work on their own is something happens in pretty much every Rider series.

It's mostly that another series would have the title character more insistent about helping, or more worried about not helping. Here, Hibiki never really seems too concerned about Ibuki not succeeding at his task. It's a way of making the non-title Rider seem as competent as the title Rider, and I don't recall that being done before. Usually it's the secondary either being a total sidekick or a virtual antagonist. Here, Ibuki is just... another Rider? It's treated more like the modern-day Legend Rider appearances are, which is very fun.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

HOUJOU WAS IN DRIVE???

Your incredible obsession with this man has taught me things I never knew I wanted. This is great

it is so much effort to even watch these things when i know houjou won't be in them

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

And on the subject of actor trivia, since Magiranger just came up a bit ago: has anyone mentioned that Seiji Takaiwa was off playing Magi Red during Hibiki yet? Hibiki was instead played by Makoto Itou, stepping up from previously doing the suit acting for every single secondary Rider to that point, from G3 all the way to, er... Chalice. That debate really is never going to end, is it?

Nobody has, and that's neat!