[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 10 - “ONI ALIGNED”

It’s the flipside of Ichiro’s lesson that, yeah, everyone has the capacity for darkness. But they also have the capacity for goodness. The soccer players brawl on the field during the game, but they shake hands and laugh at the end. Some asshole almost punched Asumu in the face, but Hitomi cared enough to bike out and cheer him up. The world is complicated, and so are the people in it.

It's nice for Asumu tbh, his life was mostly about harmony with his mother, friends, and Hibiki. I'd expect the characters in Asumu type to be the one constantly being victimized by awful and cruel people (like in school) like the shoplifter here. Otherwise, would this mean that goodness is realistic too then? Because some people only treat darkness capacity as realistic ones. And this topic leans towards Rousseau's view, where when they last long enough, most human societies and civilizations apparently tend to get more peaceful and tolerant. Whilst there are notable and unfortunate exceptions, it does appear that we as a culture (if not as a species) are becoming if not more loving and caring, then at least less violent and bloodthirsty.

From a world stage picture one could argue the world has (in general) seemingly never been more peaceful. While there are still conflicts and wars, many disputes overall are solved through negotiation, as opposed to outright elimination of the opposing side. The number of wars fought between countries that are going on as opposed to internal conflicts can be counted on the fingers of one's hand. On the other side, it could be argued that weapons technology that's reached today's level of destruction and control is what really keeps the peace. Powerful nations simply can't afford the ramifications of armed conflict, so it's the threat of wholesale destruction that keeps conflicts limited in scope.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

There’s honestly not a lot to talk about with their team-up, since they immediately start working together and have zero friction, outside of Hibiki forgetting to tell Ibuki that he can drive a bike, but he can’t stop a bike. It’s a very cute moment! The rest of it is very awesome, though. Simple pleasures, sometimes.

Ah, Rider series aren't really high on budget, so various locations are re-used repeatedly, like the BOARD base here. Though probably as you say, this one's a whole package of it. This teamwork choreograph yeah is actually good and better synergized, like enhancing Ibuki's bullets with Hibiki's fire. Ibuki actually uses his finisher towards the Gamera, but Hibiki's the one that can kill him. And, for a well-trained person, it seems Hibiki isn't too well-versed towards vehicles... it's probably the reason why Kasumi was the one that drove the car...

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Which is how they could've done it. I don't want to write the show for them, but there's any number of ways Akira and Asumu could've crossed paths in an episode. They're the same age, living in the same area, going to (soon) the same school, and they both frequent Team Hibiki Bar and Grill. (I can't call it Tachibana's, I spent two months typing that name, I need a goddamn break.) They have a half-dozen ways to meet up in a story.

Well obviously you're not the writer, but I'd like to see back ups in criticisms yeah. And lol, there yeah, the shop is managed by Tachibana family, Kasumi's surname is Tachibana... and the Tachibana in Blade is also a surname. You should refer to it as Takeshi HQ, as it's the group's name.