[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

So something I was thinking about the other night when I saw that Midori's debut was coming up is that Hibiki has the most regular female characters of any Kamen Rider series from the Heisei era (there may be some Showa ones with more, but that's because some shows like the original series and Skyrider would swap out the supporting actresses occasionally). We've got Kasumi, Hinaka, Hitomi, Akira, the Hime, Asumu's mom, and now Midori. Midori will be more of the Asumu's mom level of recurring - around a lot, but not every week - but that's seven regular or recurring female characters. It's neat to see so many women on the show, especially with Saber shaping up to be pretty much a complete sausagefest at the moment.

The way the show treats characters like Kasumi, Hinaka, and Midori, I really like it. It's not Strong Hero Hibiki and a bunch of support characters, it's Hibiki as the weapon Takeshi wields. (It's a little similar to Blade, but there it was more metaphorical/emotional, here it's more literal.) I'm so much more into that idea than the more typical Rider Knows Best template. It's nice to have a show with multiple competent women working to defeat monsters!

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Anyway, Midori is great. Like everyone else on the show she's really nice and friendly, but she adds just a little bit of... I don't know. I kinda want to say "airheadedness," but not in a negative sense. She's just a little bit out to lunch most of the time, like she kinda operates on a slightly different wavelength then everybody else. In any case, she's fantastic and there's going to be some great stuff with her in the next episode.

I don't know if it's her look or her tech skills or her weird energy, but Midori reminds me so much of Rinna from Drive that I had to check and see if it was the same actor. It wasn't, but I'm still not convinced.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

That's so cool! Thanks!