[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Maybe you mean this one?

That's the one!! It sticks out as the 'main' battle theme to me and any time it kicks in I'm just so sucked in. I'm not sure I've mentioned this before but one of the biggest things to me that gives a show its unique vibe is its soundtrack; and in particular I think Kuuga, W and OOO are the greatest Heisei Riders at achieving this. Just instantly stick in my mind as not just great soundtracks; but when I hear their themes, I just know it's them.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Ooh, have I never mentioned this anywhere yet? Because I totally agree that OOO is the second half of Heisei's version of Kuuga. I think it might even go beyond just the surface level, but I haven't put enough thought into it to really say. Obviously they have different styles and priorities as stories, but also maybe they don't, too? I don't know, but it was a thought that occurred to me somewhere in watching both shows again.

Interesting, I thought I was the only one here! They absolutely have different priorities but at the same time a lot of what they're trying to achieve is similar.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Maybe it's just my dumbdumb brain not really catching it, but I personally never got why people compared Kuuga and OOO specifically. Like, yeah, there are some simularities, but alot of the ones I was able to make were superfluous at best. I found them to be very different shows.

Wait, a lot of people do this?! Here I was thinking I'd caught something unique! Well... yeah, quite a bit of it is superficial; but if it was just the Greeed's belts I wouldn't have had a second thought about it. Naturally Kuuga's subdued, subtle tone embedded in Showa-isms can't really be compared to OOO' loud, bombastic nature -- but at the same time I'm just finding a lot of framing and character dynamics that are bringing to mind Kuuga more than anything else.