[LeviathanBlossom]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

What’s here are some very funny gags, and a lot of Kagami.

To be fair, at no point are we really going to complain about a lot of Kagami. And as you v eloquently proceeded to say, the episode says a lot about how to support a friend. I really enjoyed seeing how it played out with the different approaches; this isn't a story that I have a specific memory of from the first time I saw Kabuto, so I also don't know how I'll feel about it after the conclusion, but the setup was ridiculously fun.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Tendou loudly and repeatedly proclaims that he will not be helping Kagami… so, of course, Tendou ends up shadowing Kagami the entire episode. I actually really like how subtle (for an Inoue value of Subtle) the episode is with Tendou’s support.

Tendo and Kagami's relationship developing throughout the show is my favorite non-Hiyori part of it. I'm not always fond of Inoue's writing, but this is where I felt like he really hit his stride and balanced all of the aspects of the characters and story in a way that resonated with me. Best moment for me in this one was Kagami's expression as Tendo-the-ZECTrooper pulls out his "Grandmother always said" line.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

...Kagami running off crying after Tendou insults him, like the world’s most professionally-dressed four year-old...

I had a lot of sympathy for Kagami there, partly because there was this half-second at the start of Tendo's insult where he could conceivably have been insulting Kageyama, and then it becomes blindingly obvious that he's stamping all over Kagami's ego instead. Poor Kagami, even though he should know better than to expect overt sympathy from Tendo, lol

This thread is a bright spot and I love that you're doing it. I will repeat this FOREVER.