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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER KABUTO - EPISODE 18

Obviously, all of those little things (and several big things!) are only in service to this episode’s inevitable, heartbreaking ending. Daisuke saves Gon, reunites her with her mother, but loses her for good. She’s happy with her mother, back to being Yuriko, her time as Gon forgotten. It’s tragic, for how much they both once needed each other. This wasn’t just some story that could end with Daisuke, fine on his own. He needed that little girl. She was his partner. She may not know what she’s lost, but Daisuke is acutely aware of what he’s missing. He strains to explain what she means to him, to put it into words, but the only one who’d know the right words was Gon.

But he lets her go, because of course he does. He wants what’s best for her. She means enough to him to see himself diminished if it means she’s safe and happy. It’s probably impossible for him to figure out how he came to care so much for her. He once saw a little girl, confused and alone. He bought her a strawberry milk. It was a little thing, a tiny detail. But it led to so much more for both of them.

Yeah, I said strawberry milk would be important. There's a lot of extravagant foods in this show, but the most magical turns out to be basic strawberry milk.

Daisuke saved Gon and reunited her with her mother but now that "Gon" no longer exists and he's back to being on his own for now, except for the first time he's really on his own since he knows what it's like to have a best friend he cares about and he had to give up Yuriko so she could have the life she deserves.

It's sad and that scene where she didn't remember him hurt but Daisuke's strong and he'll be okay. He still has the memories to remind him of how far he's come from being the selfish person he used to be. He's going to be the Kamen Rider that Gon wanted him to be.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

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Lovely episode… that then takes all of the heartbreak and drama it's earned over this story and finishes with HEY LOOK A NEW ZECTER. I cannot tell you how weird a note it was to end on, and it’s maybe the only thing in this episode I’d point at as Bad. Did it work better for you? Were you okay with this Daisuke/Gon episode ending with a New Zecter cliffhanger?

Sasword Zecter on a rooftop looking dramatically over the city is a cool scene so sure, why not.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER KABUTO - EPISODE 19

This episode… I mean, pretty fun (that sports rivalry montage!), but not one that really added up to a lot for me. The Kamishiro stuff is pretty reliably bonkers, with a Prissy Bruce Wayne take on a reflection of Tendou, but the Phantom Shadow Thief stuff just feels totally outside the main plot so far, and frankly just really weird for this show?

The Phantom Shadow Thief plot is, obviously, about exposing some Worm or something. It’s basically the only place these three ZECT characters could take this setup. (It could be them trying to discover some ZECT secrets, but I just don’t see that being a thing for them yet.) But it’s so separate from what Tendou and Kamishiro are up to, that I’d maybe rather it just be its own plot.

Because it 100% could be. Misaki is a fantastic character, and we really don’t know anything about her. Having a slow build of the PST story, where we delve a little more into her character, get to see her beyond the context of the ZECT Van, I think that would be really welcome. But this thing does the barest amount of setup, and then starts rushing through its developments. As it is, we’re given a clue that Misaki might be the PST, and then immediately have it confirmed that she’s the PST. The scenes of the PST doing crimes are great, this show knows its way around an action sequence by now, but… I don’t know, it’s like there’s both too much PST plot for a Tendou story, and too much Tendou plot for a PST story. With neither plot coming together yet, it makes for a slightly overstuffed episode.

I totally forgot that Sasword's debut is also the phantom thief arc, I misremembered when that happened. It's mostly just a subplot but it was unexpected and interesting to watch.

Sasword is an awesome suit, I like how the scorpion's claws are his eyes and how he's purple. Definitely my favorite ZECT Rider aesthetic. You say you haven't seen it before but you I recall you watched Kamen Rider 4 right?

Tsurugi himself is also quite an eccentric, which seems to be a prerequisite for being a Rider in this show. His insistence on throwing away a fork that could've been cleaned easily shows a lack of sentimentality and that he's spoiled. He has poor social skills as well so he doesn't make friends as easily as Tendo or Daisuke.

I'm currently writing a sports rivalry in to my OC Sentai except I'm doing it with baseball instead of soccer. I'm not really a soccer guy. I like more variety and strategy in sports. I'm mostly an esports guy though.

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But, obviously, the one flawless part was Juka, who is never anything less than a delight. She’s typically thrilled with the massive breakfast Tendou has made for her, even if she’s too rushed to finish it. How do you feel about breakfast? Is it totally skippable, or the most important meal of your day?

My routine is breakfast, snack, lunch, dessert, snack, dinner, dessert, snack. Breakfast is too small for me to consider it the most important meal, even I don't eat as much as Jyuka. So my favorite would have to be either lunch or dessert.