[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

My only hope in writing so much is that I’ll eventually hone my sloppiness into something approaching Fish’s precision.

I'm glad to hear you consider my writing something to live up to, but as admirable a trait as modesty is, I refuse to let you sell yourself short this many times in one thread. I mean, this specific show is a perfect time to say this, too, because I've haphazardly stumbled my way into a co-writer position for Kabuto*, so people have been seeing for a month now exactly how true this is, but I don't think I could ever claim to beat you out when it comes to precision, or even just general thoughtfulness.

It took me like most of a decade to get the point where I could hopefully say some interesting things about Kuuga; you watch an episode of Faiz for the first time and within 24 hours can write a whole paragraph about the deep metaphorical significance of a fence and how it speaks to the way people entrap themselves in their own negativity. I'm sure you look at that as just saying what you feel like it's probably nothing special, but if there was one thing I could throw in your face to get to you realize how good you truly are at this, it's that Faiz thread. I was reading so many of those posts in a state of absolute shock seeing how wonderfully you were putting the kind of thoughts I had about that show into words in a way I simply couldn't. Not to mention all the great thoughts I would've never had, either.

And the best part is it's not even like you're some kind of one-hit wonder here. I still remember being amazed by your grasp on Agito's overall themes even barely into the show's run, and the fun you had with its characters; my confusion any time you insist you could've said more about Ryuki, as though your analysis of eating utensils somehow wasn't deep enough; the joy of watching you discover the surprisingly solid drama within much of Blade's oft-overlooked first half; the fun of seeing you give Hibiki such a fair shot on either side of its infamous change in direction; and I'm currently getting quite used to the feeling of knowing I can't hope to top what you can say about an episode of Kabuto!

There's never been a dull moment in these threads, as far as I'm concerned. Every one of them is equal parts insightful and hilarious, and another straight year of this sounds beyond exciting.

(Also, based on that schedule, I'm unofficially declaring June-August of 2021 to be The Summer of Inoue.)

*And the impulsiveness with which I commit to these things is why I don't have any toku resolutions to share, by the way. There's a reason I can't even remember for sure what exact order I watched the Heisei Riders in!