[Fish Sandwich]

I'll just start off by dropping this in first:

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

This arc is by far the most memorable Victim of the Week plot to me. It's another one of those plots that really defines Den-O to me, that begins with a concept as simple as a man playing a piano, and tells a fairly bittersweet story that still ends on an optimistic note. The show draws some comparisons from there to Yuuto's dilemma, but for once the emphasis doesn't feel completely lopsided in favor of the main characters. Which is great, because for a guy with no name and not a lot of dialogue, it's hard not to like the piano man. There's a real melancholic atmosphere to a lot of these episodes, which is something Den-O excels at creating in a way I don't think any other Rider show does.

...and then say that, despite reading your thoughts on some of the tonal issues kicking up vague memories of me maybe having the same reactions, this is another episode set I really like. That amazing piano version of Double Action lodged itself in my brain the first time I saw those episodes and basically never left, though, so that might account for my extra attachment to it.

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Originally Posted by Sunred

So I think it is safe to tell that other motif behind Zeronos as of this episode. Zeronos's other motif aside from Ushiwakamaru and Benkei is the Asian folklore behind the Summer Triangle made up of Altair, Vega, and Deneb, and most importantly the myth behind the Jujly 7th festival celebrated within Asia, known as Tanabata in Japan.

Also! I forgot to say this when it was more timely, but this is the relevance of episodes 21/22, the first ones after Zeronos' debut, explictly taking place around Tanabata. Some dialogue from Ozaki and Miura broadly touches on the subject, but I think it's mostly assuming the audience will understand the significance.

- And naturally, the clever of idea of Deneb being what allows Altair Form to turn into Vega Form is yet another cool thing about Zeronos. I'm telling you, they went all out with the theming on this dude!