[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by dreamcastegirl

(every one of my paragraphs in this post began with "I". That's awful.)

You're sharing your experience with art! That's basically the whole point of this thread! "I" statements are perfectly acceptable!

To your point about Death of the Author... that's nearly always my take. I don't care what Inoue meant, I care what he made. In general, that actually lets me get more out of his work than he probably intended. Like, I've called his work on Faiz "accidentally progressive", because I find it hard to believe he was making a show in 2004 that could be read (and read thoroughly) as being analogous to the struggles a marginalized community has inside of a larger culture. It's there, but I'm not sure he knows it's there. You know?

Anyway, hi, yes, Otoya. Definitely going to be a lightning rod for discussion for the next couple months, and I am very much looking forward to folks sharing their thoughts (respectfully!) on Wataru's dad and the specific era/culture he represents. No such thing as a wrong opinion, as long as you can respect opposing views.

I am actually excited to see so much debate! Y'all are my favorite type of fans!