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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Second, I think the problem with the Zanki/Kusaka comparison here is that Otoya's losses are way more self-inflicted than Takumi's were. Takumi could be a selfish, grumpy asshole, but Kusaka usually needed to actively stir the pot and/or physically assault someone to get Takumi to strain friendships. Here, Zanki just has to not be as much of a pushy creep as Otoya? Like, Zanki just has to clear that incredibly low bar to (theoretically) turn Yuri against Otoya.

Otoya might be the opposite of Takumi in this regard. Otoya thinks highly of himself and eagerly contests Jirou's claims against him, when he usually deserves his misfortune. Takumi thinks he deserves his misfortune and never contests Kusaka's claims against him, when he has every reason to. It's like if they took the opposite action, they could have done something about their problems, but their specific personalities prevent them and make them easy scapegoats for these manipulators.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I don't love a finish with CGI monstrosities battling in the skies for a Kamen Rider episode, but it ain't like I'm turning my nose up at toyetic content. I mean, Ex-Aid. I'm okay with fun toy content that enhances the narrative! This wasn't that for me.

I'm surprised how anybody can just not think these CGI fights are totally awesome, but considering our frequently clashing opinions about Makamou fights in Hibiki, I think we are always going to disagree about that.