[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

In a lot of ways, Momo is still the main character of the Den-O franchise to me, and I'm guessing that experience is neither unique in the fanbase, nor an unintentional consequence by Toei.

This is basically it, yeah. Not to discuss Den-O on the Kiva thread or anything but a big part of my love for Den-O is not just the series itself (which is fantastic in its own right!), but its continued presence as a franchise, where the imagin more or less get to be very fun engaging characters going on a myriad of adventures -- some character-driven, some crossovers, and some just kinda stupid and fun! In many ways they've become, like... mascots of the Kamen Rider brand, and mascots that are difficult for me not to enjoy.

It's a bit hard to explain, because even saying something like "they're always there which is comforting" isn't exactly accurate to my Rider experience (aside from Den-OOO they weren't really present for my initial journey of W through Build, and then the part of the franchise I've come to love the most ended up being before Den-O even existed), but... I dunno. Just a bunch of fun guys I'm always excited to see!