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Originally Posted by Chasing

Have you not seen Ghost, or something? There is no way in hell those two relationships are even remotely comparable beyond the fact that both pairs consist of siblings.
Makoto had plenty of issues and developments beyond Kanon - accentuated by the fact he's the secondary Rider(who debuted very early on) in a series revolving around just three Riders to begin with. Makoto's character doesn't completely hinge on Kanon. I thought the show made that pretty clear, considering she's safe and sound after the first quarter of the show, but Makoto's conflicts only become more complicated afterwards.

We're in the endgame of Saber and nothing about Reika nor Ryoga have significantly developed in the past 2 quarters of the show. I know the show isn't over yet, but Reika really has gone backwards, if anything. Props to her actress for making Reika seem at least somewhat threatening in the first quarter, I guess.

Fair enough. But have you seen anyone ever really talk about Makoto beyond that? More than half the time, any discussion I'd see concerning Ghost (besides how 'bad' it is) are jokes about how Makoto's relationship with Kanon is obsessively weird, that Alain's the only good character, and [insert common 'criticism' here]. I like Ghost, but I'll admit it's been a while since I've actually watched it. I'm definitely in the wrong here comparing the two relationships, though.

Honestly, I feel like Reika and Ryoga would benefit from a V-Cinema (or manga like Buster), since unlike Makoto, they're pretty much strictly side Riders rather than main ones. Actually show more of their past, upbringing, stuff like that. I know we're pretty much expecting one for Rintaro and Kento, but I do think that the other Riders are in desperate need of something like what Buster got.