[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I also cannot get over what an incredibly stupid idea the Kamen Lawyer system is. It's like someone took the concept of trial by combat and found a way to make it even more unfair and arbitrary.

I mostly can't believe that, in a Ryuki-themed Decade story, we didn't once have the beige-trenchcoated Mysterious Fisherman appear and tell Tsukasa to TATAKAE.

Did the people making this show even watch Ryuki at all.

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Originally Posted by Sunred

And Shinji being this angsty junior while Ren the misunderstood senior was I think what sold me on this.

I don't know if the actors or the writing found the right levels for it, but Shinji Has Very Strong Feelings About A Situation is incredibly Ryuki for me. As bizarre as I found the details of Shinji and Ren's feud (is it really just that Ren took a different job?!), the fact that Shinji dives into a situation he doesn't have all the facts on, ignores any evidence that contradicts his snap-judgment, and then has an 11th hour realization that he's made a mistake... that is, like, 60% of stories from Ryuki. The actor doesn't have the charm to pull it off, and the writing doesn't have the nuance to give the character cover, but the idea of it is very Ryuki.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And I don’t mind Abyss’s design, since he does have two Contract Monsters (seriously, that’s broken as hell) and at least he manages to actually look like them (looking at you, Imperer).

Yeah, he's a shark man? In a show where everyone's an animal man/woman? Works okay for me.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Now for my own thoughts about World of Ryuki. The Rider War as a very literal example of might makes right was interesting. I'm not sure how you could call it fair and impartial though, unless there's an even 7:7 ratio between Riders fighting for innocent and guilty verdicts. Even then, considering how the Rider War in the show was rigged by Odin who is stronger than the others, what if the government are using Odin to get the verdict they want? Then you have Kamata, the true culprit, entering to play judge, jury and executioner on his own crime. This is a terrible idea for a justice system!

It's both more corrupt (Is there no vetting for this system? Three of the victims co-workers are jurors! That's the opposite of impartial!) and somehow more elegant (the last person standing decides who lives and dies), which is why I feel like this story didn't do nearly enough with the idea. It's so bonkers, and yet we spend more time with fill-in actors who are trying to evoke better performances in less time. I ain't going to be thinking too much about Not Shinji and Not Ren, but Rider Trial? Probably going to have that in my brain for a little while yet.