[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER X KAMEN RIDER X KAMEN RIDER THE MOVIE: CHO-DEN-O TRILOGY
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EPISODE YELLOW - “TREASURE DE END PIRATES”

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Diend was blatantly a favorite character for Yonemura. From writing his very first scene in the Blade episodes, to the implied depth in the Hibiki episodes, and all through his development in the final stretch of the show, it now seems evident to me he fell for Kaitou the way Kaitou fell for Tsukasa. I mean, I could even see this guy shoving Diend into another series completely just for a shot at writing him some more, you know?

So yeah, just in case this wasn't clear enough, I was talking about this movie there. Because, honestly, going back to Decade really did feel like solving the mystery of why the last big Den-O movie stars Diend of all people. Kobayashi doesn't want to do all three I guess -> Yonemura is the only other writer who's ever been trusted with Den-O -> Yonemura is in love with Kaitou now -> Diend V-Cinema in disguise.

You might even say Kaitou stole the show from the Den-Liner crew here.

This is a pretty fun flick, for sure. I recall it being my least favorite of the bunch on a first viewing, in large part due to a bit of apprehension about it being this weird impromptu crossover, but when I went back to it along with the rest of Den-O a couple years back, I was way more receptive. Again, I've come around to Kaitou a ton over the years, and having rewatched Decade itself now, I'll probably enjoy this movie even more the next time I get around to it.