[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Frontier

Yeah, I remember Eiji coming off in-character, but overall it kind of feels like "okay, we need to have an OOO mini movie because that's how we're producing these right now, but Yasuko doesn't have the time to write it, so maybe ol' Inoue can whip something up."

It's definitely not OOO Quality, that's for sure. It still manages to feel like a worthwhile story, though, despite the limitations of the format/schedule/production.

Honestly, I never really loved the Movie War format? I think OOO/Fourze would go on to have the best swing at the concept, but it's too limiting to have much success. Needing to do two different stories that dovetail into a team-up resolution... it just, it's almost impossible to land that? It's always going to feel incongruent, whether from the disparity of themes (these two stories have opposing messages!) or the hamfistedness of the conclusion (it's just, like, Here's A Giant Monster To Fight). The later iteration of the Winter Movie, when it became a legit movie-length team-up, that's more the sweet spot for me.