[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

I'm actually about half way through the show! What triggered my comment in the first place was the fact I'm really enjoying the characters for the most part. Akari and Onari are great, Cubi is wonderful and I hope he comes back from his travels later, the other non-Riders are at least fun. Alain is a really interesting tertiary, kinda like they worked from the base of "Micchi from Gaim but with the ability to actually do some self-reflection". I enjoy everything I see from the antagonists. But then Takeru is just there, and I am really not interested in anything he has to add to a given scene, in fact I find his presense often detracts from the show a bit for me!

It's been a minute since I watched Ghost, but I feel like the show sort of sculpts itself around how much of an outsider Takeru is to these plots?

I think of it a bit like Ryuki, where the main character is frequently wondering why everyone can't get along, and all of the supporting characters have rich, vibrant motivations. (Takeru's main motivation is I Would Prefer Not To Be Dead, which is not nearly as specific and compelling as My Sister Is A Collectible.) The show basically has to pivot away from the title character's goal, and then has to reorient him as a POV hero who wants to help his friends emotionally.

I mean, yeah, Alain is great! Makoto is super interesting! But Takeru's relative blandness allows him to become this weird sort of glue for the show, where his selflessness and sacrifice help the more compelling characters reach their potential.

I don't know. I definitely felt like you felt at this point in the show - Alain in particular really saved the middle portion of Ghost for me - but I think Takeru's character really came into focus for me around the same time.