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Kamen Rider Genm The Presidents 1000% Smart Brain Special



So these TTFC specials, I know the plots are wild, but they at least feel like they watched the show, understand the characters somewhat. Here... the plot is bizarre. The characters are vaguely here, I guess, but outside of Kuroto's OTTness, it's nothing distinctive. The Ark is back, and working with Dan, because logic doesn't matter, this is just a silly short to sell new merch for a 2+6 year old toyline (seriously, are 01 and Ex-Aid that worth it?) Smart Brain is here, to set up shop for the next web special, so I look forwards to Faiz vs OOO - Kougami's Smart Brain 1000% real

The designs are nice, I suppose? Muteki Genm is actually really nice, even though it makes me wish the rest of the Ex-Aid cast were here to put him in his place - the problem with isolating Kuroto the meme man is that you lose all the context of what made him so funny! Thouser... looks cool, I guess? Black and white colour scheme on that body is nice, but we also already had evil dark Thouser in Zaia.

Look, I like Kuroto. Ex-Aid is great. I even have some fondness for Thouser, in his absolute loser version of a hero. This just didn't work for me, in a way that even the other web-specials didn't. Oren/Jonouchi special? Chaarcters we hadn't seen in years (plus Takatora I will always simp for Takatora). Decade vs Zi-O? Applaudable for sheer madness alone. But this? I just don't get it. Anyone feel different and want to let me know what I'm missing?