[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

There are times when Sougo smiles to feign happiness though, as Uncle Tokiwa scolded him for pretending everything is okay. It's Sougo's coping mechanism, to fool himself and others in to believing it will work out. His optimism has a dangerous side as well, like at the start when he shrugged off the demon king part of becoming a king, since he was more excited about the king part, something that Oma Zi-O was also oblivious too. However, Sougo eventually learned to express his emotions in a more healthy way, like when he refused apple pie due to him grieving for Yuko. I agree that Okuno has a very warm smile though!

Yeah, the actor does an amazing job of letting the eyes and the smile do two different things. The smile's always 1000 watts, but the eyes sometimes are like This Is Killing Me. It's a great performance, even when the conception of the character is a little tough to invest in.