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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I think that, with enough time, the fanbase has maybe come around a bit on ol' Takeru? The people experiencing the show now are coming to it without the baggage of being the year's new Rider show, so they can just dig into on its own (very weird) merits. I don't assume there's a ton of vitriol still, since who's still going to scream about a show they disliked from five years ago? Outside the seldom forgiving spotlight of being the main Rider show, I think people maybe elevated this one over time.

You're only seeing a small fraction of the fanbase on this forum. I still see a lot of people outside who complain about Ghost like calling it one of the worst seasons ever and calling Takeru a bad protagonist. It's not just a Rider problem either. Other unpopular Tokusatsu shows like Ninninjer and Mega Force also have to be defended regularly from people whose hatred hasn't lessened with time and those two shows are older than Ghost.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

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Besides that bump in the road, yeah, I liked this one a lot better than the previous part. Having it be a story about Family both provides narrative cover for Makoto to bail out his sister, and for Rintaro to have a place in the story. Without that, it?d still be a solid story about Kanon trying to spare her brother from hardship, which would?ve been enough for me. I?m glad I got more than enough!

After Makoto left the palace at the end of Specter Rebirth to try and figure out who he is, he looks a lot happier and more confident of himself in his first new appearance here. He may have been created as the ultimate lifeform Leon, but he's still Makoto, his soul is still human and he can use his artificial powers to continue down his own path of protecting the people he cares about. I'm glad for him to finally be back with his friends and family where he belongs.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

This episode has something to congratulate the Fukami family on. Kanon debuting as a rider and Makoto with five sisters. Other than that, I have nothing special to write: a fun, pleasant, small crossover. It's a pity that Nekrom and Espada did not come out because of the employment of Hayata Isomura, but even without this it turned out very well.

Makoto actually has six sisters including Chloe. Seven if you include Alia by Kanon's marriage to Alain. While it would've been cool to see Alain return, at least Kanon Specter said his pre-finisher catchphrase, so it feels like he was here in spirit!