[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Akaishi reminds me a lot of the dude from the tail end of Blade; the one who took over BOARD and wanted to turn himself into a monster. That is not a great benchmark to set for yourself.

He's a guy who -- in his first scene on the show -- shifted from Is He Evil to How Do People Not See He's Evil. It's incredibly weird to be in a phase of this show where Akaishi is openly murdering/kidnapping Fenix scientists, and Daiji and George are just, like, shaking their fists at him. Not how I would approach an antagonist role as either a writer or performer!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Also boy, the show sure made a big deal of Sakura going off on her own road, only to go back to Ikki really fast. The IRL reason of course, is that the writers changed their minds on the intended plot line for that route (that she?d become a revolutionary for Weekend, who?d come to blows with both of her brothers). But on the other hand, it turns out ?ignoring the exact thing people want help with? in favour of offering them generic assistance runs in the family.

I'm okay with this? Weekend's her job; Ikki's her family. Sakura opting to get advice from the brother who cares about, after getting scolded by the organization she's skeptical of, that makes sense to me. She wasn't feuding with Ikki when she left, she just needed to have something outside her family as well. No reason for her not to bounce ideas off of her Kamen Rider brother that lives next door!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Being Tamaki is a thankless job. He's truly devoted to Aguilera, but he always has to compete with Sakura for attention, a battle he cannot win. And when he does manage to get a few seconds with her before Igarashi Invincible shows up, Aguilera treats him like dirt. Why would anybody want to watch Tamaki suffer like this over and over again? It's just depressing!

Ha ha, it's not great, no. I don't mind it a whole lot, though, honestly. Tamaki was never the most well-rounded character, even when the Giffamilia was a thing. He's devoted to Aguilera to a level that's creepy at points, but heartwarming at other points. He cares about Aguilera like a big sister, when she views him as a subject. The dynamic doesn't make him look cool, but I think it does make sense.