[DreadBringer]

It seems that the names of the IRISE+GIRLS members are intentionally referencing some of the previous Kamen Rider heroines, OOO, Wizard, and Gaim ones. Mai is particularly strong as previous Mai was also a dancer, Mai's name is a kanji for dance, also claiming to dance to uplift others, and her actress appeared in Gaim as Masako Suzuka.

Nijigon's actions prove Supana's view wrong that Chemies are just tools to fight, in him helping constructors' work, backing up IRISE+GIRLS, and restoring Mai's confidence. Initially, Nijigon rubbed Mai the wrong way, which is my common fear when communicating with others, but it's not solely a Chemy problem. I believe Minato will hinder progress due to his actions of erasing the memories of people who come into contact with Chemies.

Despite Gigist being lower-ranked than other Kings, Germain's the actual first casualty as he is killed off after losing to the trio of Riders and being finished off by Atropos. Some people feel that Gotchard is too focused on the main Rider, but it's addressed here as he steps back to allow Majade and Valvarad to fulfill their vows, but even then he still played a significant role in summoning the Gotchabrothers.

Germain's death is ironic as he previously consumed Geryon, only to be sacrificed to bring Geryon back. Geryon's return also reminds me of Orteca, as I didn't expect them to return after being killed off midway. This indicates that Atropos broke her promise with Rinne. I'm unsure of what she and Geryon will do later.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I can't speak for the majority (or vocal minority?) as I'm one of the people who actually likes Shunpei and Onari, but I imagine that Kajiki's favorable reception is, like you said, due to his lesser screentime and perhaps by comparison to Houtarou, who is much louder and goofier.

What I wonder is, want to bring up a seemingly more well-received but not light-hearted show, that for Geats, you like Sara but she doesn't seem to get favorable reception or noticed (likely not being noticed is the reason) by the fanbase (not outright vitriol hate, but this can still scream 'mid'). She doesn't get much screentime but I feel it's similar to some comedic-relief supports including Kajiki who just get some occasional spotlights. H̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶K̶a̶j̶i̶k̶i̶ ̶a̶l̶s̶o̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶s̶t̶a̶n̶t̶l̶y̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶m̶e̶m̶o̶r̶y̶ ̶e̶r̶a̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶n̶v̶o̶l̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶c̶a̶s̶t̶.̶