[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

To get into some voice acting trivia, hearing Gorisaki talk is always a fun yet weird experience for me knowing that's Japan's Optimus Prime being a mechanical simian who babies his partner ranger like a timid father figure (which, by the way, Optimus Primal in Japan, like the English dub, is done by a different voice actor in Japan as well named Takehito Koyasu, another prolific voice actor who is known for being Dio Brando in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure). I guess this is what some Transformers fans feel when they watch Eeyore talk.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

(the Buddyroids all tell you a lot about their partners just from how they interact)

I love how distinct all three Buddyroids are in the way they protect their charges: Nick is the motorcycle that takes Hiromu into action, so he's more of a direct partner, and sort of complicit in Hiromu's typical nonsense; Usada and Gorisaki are left back at base, so they act more as concerned parents -- Gorisaki as the hand-wringing, nervous parent, and Usada as the figurative and literal helicopter parent, which is my favorite joke. Usada and Gorisaki are used to interacting with Yoko and Ryuji in only protective ways, which is why they only go into battle when their kids are safely ensconced with them in Buster Machines. Very fun details on this show!