[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

The photographer story in 7 and 8 feel really Den-O to me, if that makes any sense. Something about the story beats and characters feel like they could have come straight out of that show instead. Probably a combination of the same writer and some beats that feel similar to the story with Shimada/Smart Lady and her boyfriend.

Yeah, I can see that. While I appreciated how the text of the episode is that Everyone Needs Desire In Their Life, to continue to push back on the easy read of Desire being a bad thing that the villains profit from, the subtext is a lot more nebulous, and definitely feels more about letting go of an idealized future in order to enjoy the present and recapture the past. That's a very Den-O story!

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

So Uva got his Kuwagata medal back already. It's a pity, but the show swaps medals so much that I'm sure Eiji will get that one back pretty soon and we definitely won't only see it again in movies, right?

This was a minor thing I forgot to mention, but I like the tiny touch in this story where Ankh doesn't tell Eiji that he lost Uva's Medal. There's a beat where Eiji asks for it in battle, and Ankh's like Uh Maybe Try This New Medal Instead For Reasons. In a story about lack of communication, that's a nice little beat!