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And, again, that's why I like W so much. It has a very streamlined cast and what little fluff there is has practical use. Like, really once Accel shows up it's just four main characters on the good guy team: Shotaro, Philip, Ryu and Akiko. Each has a purpose and contributes to the plot. (I mean, Akiko is the only one not a rider) Then you have the drifting, rarely used ambient cast of Watcherman, Santa, the bumbling cops and the producer's daughters because why else are those two girls in that show they're in, like, five episodes? All used quite sparingly. (which sucks because Santa could have his own show he's so weird and hilarious)

Even Den-O, my second favourite series, has a lot of other "main" characters. Outside of the riders and Imagin, (already 7+ characters right there) you have three other Denliner characters and then Ryoutaro's sister. Then you add the two obnoxious, screaming cafe dudes and it's really funny how many focused-on characters there are in a show that's usually focused around just one or two guys. Hell, most shows have the rider, the secondary rider, the female lead, an accociate, and then, like, three or four other characters. It's odd. Not to say I hate them, but I guess got used to the very efficient main cast of W since it was my first series that I now notice the "fluff" more often.