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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Den-O plays fast and loose with the theoretical laws of time, but this is not unintentional. They do not, and I stress this fact, do NOT approach time from a scientific angle, instead metaphysical one. Time, as the show will explain (in fact this is a bit of a spoiler since there's entire archs devoted to explaining this in detail) time is always the now, and the past is our memories. You will never see them travel into the future because time is not a predestined path, it is what people observe. The Imagin alter the present by changing people's memories of the past. That's why when Den-O defeats them the damage is undone because, technically, all the past we see is not ''real.'' But it is, because our memories make it real. The Imagin aren't just monsters, they have the ability to change the present by literally destroying all memories of it.

Bear in mind that's the hyper-abridged detailess version. This is all explained way better when the secondary rider shows up, but that'd REALLY be spoiling.

I'm interested in where this is going, from reading that, but right now I hate about as much as I like about this show.

The second Imagin has largely been pretty rubbish, Rod form sucks and the dynamic between Rod and Momo just isn't really a particularly interesting one. The way Rod would take over Ryou was kinda fun at first, because much like with Momo, they are polar opposites from how Ryou actually is but that gag is a one note gag so the fact it takes up so much of the episodes, and is only really balanced with childish squabbling between him and Momo, it is just really boring.

Plus Whenever it feels like Ryou is starting to move towards being an interesting protagonist, the very nature of his powers mean he is once again benched and even the non violence stuff is usually solved more by Hana than it is Ryou, Ryou just seems a bit useless.

On the plus side, I do really like Momo and Hana as characters, and I may as well treat Momo as his own Rider for what it is worth and he really is a great one. I think the effects around the floating sword stuff is kinda lacking, the fights feel strangely small despite all the flash, but his look and personality as Sword Form is just great, great fun. Plus, I do also like the Imagin and seeing them go on wild rampages, even if the mech battles look fucking awful.