[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

It's just depressing to know how... unexcited he seemed. You'd think a show with so much care and attention to detail was brought about by an intense passion for the subject matter, not a half-dismissive mindset.

The final product is awesome, don't get me wrong.

Ah, I gotcha.

It's kind of hard for me to gauge his tone from these snippets. There's so much formality in Japanese interviews, so it could be that his enthusiasm wasn't accurately conveyed because of those stoic cultural strictures. Not to mention, the translation is subject to the translator's interpretation, which may not be 100% in line with Urobuchi's intent.

Basically -- there are so many filters on his statements, it's kind of difficult for me to determine how he really feels. The passion and enthusiasm is clear in the work -- and at the end of the day, a writer generally wants the work to speak for him.

I don't think we have to worry about disinterest on his part -- Urobuchi is a great writer, but no writer is good enough to make something this fresh and compelling and heartfelt if he doesn't really care about the material.