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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

Uh... why not?

Because the human brain has standards.

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Obviously, having never seen these series, I can't speak in detail... But maybe Switchblade & Battlizer think Kamen Rider shouldn't be put through the logical ringer like this. Maybe he thinks the storytelling in Kamen Rider is more impressionistic and subjective than steadfastly logical and literal.

Because if they insist on calling those series "masterpieces" then they are inviting them to be judged by "masterpice" standards.

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Are you really trying to tell him he's wrong for liking a series' despite (or because of) its absurdity?

No.

But be realistic. Anyone can like anything they want, but calling Agito a Masterpiece is overkill. Especially when it's as flawed as it is. And ESPECIALLY when he confronts anyone who disagrees with "well, you're the ONLY ONE WHO EVER-."

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How about planets?

Thanks for proving my point!

Now you know why Superman doesn't do stuff like that anymore. It's absurd, and just goes to show the runaway fantasy trap I'm explaining. It's exactly the same as Kuuga destroying a planet.

It's called "too much." Why do I have the feeling if a dehydrated man showed up on your doorstep begging for water, you'd drown him in your bathtub, and when he protests, you'd act like HE was at fault for wanting water in the first place.

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True, for sure. But I don't know that you can apply the same logistical scale when judging Kamen Rider as you would to, say, The Wire.

If you want to keep overselling it, you can.

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I mean, you can. But I don't know that it would result in anything other than frustration.

And now you see.

Again, to refer back to my suspension of disbelief arguement you decidedly ignored in favour of a joke, there's limits. It's the same reason Kamen Rider has cohesive stories, continuity in the series's, and structure at all. You can't ignore every single breach of logic simply because you have to ignore some to accept the concept. That's how stories fall apart and lose quality.

I'm utterly baffled this needs explaining.