Integration

Fish Sandwich · 08-08-2016, 11:24 PM

Well, I actually posted on this thread 4 years ago, but since it's back on the first page I figure I can give a bit of a different perspective. 2012 me was ignorant. 2016 me is... well I can type something new anyway.

I'm something of a special case because I was basically committed to watching everything before I'd even started. Being vaguely familiar with the franchise for maybe about a year, I kind of knew I'd like it and, what do you know, I'm still here now.

The very first episode I ever saw of Kamen Rider was OOO's first episode, since it was the show airing at the time, and following that I watched the first couple episodes of Kuuga. But the series I consider to really be my "first" is Ryuki.

The drama and the characters of that show hooked me like crazy and I distinctly remember downing 5 episode chunks of it in one sitting on several occasions. I was also watching OOO, first playing catch-up, then as it aired, but Ryuki was the show that really got me irrevocably addicted to Kamen Rider.

I liked OOO just fine at the time, but in retrospect I wish I'd have appreciated it more. Even once I caught up I'd frequently let several episodes pile up before sitting down to watch them, which isn't something I do nearly as much now. I thought it was good, but Ryuki was way more exciting to me.

And it's a shame because I think you can easily make the case that OOO is one of the best shows out there (and I have seen it made!), but it took till watching some other shows and some reminiscing to really start noticing just how good it was.

Even now it's not a big favorite or anything, but after watching Den-O and Go-Busters (both of which I adore) and realizing all four of these shows were from the same writer, I started to see that OOO shares a lot of what I like about the other series Kobayashi wrote.

Still haven't watched Dragon Knight though. Not that I'm being an elitist! I just haven't had the urge to yet.

That was a little more rambling than intended so thanks in advance to anyone who actually read all of that.

08-08-2016, 11:24 PM	#154
Fish Sandwich The Immortal King Tasty Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Every diner you've ever been to. Posts: 4,017	Well, I actually posted on this thread 4 years ago, but since it's back on the first page I figure I can give a bit of a different perspective. 2012 me was ignorant. 2016 me is... well I can type something new anyway. I'm something of a special case because I was basically committed to watching everything before I'd even started. Being vaguely familiar with the franchise for maybe about a year, I kind of knew I'd like it and, what do you know, I'm still here now. The very first episode I ever saw of Kamen Rider was OOO's first episode, since it was the show airing at the time, and following that I watched the first couple episodes of Kuuga. But the series I consider to really be my "first" is Ryuki. The drama and the characters of that show hooked me like crazy and I distinctly remember downing 5 episode chunks of it in one sitting on several occasions. I was also watching OOO, first playing catch-up, then as it aired, but Ryuki was the show that really got me irrevocably addicted to Kamen Rider. I liked OOO just fine at the time, but in retrospect I wish I'd have appreciated it more. Even once I caught up I'd frequently let several episodes pile up before sitting down to watch them, which isn't something I do nearly as much now. I thought it was good, but Ryuki was way more exciting to me. And it's a shame because I think you can easily make the case that OOO is one of the best shows out there (and I have seen it made!), but it took till watching some other shows and some reminiscing to really start noticing just how good it was. Even now it's not a big favorite or anything, but after watching Den-O and Go-Busters (both of which I adore) and realizing all four of these shows were from the same writer, I started to see that OOO shares a lot of what I like about the other series Kobayashi wrote. Still haven't watched Dragon Knight though. Not that I'm being an elitist! I just haven't had the urge to yet. That was a little more rambling than intended so thanks in advance to anyone who actually read all of that. __________________