Integration

SPLIT LIP · 10-20-2016, 04:10 PM

Dude, I'll play the list game, sure!

1. Gaim
2. W
3. Ryuki
4/5. OOO/Den-O
6. Black
7. Hibiki
8. Blade
9. Stomach Ulcers
10. Kiva
11. A heart attack
12. Kabuto
13. Wizard
14. Agito.

Ryuki is so fucking excellent in it's last episode if you stop watching just before the reset that literally renders everything pointless. Every character's storyline is ended beautifully. Ryuki sacrifices himself saving innocent people without even using his rider powers, Zolda gets his date with the reporter but dies peacefully from his illness before it happens, Gorou dies fulfilling his mentor's promise to Ouja in a last act of loyalty, Ouja is finally gunned down willingly by the police after being hounded by them for so long, and Knight finally wins the game, as he's the only one who ever really, truely wanted to win, and saves the person he cares about most. And it's all done excellently, on a technical and writing level. It is the very deffinition of satisfaction. Ryuki was a major mixed bag for me, especially Ouja, but that first part of the last ep made up for it.

But then Odin decides that's for weiners and tears it all down for a trite, nonsensical "happy" ending where every character, despite all logic, appears alive and smiling. (even Ouja who should be in prison still, and Zolda who should still be dead since he was ill before the game started)

10-20-2016, 04:10 PM	#13749
SPLIT LIP I'm an agile cat. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,033	Dude, I'll play the list game, sure! 1. Gaim 2. W 3. Ryuki 4/5. OOO/Den-O 6. Black 7. Hibiki 8. Blade 9. Stomach Ulcers 10. Kiva 11. A heart attack 12. Kabuto 13. Wizard 14. Agito. Ryuki is so fucking excellent in it's last episode if you stop watching just before the reset that literally renders everything pointless. Every character's storyline is ended beautifully. Ryuki sacrifices himself saving innocent people without even using his rider powers, Zolda gets his date with the reporter but dies peacefully from his illness before it happens, Gorou dies fulfilling his mentor's promise to Ouja in a last act of loyalty, Ouja is finally gunned down willingly by the police after being hounded by them for so long, and Knight finally wins the game, as he's the only one who ever really, truely wanted to win, and saves the person he cares about most. And it's all done excellently, on a technical and writing level. It is the very deffinition of satisfaction. Ryuki was a major mixed bag for me, especially Ouja, but that first part of the last ep made up for it. But then Odin decides that's for weiners and tears it all down for a trite, nonsensical "happy" ending where every character, despite all logic, appears alive and smiling. (even Ouja who should be in prison still, and Zolda who should still be dead since he was ill before the game started) Last edited by SPLIT LIP; 10-20-2016 at 04:45 PM..