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Gonna go ahead and start this post even though I'm technically still watching the episode, because my internet absolutely refuses to load the literal last minute of it (you think Kamen Rider Chronicle is paying money to have technology screw you over, try Centurylink...).

Anyway, I love how KRC is essentially Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Go. It makes use of a recent gaming trend without seeming like it's trying to hop on a bandwagon, while making it seem both super cool and fun, but also terrifying.

I do kind of agree with Fish though, I knew the public knew about the Bugsters, but I had forgotten they also knew about the riders. To be fair, did they actually mention the term "Kamen Rider" in that press conference? I think they just called them doctors. They also only showed blueprints of the riders it looks like- it's entirely believable that the players don't recognize what they've been told are game characters as the same heroes fighting the virus.

Oooh, in fact, maybe they'll have a point about how the Riders have been doing so well at treating game disease, that the public/media has largely stopped regarding it as a threat? Sort of a "the riders screwed themselves" kinda thing, that could be interesting. The mind control thing is probably more likely, though.

EDIT: oh, also, the Wiki pointed out that the art for KRC shows a humanoid form of Lazer that isn't Giri Giri Chambara. Probably doesn't mean anything, but it occurred to me, why is Lazer on there to begin with if he's dead? Genmu isn't on there. Still waiting on a new Lazer form with all his reappearances, and it looks like the Hyper Battle DVD isn't gonna deliver, so....maybe? Please?