[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

One of my biggest problems with Takeru is that he's a very reactionary main character. He doesn't really go out and try to solve his problem, he just waits around for the next piece to stumble into his lap. Remember, he burned through his first 99 days in about 20 episodes. That's a ton of time that was spent sitting around not looking for Eyecons.

Twelve! Twelve episodes! He burned up 99 days of life in twelve episodes.

And, okay, I'll play Devil's Advocate on this one for a minute. I actually kind of liked that, after sacrificing his revival to bring back Kanon, while all of his sidekicks are out there literally beating the bushes for Eyecons, Takeru's zen about the whole thing. This is the consequence of the choice he made, and he doesn't regret making it, so he'll enjoy the three weeks he has left. That's a sweet idea, and it never felt like a defeat to me. There's a serenity to it that I thought was interesting.

...then his dad shows up and resets the clock and we're back to the Episode 2 status quo and THAT just drove me crazy. There were stakes, and then suddenly there were no stakes and a new coat.

I'm not saying they should've killed Takeru for good in the twelfth episode of a 50-episode series (although...), but they needed a better solution to the dilemma than "his dad gives him a do-over".