[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

As it is, we're asked to acknowledge Shibuya's turbulent family life in one episode, then basically have him be "the glasses one" again directly after that. It's, yeah, something we're supposed to take very seriously, then immediately forget.

You know, I'm just gonna say it, those are the worst two episodes of Ghost. They have some tangential relevance to the larger story, but they're really barely scraping by on that front, and like you said, the plot's focus on Shibuya doesn't actually serve to "rehabilitate" him into a deeper character or anything, because he goes right back into the background with Narita as soon as it's over.

Don't get me wrong, it's Ghost, so I still like them, but there's no getting around how underwhelming that arc is. I'm also not sure if it helps or hurts that it comes directly after one of the show's best arcs, either. Like maybe it's okay as a breather, or maybe that just rubs in how mediocre it is by comparison. Who knows?

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I don't know that anything tracks with the stated theme of "faith", since it's mostly just "hard work", but close enough, I guess.

Eh, I think it's a closer connection than you might think. The specific word in play during that arc in Japanese, 信念, can also be translated as "conviction" which I think better gets across what the episodes are going for. Faith in the sense of having the resolve to see something through to the end.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Please don't even tease stuff.

Oh, and by the way, I can't help but notice:

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

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You seem to have acquired a catchphrase here.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

It would be like if Fourze, the outer space Rider, had a submarine that could transform into a dinosaur.

Wait, I'm confused. Are you trying to make this sound like a bad thing? Because you're not doing a great job.