[Kiwami]

I prefer already established Riders as the action scenes come off more genuine and sometimes are just better all around because they don’t have to do the dumb "Oh wow I didn't know I could do this!" or "Wait, how does this work?" - moments.

That being said, even in the premises were the main heroes transforms for the first time, some shows are doing it great and some... don't. Ex-Aid and Ghost are prime examples actually. Ex-Aid was fun since Emu could use his natural video game knowledge to navigate his new-found abilities. Ghost... was a complete mess. One of my least favorite first episodes in Rider history.

Okay, seeing the protagonist die immediately is actually a unique concept, but they absolutely ruin it with one of the weakest first transformations and an even weaker, stupid first battle. Followed up by a second battle that is as generic as it is uninspired.

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