[Kamen Rider Die]

MASKED RIDER KUUGA “EPISODE 50” AND WRAP-UP



I love this sort of shit. Some of my favorite Kamen Rider stuff is all of the weird-ass, non-canon Net Movies for Fourze and Wizard. Weirdo things like cop show parodies and quiz shows and all of that. It’s warm and charming.

So, yeah, this total goof was right up my alley, and a nice little palette cleanser after the dark, emotional final episodes of Kuuga. Some great gags, like Ichijou and Godai walking away because Minori’s slow-motion was too damn slow, and Ichijou’s actor falling down while descending a hill and laughing through the rest of the take. Sure, there are a few in-jokes I’m sure I didn’t get, but I’ll never turn down a lark like this. Very fun thing to end on.



And, yeah! This is the end of “Kamen Rider Die watches Masked Rider Kuuga”! Thanks so much for letting me do this! I know this is a show a lot of people love, and while it maybe didn’t work as well for me as did for some of you, I really enjoyed getting to watch it and talk about it here. I hope you don’t think I was unfair to it. Now is 100% the time for you to tell me what I missed, and why you love it. I’ve said it other places, but I do enjoy getting to hear why art that didn’t work for me works for others. Tell me why you love Kuuga. I can take it!

I’ll be here to respond to anything anyone wants to say about Kuuga, but otherwise, it’s another small break from Kamen Rider watching for Kamen Rider Die. I’ll poke around the boards for sure, but I need a couple weeks of space to recharge the ol’ Amadam. (Also, I got real backed up on some Netflix stuff, so I need to clear those out of the queue. Also also, I’m going to see if I can make a go of it with this Star Wars Jedi game. It’s… it’s not looking great!) The current plan is to be back on the boards in mid-January for a trip through Agito. It’s another new one for me, so hopefully that’ll be fun.

Thanks again for reading and responding! You are protecting my smile!