[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Well in that case, I want it on the record that when I did my epic rewatch of all the Rider shows Yasuko Kobayashi wrote last year over in the "What are you watching" thread, I specifically included the one episode of this series she did largely as an excuse to talk about how great Ryou is. I'm doing my part! It's the rest of you who need to step it up!

Great work! You've exhibited real dedication to the fandom. +5 Rider Points, and Miu Kazashiro declares you to be the eighth-most important member of the Kamen Rider Club. Please adjust your TokuNation Scorecard appropriately.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

In all seriousness though, it's warming my heart how much love you're giving Shouichi. He's always been a huge favorite of mine for how atypical he is as a lead, and it's great to see that clicking with you the same way.

Thanks! Yeah, I just love how sweet and heartfelt his character is. I love him because he's a gigantic, earnest dork. Honestly, that's what I want out of my Riders, the main ones, anyway. I want them to be weird and courageous and slightly dopey and funny and in desperate need of people to care about them. I think that's a main reason why Wizard never really clicked with me as a Rider. He's just, like, a cool guy. He's a former soccer player who becomes a motorcycle-riding magic-using badass. He's always the coolest guy in the room, never loses his shit, doesn't look stupid, doesn't have any weird flaws besides always getting the same donut. And, even then, it's mostly how weird everyone gets about making him try different donuts, not his pickiness or whatever. He's too cool for me to care about, if that makes any sense. Shouichi's such a sweet puppy dog of a Rider that, like, I'd fight for him. I wouldn't fight for Haruto. (I mean, Beast or Rinko, god, yes.)