[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I believe it was this episode we also found out that Shibaura was a rich kid whose dad would buy him out of any legal trouble, wasn't it? God it makes him so much easier to hate.

Also, uh, yeah, Asakura. His type of villainy is honestly on a whole other level compared to most in the franchise -- he'd frankly be at home in Amazons! Pair that with a sexy as hell rider design and you've got the recipe for a more than memorable villain. Have fun with this one.

I'm 99% sure I saw Asakura (Ouja?) before in an Ex-Aid spin-off. That Brave one, where he fights a bunch of animal-themed Rider clones? I want to say Asakura was the legacy Rider who was the main(-ish) boss. Feel like I'm right on that one.

But, yeah, he's very extreme. I'm always weirded out when villains use guns on Kamen Rider, because that would never ever fly on an American superhero show for kids. (Limitless guns in the real world, zero guns on a TV show: AMERICA!) It's jarring, to see Asakura point a gun at a little girl's head. Just, overall, his whole demeanor is way more brutal and violent than the rest of the show around him. (I mean, last episode, you knew Ren was almost killed by Shibaura because he had a tiny scrape on his cheek. How terrifying!)

Also, of course Shibaura has a rich, powerful dad who's shielded him from consequences his entire life. Of course.

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

This is a really great description of Ex-aid

Thanks! I sincerely love Ex-Aid because of, not in spite of, the fact that its four main heroes have varying levels of god complexes. They all think they're the star of the show, and they all act like it. I mean, imagine four Shinjis in this show, constantly trying to be the bravest, most heroic one. It'd be insane, and, like, that's the starting point for Ex-Aid. It's so great.

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

Ex-aid is a wonderful series and I hope we get a thread for it one day so I can talk about it with you all.

It is! I don't know if it's something I'll ever do a thread for. Maybe? I've got another year, year and a half before I watch the rest of Heisei and whatever gets produced for Reiwa. After that... man, I don't know. I want to do a Sentai, just to try it. Go-Busters, likely. Nothing else seems like I'd dig it, honestly. (Please repost this quote five years from now when I'm repping hard for Sentai, ten series deep.) I don't know if rewatching stuff, knowing where it all goes... I don't know if I'm as into talking about that stuff? I like this, this whole thing, to help process what a show is doing for me. Rewatching... I don't know. Maybe. It might be fun for, like, completion's sake. I did a bunch of those Ex-Aid movies, and that was fun. (Kamen Rider Deadbeat Dad, I liked talking about you despite maybe slightly hating your story.) I don't know. Long way to go yet. But, man, I do like Ex-Aid...