[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

It's a bit hard to tell if this -is- the case, but I really really like that it appears we used 'Shinji' more than 'Ryuki'. I think that's wonderful.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

The most amusing thing about the cloud is how big Yui's name gets to be.

And, from what I've heard, you are going to *love* Faiz. An entire series in the Inoue Zone.

Well, the word cloud is done off of an upload of my Google Doc, so it doesn't take into account any board chatter, unfortunately. (I don't even know how I could get all 70 pages of this thread downloaded in a reasonable amount of time.) It's just my episode posts, and I said Shinji 378 times to Ryuki's 316. But I'm sure we all said Shinji more than we said Ryuki. And Yui gets talked about a lot! I can't remember the context, but it was probably all about her hair.

The thing I like the most from that word cloud is that "feel" shows up more often than "think". I prefer that. I'd rather approach a show like this emotionally, how it's making me feel to watch it, than with plot analysis, theories, whatever. Maybe not for everyone, but it's how I'd rather watch Kamen Rider.

I'm actually psyched for Faiz! I've heard murmurs that hit's got a... specific tone? All I know is that I read the Wiki synopsis of the premise a couple years ago, when I was trying to understand how this franchise worked, and I did not understand it at all. (I also don't remember much. Aliens?) I remember feeling like I was having a stroke reading the series breakdown, words I recognized up against words that were incomprehensible, forming sentences that were just out of my reach.

Should be fun!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

I made my opinion on Ryuki clear really on (but I’m too lazy to find and quote it). Really, nothing’s changed for me since then. The problems I had were resolved too late for me to actually forgive them. What made it worse was that some of the elements introduced since then (Asakura’s rivalry with Kitaoka, Tojo’s desire to be a hero) were the parts I actually thought were pretty good. (Through there were some I didn’t like that much, such as Odin in general and the continued focus on monster fights)

I do agree that the show had way overestimated how invested we were in Yui. I mean, why should we care for someone who’s barely there when she’s on screen and has no real personal connection to EITHER of our two heroes?

In general, I prefer the spin-offs to the actual show. I didn’t think I’d ever find a show I’d rank below Kuuga or the early Neo-Heisei shows (which aren’t on any of my “top” lists), but this was one show I outright hated watching, as opposed to not liking watching it.

Thankfully, my experience is almost over and I’ve already got a nice, presumably friendlier show lined up to take its place starting Monday.

Thanks for sharing that!

I don't know how I'd rank Ryuki just yet. The characters are so great, but they're trapped in a story that doesn't have any moves to it. (The stakes and premise don't ever really evolve over the course of the series, minus the last two episodes, which is sort-of insane to think about. There are new Riders, and those new characters create interesting stories, but the world they operate in stays fairly static.)

I'm sorry you didn't have fun watching it, but thanks again for talking about it! What's your new show on Monday?