[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Speaking of Dr. Maki, Yu Kamio who played him is a polar opposite in Ultraman X where he is the noble commander and that was fun to see. Oh and Ukyo Matsumoto who was Taiga/Kamen Rider Snipe is in it as well playing a character nothing like Taiga.

Whoa, noble good guy Dr Maki sounds neat! Thanks for the heads-up!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

For all people rag on this show for people not talking about their problems, doing that is an AMERICAN thing. In Japan, people DON’T talk about their problems because they are THEIR problems, not other peoples’.

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

I've always been more forgiving on this show's 'misunderstandings' than most people, but this is a completely nonsensical defense. Communicating your problems is not a completely foreign concept in Japan. The character's inability to do so comes from their unique character flaws (within reason when the drama is good, anyway).

Yeah, I can't really speak to any cultural differences, but Kamen Rider as a franchise (even in the early Heisei stuff) puts a ton of emphasis on doing the hard work of expressing your emotions, and the value of letting people in. One of my favorite things is how characters that try to exclude others, go it alone, they're usually punished by the plot for it!

I don't... I'm not sure if me complaining about the whole Yuka/Keitaro thing has given people the wrong idea. It's not a huge failing of this show that they don't know each others' names or personal info yet. I think it's, at most, a little goofy, and something I'd like to see them address to close off a loophole. Not resolve, but address.

In general, I'm not seeing the "misunderstandings" people have been talking about, and nothing about the interactions between Team Faiz and Team Orphnoch have been a negative to me. It's, honestly, some of the most fun parts of the show. Even within their groups, I think the characterizations have been compellingly nuanced, with some solid emotional logic to why characters respond the way they do.

Maybe there's stuff down the line that'll drive me crazy, but right now I think the plotting has been pretty great.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

There's a comedic scene where Takumi and Mari are looking at the blurry school reunion picture and Mari asks Takumi who matches his type. It's funny how quickly Takumi changes his mind after realizing he picked Mari. It shows that Takumi is at least a little interested in pursuing romance, a theme which is starting to get more focus with this show entering the Kaixa arc.

Yeah, this is getting to be a little bit of a romantic drama, with the Yuka/Keitaro stuff, that Mari/Takumi joke, Mari's crush on Yuuji, my undying affection for Houjou's presence... Things are getting a little heated on Faiz!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

The Lucky Clover, now yeah you got a new team in Faiz, the actual villains team. The usually evil monsters (Orphnochs). Murakami is someone who puts up a facade in public, but somehow there are people who doubts him as a president.

It'd been brought up in the previous episode, I think, that there's a faction at Smart Brain that feels he stole the presidency. And those dudes who attacked his car were maybe from that faction? (I don't really remember.)