[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

It's unknown if Kusaka genuinely treats them as his friends or at the end he doesn't value them at all just like to others (obviously other than Mari, albeit he's acting inappropriate to her).

God, I never even thought about how Kusaka might really feel about these idiots. I assume he likes them well enough, since they're not a threat to him. He seems to have decent relationships with folks that he feels are beneath him!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

But Houjou's actual character name has been mentioned several times.

Don't care! Houjou FOREVER.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

It's understandable to enjoy talking about the stuff that works but, would that be negated (like I would do, in this section of my reply here, which I wouldn't be comfortable to do due to that) if you also want to hear what people's thoughts, like being curious about something not working to you, or those that disagree with you? I mean yeah Ryusei Cram School cast isn't meant to be a huge player, but I'm not asking about them, but, I ask about why everything in a story should be made with as much effort as the main casts? Why create something like, victims to MOTW then? Also other than Kusaka to Mari here.... there's also everyone to Keitaro and Murakami to other Smart Brain.

I'm not sure I'm 100% getting you on this, but I'm always onboard with hearing alternate/dissenting views. If someone's super into the Ryusei School alumni, I'd love to hear why.

As for the benefit of making a rich, three-dimensional cast at every level... I mean, why wouldn't you? Some of the most memorable Kamen Rider episodes are the ones where a guest star gets a compelling arc, or a victim becomes deeper than you'd thought. I'm not sure the shows that have a forgettable set of victims or a bland monster know they're doing that, though. I think (hope?) every creative team is trying their best. It's just, sometimes it doesn't work as well as they'd hope.