[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Oh man, there'd be no end to this if I really get started on this subject.



So instead I'll narrow it down to this, which might just be the single most influential thing I've ever heard in a tokusatsu series. It's definitely the thing that most stuck with me from Go-Busters, at least. It's an idea that I don't remember thinking too much on at first, but as the series moves on from that point, and it becomes apparent that's really the central theme of the entire story, it became something I thought on a lot.

It's sort of a weird moral lesson on the surface, right? Not the kind of thing you hear as often as a speech about justice or courage or whatever other usual fare. To a lot of people, it might even seem like an excuse for mediocrity. It's an odd little line that I'd never heard before watching Go-Busters, and that's exactly why I'm eternally grateful to that show for thinking to say it.

This will inevitably sound pretentious, but I honestly believe there's a profound truth to that simple notion. It speaks to this idea that it's more important to embrace the beauty of the things that make us all unique, rather than chasing after some genericized ideal self. It's about appreciating even things that seem mundane or uninteresting. Something about that sentiment was very touching to me, and I've kept it close to my heart ever since.

Kamen Rider W also touched on this for a bit towards the end of its run. And yeah, it's definitely an important lesson that people need to be reminded of, even as adults.

Nobody's Perfect~