[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Kageyama is probably my favorite villain on the show. She's more consistently present and threatening than pretty much anyone else. Murakami had his moments but he often felt disconnected from the heroes' stories, Kitazaki was AWOL most of the time, Takuma got neutered badly around the time Delta showed up, and the Orphenoch King is more of a concept than a character (even in human form - when was the last time Teruo actually had dialogue?). Kageyama is just great, though. Her actress was really good at saying a lot through her facial experessions, too. It's such a pity that I can't find out anything about the actress; I'd love to know what else she's done.

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Originally Posted by BagJo

Well, I'm glad you like Lobstender as much as I do, at least there's that.

I feel like I'm always rooting for underdog actors, the ones who get the least-flashy roles in a team.

For Team Faiz, I really like what Keitaro does. It's a nothing part (save a couple Yuka episodes), mostly just someone who can ask questions and shout Takumi Look Out For The Monster or whatever his catchphrase is. (I haven't watched Faiz yet. I hear it's pretty good!) But the actor finds a very charming sincerity in the character, a warmth that never feels cloying. It finds the weird angles on a joke character, illuminating what's most relatable.

For Team Orphnoch, I got real big feelings about Yuka's character. There's an additional level to the character that I'm maybe just projecting (almost definitely), but the fact that the character and the performance can both support additional readings... that shit's hard to do! It doesn't happen by accident!

For Lucky Clover, it's definitely Kageyama. Kitazaki is the unpredictable badass, Sawada was the mysterious badass, Houjou is Houjou (where the hell was that speech, Inoue), Murakami was the boss, but Kageyama always made those scenes work. Always. By turns femme fatale, den mother, and absolute viper, Kageyama did so much with so little. Massively elevated her material.

I'm glad she's got other fans!