[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

You're at the point now where most of early Blade's detractors feel like the show starts really picking up speed. Sayoko's death and the defeat of the Peacock Undead are the end of this phase of the show. Tachibana has his shit together and we reached the resolution of the ongoing Isaka and scientists arc. Your mileage will vary on how drawn out you thought that stuff was, but we're moving into newer and more exciting territory now.

At the core of this, at least at first, is that fancy new belt that got previewed here. We're going to see a lot more of that and it may tie into that one recurring character we've been seeing for the last several episodes. The same guy that looks a lot like the heretofore unexplained mystery guy in the fedora from the opening credits. Also, you'll get your answer to whether or not Garren is the weirdest Rider name on the show.

Leangle. I'm excited to find out how that word relates to spiders and clubs!

Also, I'm not sure I'd lay any of the first-thirds problems at the feet of being drawn out. Most of the problems I had, when I had any problems at all, were more related to structure than pace. There's some difficulty with juggling three largely-independent plots, and I don't know that Kamen Rider Blade found a reliable balance. The more they could loop characters together into plots, the better it got, but there's a few episodes where it was just Okay This Is An Only Chalice Story.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

All that adds up to Tachibana's showdown with the Peacock Undead in episode 15 being one of the series' defining battles, and Tachibana's anguished declaration of Sayoko's name before landing a Burning Divide on Isaka is as memorable as it gets.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

DROP
FIRE
GEMINI

BURNING DIVIDE

OMO SAYOKOOOO OMO

I hope one day I love someone enough to scream out their name while I'm detonating a monster. I mean, I've loved someone enough to flashback on our history while I demolish a monster, sure. But screaming out their name while a monster explodes... that's what's it all about, you know?

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Kamen Rider Die has passed the test. Now let us celebrate with an ice cold glass of Schuld Kestner juice. *raises glass*

Much like Kenny Omega and Kotaro, I will decline the glass of mind-bending chemicals in favor of some cool, refreshing milk. To the next thirty-four episodes!