[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Well today, I’m going to start things off with a meme.

A scene of Mutsuki screaming to the approaching Mole Undead became a subject for*Kamen Rider Blade MADs.

He really is Tachibana's apprentice.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Today's lesson is a fascinating look into Dadi's dietary habits, as it turns out he's extremely fond of Kotarou's terrible pasta. Or at least, Hirose and Kenzaki insist it's bad. Maybe it's fine and Tachibana is just the only one there who isn't a picky eater. And maybe this line, kore kutte mo ii ka na?, once again fails to meet the usual criteria of being slurred and difficult to understand, but that's just the magic of Tachibana. If he says something and it's endearingly funny, then it's Ondul. End of story.

Here's a story.

I was dating this girl, and we went over to her parents' house one night for dinner. It was the first time I'd eaten with them, and they ate like Tachibana. My girlfriend, too, who'd never eaten like that at other times. Like, when we'd get dinner, just us, she'd eat at a normal speed. With her family, it was just No Brakes On A War Machine, shovelling food in as fast possible.

Afterwards, I asked her what the deal was. She said that, growing up with two siblings, you had to eat quick if you wanted additional helpings. Otherwise, you eat slow, there are no extras. Even as an adult, she was eating quickly because eating at that dinner table conditioned her to eat fast.

I'm saying, Tachibana maybe had an upbringing that made him a weird dinner guest. That's my theory.

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Originally Posted by LeviathanBlossom

I think this is a solid assessment of Mutsuki's state of mind at this point. Which, you know, teenager who found something Really Cool and has suddenly discovered that maybe it's not all amazing. He thought he'd been Cursed With Awesome and is instead discovering maybe he's been Blessed With Suck, and his epiphany tracks with that very much.

I also think it's interesting that he wanted a formative tragedy that he can heroically overcome, but a formative tragedy where other people died to make him feel sad and heroic. Like, he's got a formative tragedy, but it's sad and personal and terrifying. If only someone close to him would die tragically, because that he could get over quickly and fight monsters better.

Mutsuki's got problems!

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Originally Posted by LeviathanBlossom

Random aside observation - does anyone else think Hajime actually got a haircut? Usually no one gets haircuts until filming is Over, as may have been mentioned near the start of this thread.

It wouldn't surprise me if Haruka made him get a haircut if he's going to work for someone else.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Ozawa being in this episode is something I really had to double take on. You know, one of those "Wait-- is that-- no--" moments

Some people I've got to really dwell on where I've seen them before (Kanzaki, for instance), but Ozawa! Such a distinctive face! She's so great!