[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

One of the things I really love about this show is how grounded it is. More than any other Rider series this one feels like it takes place in the real world. Monster attacks aside, the setting and characters feel very true to life.

It's another very Kuuga thing, the legwork and preparation that goes into a two-minute monster extermination, and I really enjoy it on this show. Like, just that little moment from Volume 2 when Hibiki's crafting new drum sticks. It's a combination of respectfulness, where the job deserves your attention and effort, and verisimilitude, where the shit that makes monsters get exterminated doesn't just come from nowhere. I really dig it, the thoroughness.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Kasumi is played by an actress named Mayu Gamou. Before Hibiki she had done a short stint as a villain on the Super Sentai series Dekaranger. She did some other dramas and movies through the early 2010s, but this was the extent of her tokusatsu work. She's one of my favorite characters on the show - mostly because she's a great foil to Hibiki, but it doesn't hurt that she's objectively one of the most beautiful women on Earth.

Thank you for bringing this up, because, uh, yes. I really wanted to put the focus on her acting and comedy chops when I was talking about the episode, but, goddamn, even Asumu's mom is like That Lady Hibiki Was With Was Gorgeous. It's canonical!