[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by SHINOBI03

Ah yes, our heroes actively searching for monster activity in the wild instead of having a random plot and the monster appearing out of nowhere.

I guess it's just a testament to how well-trained Hibiki is. The other Riders are so awful at their jobs that can't have a scene transition without seeing a monster attacking civilians. Hibiki's so good at his that he has to go hunting for monsters to take down.

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Originally Posted by SHINOBI03

I don't think the word "Kamen Rider" was ever uttered in the entire series. Which is another oddity that makes Hibiki sticks out. Every series I saw they namedrop "Kamen Rider" like it's common knowledge in their respective universe, though to me using it feels a little forced. Like, what exactly is a "Kamen Rider" to them to know a Rider when they see it? Ever thought of that?

Especially now, when the only things we've seen Hibiki riding on are a car and a ferry. Probably wouldn't make you think Kamen Rider, if you're expecting V3 or someone.

That said, I'm a fan of Kamen Riders being such a part of Japanese culture by this point (34 years?) that even Hibiki would just be a Kamen Rider to the public inside his show, no need to explain it.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

This is the kind of thing I'm surprised I didn't remember better. Hibiki's sweet Wolverine claws stuck in my head fine enough (I love those things), but the Amazon style shot of the monster leaking blood(?) the way a fire hose leaks water? Really surprising to see for something I've seen before. Although, I was watching the show with TV-Nihon's subs... maybe with that video quality, I legitimately didn't see what was happening.

It's a great scene, and a gross scene, but also a weird scene. This is the second storyline where the Makamou with human faces and dialogue are treated like mooks, something for Hibiki to quickly dispatch in the first part of the story. (Well, except for the one that gets away. Just like the last story!) Maybe it's that seeing Hibiki having another long battle with a giant CGI monster feels like a poor trade-off, considering how little we got of the cooler human-sized monsters?

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And we come to reason the first for some certain changes. Parents thought the spurting liquids and fire breathing attacks were too violent for the kids at home and wrote in with angry letters.

I mean, they weren't wrong! It's a pretty intense show sometimes!

(Also, hey, the Asumu stuff is maybe a little bit more than I'd want to know. Less of the "major moment later on" stuff would be awesome. Thanks!)

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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

That actually not that a unique to Hibiki there plenty of other Rider shows that never calls themselves Kamen Rider until the crossovers.

And then we get to Ex-Aid, where I'M A KAMEN RIDER is part of their Henshin!