[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Where there are some people who appeals to the settings in Phase 1, where it's just some small apartment compared to Phase 2 where it's large HQs, because of it being sort of homely how the characters just lived together, gives the feeling that these are still just regular people.

I mean, I'm thinking about Phase 2 shows, and it's:

Home office
Restaurant
Space clubhouse
A living room, basically (technically a showroom, but come on)
Non-space clubhouse
Legit office
A supervillain's underground lair, basically, but by accident
Legit office
Restaurant/A supervillain's underground lair, basically, but on purpose

And I haven't watched Zi-O yet. There are a few more "official" spaces that characters congregate, but most of them are very casual, home-y spaces. They don't feel more impersonal to me than Phase 1 settings have been.

(Also, I'm just teasing about these shows all being in restaurants. It's 60% so far, which isn't that crazy.)

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I'm a bit confused here, you say everything else is great... but wouldn't care if the whole show was just Asumu worrying about his future?

I just meant that the teen drama stuff is so strong that it could be its own show. The things from the Hibiki storyline I'm the most interested in are the things that connect back to Asumu, so I'm folding that into what I like about the teen drama. The parts I could live without are anything that isn't connected to Asumu's story.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Well, actually it is. Even if Hibiki is the hero of the series, Asumu is the main protagonist of the series, as I said in the episode 1 part. And if you wanted it in Asumu's perceptive, prepare... for later.

I actually meant this literally. Like, don't ever show me a Hibiki scene if Asumu's not in it. I only want to experience that world through his eyes.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

They even pay 300 yen to temporarily hide from him! How about trying to use your bikes?

They got flustered! They're not well-trained!