[DreadBringer]

The drumming training, something Asumu finally had in common with Hibiki that he can at least teach (and even whistling is brought up too), and pointed out by Hinaka that he can potentially become Oni by drum training, but this one part dude...
terrible.


BTW, sorry for bugging for this part, but can you reply to the part about, again, my further reply about the Asumu/Hitomi feelings with the show vs audience reaction?

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KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 26 - “PASSING DAYS”
KAMEN RIDER HIBIKI VOLUME 27 - “PASSING DOWN THE BOND”

It’s nice to see the monster stuff take a big step up. The mythology is still pretty light, all things considered. Black and White Clockamous, Doujis and Himes… it’s not a lot, you know? It’s a very slim framework to the Oni’s mission. Here, there’s both a little bit more specificity to what’s going on with all of the seasonal monster stuff (very much appreciated), and also an increased level to the threat.

So, yeah, which kind of this part, like the information part (of the threats in this case) that you'd very much appreciate? Like something that doesn't bother you as being mysterious (you can't say it's a bad thing too only because you seemingly not into mystery!). Obviously the colors and cuts is an art of cinematography here... And, for what you say, the monster threat being escalating, it's probably like, the most mainstream trope that happens in an action-driven show, and yeah I know it's done to push the heroes harder and harder and adds more challenges after the previous one is passed. Though just informing, the Makamous really have no identity, the man and woman are literally just refered as "The Man and Woman", and they're the main antagonists of the series for the first half. Black and White Puppets are their "children", black from woman, white from man (how different the monsters are, even the males can breed childrens!).

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I’m not sure if we’ll get more with Tsutomu, present-day or from his backstory, but I’m pretty happy with what we got here. I like that his reason for washing out as an Oni was that his parents said no.

Oh, the standard "overprotective" parent to forbid. It doesn't need to be explained, probably the parents would think that Oni job is dangerous so they forbid him but still. The show didn't address on it, but this should be given as a lesson for parenting, you can be concerned for your child, but don't let that ruins the child's life instead like giving them issues like this (being haunted, which can be overlooked, issues that aren't about life or death, by parents too). I feel like Tsutomu is being victim here, and that thought doesn't cross you? (that you seem ok with this).

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It’s layered in well to Asumu’s story. Once again, there’s no big decision to Asumu and Hibiki’s relationship. Tsutomu is just another path that Asumu could end up on. Not a cautionary tale or anything, Tsutomu isn’t destroyed by this, but something for Asumu to consider as he keeps defining himself. Similarly, Zanki’s questioning of Hibiki gets the mentor side some screentime, with the two dads warmly joking about how awesome it is to be a dad. (Zanki’s so proud of Todoroki! And he always has been! And he’s so bad at hiding it!) Hibiki wants to be something more than just an Oni mentor to Asumu, in the same way that Asumu doesn’t feel the need to be an Oni apprentice just to learn from Hibiki.

Wow, so Tsutomu is trying to be a lifesaver (not as an Oni, but still). I thought from his looks, as well as like you said, him trying to hit on Hitomi, he'd be a delinquent or something (and he still seems so to me with his questions to Asumu). It seems that he more resembles Zanki in his demeanor. I know that Hibiki talks about how he's going to have apprentice and train them in his own way, and that Asumu is brought up for this one, especially about how he won't be an Oni, but I'd like to see how'd he accomplish this, that sadly we won't get, that this is near episode 30.