[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Yeah, this is starting to come back to me a bit; I'm pretty sure I kinda hated these episodes? I've long resented Armed Hibiki for how it symbolizes Hibiki having all its unique flavor torn away, and if the episode it debuted in was this fun, it makes sense I'd have those feelings.

Because it is, admittedly, a very cool design in its own right, and for that matter, it was definitely part of the plan for the show even if certain Big Changes hadn't happened. Kurenai was already a deliberate ploy to appeal to kids, and Midori (who is not the same character as Hitomi!) specifically has a line of dialogue in one of the last pre-retool episodes mentioning how she's making Disc Animals that can turn into armor.

So I feel bad that I hate Armed Hibiki, but yeah, when the thing I remember most from the episode is the dumb gag leading into the ED playing (did you figure out who's playing Kogure yet?), it's maybe not a good sign?

jfc I don't know why I keep mixing up Midori and Hitomi's names. I'm not sure there's been a show where I've so consistently transposed two names. I'm so angry at my brain right now.

Hibiki With A Sword (thank you for the early tease) is such a colossally stupid idea. I honestly hate it, on basically every level. There's some minor aesthetics that I'd like, if it were a brand-new character, but I loathe it on Hibiki. Him just slashing an enemy so that it explodes...



(And no, I never figured out who Kogure was played by. Feel free to inform me, Androzani84!)