[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

Ah the 2nd opening. I freaking love it. The instruemental and the chrous gets me every time. Combine with Akira Fuse vocals it's just fun time for me. It's a worthy replacement in my eyes and I honestly don't get why it has it's so disliked? It not like that got a idol group to do a j-pop song they had the singer from Shonen Yo and the same composer made a new song that I think fits with Hibiki overall music. As for the episode to summarize good Inoue episode but a bad Hibiki episode. On it's on it a wacky and comedic episode. But I do agree the flanderize Hinaka and Todoroki a bit too far for my liking

For me, I just don't feel like the singer has the right approach for an opening song? It's all subjective, but I want a Kamen Rider opening to get my pulse racing, to get me ready for an episode of handsome boys detonating monsters. The previous opening, with the drums/guitar/horns, it always got me fired up. The new one, the operatic singing smothers it too much, makes it feel as soothing as the old ending used to be. But I don't want to be soothed at the beginning of the episode! I want to be thrilled!

But, you're right, it's not really a gigantic change from how it used to be. Both versions are trying a different kind of song than Kamen Rider had been using in the recent series. I don't hate it, or anything, but I prefer the previous opening.