[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

The irony is, I think Akira's the female character who's the MOST active in fights in Rider until, like, Poppy and Nico? And even then she's still been the most consistent.

It's one of my favorite decisions in the conception of the show, that Akira is not only the most active assistant (arguably more than Zanki!), but that her becoming an Oni is treated as such an inevitability that you can get an entire story out of her sudden ambivalence. There's never a point where the show's like Well She Can't Be An Oni Because She's A Girl, even subtextually. Like, Kiriya, who is the worst, only objects to her not committing fully to being an Oni.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Akira feels like they're being insensitive by telling her to get over her parents' death but it's the opposite and they're really looking out for her as a person and potential successor.

I think I saw it more as her no longer being motivated by her parents death, and the absence of that motivation being what's causing her crisis. All she's ever known is the steady presence of that anger, and now that's gone (or leaving)... it's like she was set on this path by something she can't remember, and now she doesn't how or why she should keep going. Ibuki doesn't seem like he's ever questioned his purpose (according to Akira), and Zanki is... not in the best place to weigh the pros and cons of being an Oni.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Depends on the circumstances. If Akira is unable to overcome her hatred then giving up the Oni path would be the only acceptable decision. She shouldn't be like Shuki. I want to see her move past it though since it would be a pity to throw away her mentor-apprentice relationship with Ibuki for a grudge that is never going to make her feel any better about her parents getting murdered. She deserves to be an Oni but these feelings are holding her back.

Yeah, oh man, I definitely want to see Akira find her But Why Heroism. Absolutely I do. I just think it's neat that the show with a general respect for treating being an Oni like a job (albeit a job like being a doctor or a firefighter) is able to suggest that someone like Akira walking away would be a blow to the organization, but it might be the best move for her.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I forgot to mention earlier that Shuki's Oni face being the whole of her face rather than just on the forehead is a weird design and I don't understand why she looks so different. Maybe it's supposed to be symbolic of how becoming an Oni supplanted her humanity by giving in to the hatred.

Very cool idea! I didn't get a great look at Shuki's suit yet, but I'm into this theory.