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I really enjoyed the whole bit with Tendou being in interrogation. One of the things I always associate with the character is that he can really be a troll sometimes. This isn't the biggest example of that, but it's definitely a case where he's clearly just screwing with Misaki for his own amusement. This is one of those areas where I think the character would be a lot more insufferable with a less charismatic actor.

Anyway, the main thing I wanted to mention about this episode is how much I love Juka. Juka is not a complex character: she's Tendou's sister and she eats food. Unless I've forgotten something, that's her primary contribution to most of her appearances. She's really good at those things and can be a lot of fun, but it always amuses me how much her entire character is centered around breakfast.

As a semi-related side note, while I think that Kabuto has one of the most boring restaurant designs of all the various Kamen Rider restaurants, I have serious envy for our other major recurring location: Tendou's house. Really love the layout of the main room with all of those plants. Looks really comfortable and homey.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Back in Ryuki, Goro had many talents: he was a driver, a bodyguard, and one of the very few people on the planet who admired Kitaoka. (Besides me.) He was also an ace chef, something that goes for a few characters on this show. There’s a real love of food in the direction of this one, some very lovely shots of meals, and goddamn did it make me hungry. Not for the first time, a Kamen Rider show has got me hankering for some of its dishes. Have you ever been tempted to try out a prominent dish from a Kamen Rider show? If so, how did you like it in real life? I know what I'm going to have soon, and this episode's partially to blame:

I definitely ate a lot of dumplings while watching Ryuki, but the big example for me is actually from Hibiki's spiritual successor, Daimajin Kanon. That show featured jasmine tea as a minor plot point in one episode, which led me to spend a good amount of time tracking some down locally. It also turned out to be one of my favorite kinds of tea, which is saying a lot since I drink a lot of tea.