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KAMEN RIDER KABUTO - EPISODE 11

Okay, so.

There’s a level at which I really loved this episode. The absurdity and specificity of all of the Daisuke and Gon stuff, yeah, 1000%. Him never remembering his pick-up lines so she has to finish them for him, yes. Him not wanting to save a dude, but leaping into action to save a lady, yes. Her clearly and canonically being the brains of the outfit, yes. The first scene of the episode being the two of them making a dying woman look better instead of actually providing any real help to her? So much yes. Their dynamic is exactly the sort of overheated nonsense that I’ve missed in my life. Inoue provides me essential, life-sustaining nutrients, and I’ve missed them from my diet. A delightful episode, from insane beginning to ridiculous ending. (Daisuke is maybe more horrified at his make-up artistry being destroyed than the fact that he’s about to be monster murdered! And he’s so put out by the Zecter!)

Here's the Drake arc that I was talking about earlier. This next set of episodes written by Inoue are what I consider to be peak Kabuto. I think Daisuke is one of the most eccentric characters in KR. I recall my big bro constantly saw me watching these episodes during Daisuke's makeup montages and I had to keep reminding him that it was superhero genre. Tokusatsu must look weird to people outside the community. While the makeup thing is something that can be easily used to identify his character, the reason I like Daisuke is his unlikely friendship with Gon which is very sweet and important for his development since at this point, he's clearly an antihero who is extremely selective about who he cares about.

Also, remember strawberry milk. That's important!

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A QUESTION

While this episode was maybe not his best fill-in work (Ryuki 29 and 30, by a mile, maybe my favorite Ryuki episodes full-stop), it’s still terrifically funny and occasionally confounding, so I’m okay saying Inoue Forever. My deep and abiding love for the work of Toshiki Inoue (save a Kuuga story that was probably more the fault of my then-uncultured palate) is well established at this point, and probably not likely to abate any time soon. I can’t imagine anyone else is going to so readily fly the flag for that guy, but what about other artists? Is there any artist (toku or otherwise) that has a blank check from you? Anyone whose work you can’t imagine ever feeling disappointed with?

Hey dude, I've been flying the flag for Inoue way before you even knew about him! I'd also like to mention Yokote Michiko, who recently returned to Super Sentai after 10 years to write the Gekiranger tribute episode of Kiramager.

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it's a shame that the movie exists.

Oh? What didn't you like about Final Judgement?

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And now, I’d like to share the comment I made when I first saw this episode (though it was based on my experience of watching Kamen Rider Kiva and Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger, so I expect you to be befuddled by it)

Canalo isn't really a good example though. Unlike Daisuke and Otoya, who are charismatic and loved by girls, he doesn't have that much success. The sad part is that it's not his fault how he behaves. MosaRex was a terrible guardian to him and Oto, giving them their unhealthy obsession with marriage. Bamba isn't trying nearly as hard and yet he's successful in relationships cause he has a lot of dating experience, social skills and he's chill about being single. The moral here is that love can't and shouldn't be rushed.

EDIT: Just realized this is my 300th post. Yay!