[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Like I said shortly after this thread began: when Kabuto gets silly, it gets silly.

Honestly, I didn't remember a single moment of this episode. Not that I'm sure I wouldn't have thought it was some kind of crazy fever dream even if I had. Everything about Daisuke's introduction is just so goddamn bizarre in a way that the show hasn't been up to this point. From Daisuke's behavior to all of the weird visual effects, this is a really strange episode. Not always in a bad way, but definitely not always in a good way.

The episode definitely feels a little disjointed in terms of the plot and how Daisuke is eventually forced into Tendou and Kagami's orbit. I definitely can't say that it all works, but it definitely all happened.

Yeah, there's some stuff that Inoue gets knocked for (the only non-Worm people on that boat, besides maybe the captain, are the two Rider groups!), but I think the plot flowed pretty smoothly. Nothing that felt too egregious, as far as maneuvering characters went.

And, wow, so many crazy visual touches. There's all of the graphical overlays, the hearts and backdrops and whatnot, but it's even in normal shots and transitions. There's a point where Misaki is waiting to talk to Tendou, and she's sitting on this big plastic duck in a playground, the kind that shakes back and forth, and when she gets up to walk Tendou out of the scene the camera sticks on the duck as it squeaks back and forth into frame. It's this bonkers touch for a character (Misaki) who isn't a joke, heading into a scene that's mostly about subplot stuff. Crazy!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

The new Rider’s name does get mentioned… in fact, it’s the only point they use the term “Kamen Rider” rather than “Masked Rider system”. Luckily for you, I forgot the exact episode, so I’m not gonna tell you when it hits.

i'm sorry his name is shoothopper

it's canon now

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Tendou and Kagami definitely fucked

I would not argue against it!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Tokusatsu must look weird to people outside the community.

It can look pretty weird to people inside the community! This was a weird episode even by Kamen Rider standards!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

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.

The Inoue fandom is a very big tent, and I'm happy to share it with you.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

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

I don't want to say it ruined Christmas for me, but I watched it on a Christmas and it made me angry and sad.

Mostly, my problems are that the plot was pretty nonsensical (creating Amazons just to eat them is... it's like creating a new Jurassic Park specifically to provide petroleum. There's got to be a better way!), and it backgrounded the Alpha/Omega conflict for an unreasonably long time. I'll tip my hat to any production team gutsy enough to attempt Never Let Me Go But With Kamen Riders, but the whole movie was just a gigantic misfire for me.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

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

Congrats! Thanks for making it on this thread!