[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

I play the kamen rider mobile gacha game, and that's probably worse of me than spending on any lottery.

Too bad Shoothopper hasn't left too big of an impression in his own introduction episodes, but I really like the ever turbulent back-and-forth of Tendou and Kagami that you're describing. It's like if Sento and Ryuga simultaneously weren't as fond of each other but also a lot more interested in the other person's general being.

Yeah, it... I mean, there's a version of it where it's all about inspiring people to greatness, and I think that's really laudable and heroic. But there's this undercurrent of, like, Objectivist philosophy that's both problematic and sort of depressing, and I really hope it's on purpose! The show grappling with the limitations of Tendou's views on the inherent good to society within personal achievement, like: yes! I very much want the show to dig into that! That sort of behavior is maybe something the show could comment on!

Also, yeah, lemme say something nice about ShootHopper. (Drake? Nooooope.) I only briefly mentioned it, but I like how much grace there is to his fighting style? There's a fluidity, where his adversaries look like partners in some Kamen Rider Choreography. The way he ducks under and through punches, or he pivots in a slow arc, it's like he's dancing with them. It's like the act of fighting is so gauche that he'll only spar, only maneuver and shoot. That's a very compelling physicality to ShootHopper.