[FreshToku]

I thought it was fun to read, even if it sounds like it wasn't too fun to write!

For me, just about every Kamen Rider show has either weaknesses or big gaps in its overarching story, but that's never why I chose to be into any of them. Like so much about things like the Bugster Virus or Nebula Gas etc either contradicts itself or is obviously being made up as the show goes along, but I look past it because actually watching things unfold and seeing the characters do stuff in those shows is engaging and appealing. Den-O is... exceptionally uncaring about the 'mechanics' of why things happen, but is also exceptionally all about the heart and the feelings of the characters compared to other shows. Once it was said and done, the latter is obviously all I care to look back on, which I think is the common takeaway for people who watch it.

I totally get what you mean though, how it feels like you're being fed a whole lot of exposition about literally nothing among other things. I never felt that with Den-O but there's definitely one show which that 100% describes my feelings while watching. Hopefully the sheer charisma and heart of Ryotaro and gang manage to overpower all those things for you by the end, or at least lessen the burn!?