[dreamcastegirl]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

There’s the obvious Spider Fangire to kick off the show, sure. But there’s also the Horse Fangire as the second monster, which feels like such an obvious Faiz reference that I’d be shocked if it wasn’t intentional.

I've always felt that Kiva was very thematically attached to Faiz. Granted, less people fall in the river, but there's definitely a similar approach in the way that Inoue told these two stories.

I never watched Kiva at the original time of airing because I was folding my arms and looking sternly at Toei in regards to what happened with Hibiki, but when I did watch it late last year, I remember thinking that the early episodes, despite neither Wataru nor his father especially being my cup of tea, were really quite enjoyable.

I think Koike Rina's blustering, matronly teenager character was great, and there is a character introduced later who I really grew attached to, so whilst I am the author of an entire post about why I don't like the show as a whole, it would be insincere for me to claim that it does not have its moments, and I really hope you enjoy it and find your own things to latch onto as you work your way through it!

Have fun!!