[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Yeah, this introduction to Wataru plays a lot differently in 2021 than it would've a few years ago. It honestly took me a minute to think he was acting weird!

Funny thing is that it was pretty normal for people to wear masks in Japan before 2020; especially in metropolitan areas -- I don't know the history behind it or anything and it's not like a thing you'd see an overwhelming majority of people doing, but it wasn't really uncommon to see people wearing masks in Japan. Wataru isn't really doing anything weird here, but... hm... I guess I'd say it's analogous to how you'd use a hoodie to represent a shy or closed off character? Not something exclusive to shy people but one that's more associated with them