[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by dreamcastegirl

Oh, absolutely, I think regardless of where any of us started with Den-o, we're all in this boat—in fact I'm going to push that boat out further and argue that Momo is possibly one of the most recognisable characters of the Heisei era.

He's no Music Note, but he does have a certain comfortable and well-earned ubiquity.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

So,yeah, you’ve just found out why the IXA figuart comes with an Otoya head. At least I had the benefit of watching the show before Bandai decided to reveal a load of IXA merch on 19th March (sure, I’d read the TV Tropes page, but I hadn’t been paying particular attention).

Fun fact! I saw some articles going around about a Grease head for an action figure, but I didn't even know it was a Kamen Rider suit. I just thought, like, Grease was in some other hero franchise besides Kamen Rider? Otoya being IXAlso wasn't some huge surprise (it's a toku show with a limited number of cast members; figured he'd wield the knucks at some point), but it wasn't anything I went into the show knowing.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I mean, the scene and the music ARE both pretty good. Furthering what I was talking about with Wataru earlier, this is the stretch of the show where I really started to become endeared to the guy, and the sense of growth that comes across in that conversation encapsulates why. It's easy to take for granted, but remember that this dude couldn't even speak to other people back in the premiere. And now he's made a friend who, again, is just genuinely supportive and has this fantastic opposites attract kinda chemistry with him, and that bond has helped Wataru find a strength he didn't know he had. I feel like Kengo's character is so perfectly tailored to Wataru's whole fearful shut-in concept, because he's basically proof the world outside isn't always so scary. It's just nice to watch, you know? I like things that are nice.

Yeah, it's another great scene where Kengo isn't mad at Wataru, he's mad at the idea that Wataru doesn't think of him as enough of a friend to let Kengo support him. And then! Kengo out loud says Oh Yeah I Was Being A Jerk About This and apologizes to Wataru! This scene exists for me to point emphatically at everytime I say Inoue and someone else says Misunderstandings. No! Not always! There are very specific characters who say what they feel and defuse tense situations with honesty and empathy!

I feel like the show has to get rid of Kengo because, with him around? I don't know that it's going to take Wataru another 30-odd episodes to finish his emotional journey.