[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by dreamcastegirl

Friends, we have arrived. I have been sitting on my hands for 20 episodes waiting for the arrival of Maya. I don't want to increasingly lean into play the caricature of myself that I am becoming and declare, "Yes, actual, literal Queen", but I adore everything about her character, about what she represents.

I mean, pretty great? Maya is pretty great.

One other little touch about her debut is that, when Otoya mistakes her for Yuri (from behind, because again: that face), she gives him this I've Never Been Mistaken For Someone Else Before And I'm Not A Fan Of It line that is so complimentary-energy to Otoya's flirty demeanor that I get why Otoya was left speechless. The two of them are just perfect together, without really even having a scene. It's immediate and electric and I feel a little bad for how this is going to push Yuri out of my mind a lot.

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Originally Posted by dreamcastegirl

I also don't want to confirm or deny any speculation,

No, for sure. When I bring up speculation like that... I try to do it sparingly. Some of it is because I don't really go in for a lot of that puzzle-box stuff for Kamen Rider (generally feel burned by half or more of the big reveals on these series), but most of it is because you guys all know what's going to happen, so there's really nothing to discuss. When I bring it up at all, it's more just to plant a flag that says Here's Where My Head's At than anything I'm expecting to talk about in greater detail.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And now, we come onto the introduction of the show’s (arguable) main female MVP. And I’m saying this because a) she’s this show’s representative in that figurine line I keep bringing up in these threads (other representatives include Tackle from Stronger, the rose woman from Kuuga, Sumire from Agito, Miho from the Ryuki movie, Mari and Smart Lady from Faiz, Akira and Hitomi from Hibiki and Naomi and both versions of Hana from Den-O), b) she’s the only female character with a song on the show’s reunion album (which is covers of the songs from the show, credited to the in-universe characters) and c) everyone’s pretty much said everything I wanted to say.

I can see why she got a figurine! I can see why she'd get a hundred figurines!