[Fish Sandwich]

I actually went back and watched the Net Movies in their entirety for the heck of it, which was fun, but, and maybe this is to be expected, I didn't find any super notable uses of the show's BGM. That's fine for me, though, because this makes a great excuse to look backwards and share that sick melody that accompanies Wataru's very first transformation back in the premiere!

Like, I really didn't want to forget this one. I've seen people say Wataru's simple power walk is one of the coolest entrances a Rider's ever gotten, and with musical accompaniment like that, it's not surprising. I hadn't really locked in this whole gimmick I'm doing for the thread at the start, or I would've posted this back then. I was hoping the show would use this track again afterwards, but uh, as far as I know, it just kinda hasn't so far, and I'm sick of waiting!

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I can’t imagine watching this show and then watching Hibiki for the first time. I know some people did. There’ve been a few people who talked about coming into the franchise through Kiva, and then watching other series. But, like, after experiencing Jiro in this series, in this special, I can’t ever take Zanki seriously again.

I mean, as someone who watched Kiva and Hibiki essentially back-to-back, it was pretty hard to take Zanki seriously.

The Net Movies didn't help, no doubt. That card game was certainly a highlight. Overall, I'd say my opinions on each episode line up pretty neatly with yours. There are high points and there are low points, but I'll never not be happy Net Movies exist, even when it's in their primitive original form here. I think my favorite joke in the whole thing – that's probably just a legit mistake – is that when Wataru transforms into Kiva offscreen (to save that nonexistent budget) in the last episode, Ixa's transformation sound plays for some reason. Again, probably simple human error rather than anything intentional, but it fits the tone of a Net Movie really well!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Well to start with, since Fish totally missed my prompt and put up the wrong version of the song, I’ll correct that oversight with Nago’s actual new song, “Don’t Lose Yourself”.

It wasn't an oversight! But it does seem to be a misunderstanding? The two versions of Individual-System that are used in the show are the ones I posted, debuting in exactly the episodes I posted them after. And rest assured I haven't forgotten about the songs that never made it to TV, either.