[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

This two-parter felt more like they wanted to try the indecisive successor story again after Kiva. That said, I thought it was well-played.

Huh! I don't know that I got that feeling. Asumu seems pretty dedicated to becoming an Oni. Hibiki's comments to the contrary were something I took to be about Hibiki's own failings, and projecting them onto Asumu. When Asumu is uncertain of himself in the beginning, as he's talking to Kaitou, it's more about Hibiki's lack of support being a drag on Asumu's confidence.

So, yeah, I think Asumu knows what he wants here, it's just Hibiki wanting to spare him the pain. It's Hibiki who needs to have faith in his student, not the student needing to have faith in himself. Or, at least, that was my takeaway.

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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

I'm hoping when Die gets to ZI-O he does this format again. Cause I'm willing to go on there and talk about my toku experience that both does and does not involve with PR if you would have me.

(And if your wondering why I didn't try to get onto this thread just I don't have all that strong feelings about Decade. But I do have a lot I want to say about ZI-O)

This has come up with a few contributors, and the short answer for whether we'll revisit this format for Zi-O is Maybe.

On the one hand, it was always my intention to do this all-board thing for Decade, wrap up Den-O, do some solo posts on Legend Rider Phase 2 projects (movies, shorts, whatever), and then do a bigger all-board thing for Zi-O. (I already have a thing I want to do for Zero-One, incidentally.) This has been enormously fun, and I'd be over the moon to do a bigger, more inclusive version of it next year.

On the other hand, you would not believe how much work this thread has been. Jesus Christ, you guys. Normally, it's a couple hours for me to watch, write up, edit, and post an episode of a Kamen Rider show. I can do it six nights a week around my normal work/social schedule. This thing, it's like three times as much work. The scheduling, the discussion, the editing (it takes so long to edit!)... it's a way bigger undertaking than I'd've ever guessed. I don't regret it, at all, but it really took me by surprise. Doing this sort of thing with almost twice as many episodes? Man. MAN.

So, maybe. I'd need to know that more people were going to cover bases with me. If twenty people say they want to do this, and are willing to sacrifice some of their time? Yeah, I will roll up my sleeves and get to work. I was looking for fourteen people here and only managed eleven, so my hopes aren't high. But who knows. I'd like to do it, but we'll see what the support looks like after Decade. I will be expecting you to sign up, though, GrandComplete!