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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Alain's character arc was one of the best parts of Ghost for sure, even people who generally dislike Ghost usually agree with that. The Heroic Legend of Alain specials do a great job at showing his fear of living as a human, without trying to sugarcoat it or anything. Specter Rebirth is a movie I've come to appreciate a lot more on rewatch and not just cause it looks cool either, but I honestly think it's a pretty satisfying conclusion to the Makoto Doppelganger and Ganma World subplots, while setting up the continuation of Takeru's story in the Memories of the Future novel.

I feel those Alain Specials really should've been in the main show; I liked them alot, and of the Riders Alain definitely was my fave, followed by Takeru and then Makoto.

Sin Specter was a movie that I felt had alot of potential, but ultimately fell flat. The action was great, but I just couldn't the writers screwing over my boy Alain in favor of Makoto again ontop of Ghost's' fixation on trying to say that every horrible dad in the show is a good one. The new forms themselves do look cool though.

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It sucks to hear that you ultimately didn't end up joining the rest of us Ghost lovers, but at least you found a few things to enjoy about it. The comparison to Wizard is apt and I think a lot of the stuff I like about that show is the reason why I like Ghost as well. They're both about accepting that tragedy is a part of life and finding the strength to keep living despite that and I think it's smart how Ghost uses the theme of emotions to show that the human heart is a strength with infinite potential, not a weakness.

Yeah, while certain episodic aspects of Ghost could certainly have been handled better(looking at you, Brothers Grimm episode), its overall message is one I'm down with.

Glad to see someone see where I'm coming from with the Wizard comparison! I really do feel that the aspects of empathy, hope for the future, and living life to its fullest was done better there, and even if Wizard isn't my favorite Rider season, it's one that I do have alot of respect for because of that.

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That title is only 2 "A"s short of Alive A Life though. You ain't trying to Ryukiroll me, riiiight?

Only one way to find out.