[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

Now, I had only seen Gaim and Ex-Aid at this point, so I was more familiar with those characters, while I have a bit of knowledge on Blade, Another Agito wasn't anyone I knew too much about, I could still appreciate the way the characters fit into this bizarre situation and how they interact with each other. But overall, none of these characters spoiled anything about their show (well, I was pretty much spoiled with Blade, but that was before I even started Kamen Rider), so I was able to enjoy these characters in this story without any prior knowledge from their respective seasons.

It's a real high-wire act for this series, managing to create enough specificity to the characters to make the team-up feel dynamic, while straying away from mouthfuls of exposition that'd both slow down the pace and ruin other shows. Like, the gimmick of this special is All Dead Riders, and the only Rider whose death is explained is Kiriya. We're just told that Baron, Marika, and Another Agito died, and that's it. There's nothing of anyone mourning their demise, cursing the person who did it, or rambling on about unfinished business. It's almost ludicrous that the special works as well as it does if you haven't watched those other shows.

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

As mentioned by others, it is a little strange that no Sentai characters appeared here, but oddly enough, I don't think they needed to? Since the "Sentai" Team is actually a "Rider" Team, and that never really came into my head the first-time viewing, but now I feel that this was absolutely brilliant, since it's still in line with the Ex-Aid universe, and I don't think it referenced Chou Super Hero Taisen (or at least, I don't remember them doing so), so Sentai characters might have been a little out of place.

The Gorider cards Emu uses are from the Super Duper Hero War movie, but that's all. (He doesn't even really explain why he has them or why he thinks they'll help?)

Yeah, as a non-Sentai fan, it definitely didn't bother me that this was a Rider-only affair. I'd argue it fits into the title anyway - it's mostly about a group of self-defeating lunatics, plus Kiriya and Kenzaki (for a minute), learning to work as a team of heroes - but I can see how Sentai fans might've been less thrilled.