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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER ZI-O EPISODE 13 - ?GHOST HUNTER 2018?

-ZI-O CHUNK-

Unfortunately, this was the least fleshed-out part of the episode. It?s mostly just Team Zi-O attacking the premise in the most straightforward way possible. There?s a monster, they?ve already got the Ghost RideWatch, and that?s kind of it for them? It gets a little more complicated when Sougo has to confront the consequences of defeating a zombified Another Ghost, but that only gets a couple seconds of screentime, and no resolution. All set-up for Part 2.

Do you think Heure's marketing strategy has improved? Before, he was using threats to make people become Another Riders, but now he's offering a person who canonically should have died the chance to live. Kind of makes me think about the Time Jackers' claim in the previous arc, since Another Ghost really was helped out by Heure's intervention.

Regarding the Ghost Ridewatch, the causal loop hasn't been completed yet. Geiz borrowed it from Oma Zi-O in the future, but Sougo still needs to obtain it in the present.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

-GHOST CHUNK-

The meatiest chunk of the story, despite it featuring both Shibuya and Narita, the most worthless Ghost characters. (Even the puppet was more integral to Ghost?s story!) But we also get Takeru, back in his 2015 hair color (my preference), working as a ghost hunter. The story he?s in this episode is sort of Adel?s story in miniature, so it?s One Of Those for Zi-O. In lieu of doing anything that directly addresses our core cast, let?s just run ?em through a Legend Rider?s story, giving the Legend Rider in question most of the screentime. It?s fine, as a basic celebration of the show in question, but it?s not the most clever or impactful use of the returning cast.

This is what I was referring to before about "unexciting or unwelcome" returning characters. In Ghost's post-finale, Jabel proved that he was the best monk apprentice Onari could ask for, making Useless Monk Apprentice #1 and #2 even more useless. So I find it ridiculous that the staff thought bringing back those two characters would cause viewers to feel any emotions.

You're right about Yurusen, they should have brought back.... That poor nameless cat who Toei neglected to credit! This isn't the first time Toei neglected to credit their animal cast either, as Denji Dog IC's physical actors (both of them!) are also uncredited.

You're also right about Takeru's blonde hair being more iconic, especially considering it's even an important plot point in the novel.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

-DECADE CHUNK-

He?s great in this. I love the Neo DecaDriver. I love that it?s magenta. I love seeing him lounging around in an observation tower at a helipad or wherever (what is up with those flashing lights at the end?) and just drinking coffee until Ora asks him to go murder Geiz. I love how little context we?re given for his actions. I love him just doing his catchphrases and looking cool as hell.

I am too easily impressed, when it comes to Decade. Beyond shit-stirring, which is what Tsukasas do best, there?s really nothing about Decade?s appearance to even talk about. I mean, we don?t even see the Decade suit at all! Not once! We see Agito twice! But I don?t care. I don?t care! Tsukasa?s great, and any moment he wasn?t on the screen, I was asking Where?s Tsukasa.

I don't love the Neo DecaDriver, since I think the pink clashes with his Kamen Rides, unlike a neutral white which can go with anything. It's also redundant since he already has an iconic pink camera, but now he has two. I don't even like the name, since Neo is kind of a generic word to call the upgrade. I don't like how contrived it is that he happens to Kamen Ride in to Agito so many times, when it's not like he needs to hide the fact that he's Decade or anything like that. Besides, his favorite Kamen Ride is supposed to be Ryuki, so he should be using Ryuki more often.

However, I do think Tsukasa contributes an ominous feeling to the show, as his mysterious origins means that unlike the other Riders who can be traced back to a specific time and place, it's technically impossible for the Time Jackers to create Another Decade.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

This was an interesting set of episodes. I do enjoy Tsukasa being set up as an antagonistic force. Cause let's be honest, it'd be too easy if he was on the good guys side. It'd make things way too easy, so I appreciate what they do with him here.

This reaction is funny because I feel like your praise about Tsukasa is the one thing people latched onto while ignoring everything else about the episode. So everyone called it the best episode ever. To be fair, it's Tsukasa. But, the way the fandom reacted over Tsukasa's appearance kind of annoyed me cause this was still where people were still trying to get used to Sougo. So you just had people constantly dunking on Sougo. And it's Tsukasa! I get it. But that doesn't mean I had to like people bullying and actively wishing harm upon my clock son.

I felt pretty much exactly the same way you did. Even worse is that due to Ghost's poor reputation in the west as the least popular Phase 2 show, Takeru got overshadowed by Tsukasa's appearance as well. Even as someone who started with Decade and generally enjoyed seeing Tsukasa return, I felt so disconnected with people only talking about Decade that fortnight while ignoring and/or trashtalking Sougo and Takeru. I didn't want this show to become Kamen Rider Decade Season 2 at the others' expense.

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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

And finally Decade boy oh boy they way brought him back was just so in line with the guy. Speaking of the Neo Decadriver it actually got another upgrade that you may not be aware of.

Obviously there the inclusion of the Main Riders from W onwards but notice that despite being in Agito Ground Form he has Flame Saber. Now the obvious reason why they did this is simply cost saving measures considering how many forms and weapons the Phase 2 Rider have and the Driver has only so much space. But I do think case of creativity caused by limits because Decade power set has now been upgraded to be able to just use any Rider weapons or abilites much faster than before.

I mean, that's cool and all, but Violent Emotion didn't even need to Kamen Ride to access other powers and weapons. Violent Emotion is just that OP!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

What a coincidence that you get to the episode where Decade shows up with the powers of the next ten years worth of Riders (which the toy managed by deleting all the Form Ride, Attack Ride and additional Riders other than Skull, along with giving the Showa Riders a generic transformation noise) on the day, the other side of the original Super Hero Taisen gets a similar upgrade released by Bandai.

Geez, more Ranger Keys? How long does Bandai intend to keep this up?

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

But, since we?ve got an actress that went on to be more recognisable to the Sentai crowd (namely, Ichika Osaki playing Another Ghost?s sister), I?ve got a special addition to this week?s playlist.

Damn, you beat me to it.

I guess I could still mention that this isn't the first time a future Ryusoulger appeared in a Kamen Rider show, as Kishida Tatsuya appeared as Haruto's friend in that Wizard episode with the hospital scene people were talking about not long ago in this thread.

Yet another reason why Die should start watching Ryusoulger sometime!