[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

This isn't Takeru who became a monk or Takeru who became a salary man, it's just the same guy minus the part where he died and then sat around waiting for Eyecons to fall into his lap.

Everything on the Ghost side of this story was so on-model (Shibuya, Narita, the temple, the Professional Ghost Wrangler gig, Takeru's whole look) that I legitimately forgot why Takeru couldn't just Henshin at the end and help Zi-O out. It felt like I was watching a Winter Movie!

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Instead, he's being a randomly antagonistic asshole.

Again: SO ON-MODEL.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Flames. Flames on the side of my face.

just like hibiki's henshin from the classic toshiki inoue series kamen rider hibiki

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Originally Posted by TheRaizin

Speaking of Toshiki Inoue, I may not be in this thread often, but I will be when it concerns him because I would love to talk about our Ambassador Hell Inoue

I'm looking forward to his work on this show! He already didn't do the Faiz tribute, so I'm assuming he'll be trotted out to work on the Kiva tribute. Or maybe something even weirder! No spoilers!

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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.

Totally intentional! You know how dialed-into the world of Sentai I am now, after seeing three whole episodes of DonBros.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And while Another Ghost is visually based more on Marvel?s Venom (more specifically, the then-recent movie version) than a Ganma, he does have a similar gimmick to some of them (I recall the one from Igor?s debut having a similar gimmick, only he used a knife)

Yeah, I can sorta see it?

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

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.

I feel like the Time Jackers' strategy is as Throw It Against The Wall And See What Sticks as it's ever been. The first few Another Riders took deals to save themselves, or help loved ones. Didn't work! Then they went with a guy who wanted to rule the world. Didn't work! Then they went with a guy who was not even aware that he was supposed to be trying to rule the world. Didn't work! Now they're going with a guy who vowed never to work them, died, and they just reanimated. We'll see how that one turns out!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

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

I would love to hear how/why Takeru's hair color becomes an important plot point in a novel. That sounds nuts.