[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I think the main problem with it is how the competition is a lazy framing device as an excuse for lots and lots of filler. It could've been a best out of 3, since all you need is each side to show their qualities and a decider. Like, I get it, Gai doesn't merely want to defeat Aruto, he wants to crush him. But Gai is clearly underestimating Aruto's competence, which means this competition is going to be a little tighter than he'd like, which means having to tolerate more weeks of this tedious charade.

Gosh, I don't know that I found this one tedious? I thought the battle of ideologies was actually a big step up from the more nebulous Act 1 stuff of Aruto learning a bit about Humagears, and then MetsubouJinrai makes a monster that needs to be defeated. This one... there's more of a goal to this, instead of the sweet but frequently inconsequential Aruto Goes On A Work Trip stuff. We're still getting insight into Humagear integration, but it's mixed with an immediate problem.

I don't know, I thought this first part worked pretty well?