[TheRaizin]

This episode soured my views on Humagears particularly because they just chose to side with Horobi, the robo-terrorist, immediately just because he said 'human bad'. Aruto is right there in being the sole guardian of the Humagears' innocence but they join up with the one that furthers anyone's claim that Humagears are dangerous at the drop of a hat. Really super strange!

I find it also odd during the time Fuwa just stopped Yaiba from comforting Aruto and the two just LEAVE HIM THERE?! Fuwa of all people should know what leaving someone to their misery and rage does. At first I swept it under the rug since I was captivated by the episode, but now it just looks dumb to me. This was set up just so Aruto can turn.

And speaking of Aruto turning, it's... actually a brilliant idea! This is genius move especially when you take into consider Aruto's upbringing. He was born with his biological parents not being there for him, his robo-dad wasn't there for most of his life spending little time with him and more so as a Kamen Rider, Grandpa Hiden didn't even bother to check on him and just dumped the company on him, his social life is an absolute wreck with his only friend being an old comedic partner leaving him because of their differing views, his comedic career just being in the absolute dumps, and his emotional support being only really Izu, it is understandable that he would absolutely MAD when that support is gone. Fuwa was a good friend to him but no one was absolutely as close and supportive as Izu was, so this is completely understandable for him, especially when we've already seen and also had Gai pointed out this hidden darkness within Aruto a long time ago. I really like the shot when Aruto saw the Ark-One key and we see him let out a grin as he takes it, he wasn't controlled or whatever, he took it 100% by his own volition. Aruto was never a mentally sound person! (please don't take it the offensive way )

I also like to think this episode is what made Fumiya Takahashi's acting career go up through the roof. He's been featured in other roles depicting this exact demeanor Aruto displayed and I've watched those shows he starred in and he always absolutely kills it portraying a really insane person.

With that, I'd like to link another one of 10pperance's doujins, this one putting a bit more into Aruto's thoughts inside the Ark-One suit.

https://www.facebook.com/bakanki/pho...72779232761992