[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

One is that Daishinji's actor, Hiroaki Oka, is a particularly big Rider nerd within this cast, to the point I recall there being an anecdote about him going on about CSM toys or something at the show's announcement press conference, so possibly more than anyone else here, he was psyched to finally take the stage as a Rider himself. (Another anecdote I fondly recall is that he was apparently a natural when it came to dubbing over the action scenes -- normally a hurdle for most, with all the unnatural grunting and whatnot -- to the point Sakamoto couldn't believe it was his first time doing it.)

Aw, this is a very sweet anecdote. I'm never mad at actors for whom these shows are just a job (a lot of people work really hard at jobs that are not a major part of their lives!), but it's a neat plus when one of them turns out to be a dork about the fandom. I remember really warming to JK in Fourze after the Net-Movies game show stuff, where he was very invested in Riderman. I was already in the bag for Daishinji (he just makes a lot of fun choices in his performance) and Slash (THAT SUIT), but this kind of elevates him even more. Thanks for sharing!