[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Nokination

Besides that stuff, this was just a great little special, Kento's one of my favorite characters, so this special was something I really enjoyed, and it makes me kind of sad that there's only one more of these specials because they've been the most enjoyable part of Saber so far to me.

Yeah, they've been really delightful. Definitely a high point of the first act of Saber.

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Originally Posted by Nokination

(Also, I really like the short stories, I don't normally comment on them, but they've been enjoyable so far, this one in particular.)

Thanks! This one kinda snuck up on me. I'm glad people liked it!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Haha, yeah, Sophia totally sent Rintarou on a fool's errand, poor guy. While Espada Retsuden doesn't revolve around any kind of fight scene like the previous ones did, I think the focus on Kento's regrets and revelations before he bravely goes to meet his death adds important context for the concurrent episode. He's not just pointlessly throwing himself at Kurayami's blade again in a vain attempt to atone and avenge, rather he wants to protect his friends the way they protected him, hence what he meant by Touma saving his soul, allowing him to remember his mission as a Swordsman for his final battle.

It really does a great job of having Kento confront how addicted he was to his vengeance and suffering, and how the things he thought he was doing for others were really just things he was doing for himself. Having him come to that conclusion and vow to be more selfless in supporting his friends... pretty great!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I wonder how you even find the time you need to write all these daily on top of your reviews. Looks like a lot of work.

It's fun to do, which makes it easier to make time for. You can tell when I have less time because it's all dialogue, and very brief.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

It's charming for Ogami and Mei to try to cheer Kento's up by reminding of what he has right now but, it also can rub me off the wrong way a bit for him to telling him to just ignore/forget it.

I think it's less that, than Ogami and Mei trying to talk Kento out of his martyrdom. Kento's whole self-destructive attitude is based on his belief that he needs to do this for everyone else, so the episode is smart to have multiple go We Did Not Ask You To Do That.

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Originally Posted by Mmicb0b

also as far as the mysteries the show has had I figured otu that Touma was from the Wonder World after episode 1

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