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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Even though I definitely wanted to spend more time on the SoL/Touma conflict (why didn?t they just wait at the bookshop and ambush him there?), I really like the smaller dynamic of Touma, Mei, and Yuri. They make for a fun, almost Day 1 version of the cast. It?s charming, even if it maybe needed to be a bit more intense. Can?t believe I?m ragging on this show for not moving faster! There?s no pleasing Kamen Rider fans!

This is exactly why I love this part of the show. After spending the first half dozen episodes throwing new characters at us left, right, and center, we're at a point where the show dials it back and really focuses on just this core group of Touma, Yuri, and Mei. It works in part because it gives the characters room to breathe and develop when they aren't part of a massive ensemble. It also works because Yuri and Mei are both goddamn delightful, both in isolation and together. This is when I really fell in love with Mei (not how she's not getting shot into the air, Team Rocket style, anymore) and Yuri is just fantastic as this fish out of water who's constantly amazed by modern innovations.

Does it suck that everybody else has to be stuck in a small room with Reika while these three get to have adventures together? Yes.* But it's a trade that absolutely pays off.



*Except for Ren.