[Kamen Rider Die]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nokination

Aside from that, i do kind of wish we got to see the Sword of Logos more, the cast is my favorite part of the show, so even though I enjoy the plot, I would still like to see some of the Sword of Logos members a bit more, but that's a minor and subjective complaint.

It's the downside of these classic Monster Of The Fortnight stories, though, that it's harder to make the mega-arc stuff feel prominent and addressed. Writing-wise, these shows can either gives us a fleshed-out monster plot with personal stakes and a defined metaphorical struggle for the hero, OR they can give us a gigantic cast grappling with massive stakes and longform developments in the status quo. There're only so many minutes in an episode, so the SoL has to get backgrounded for a couple weeks in order to tell a story about Touma and Yuri trying to save Yuki.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Androzani84

A few people at the time of airing thought Rintaro not believing Touma when he said that the Megido was created from a human was ludicrous. Because ?a demon that?s always been born from books in the past came from a human this time? is so much more plausible.

I mean, that description of Rintaro's incredulity is sort of willfully missing the point of what's happening in the episode? Rintaro's scared that his friend has gone off the same deep end Calibur did, and here's Touma a) accusing the Sword of Logos of undefined treachery, b) accumulating power that he won't surrender, c) battling other swordsmen, and now d) protecting Megid lives over human lives. Touma not only isn't explaining the situation well, but Rintaro is watching the exact same shit Kamijo did play out all over again with one of his best friends. In an episode all about how communication is impossible without trust, there's nothing else Rintaro could've done but doubt Touma.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

It's cool to see Saber being so awesome and heroic, and it's cool how his emotionally vulnerable and empathetic approach to fighting evil starts to win over a more stoic hero so old-school he's literally a millennium old. The odd couple dynamic with Touma and Yuri really works wonders for this show.

The most amazing thing about this show's cast is that you can pair off any two of them, and something fascinating is going to happen. Yuri absolutely continues that trend!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Mei's quite lucky that she got an editor who is principled by focusing on bringing happiness on the people who read the books, though... there are multiple genre of books and there are multiple feelings and emotions various type of stories can give, like giving fear for tenseful suspense, sadness for something tragic, etc.

I think that quote is more about hoping that stories enrich people's lives, making them happy and fulfilled in that way, even if the genre is mystery or drama or Spooky Monster Superhero Action. I don't think Yuki is literally saying that all stories have to make people, like, smile and laugh in order to be worth telling.