[MKDremare]

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Originally Posted by Shin Henshin

Gonna be a broad one here, but:

Kamen Rider fans nowadays keep falling into the same loop of "Overhype a new rider series -> Wax poetic about it at the start -> Completely 180 on it the moment the story does one thing they don't like much -> End the series saying it was terrible and will only refer to it negatively for a while -> Look back on the series after some time and call it underrated" and it's getting tiring that a majority of people aren't noticing this and either tempering their expectations or taking a break from the franchise to decompress and settle down.

Happened with Zero-One, happened with Saber, happened with Revice, it's probably gonna happen with Geats. When's the cycle gonna break?

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

It would require the fanbase to have a memory long-term, which isn't going to happen in a million years.

SEMI-RELATEDLY for me is the inability of fans (KR or otherwise) to be like, "Why doesn't this character understand this thing!?" and forget that we the audience are privy and have access to information that the characters would not have or be able to make connections with at the moment (i.e., people calling Ace stupid for not being able to make the connection between his mother being the Goddess of Creation), and then write it off as bad character writing instead of the very reasonable "we know and understand things that they don't".

Another controversial one, though not related to the previous one too much. I think that Keiwa's character arc makes perfect sense. We've seen that he's much more cynical than most 'idealistic' characters, and that he isn't some perfect good guy. He has his own selfish moments which is normal for even the kindest person (as he's very invested in keeping his only remaining immediate relative alive), and that not everyone will be able to handle/get 'stronger' from immense tragedy, and will even potentially engage in the worst aspects of their personalities to try and cope.

A more controversial one I feel like would be that I think Keiwa being "sidelined" during the Lamentation to Yearning arcs actually helped instill the idea that he's "powerless" compared to Ace's 2000 years of experience and Michinaga's sheer determination and ruthless. Like he's powerless even to take the spotlight from Michinaga who "usurps" his position as the deuteragonist for those arcs. And him getting beaten down by various events really help show that as much as he's gotten stronger and more skilled, that he's still outmatched by those two.