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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I mean, they have become more common recently. Masamune, Shinobu, Gai, Genta, etc.

Could it be the case that Bandai has been secretly attempting to convert my dad into their newest target audience for these several recent years? Haha.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Which is weird, since it's literally written in Chemy Law that Level 10s cannot be subjugated and yet one of those execs is like, "you haven't even subjugated a single Level 10!"

Haha. You're right. It's a common sign of snobby, elite bureaucratism. They're so self-absorbed that they lose sight of reality and their own values.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

The surprising part about Houtarou's nightmare is how close it resembles the future reality, even down to the seemingly random appearance of Kajiki saying, "A black Kamen Rider!", despite Houtarou having little reason to dream about him specifically in that scenario. Makes me wonder if X Gotchalibur can actually predict future possibilities, similar to Kurayami. I can totally relate to Houtarou sleeping through English class, so he's lucky to have (had) such a chill teacher who'll allow him to do that.

I agree. The X Gotchalibur is like a combination of Kougouken Saikou's power of light and Ankouken Kurayami's prognostic/prophetic ability. The Gotchardriver also seems to have a similar prognostic ability. Or probably that prognostic ability is actually inherent inside Houtarou, and the X Gotchalibur and Gotchardriver merely unlocked it? Hmmm...

Oh, and that chill teacher is now a history. Haha.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I didn't even know the X Gotchalibur had a top slot until watching this episode! While Level 10s can hypothetically Gotcha-N-Go with any pair of cards that Houtarou has high synchronization with, I'm not sure if we'll get to see anything other than SteamHopper as the base, since there are so many standard forms left to show off. Super Gotchard Cross UFO-X is just as goofy in action for sure, but I can still appreciate the goofiness for its charming quality and unique design, even though I agree that X-Rex is much cooler. I also like the difference in how UFO-X gives extra armor to the arms and X-Rex to the legs, while the SteamHopper base armor ensures that everything still looks interesting.

Theoretically, you can insert Level 10 RCC's into the Gotchardriver's slots and the DX toy does play some jingles, but so far it's never shown in the series. I'm curious as to what it will grant to Houtarou. I doubt if it will grant a new form. But I won't expect the story to show it. After all, Houtarou still has not combined 2 mismatched normal RCC's for curiosity's sake, yet. Haha.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Seems like Isaac has some kind of empathic ability, allowing him to sync with Sabi's emotions in close proximity and translate them in to words. This would explain why he sounds a lot more expressive whenever Sabi experiences a strong emotion like anger, stress or despair. I recall he also briefly expressed happiness in Episode 5, when Houtarou complimented Sabi.

I agree, but this hypothesis works if Isaac only shows weird or artistically goofy behaviors. So far, Isaac has shown several signs of manipulative behavior that are the complete opposite of Sabimaru's actual intentions. Isaac also spied on Sabimaru and the others, and it probably still is. I don't think those behaviors are empathic. Well, I hope this won't end up as a plot hole.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

The usual male suit actor for female Riders recently is Fujita Satoshi, who I think would be good at portraying Clotho-Dread's more macho fighting style, while Miyazawa Yuki who acted for Sophia-Calibur and Na-Go would be a good fit for Lachesis-Dread's elegant swordsmanship. Alternatively, Gomi Ryoko hasn't had a main role in Sentai since Kirama Green (another sword user), so Toei could make use of her in Rider. I feel like Miyazawa might end up as the main suit actress for the rumored Rinne Rider anyway, considering the visual similarity between Na-Go's magic and Rinne's alchemy.

Satoshi Fujita has been the suit actors for several female kaijins and female-looking kaijins like Virgo Zodiarts. When he was the suit actor for KR Valkyrie, I wasn't convinced at all. It was so obvious that it was a dude inside the suit, not a female. It completely broke my suspension of belief, haha. Male suit actors are usually used for female KOTW roles, but for female Riders, they should use female suit actors.

I think female KR Dread will be suit-acted by male suit actors due to its potentially short screen time, and female KR (Rinnne?) will be suit-acted by female ones. But who knows? KR Calibur-Sophia only appeared for 1 episode and it was suit-acted by a female suit actor.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

But seriously, based on his behavior in this episode, I don't think Minato is Gilion. Too sincere. Unless he is playing with his own memory. But this is already a mystery for the future.

That's what I've been pondering as well. What if an alchemist tampers with his own memories? Another possibility is that Minato is actually a puppet human that has been memory-manipulated by Atropos, and his memory has been constantly reset after each use. So, Minato could be Atropos' main spy, not Shiori. Minato could even be prepared as Glion's physical vessel.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Considering that loud jingles have been mainstream since at least OOO, it?s strange how you lasted so long. In any case, this is not a reason to despair. I have a feeling that next season will be unusual and perhaps quiet. Plus, sooner or later Toei will quarrel with Bandai and become less focused on toys.

I doubt that Toei will have quarrel with Bandai and become less focused on toys. From several rumors I've heard, it's said that Bandai is the one holding the leash, not Toei nor TV Asahi nor Ishimori Pro. So, the KR franchise will probably still focus on toys for the foreseeable future.