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Originally Posted by Sunred

Can't complain. It had a well-picked cast, good setup, a red ranger who wasn't supposed to be a red ranger but becomes great, and the first gorilla ranger ever, which was nicely done I think.
Fun fact about Koji, it recently was revealed in Yasuhisa Furuhara's youtube channel when he interviewed Gao Red that Gao Red and Ginga Green were in a band together pre-super sentai. Kaneko who played Gao Red never mentioned if they went mainstream or even the indie scene but he started watching Gingaman at the time since his former bandmate was the green ranger and he seemed to have enjoyed it when it aired. Also, Maehara who played Ginga Red was a customer when Kaneko was working at something called a cafe bar, which apparently was popular during the 90s in Japan.

I recall that Ninja Red's actor portrays the Sixth as well, so that's pretty cool. I liked how Lost Galaxy executed the plot with Red growing in to the role of Red, so I guess I already owe Gingaman some credit for being the origin of that. I'm planning to start watching later this year as my final* Heisei season and hoping it'll live up to all the praise I hear about it. Regarding the band, feels like this was common for Tokusatsu actors in the 90s and 00s. Geki Red and Rio, for example. Thanks for the fun fact.

*excluding ToQGer

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Double CycloneCyclone is kind of a weird form if you think about it, since it's a clone of Shoutarou being operated independently by Phillip.

Double JokerJoker provides the easiest opportunity ever for a repaint Rider, simply by changing the silver line to black and replacing the Driver.

I guess one advantage of being Double is that they're resistant to being tickled by Final Form Ride, since they're already regularly bisecting and stretching themselves with their Joker Maximum Drives.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

-The Decade part of this team-up movie is still real weird, man. I absolutely adore the way it wants to culminate Tsukasa?s story in a touching recollection of all the ways he pissed people off over a year, but all of the Super Shocker stuff feels tonally dissonant. (Read the full write-up here!)

I think this was a satisfying conclusion (emphasis on conclusion) to Tsukasa's journey, allowing him to start a new one with his friends after becoming free from the burden of his past. However, it's annoying that we have to watch a Movie War to see this, especially at the time since people had to wait months after Decade "ended" before the movie was actually released. Toei totally deserved all the complaints they got for pulling that stunt.

How awesome is Decade Violent Emotion though?! Such a minimal change to the suit and yet he has the power to use all the Attack Rides he wants without additional Kamen Rides. Honestly, I'd consider Neo-Decade from Zi-O to be a downgrade from this in functionality, as he still had to use Kamen Rides before he could use the corresponding Attack Rides. In conclusion, Neo-Decade only removes the need for Form Rides, but Violent Emotion removes the need for both Kamen and Form Rides!

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

But yeah, this was a fascinating Movie Wars to return to since this was the first. Especially the Directors Cut which swaps the order of the segments and adds more to it. The first of its kind, and I'd like to say... it's probably not the worst if I'm being entirely honest. A rough first start, but there's definitely some bright spots here.

I enjoyed the longer runtime and alternate scenes of the Director's Cut as well. Surprising decision to switch the two thirds like that, but I recall that made it feel more climactic for some reason.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Toku-lert!

(For those who?ve done way too many prominent roles to be tied to one franchise)

Our ?victim? (as a how to guide on detective scripts I read at age 10 put it)?s dead sister is Miyuu Sawai, who is best known as the lead role actor n Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and as the previous Pink in Ryusoulger.

Huh, I didn't even recognize her! Probably due to the fact that Master Pink didn't have a lot of screentime compared to other Pinks, but she totally made a strong impression on me with her fun and caring personality in Episode 21-22 and Legacy of the Master's Soul.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

About being a detective in various ways, I think I get that message in Zero-One, regarding Wazu, more, than this one. While Akiko's courage is admirable (and it's consistent that Akiko looks after her clients, and people around them, this isn't one-off thing), and I understand what they're getting into (because there'd be similar stuff on a side character later, and it happens too for Shotaro being mocked as "half-boiled" due to said heart role), her saving the day is just dumb luck that (like about how the true culprit is exposed, how it lures important people), happens by pure chance, so, this message will of course get dismissed, and even I have a hard time getting through this and implementing it - or I'm also the one who should try to learn this.

Luck is a result of hope though. To get lucky, you first need to hope for something that is neither guaranteed nor particularly likely, which takes true courage as it means believing in yourself. The people who don't try will never get lucky and sometimes you need to rely on luck when logic fails. Fate has no concept of probability after all. Either something will happen, or it won't.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER W EPISODE 16 - ?FLASH OF THE F - TAKE BACK YOUR PARTNER?

FangJoker's debut story is? y?know, okay.

I love the suit, first and foremost. FangJoker is a beautiful suit, with a classic monochrome color scheme (white, black, a little purple) getting a few tweaks to the Double suit ? all them little scratches and gouges and sharp edges. It?s a beautiful suit, regardless of what I?m going to say next.

I think the most intimidating part of the FangJoker suit is how the Fang details extend to the Joker side as well. That's Shoutarou's side after all, but the Fang Memory is so strong that it just takes over the whole body and puts a lot of strain on Phillip's mind to tame it. Reminds me of Two-Face as well.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

If it lasted more than an episode and a problem sure, but I'd definitely say Fang Joker was a test run, especially given the following year in OOO with certain developments.

Same tyrannosaurus motif even.