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Originally Posted by Mesnick

I would also like to note separately that the film does not yet have a good translation, so my viewing was brightened up by the subtitles, where Kusaka was called Saka, Mari was Marisa and Marinade, and Takumi was a craftsman dog. Considering that the film disappointed me, this is rather a plus.

I think I'll wait for higher quality subs to upload before I watch this.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

Kamen Rider Fourze Episodes 31 and 32 - Director's Cut

There was a Director's Cut?!

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

And finally, the new suit. I realised something while watching this - the base Fourze and Meteor suits looks great. Every upgrade, somehow, is a let down, and honestly I've never been the biggest Cosmic States fan? The rocket sword is fine, if very obviously a toy, but the Decade Complete chestplate and electric blue colour scheme, right after the blue Meteor Storm, is an odd choice. Nice debut fight though, guarantee we're gonna see that Switch mixing power used maybe once more before they forget all about it.

Now that you mention it, I think it's a little weird how there's a white Primary Rider and a black Secondary Rider, yet both of them have blue Final Forms. Maybe that's supposed to be symbolic of their friendship or something.

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Originally Posted by GuardianAngel87

Watched several more episodes of Gaim and I am already up to the start of the Helheim Invasion arc.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I've started my watch of Gaim; Current up through episode 11 including the HBV, the Wizard crossover movie, and Gaiden: Duke.

Interesting how you guys decided to watch at the same time.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

And so far my opinion is... eh?

Like, I don't dislike it, but for all the hype surrounding this show I just don't really feel any strong feelings towards it one way or another. I don't even so much as have a favorite character as of yet.

I recall people often praised it for the edge, but I personally thought it was gratuitous in execution. Even before the start, I heard that Urobuchi already had a reputation for this and it was worse than I imagined. If I had to name a favorite character, it's probably Zack (Kaito's SIC) or Mai, since pretty much everybody else is an a**hole.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

The worst case of this is Mitchy

Agreed. He's a terrible human being.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Well, it's a common belief that the first episodes of Gaim are uninteresting/unsuccessful/preparatory. Personally, I agree with this your characterization of them:

The first 9 episodes were painfully slow for me. Way too much time spent on setting and exposition with an unimaginative delivery.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

I really think X deserves more attention than he gets. The show just had the misfortune of being caught between V3, which due to its direct connection to the original still feels like the start of the franchise, and the absolutely insane Amazon, so it feels a little boring at times. Plus, the name is not at all memorable. But this is the first rider with his own weapon, and the plot there is, if not smarter, then at least more thoughtful than that of most of his peers.

While I haven't watched the OG Kamen Rider, I think X isn't quite as good as other 70s seasons. The important word here is "quite" though. I'd still totally recommend X to anybody who wants more Showa Rider. The second half is much better than the first and the theme song is pretty catchy. There's a lot more to enjoy about this show than only the Starfish Hitler meme. The name may sound simple, but it's also a clever pun: X -> Greek letter Chi -> Kai -> Ocean.