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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

First off, I?m not an anime guy. I watched some stuff in my formative days via A.D. Vision videotapes (I?m old!) and bootlegs from conventions. Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Tenchi Muyo, Escaflowne, some DBZ. I haven?t seriously watched an anime property probably this millennium.

I'm mostly in the same boat. My knowledge of Japanimation starts with the Sci-Fi Channel's weekly movies and mostly ends with Toonami. I know a bit more about it through cultural osmosis, but it's just not a medium I'm very interested in. Honestly, I can say the same about Western animation; I'm just not really a cartoon guy.

That said, I really like Fuuto PI. It feels like a very natural extension of W, which makes sense because it's based on the comics written by W's head writer, Riku Sanjo. The characters feel maybe a little older but still very true to themselves and there are a lot of nods to recurring and guest characters from the show. It really does feel like a proper continuation, not a spin-off or a reimagining.

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Tokime is a hilariously designed anime girl to this untrained eye (this show is way more LOOK AT HER BOOBS than I?d care for), but she?s a femme fatale in a noir world, and that?s a solid hook for a Shotaro-led opener.

Fuuto PI is a very horny cartoon. It's one of the few issues I have with it. Now, for a Japanese cartoon made in the 2020s it's not that bad; the horniness level is maybe a 5 out of 10 by that metric. For Kamen Rider, though, it is a very solid 9. There have definitely been some very charge moments in the series and movies (I remember you, Shin), but Fuuto PI is very blatant and persistent with it in a way that feels out of step with the original show and Kamen Rider as a whole. I don't want to come off as prudish, but the show will often go out of its way to add a jiggle factor and that's not what I'm here for.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

So Futo PI! I'll repeat this later but I really hope we get a Season 2 sometime soon or like someone, anyone (fansubbers/official companies) gets a hold of the rights to give us more than we have translated. There's a lot of cool stuff that I've seen (I won't say a peep) that I want to understand but can't. Here's hoping something happens soon on that front since the Manga is apparently reaching its climax.

I am disappointed that a second season hasn't been announced yet, but I know that Japanimation doesn't necessarily work in an annual cycle. I'm hoping that we'll get more at some point.

I never really got into the comic book; I liked the character stuff but found the action to be hard to follow. I would definitely like to read more of it now, though. It's a real pity that the only translator to show interest was Genm Corp, who has a track record for finishing projects that reminds me of the old "Kuuga Curse" days.