[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Man, what kind of nerd would watch an anime based on a toku show, much less discuss it in depth?

As The Only Toku Anime Fan on this site, I'm fine with your personal attacks.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

But anyway. It?s a fairly good first episode. It tells you that we shouldn?t expect Rider action in every episode and that we are gradually introducing the existing elements from Double into this anime for new viewers. And we also get an audience surrogate for said new viewers.

Yeah, this is a very traditional premiere episode in its approaching, aping a lot of what made W's premiere so catchy -- Shotaro and Akiko, with a huge emphasis on the city of Fuuto. It's a solid formula!

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

I'd imagine people are mostly (and rightfully) frustrated because it's something that could easily grow the brand but no one is capitalizing on.

It's a little weird? I can't speak to how the series was packaged and promoted in Japan, but it was for sure disappointing that the U.S. release seemed (from someone who was not dialed in to anime) to not really tie Fuuto PI into the larger Kamen Rider brand. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that's largely down to W not being readily available for viewing in North America, so having part of your promotional campaign telling prospective viewers that it's the anime adaptation of a manga sequel to a live-action series that aired in Japan over a decade ago as part of a 50-year franchise -- the majority of which was never legally released in America -- would probably be considered a non-starter for the marketing team. People would likely be turned off? Better to just say Superhero Detective Anime and create as little a barrier for entry as possible.