[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I can relate a lot to Hiromu for this. Dealing with people's emotions can be difficult sometimes, so I totally respect him for just saying everything clearly and honestly.

Yeah, and it's a really nice parallel to what Yoko's going through with Ryuji, where Hiromu is accidentally being kind of awful to her, but she needs to understand that it's not personal, and try and see the other version of Hiromu beneath his hilariously abrasive personality.

(I really love how much of an accidental jerk Hiromu is! It's such a fun choice for the show's nominal lead character.)

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

It's an episode exploring a situation where a child has their idealized notion of a parental figure shattered, and I feel like it actually becomes more identifiable specifically because the exact details of the plot aren't. The viewer kinda gets to fill in the blanks and connect it to their own life however they wish, and the show gets to develop its characters on its own terms without having to agonize too much over an allegory. The end result is a smooth story that can be very relatable, but even if it's not, still offers a great look into the relationships of the show's cast.

For sure, the overheating aspect basically has nothing to do with a bicycle monster or the Enetron truck or any of that stuff. Ryuji's loss of control is just this middle thing in the episode, which means it completely comes as the same shock to the audience as it does to Yoko.

(Also... literally every time I see that title I think it says "THE DANGERS OF OVEREATING!", and I feel like Hiromu should lay off of Yoko's candy needs.)