[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

There's a sort of realism to her fears, the way she just wants to completely shut out anything that brings to mind the tragedy 13 years ago, and how she dislikes Nick mostly because of that association and all that... it's the kind of story where, especially depending on the kind of viewer you are, there's that risk of it coming off like some buzzkill showing up to tell the hero to stop doing cool hero things, but Go-Busters being Go-Busters, the writing has the necessary nuance to avoid that trap. Really, I think the episode gets more interesting the more you think about it from her perspective.

Yeah, of the complaints I might've had about Mission 10, Rika's argument isn't one of them. I genuinely appreciated that her concerns were based less in the constant danger of being a Go-Buster -- since she's basically shut herself out from knowing any of that stuff, for her own mental health -- and more that the Go-Busters organization which already vanished her parents to another dimension has now also spent 13 years trying to indoctrinate her brother into a government military squad. She sees them as taking advantage of an emotionally-damaged young man, not a heroic group of agents that are trying to make sure no one else suffers the way she did. It's a good story for her!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

In a fun bit of trivia, Rika's picture here was drawn by Mitsuru Karahashi, who Sentai fans will probably most know for being a particularly cool antagonist in Shinkenger, and who Die definitely most knows for playing Kaidou in Kamen Rider Faiz. (Like, he probably still hears that name the way Yuuji says it every time he reads it) When he's not in front of the camera, though, it turns out he's actually a pretty dang talented illustrator with a particular kind of delicate style that Toei occasionally makes use of for situations like this.

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Adding to this, I think Karahashi was behind the drawings in the Kabuto opening clip. He also worked under a pseudonym, which he also uses for doing artwork for a Bandai subsidary, for a children's book called Namidaroid (ナミダロイド).

KAIDO

(Also! Sorry to say, but I won't be able to post anything about Mission 11 tonight. Work was insane today; not only was I working non-stop on twice as much stuff as usual, but I also ended up needing to stay an hour and a half late to finish everything up. I'm beat! But I'll make sure to watch and post Mission 11 tomorrow, so we don't end up falling behind. Thanks for understanding!)