[Kamen Rider Die]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreamSword

I won't be following along this time, as OOO is a show that I wanna revisit on my own terms. That particular pair if underwear is being saved for a later date. Hope you have fun though!

I don't blame you! I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

The Contract Monsters are the partners that Ryuki and Knight did actively choose, though! And they get along with their Riders much better than those Riders generally get along with each other! I'd definitely say Shinji and Ren still fit into what you're talking about even if the exact details of their situation are different. If it's also a standard Rider pairing, maybe that just means the template itself is already quite close, which would explain why Ex-Aid can touch on similar ideas.

Fair enough! Thanks for the feedback!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Androzani84

Ryosuke Miura (who plays both Ankh and the poor bugger he possesses): You?d think the Ankh hair was a wig, while the detective is his natural hair, but nope. Other way round.

Ha ha, no, I would definitely assume that sloppy brown mop of hair was the wig! It's hideous, but effective at delineating the human detective of the beginning from the Greeed at the end.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Like Momotaros in Den-O, Ankh is a baddie here too at the start of the show, and by this he perceives Eiji's virtue as a weakness.

I think it's more that he sees Eiji's virtue as a thing he can leverage to get what he wants. Ankh needs Eiji's immediate participation, so he tells the empathetic, slightly-reckless hero that Hey, You Gotta Defeat This Monster. Like, it's a thing Ankh would find weak, but it's also a button he can push in Eiji to get what he wants. And the Greeed are all about manipulating the desires of others to get they want!