[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

As a character, I'm not sure how well she works. She kinda gets a personality by the end, but she's very much an intentional blank slate. I have to credit the actress for really doing her best with just body language but there's not a lot there to work with. I'm going to be interested to see her return in the next Movie War, because I honestly don't remember what she does all that well (because twinkling an obnoxious amount).

Don't worry, she eventually got a full personality, but it did take 15 years...

I don't know that I minded a lot this rewatch, though, because the emphasis is (rightly!) on Gentarou's feelings, and how that interacts with the rest of the KRC. For as histrionic and intense as Gentarou's reaction to Nadeshiko's encollectibling was, the real emotional crux of this part of the movie starts with Kengo showing up to say I'm Sorry I Judged You For Loving Space Goo Like It Was A Girl, and ends with JK offering up a handkerchief in lieu of physically opposing the enemy. (JK! I kind of loved his natural and relatable cowardice in this movie and the preceding episode.) Nadeshiko, for better or worse, is the reflection of Gentarou's storyline and emotional evolution, not a character in and of herself. Her arc is to become more realized in light of Gentarou's faith in her, while Gentarou becomes more emotionally vulnerable from her faith in him. It's a Gentarou story told through Nadeshiko, not the other way around.