[algo448]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I agree again, but I'd also add the original series, V3, X, Amazon, Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1, Black RX, Kuuga, Agito, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Decade, OOO, Fourze, and Wizard to the "better than Kiva" list.

And maybe Faiz.

What about Shin or G?

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by algo448

What about Shin or G?

They aren't series.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

They aren't series.

Yeah... I missed that part.

[Matrixbeast]

I've yet to see Hibiki, but what happens after the midseries change, anyway? What does the new staff do to make it go downhill?

[RayTheSun]

Watched Decade up to World of Agito, gonna stop here because I actually intend to watch Den-O unspoiled. Is it true that Decade's ending is total garbo?

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I've yet to see Hibiki, but what happens after the midseries change, anyway? What does the new staff do to make it go downhill?

It basically just turns into Kamen Rider Generic. Real Hibiki was an incredibly original show with a very unique aesthetic and tone. A lot of it took place up in the mountains and forests and featured Hibiki and the other Oni fighting creatures that could almost pass for realistic monsters (in design, if not execution). A lot of the focus was on interpersonal relationships, though, especially Asumu learning to become a more confident and self-assured adult by exposure to the various Oni.

Then episode 30 happens and Hibiki is fighting a weasel monster with a wheel motif in one of the ten Toei stock locations while Kiriya comes in and starts creating the exact same interpersonal drama that dominated Faiz. It's honestly not objectively bad (outside of the incredibly misogynistic Shuki arc), but so much of what made the show unique was lost in order to make it more like the other, more profitable shows. And yeah, ultimately the show did become more recognizably Kamen Rider at that point, but it did so at the expense of being Hibiki.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by RayTheSun

Watched Decade up to World of Agito, gonna stop here because I actually intend to watch Den-O unspoiled. Is it true that Decade's ending is total garbo?

Ending? What ending?

Decade has pretty much no story, and as such no true ending, but yeah, it's "ending" in Movie Taisen is rather bad.

[Powerman293]

I have a quesgion. Can the Riders in Blade use each other's cards in the series proper? Like Blade using a Club suit card?

[FormerTitanium]

I might try Hibikii after I finish Decade, is Kabuto a good one? The suit designs look great, and I want to order a figuarts of one the riders but I don't wanna buy a figuarts character that I have no idea about.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by FormerTitanium

I might try Hibikii after I finish Decade, is Kabuto a good one? The suit designs look great, and I want to order a figuarts of one the riders but I don't wanna buy a figuarts character that I have no idea about.

Personally, I loved Kamen Rider Kabuto. The main characters (sans Hoyori) were likeable and fun, and the action was pretty awesome. The story took its rime aa bit too much, but I finished it quite satisfied.