Kamen Rider Die rewatches Kamen Rider Fourze

Kamen Rider Die · Yesterday, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I will say, on a broader thematic sorta level, I do really appreciate the contrast Tachibana's presence helps create between the dynamics of Fourze and Meteor -- Ryuusei having this single very impersonal... benefactor, more than even an ally, against the big warm circle of friends that is the KRC.

Y'know, that's fair. It certainly helps put Ryuusei's mental state into context -- he's got Gentarou going "Oh, yeah, trusting people and making friends is great, like with my grandad, who took me in after my parents both died mysteriously doing a job that we're definitely not going to talk about right now", while Ryuusei's thinking "I was approached at my most emotionally vulnerable by a masked weirdo named after a Showa father-figure, who even now hangs literally as a Sword of Damocles over my head, floating judgmentally in a geosynchronous orbit, ready to rob me of my ability to save my comatose friend if I ever let a single living soul know my secret identity or the source of my powers. Trusting people is SO GREAT."

Yesterday, 09:27 PM	#291
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,936	Quote: Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich I will say, on a broader thematic sorta level, I do really appreciate the contrast Tachibana's presence helps create between the dynamics of Fourze and Meteor -- Ryuusei having this single very impersonal... benefactor, more than even an ally, against the big warm circle of friends that is the KRC. Y'know, that's fair. It certainly helps put Ryuusei's mental state into context -- he's got Gentarou going "Oh, yeah, trusting people and making friends is great, like with my grandad, who took me in after my parents both died mysteriously doing a job that we're definitely not going to talk about right now", while Ryuusei's thinking "I was approached at my most emotionally vulnerable by a masked weirdo named after a Showa father-figure, who even now hangs literally as a Sword of Damocles over my head, floating judgmentally in a geosynchronous orbit, ready to rob me of my ability to save my comatose friend if I ever let a single living soul know my secret identity or the source of my powers. Trusting people is SO GREAT." __________________ Currently rewatching: Kamen Rider Fourze \| Other series available on the archive!