[Talisman]

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Originally Posted by Locke

I find it funny that so many people are pushing for religious overtones in Gaim, considering Japanese media so regularly cheapens and utterly butchers Christian iconography in the place of actual depth.

As Gaim is a show with genuine maturity and depth, I really hope it doesn't lower itself to the cheapest device in the Japanese Media book.

I'm wondering if the possible "Rider War" is supposed to be representing Ragnarok, i.e. a clash between "gods".

We've got Yggdrasil, Helheim... Sigurd... I'm still waiting to see if they do more with the Mythology aspect.

[ElConvoy]

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Originally Posted by Talisman

We've got Yggdrasil, Helheim... Sigurd... I'm still waiting to see if they do more with the Mythology aspect.

Didnt Urobuchi already say that they chose the name Yggdrasil because it sounded cool and was associated with plants rather than the actual mythological aspect?

[Talisman]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

Didnt Urobuchi already say that they chose the name Yggdrasil because it sounded cool and was associated with plants rather than the actual mythological aspect?

I have no idea, I'm still fairly new to all this.

But that seems to be in line with how Japanese media usually co-opts Western mythology... and vice-versa. *sigh*

[henshinzero]

If Yuya returned as somehow a counterpart of him like Mai's counterpart, would he be the rider with an apple lockseed?

[KamenRiderOOO]

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Originally Posted by henshinzero

If Yuya returned as somehow a counterpart of him like Mai's counterpart, would he be the rider with an apple lockseed?

Again, those were just rumors. And after the most recent episode, it's clear that some theories are now jossed.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Locke

I find it funny that so many people are pushing for religious overtones in Gaim, considering Japanese media so regularly cheapens and utterly butchers Christian iconography in the place of actual depth.

As Gaim is a show with genuine maturity and depth, I really hope it doesn't lower itself to the cheapest device in the Japanese Media book.

Oh God yes.

I hate, hate, HATE religion in anything Japanese. It's either disgustingly ham-fisted and pandering, or so unidentifiable you wonder why it was even there.

It just feels, for lack of a better term, "tryhard" when Japanese stuff tries to create Christian alegories. Usually that just means throwing in the imagery of an angel and someone mentoning "God." There's a bit more to Christianity than that, guys.

[Talisman]

You know, it bothers me that Yggdrasil's goons only ever use the Matsubokkuri lockseed. Considering the organization's ongoing harvesting of Helheim fruits, or at least their sizable stockpile of lockseeds, you'd expect that they'd have at least two or three troopers outfitted with better gear, such as Orange or Banana lockseeds.

[Den-O]

Guys I don't care if it's just to talk about how much the Japanese miss the mark on religion, we do not discuss it here. If it happens in an episode and its relevant to discussion that's one thing, but we will not go into a deep discussion of religion here.

[Locke]

Thanks Den-O, hopefully that means people will stop bring up crap like Adam and Eve and Apple Lockseeds now.

[Hatetriot]

I still want to believe an Apple Lockseed will exist in the show. I mean the battle between Apples and Oranges is a rivalry that predates history itself.