[GuardianAngel87]

Currently up to episode 29 of my Kamen Rider Kuuga rewatch which also means I am now officially halfway through its Blu-Ray series set as released by Shout Factory. Hopefully, I will be able to finish it in a couple of days.

[GuardianAngel87]

And I have just finished my Kamen Rider Kuuga rewatch as of today.

[DreamSword]

Now 42 episodes into Kabuto, and farther in I get, the more I dislike it.

I just really can't jive with most of these characters. They're all very paper thin ontop of not being endearing at all.

Episodes 38 to 42 served as a prime example of this. The heavy focus on baseball would've been a great time to give Kagami some focus and bring up his brother from the start of the show, but no mention of said brother is ever made.

The Hopper Brothers are characters that I find incredibly annoying on both a character and narrative level, as not only are they very inconsistent(like most characters in this show), but their arcs have been incredibly inorganic. I'd throw my usual shade at Inoue if not for the fact that this is Yonemura.

And as much as I like Daisuke and Tsurugi, Daisuke is barely in the show and I'm not about to pretend that Tsurugi hasn't become more and more flanderized as the show has gone on. It's been such an odd feeling, having Inoue be the best part of a given Rider show, what with my opinions on other works he's been involved in with this franchise.

Unless this last string of episodes ends up being something incredible, I think it's safe to say that Kabuto was a show that was never going to appeal to me.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

And as much as I like Daisuke and Tsurugi, Daisuke is barely in the show and I'm not about to pretend that Tsurugi hasn't become more and more flanderized as the show has gone on.

In the case of Drake, in addition to the different scriptwriters, the fact that the actor was actively involved in other projects also played a role. So yes, he is more of a guest character. Which is a shame, considering that he got very interesting plots that I would have liked to focus on for longer.

[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

The Hopper Brothers are characters that I find incredibly annoying on both a character and narrative level, as not only are they very inconsistent(like most characters in this show), but their arcs have been incredibly inorganic. I'd throw my usual shade at Inoue if not for the fact that this is Yonemura.

Glad to know that someone else thinks these two losers are obnoxious. People seem to love them for some reason. The fact that they show up at the same time that Hiyori goes away makes it even worse.

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And as much as I like Daisuke and Tsurugi, Daisuke is barely in the show and I'm not about to pretend that Tsurugi hasn't become more and more flanderized as the show has gone on.

I love the part where Tsurugi says "Waga Tomo Ka-GAH-mi!"

[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Glad to know that someone else thinks these two losers are obnoxious. People seem to love them for some reason. The fact that they show up at the same time that Hiyori goes away makes it even worse.

Like, I'd be alot more open to them if they were meant to be seen as jokes, but like alot of things in Kabuto, it really does more seem like the audience is meant to take them seriously, which does not help.

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I love the part where Tsurugi says "Waga Tomo Ka-GAH-mi!"

Haha, yes! He's so charismatic. Love the guy.