[MrHerofan]

Well I watched Kabuto 31-33 and Hiyori, Tendou, Hyper Kabuto then Kick Hopper have me all confused and I love it.

[NGW]

All the Hibiki talk almost makes me want to do a rewatch. Show was so damned good, even when it wasn't as good.

And yeah, I can understand why some people don't care for the way the story doesn't really begin or end, at least where the riders are concerned, but I really didn't mind that, you just gotta keep the right mindset about that to appreciate it a bit more. It's one reason I've taken to making sure people that want to jump in know that the story isn't about the riders vs the makamou, and to not expect that particular conflict to be something that gets your typical beginning, middle and end, that the actual story is about the characters and Asumu coming of age and blah blah, I've said this already lol. I'd also like to point that it's another reason I love "Shonen Yo" as a theme for the series, beyond being a beautiful song, it really does kinda serve as an example of what the show is really about.

Been watching a bit more Faiz, up to episode 14 or 15 now, finally had Kaixa properly make a showing. Again I just love the Orphenocs as villains, they're so interesting, so well written, it's like having a second main cast of characters, characters I actually feel for, and feel invested in. It's a nice change of pace. Kaixa is pretty cool too, definitely interested to see more of just what exactly his story is though.

Oh and Justi-faiz has really grown on me as a theme song. I can't recall if I was particularly fond of it when I first started watching, and while it's no "Alive a Life" or "Shonen Yo", it's a solid theme.

Edit: Just finished episode 15 of Faiz. Wow, that was something. The things the episode brings up and the impact those things have had and will have are pretty big I think, I hope. It adds some really good drama, it makes this web even more tangled and twisted and I am loving it.

[Dr Kain]

Well, Pikamaster11 is going to start releasing the series subbed using DVD rips, so wait for him.

[KyoryuGreen]

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Originally Posted by MrHerofan

Well I watched Kabuto 31-33 and Hiyori, Tendou, Hyper Kabuto then Kick Hopper have me all confused and I love it.

Ah Kabuto, I love that series, mainly for the characters more than the story. Kick Hopper is one of my favorites. It gets good around there.

[KyoryuGreen]

The Last Movie I am watching for now:

Decade/All Riders vs Dai-Shocker: I absolutely loved learning Tsukasa's background and finding out about him having a sister, his parents, and apparently being King of Dai-Shocker, crazy but still kind of makes sense. Also great to learn that Daiki stole the DiEnd Driver from Dai-Shocker too lol. Gackt as Riderman (even though he didn't have a suit) was brilliant, that was one of my favorite parts of the movie, the only part I wished would have happened was seeing him kick the crap out of all those members of Dai-Shocker, and get a modernized Riderman suit. Funny after seeing Fourze's first appearance, I got to see W's first appearance which was quite awesome, I need to go watch OOO's first appearance soon. Tsukasa was just so awesome in this movie. The Rider Tournament was totally awesome, I love seeing Black RX, Super-1, X, Amazon, and the others and all their fights in this. I think Black, Super-1, and V3 would have kicked the crap out of Decade by himself but you know it is a Decade movie lol. I wanted more of a fight out of J vs King Dark! Some day who knows, so question So was that some sort of Merged J-Cade at the end? Because J kind of transformed into Decade, and Decade was the belt, so I'm just going to refer to that form as J-Cade, especially if I play that form in the new game. I wish Shouichi had more than just a small Cameo same with Kotaro, but it's great that they came back even for such a small part. This movie did help me prepare for my next series, as I continue in chronological order after Super-1 with a Rewatch of ZX, then to Kamen Rider I put off for over a year, Kamen Rider Black!

[NGW]

Just finished episode 20 of Faiz.

The almost friendship between the heroes and the orphenocs is a dynamic I am absolutely loving. It adds a layer of dramatic irony, and knowing that inevitably things are likely to take a turn for the worse when all is revealed, it's tragic in a way I am really appreciating. This combined with some fantastic action has really elevated the series for me. Not quite on par with Ryuki or Hibiki, but probably comparable with W and Fourze.

[Locke]

Just done with PMLG's first Hibiki episode, it was really great!

The episode itself is eh...it's a very odd way into a series although it's probably the only time the show puts in effort into the monster designs, even if that is undermined by the poor editing.

It is a very nice introduction to Hibiki himself, though and watching this while being ten episodes into the series as I am, sheds new light on some things which suggests Hibiki may have had more thought out than some posters give credit for. I still think it's a mostly pretty boring show, though.

[MrHerofan]

Watched 37 of Kabutoa and I loved the scene where Tsurugi asked who would solve the answer for him and Jiya volunteered.

Also the Hoppers are really interesting and cool.

[Locke]

I just read about Miyuki Kanbe. Oh. Gonna be kinda sad watching Hibiki going forwards, given how her character is in the show and everything.

[KyoryuGreen]

Kamen Rider ZX (Birth of the Tenth Special): This is my second time watching it, and I found it much more enjoyable because between the first time and now I have watched more Showa Era series, gained more respect for the Showa Era Riders, and read the Spirits Manga making me love ZX. There is too much explanation in the beginning but after that it's really good, especially with seeing Kazuya again after finishing Super-1. The music besides some of the new stuff actually was Super-1's which was nice because I enjoyed the background music from it. I love all the riders together so that's nice too. V3, Riderman, and Super-1 were great and so was ZX. I wish this was actually a series because I think Badan and ZX could have had a lot of potential. I love ZX's henshin, and finishing attack when he glows red, it's so awesome.

Black Episode 6: Alright 1 year and 1 month later I continue with Black. Very showa-ish right now, definitely reminds me of X and Super-1's first half of the series. Definitely starting to see the beginning to the Heisei Rider shows in this too with the fighting of just a monster of the week instead of Minions and the Monster. Kotaro like his predecessors is very intuitive in trying to stop the threat. I love the Black suit and I am intrigued with Golgom. Hopefully this series won't take as long as Super-1 did for me to complete.