[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Blade Raider

Back on topic.

The DJ has the Orange Lock Seed. Guess that means there's multiple of every Seed (at least the basic ones). In theory, two people that have the Sengoku Driver can become Kamen Rider Gaim, Baron, etc. at the same time.

They can't. The lock seeds simply determine the armour, the driver itself is unique. If Baron had an orange lock seed, he'd still turn into Baron, just with orange arrmour. That's what the faces on the side of the driver mean.

[themidnighter]

What struck me most was how many different tones the first episode of Gaim managed to successfully execute.

- The action has all the sugary, wam-bam spectacle of the Modern Heisei riders.
- The relationship drama is soaked in that grounded, low-fi J-Drama style. The camera setups and tone were very reminiscent of Kuuga and Agito in that regard. (Only with modern video quality! Yay!)
- The dancing/Pokemon-battling gangs infuse the bright, youthful, upbeat, pop style that made so Fourze appealing.

If I had to describe the premiere to an existing fan, I'd say it was a solid mix of Agito, Ryuki, and Fourze's first episodes. Which is RAD AS HELL!

If I had to describe the series to a casual fan who wouldn't immediately understand the above references, I'd describe it as "Kamen Rider iOS 7."

Here's hoping they can execute the whole series as well as they executed the premiere. I'm very excited for Gaim!

[themidnighter]

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Originally Posted by algo448

Kiva...
You know, I hadn't realized it.

Definitely Kiva. So many shocking murders in that show! Fangires are all about the killin'.

Those first couple Rook episodes are... just brutal.

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

Dunno how I feel about the whole dancing thing yet, but I liked everything else I saw. Watching Kouta getting use to his powers for the first time was pretty hilarious.

If the dancing continues, I hope it gets better. Team Gaim's dancing was kind of lame.

[Crown Athlete]

I like the Morris Minor...that's the only good thing I can say so far.

[Battlizer]

Okay, I really liked the first episode! Kota seems like a pretty good guy so far and I like the kind of world it's set in with Yggdrassil being some kind of oppressive business empire.

The breakdancing...yeah, the dancing itself was kinda lame. I dunno if it could even be called breakdancing seeing as they just kinda boringly swayed back and forth.

I do REALLY like the concept of rival breakdancing gangs fighting over territory, though. And man, Baron seems to take this whole thing WAY too seriously.

I found the Invess pretty creepy. I mean, they still looked cheap, but there was something unnerving about them the whole time.

Gaim's first fight was pretty fun, too. Definitely reminded me of Ryuki and Den-O's first eps where they had no idea what was going on after they first put on their belts, but Kota seemed to get the hang of it pretty quick.

[themidnighter]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

If the dancing continues, I hope it gets better. Team Gaim's dancing was kind of lame.

Judging by the quality of dancing demonstrated by Japan's elite, professional J-Pop choreographers... I wouldn't get my hopes up.

[guncannon109]

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Originally Posted by themidnighter

Definitely Kiva. So many shocking murders in that show! Fangires are all about the killin'.

Those first couple Rook episodes are... just brutal.

I also remember a few dopants killing people in W, but they were few and far between. Remember Terui's family anyone?

[Hope4896]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

You say tamed, I say "has some God damn self-control."

What you described isn't dark, it's pointless gratuitous and immature. It reeks of someone trying to be more mature, but failing and becoming an even bigger joke than the so-called "tame" series. "We want this too be DARK and EDGY so let's put in MURDER and RAPE because those automatically make for better stories about silly rubber-suited monsters, right?"

Maybe the creators should spend less time trying, and failing, to make the shows dark and "mature" and focus on making the mouths on the monsters move once in a while?

Cough....Hibiki.....cough. Most of the scaryness of Kajins somehow ended when parents starts to complain about spit-vomiting Makamou and Hibiki's mouth. Well, you know who to blame.

[NGW]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Rider's gotten a lot gentler in the years since Ryuki. I'm not sure they could really pull off something as violent and dark now. Stop and think: when was the last time you saw a MotW kill anybody?

Makes me kinda sad. Ryuki was just incredible. It had such a fantastic tone, it was dark, it was depressing, yet it still managed some great humor when appropriate. The monsters and other riders were able to actually feel like genuine threats, and because of the nature of the season you could actually worry that someone may die, whereas nowadays you never really feel that the lead rider might be killed off.

That said, and as I said before, I don't really want another Ryuki. That season was special. But I do want a return to some of those feelings.

Even if Gaim doesn't quite go that direction, it is off to the right start. It seems like it really wants to be the next Ryuki, what with an equivalent to the mirror world and monsters.