What are you watching? (Kamen Rider Edition)

guncannon109 · 07-30-2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Yeah to be fair Den-O is kinda weird in that aspect...the protagonist is almost deliberately the least interesting character as his powers always involve benching him, so he never gets to grow or do anything interesting or worth a damn, hell a majority of his lines are even dubbed over by the other actors. I don't understand why they didn't just skip him all together and just have the Imagin being the Riders with Hana as our human avatar into the world.

I miss Eiji so much ;-;

I'm just going to enjoy Wataru for as long as I can.

Powerman293 · 07-30-2013, 03:15 PM

Really enjoying Ryuki, I'm up to episode 22. I love how even the writers acknowledge the first 1/4 / 1/2 of Ryuki has been hella slow, so Shiro says he put in Ouja to speed things up. And...... I knew it was coming with Kamen Rider Gai, but I didn't expect it in the first real battle with Ouja in it.

The crisis with Shinji and Ouja is gonna get really interesting since Shinji doesn't want to kill but he needs to stop Ouja. Since Ouja is going to be in at least up to episode 40( saw a title card for a video with Ouja and Tiger in it) I want to see where this goes. I know what's gonna happen with Raia but I'm a lot more interested in his character now, he's not afraid of his impeding death. And what the hell happened with Ren? His character development stopped and now he's helping out Ouja?

I've gotta say, this probably hands down is my second favorite rider series out of the four I've nearly completed. It has the stuff from OOO I really liked, where sides are constantly shifting and stuff is getting introduced that messes up the flow of everything else. So would OOO be a pseudo re-imagining of the Rider war but more limited?

SPLIT LIP · 07-30-2013, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Yeah to be fair Den-O is kinda weird in that aspect...the protagonist is almost deliberately the least interesting character as his powers always involve benching him, so he never gets to grow or do anything interesting or worth a damn, hell a majority of his lines are even dubbed over by the other actors. He used to annoy me, but now there are three Imagin he is barely in his show enough to cause any kind of response, negative or positive. I don't understand why they didn't just skip him all together and just have the Imagin being the Riders with Hana as our human avatar into the world.

Because they wanted to try something different. Really push the whole "this guy is not even close to our first choice for Den-O, but he's part of things now wether he's cut out for it or not."

He's no Shotaro, but he's not entirely pointless in the grand scheme.

Locke · 07-30-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Because they wanted to try something different. Really push the whole "this guy is not even close to our first choice for Den-O, but he's part of things now wether he's cut out for it or not."

He's no Shotaro, but he's not entirely pointless in the grand scheme.

Trying something new is all well and good, but it's pretty frustrating to follow a protagonist who actually has no direct impact on the story. I mean I could dig it if he at least helped talk people down or inspired people with his actions even if he couldn't actually achieve them by doing it but literally all he does without Hana or the Imagin is fall over which I think is meant to be funny.

Like I say he's had maybe five minutes of screentime on his own in these ten episodes so I physically don't have enough to hate him, but after Eiji and watching Haruto each week this guy is like the worst protagonist after Godai.

losondro · 07-30-2013, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

What shows haven't you finished? If you haven't watched Black I highly recommend that. And OOO but everyone has seen OOO.

my list of finished shows is as follows (including their movies):
1. kabuto
2. Den-O
3. Kiva
4. Decade
5. W
6. OOO
7. Fourze

Locke · 07-30-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by losondro

my list of finished shows is as follows (including their movies):
1. kabuto
2. Den-O
3. Kiva
4. Decade
5. W
6. OOO
7. Fourze

Then Black and Wizard are my recommendations! Don't bother with Blade or Kuuga.

losondro · 07-30-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Then Black and Wizard are my recommendations! Don't bother with Blade or Kuuga.

with Wizard, I've watched till episode 14 and i'm currently waiting for it to finish so i can watch it to the end later. till then i have Dekaranger.

algo448 · 07-30-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by guncannon109

I'm just going to enjoy Wataru for as long as I can.

I'm kinda curious, what episode are you on?

Matrixbeast · 07-30-2013, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

Then Black and Wizard are my recommendations! Don't bother with Blade or Kuuga.

Don't listen to him concerning Blade.
Blade is awesome.

guncannon109 · 07-30-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

What shows haven't you finished? If you haven't watched Black I highly recommend that. And OOO but everyone has seen OOO.

I haven't.

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Originally Posted by algo448

I'm kinda curious, what episode are you on?

Twenty-one, so I'm about halfway through.

07-30-2013, 03:15 PM	#6212
Powerman293 Man with a plan Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,297	Really enjoying Ryuki, I'm up to episode 22. I love how even the writers acknowledge the first 1/4 / 1/2 of Ryuki has been hella slow, so Shiro says he put in Ouja to speed things up. And...... I knew it was coming with Kamen Rider Gai, but I didn't expect it in the first real battle with Ouja in it. The crisis with Shinji and Ouja is gonna get really interesting since Shinji doesn't want to kill but he needs to stop Ouja. Since Ouja is going to be in at least up to episode 40( saw a title card for a video with Ouja and Tiger in it) I want to see where this goes. I know what's gonna happen with Raia but I'm a lot more interested in his character now, he's not afraid of his impeding death. And what the hell happened with Ren? His character development stopped and now he's helping out Ouja? I've gotta say, this probably hands down is my second favorite rider series out of the four I've nearly completed. It has the stuff from OOO I really liked, where sides are constantly shifting and stuff is getting introduced that messes up the flow of everything else. So would OOO be a pseudo re-imagining of the Rider war but more limited? __________________ My Twitter

07-30-2013, 04:11 PM	#6214
Locke Big Bad Wolf. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Raiding tombs. Posts: 9,529	Quote: Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP Because they wanted to try something different. Really push the whole "this guy is not even close to our first choice for Den-O, but he's part of things now wether he's cut out for it or not." He's no Shotaro, but he's not entirely pointless in the grand scheme. Trying something new is all well and good, but it's pretty frustrating to follow a protagonist who actually has no direct impact on the story. I mean I could dig it if he at least helped talk people down or inspired people with his actions even if he couldn't actually achieve them by doing it but literally all he does without Hana or the Imagin is fall over which I think is meant to be funny. Like I say he's had maybe five minutes of screentime on his own in these ten episodes so I physically don't have enough to hate him, but after Eiji and watching Haruto each week this guy is like the worst protagonist after Godai. __________________

07-30-2013, 04:24 PM	#6215
losondro Resident priest of Godoka Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,176	Quote: Originally Posted by Locke What shows haven't you finished? If you haven't watched Black I highly recommend that. And OOO but everyone has seen OOO. my list of finished shows is as follows (including their movies): 1. kabuto 2. Den-O 3. Kiva 4. Decade 5. W 6. OOO 7. Fourze __________________ Necrozma, thirsts for your light!

07-30-2013, 04:25 PM	#6216
Locke Big Bad Wolf. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Raiding tombs. Posts: 9,529	Quote: Originally Posted by losondro my list of finished shows is as follows (including their movies): 1. kabuto 2. Den-O 3. Kiva 4. Decade 5. W 6. OOO 7. Fourze Then Black and Wizard are my recommendations! Don't bother with Blade or Kuuga. __________________

07-30-2013, 04:29 PM	#6217
losondro Resident priest of Godoka Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,176	Quote: Originally Posted by Locke Then Black and Wizard are my recommendations! Don't bother with Blade or Kuuga. with Wizard, I've watched till episode 14 and i'm currently waiting for it to finish so i can watch it to the end later. till then i have Dekaranger. __________________ Necrozma, thirsts for your light!