[Locke]

Kuuga was less bad and more insulting. Thousands died under Godai's watch, I think he reacted once in suit and once out. Pathetic.

[KyoryuGreen]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

That's not a unique problem to Kuuga. Agito, Faiz, and Kiva all have that issue, too, to an extent. I think Kiva is the worst, though, with shy, emo Wataru turning into the aggressive and often brutal Kiva.

As someone who relates to both Faiz and Kiva if I had the power to transform into a badass, armored superhero with that type of technology/supernatural power, I'd be aggressive and brutal. The shy types normally have a lot of built up aggression.

[KyoryuGreen]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Kuuga was less bad and more insulting. Thousands died under Godai's watch, I think he reacted once in suit and once out. Pathetic.

He probably reacts a lot more than what is shown.

[Thessair]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

That's not a unique problem to Kuuga. Agito, Faiz, and Kiva all have that issue, too, to an extent. I think Kiva is the worst, though, with shy, emo Wataru turning into the aggressive and often brutal Kiva.

With the exception of Kuuga, I haven't gotten to any of those yet. Oh well, at least I'll be prepared for it this time.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

The show's whole ending arc, which starts around 46, I think, with the death of Bishuum, is fantastic. The show drops the episodic structure and it becomes this really dark and engaging serialized story. Prepare to have your heart broken at least twice.


That's not a unique problem to Kuuga. Agito, Faiz, and Kiva all have that issue, too, to an extent. I think Kiva is the worst, though, with shy, emo Wataru turning into the aggressive and often brutal Kiva.

All youre doing is making me want to watch more Kiva

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

All youre doing is making me want to watch more Kiva

Given how diametrically opposed our tastes are, Kiva will probably be your favorite Rider series ever.

[ZeoRangerV]

Just finished the last episode of Black (still got the movies to watch, but I'm guessing they'll be throwaway stuff) and yeah this show just went up and up as soon as Shadow Moon was introduced. The last few episodes have been absolutely relentless and some of, if not the, best Kamen Rider stuff I've seen. Great action and there are some really emotional moments like Battle Hopper's death and Shadow Moon's dying words. Wasn't that impressed by the Creation King, but it was never really about him so who cares. RIP to the Whale Mutant too, I hope you're chilling up there in kaijin heaven with Mogura from Amazon.

Final thoughts? I can certainly see why Black was so popular, but I don't think it fully lives up to the hype. If the whole series was like the last 18 or so episodes than sure, but the first 33 are far too episodic and detached from each other. While for most older series this isn't such a bad thing, Black OPENS with Kotaro knowing Gorgom have Nobuhiko and are brainwashing/transforming him yet proceeding to do absolutely NOTHING about it until Shadow Moon pops up.

I don't recommend marathoning this show by any means, but if you can get through the first 33 episodes the remainder will reward you greatly.

Out of the Rider shows I've seen, I currently rank them as:

Fourze
W
Ryuki
Amazon
OOO
Black
Decade
Wizard

[MagiRed]

Now on episode 26 of Kamen Rider OOO, and now for my thoughts with 25.

I was wondering when we would finally see a Yummy spawned from Ankh, and I think it's about time. Towards the end of the episode, I thought Ankh gave Eiji the Tajador medals as a show of trust and some sort of redemption to let him destroy Ankh's Yummy with his power, but...nope.

Wishful thinking. They teased me with my favorite combo, only to say that it made the fight harder. Anyway, now I'm watching episode 26 and I look forward to how this whole ordeal turns out.

[MagiRed]

And now, here I am on episode 27 of OOO.

...And Kosei just broke the fourth wall...ooooh, this is gonna be one of those days...

[SPLIT LIP]

27/28 of OOO is just nutty. That was Kamen Rider's 40th Anniv, so they did something silly and fun for it.