[MidoGreen]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

Hell yes! Could not agree more.

Baku Baku Beating Heart forever!



I find that casting Koji Seto as the innocent, introverted Wataru really highlights the duality of the character -- which makes more sense when you get deeper into the series.

I got the sense that Kiva is a part of Wataru that he actively represses -- and that repressed, savage side of his personality takes over whenever he henshins.

Say what you will about the overall quality of Kamen Rider Kiva (I'm personally a fan -- though I recognize its myriad flaws), but Wataru has one of the most effective character arcs of any KR series I've watched. He's a very different guy by the end of the series.

Given how he acts when he takes up the role of King, I can actually see that. That death glare that made Fangire wet their pants does line up with the aggressiveness that is Kiva.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by algo448

Maybe 10 episodes isn't the right number, but the guy really grows on you, most people agree he's one of the best things about Kiva.

Well I find him utterly obnoxious, but apparently he's still around. At least he's not presumed dead, since people are looking for him in the present. Time can change people.

Also, stock fraud? What a boring problem. Though when that lady showed up with "victims" lists I expected serial harrassment.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Well I find him utterly obnoxious, but apparently he's still around. At least he's not presumed dead, since people are looking for him in the present. Time can change people.

Also, stock fraud? What a boring problem. Though when that lady showed up with "victims" lists I expected serial harrassment.

Yeah he is at first.

Fangire are a quirky bunch.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by algo448

Yeah he is at first.

Fangire are a quirky bunch.

So, he's a Fangire?

Welp, so much for that twist.

Also, that fat white guy was a fucking riot. What the fuck.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

So, he's a Fangire?

Welp, so much for that twist.

Also, that fat white guy was a fucking riot. What the fuck.

Wait what? No dude, they were completely unrelated comments, it was more of a random statement.

Because Fangire really are a quirky bunch.

[SPLIT LIP]

Oh.

Yeah holy shit was it an unrelated comment. Like seriously you might as well have have said "Man frogs and their sticky tounges."

Also, one other minor complaint: these Fangire-fighting bimbos. The past one is pretty cool, but the modern day one MUST be a joke. Like holy crap, what am I watching? It's kind of embarrassing. She's an exceptionally poor actress and stuntgal, and all she does is get her shit kicked and limps around grunting so pathetically. Her little gun is a joke, too. Who seriously thinks that'd work?

Channeling Locke for a sec: the action with Kiva is SUPER awesome. He's so brutal and quick and precise, and the moves he pulls are half wrestler, half wolverine. The bit where he gives the Fangire a facefull of Kivat and almost beats it senseless was really well done, as was the bike bit last ep where he tied the tentacle of teh Fangire to his bike and drove around that car, whiping the Fangire into the side of it.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Oh.

Yeah holy shit was it an unrelated comment. Like seriously you might as well have have said "Man frogs and their sticky tounges."

My bad.

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Also, one other minor complaint: these Fangire-fighting bimbos. The past one is pretty cool, but the modern day one MUST be a joke. Like holy crap, what am I watching? It's kind of embarrassing. She's an exceptionally poor actress and stuntgal, and all she does is get her shit kicked and limps around grunting so pathetically. Her little gun is a joke, too. Who seriously thinks that'd work?

Megumi and Yuri are pretty much useless. Girls in an Inoue show syndrome.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Megumi and Yuri are pretty much useless. Girls in an Inoue show syndrome.

Bah.

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Oh.

Yeah holy shit was it an unrelated comment. Like seriously you might as well have have said "Man frogs and their sticky tounges."

Yeah, don't worry. No spoilers there.

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Also, one other minor complaint: these Fangire-fighting bimbos. The past one is pretty cool, but the modern day one MUST be a joke. Like holy crap, what am I watching? It's kind of embarrassing. She's an exceptionally poor actress and stuntgal, and all she does is get her shit kicked and limps around grunting so pathetically. Her little gun is a joke, too. Who seriously thinks that'd work?

Yuri (past bimbo) becomes awesome, but Megumi legitimately sucks. I think there's one three episode arc where she does anything close to cool or interesting.