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05-13-2021, 05:37 AM | #3491 |
WONDER RIDER
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First reactions to things are often hilarious. I will always treasure old threads. People's reaction to finding out about Gaim's writer was equally hilarious.
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05-13-2021, 05:51 AM | #3492 |
Reiei
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"What?! That's not a Kamen Rider!" "Where's the bug eyes?! The antenna?!" "Eughhh PINK!" "This is the start of Kamen Rider's downfall!" "I like the colors and video game aesthetic though." "What is that chibi THING?!" It's all so good to look at. Fast forward a year later and Ex-Aid is mostly regarded as a good show. |
05-13-2021, 05:56 AM | #3493 |
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Those and the
"What?! That's not a Kamen Rider!" "Where's the bug eyes?! The antenna?!" "Eughhh PINK!" "This is the start of Kamen Rider's downfall!" "I like the colors and video game aesthetic though." "What is that chibi THING?!" It's all so good to look at. Fast forward a year later and Ex-Aid is mostly regarded as a good show.
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05-13-2021, 06:16 AM | #3494 |
Showa Girl
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Ex-Aid's designs are a treasure
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05-13-2021, 06:18 AM | #3495 |
Dai Shogun
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Not "I don’t like the designs", not "Not for me, pass", but specifically "Well, this will be bad". I couldn’t wrap my head around how people were so adamant that the show would be bad based on leaked images of the suits. |
05-13-2021, 06:28 AM | #3496 |
Reiei
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To be fair! I had that same mindset when I stumbled onto Ex-Aid's design while I was on a break from KR during Ghost. A bizarre design that probably means taking the franchise in an uncertain direction, and that scares people.
Of course, I did pick it up when I went back to the franchise for Build and watched it along and became one of my well-liked shows. It's a lesson I learned and many probably and/or should have. Never judge a toku based solely on its suits. |
05-13-2021, 06:30 AM | #3497 |
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What, the entire constellation?
Seriously though, congrats!! Jokes on them, Kamen Rider peaked with SD, it's been downhill ever since.
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05-13-2021, 06:33 AM | #3498 |
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I think the funny thing is, like... alright, sure, Ex-Aid was arguably pushing it further; but by that point it's not like Kamen Rider digging into weirder wackier designs was anything new. Drive, Fourze, Gaim... you basically just had all those in a row and all of them had main designs that are very out of line with what you'd expect from Rider. There's a reason they saw a trend and really decided they needed to go back to basics with Build's main design!
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05-13-2021, 06:38 AM | #3499 |
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05-13-2021, 06:40 AM | #3500 |
Reiei
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I think the funny thing is, like... alright, sure, Ex-Aid was arguably pushing it further; but by that point it's not like Kamen Rider digging into weirder wackier designs was anything new. Drive, Fourze, Gaim... you basically just had all those in a row and all of them had main designs that are very out of line with what you'd expect from Rider. There's a reason they saw a trend and really decided they needed to go back to basics with Build's main design!
Also, I thought the reason Build was so back-to-basics was cuz they thought Heisei was ending in 2017 and so they thought Build was the final heisei rider. Which is probably also his crossover movie was called HeiGen Final. |
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