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05-29-2017, 02:28 PM | #1 |
The Rabid Rider Fanboy
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This was a question I asked myself when I had to rank my favorite KR seasons. For what it's worth both are very polarizing and when you compare the good and bad points they had, to me, it seemed close.
Decade had a pretty bad filler arc post-World of DiEnd, but Wizard's first 1/3 were just boring. I gave Wizard points for the better Primary and Secondary Riders, but Decade had a better supporting cast if we count Yusuke as supporting. Opening themes? Pfft, they're both neck and neck if you ask me. Same for insert songs. For Decade there's Ride the Wind and Treasure Sniper, and for Wizard my two favorites were Blessed Wind and Beastbite. When comparing two of their crossover movies, Cho Den-O & Decade and Sengoku Movie Taisen, they were equally good I think so they cancel each other out. But comparing the other crossovers they had, Movie Taisen Ultimatum and Movie Taisen 2010, I think 2010 takes the cake. Wizard had Kosuke's badass fight against Wiseman toward the end but if we count Den-O Episode Yellow, Wizard still gets the slight edge there. Both had flawed finales. Decade with that BS cliffhanger that basically said "Go see the movie for the conclusion. But Wizard dropped the ball with the final arc when the final villain ended up being Gremlin instead of Wiseman. Not to mention Koyomi's death meant little to me since she barely had any screen time throughout the season so the impact of her death was limited to our sympathy to Haruto and how much she meant to him. Plus they had Ep 52 and 53. Just... ugh. I dunno. It goes back and forth for me depending on what day you ask me. For now I give the slight edge to Decade simply because I like Movie Taisen 2010 so much. Plus I gave it points for trying something different with the anniversary concept, even if it didn't always succeed when it did.
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05-30-2017, 09:53 AM | #2 |
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W. It was really well-written and had one of the best movie riders.
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05-30-2017, 10:23 AM | #3 |
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He meant Wizard or Decade. I'd definitely pick Wizard, it's got charm
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05-30-2017, 10:49 AM | #4 |
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Decade all the way. I love the characters (Tsukasa and Daiki are my favourite primary and secondary Riders respectively), the AUs are fun and the soundtrack is superb.
Both series have their (very significant) flaws but are better than a lot of people make out I think. I used to be quite hard on Wizard but I've come to look back on it quite fondly.
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05-30-2017, 11:11 AM | #5 |
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Decade all the way. I love the characters (Tsukasa and Daiki are my favourite primary and secondary Riders respectively), the AUs are fun and the soundtrack is superb.
Both series have their (very significant) flaws but are better than a lot of people make out I think. I used to be quite hard on Wizard but I've come to look back on it quite fondly. |
05-30-2017, 11:18 AM | #6 |
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I'm quite fond of them both, but Wizard edges it out. Probably something to do with it having something that feels like progression as it goes on. And I love Haruto.
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05-30-2017, 03:19 PM | #7 |
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My vote would have to be Decade. Even though Wizard had an actual story, To me Decade wins it simply for the fact that he has the other Heisei Riders in it (even though they're not the real ones), the Shinkenger crossover and Journey Through the Decade being an awesome song. It was shorter too which helps.
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05-30-2017, 03:23 PM | #8 |
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Wizard takes the win for me. Best things that came from Decade were Kiva-La, Abyss, and the theme song. I love Gackt, and Journey Through The Decade is a fucking masterpiece.
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05-30-2017, 03:39 PM | #9 |
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I would rather watch Decade, I think. I love Wizard's suits and fighting style, plus the music is good and Haruto has an entertaining personality (when he wants to), but Decade is just a better popcorn show. Don't get me wrong, I think the series as a whole is terrible. Trying to piece any kind of coherent narrative together is a headache and all of it leads to such a disappointing payoff (or lack thereof). But many of the individual episodes are real gems, and if you turn your brain off completely it's just a really fun time.
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05-30-2017, 05:23 PM | #10 |
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My bad. Misread it. I will have to go with Wizard too because Magical Girl Beast.
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