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03-20-2023, 04:41 PM | #1151 |
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- The genuine tidbits about the choreography were easily my favorite part of the first short, at the risk of downplaying how great the humor is. It was super neat finding out at least some of those movements are actually conveying something.
- Eigo de Megido should've just been a real show. Just those three actors, flexing their overseas roots while staying mostly in-character, week after week as some quasi-educational YouTube side project airing alongside the show. Would've *easily* made this trio into genuinely popular characters. Or maybe I just think that because I actually do like all these guys and thus thoroughly enjoyed this short. (It's also the only reason I remember Legeiel playing the piano.) - Seeing so many of Saber's characters acting this unlike Saber characters was also a treat. - I maybe have less to say about these two though. They're still great! I fondly recall trying to solve all those brain-teasers alongside the cast! - As is quite common when Die is less enthusiastic than usual about a thing, I'm actually more enthusiastic about the fifth short than I am most of the others. The style of humor is totally my speed, and I like how it captures how awkward it must be trying to be friends with a guy as aloof as Yuri. I like to think every casual conversation with him goes this way. - The sixth one is a nice little bonus, I guess. It was nice of them to get Reika and Ryouga in these shorts somewhere! Anyway, yeah, to echo what others have said, these shorts are a Reiwa Rider tradition I'm glad to have around. Here's hoping it keeps up for Geats. (and also that I actually find Revice's somewhere before that...)
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03-20-2023, 06:48 PM | #1152 |
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I often see you showing disappointment for KR's villains, and it seems that Saber won't (likely except for Isaac, or the Shindai siblings at the beginning), I wonder if you now, or long ago, has accepted the fact that KR is bound to have underwhelming villains, like the Book Club for Saber's cast.
The parts I usually disconnect with are either repetitive villain schemes with not much to key into (the Book Club plots) or mysteries that I don't have the info to solve/energy to puzzle out (Calibur). When a show loops the early villain plots into compelling guest stars (Wizard) or makes the mystery of a villain less of a thing to focus on (Ex-Aid), I'm fairly happy. Or, you can go the Geats route and make everything just drama that springs out of character conflicts -- which is the thematic core of the entire series -- and I'm thrilled. Quote:
Eigo de Megido should've just been a real show. Just those three actors, flexing their overseas roots while staying mostly in-character, week after week as some quasi-educational YouTube side project airing alongside the show. Would've *easily* made this trio into genuinely popular characters. Or maybe I just think that because I actually do like all these guys and thus thoroughly enjoyed this short. (It's also the only reason I remember Legeiel playing the piano.)
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03-20-2023, 08:34 PM | #1153 |
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TTFC DIRECT THEATER: KAMEN RIDER SABER, ACT 3 - “SABER VS SHADOW MOON, AND…”
Wow, best one of these, for sure. And not even because of either guest star! It’s all because of Kirigirisu, who returns yet again to ineffectively menace Saber and basically come off like a hammy creep. Which, y’know, is the perfect vibe for a pseudo-stage show! You want hammy villains that work the crowd for boos, and also make small talk with strong-armed hostages. The bit where Kirigirisu not only knows a fact about this audience member’s hometown, but does a whole Thanks For Coming So Far To Join Us thing… it’s the best. It’s exactly the right tone for something that’s trying to charm an outdoor festival crowd. And then to follow it up with the glorified clown show of Shocker Training? So fun! So much dumb fun! I honestly checked out once the superheroes showed up, I was so into Kirigirisu as a dude who transformed a civilian into a Shocker grunt and then got mildly irritated that the stunt show wasn’t going to plan. But Saber was heroic, and Shadow Moon was villainous, and Ichigou was Classic Ichigou, and that’s all at least fine. The beginning half, though! That was perfect! Man, I feel like this one shouldn’t be missed? If you haven’t watched any of these TTFC specials, definitely check out this one.
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03-21-2023, 02:38 AM | #1154 |
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Yes, a cool and funny final episode of this show. Cult guest stars, good audience work, and Kigirisu is really adored in these three episodes. Maybe not much can be said about TTFC Direct Theater, but it gives a lot of fun and positive emotions.
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03-21-2023, 04:14 AM | #1155 |
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Honestly, putting Saber against the first (pseudo) Rider to use a sword seems like a stroke of genius.
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03-21-2023, 08:52 AM | #1156 |
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If you haven't seen any of these local stageshows before, you might not know that it is in fact an EXTREMELY common thing to just have Shadow Moon show up as the villain! He makes sporadic appearances as a sometimes-big-bad in certain crossover movies, but local stageshows just can't get enough of him. It's honestly more shocking to me they didn't bring out Red Shadow Moon in this stageshow
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03-21-2023, 09:30 AM | #1157 |
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03-21-2023, 09:49 AM | #1158 |
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Oh right, Red Shadow Moon exists! Admittedly I'm surprised to see a full on suit of him since most times I think I've only seen figure/3D game models represent the form.
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03-21-2023, 04:13 PM | #1159 |
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These were fun. Not really anything more than I expected, but it was nice to have this thread as an excuse to experience more Saber things for the first time. Now I've just gotta read that Buster manga at some point! (and also maybe find the two of these they apparently made for Revice... hopefully whenever someone decides to get the anime shorts out there!)
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03-21-2023, 09:11 PM | #1160 |
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If you haven't seen any of these local stageshows before, you might not know that it is in fact an EXTREMELY common thing to just have Shadow Moon show up as the villain! He makes sporadic appearances as a sometimes-big-bad in certain crossover movies, but local stageshows just can't get enough of him. It's honestly more shocking to me they didn't bring out Red Shadow Moon in this stageshow
I feel like Rintaro bowed out of this one to better cheer Touma on from the audience. He's probably just behind one of the excited children!
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