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07-21-2022, 06:12 PM | #1011 |
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I've honestly gotten bored of watching Kamen Rider weekly. I just stick around to watch the henshin sequences, is that still a good way to enjoy Kamen Rider? (I won't ask if it's a 'legitimate' way because I've learned such opinions are extremely subjective.)
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07-21-2022, 06:17 PM | #1012 |
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I guess it depends on what you get out of it. I've noticed you're a big Ex-Aid and Gaim fan, what did you like about those? Was it the directing, fights, effects etc? Has something about recent Rider's narratives and character work let you down compared to the shows you like?
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07-21-2022, 07:14 PM | #1013 |
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I guess it depends on what you get out of it. I've noticed you're a big Ex-Aid and Gaim fan, what did you like about those? Was it the directing, fights, effects etc? Has something about recent Rider's narratives and character work let you down compared to the shows you like?
I still watch toku but I think my beef is watching it weekly. It feels like a chore to be honest. Saber is a good example; the suits were awesome (and if I had the money I totally would've bought all the Figuarts) but watching it weekly felt like watching paint dry. Similarly, I love Revice's suits (except for KR Aguilera, there's something about that suit that I hate) and transformations but the plot is meh right now. I think I might be better off waiting for the shows to finish before binge watching them. I do believe the plots of Kamen Rider are far better now than they were, say, 10 years ago I think when Kamen Rider was more MOTW oriented. TL;DR - My attraction to Kamen Rider was suit-deep and the plots of Gaim and Ex-Aid was what convinced me to stay in toku. I still love the toku medium but because my first attraction is the aesthetics and henshin sequences/sounds, I believe I'll benefit more from waiting for the shows to finish rather that watching weekly (which I'm starting to view as a chore).
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07-21-2022, 08:23 PM | #1014 |
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I definitely wouldn't sweat the timing with which you watch the shows, especially. I guess it might matter if you want to avoid spoilers at all costs or something, but in general, if you want to let a few episodes pile up, or even let all of them pile up, like you're saying, I mean... who even says you can't? Speaking personally, Gaim was actually the show that made me realize I did enjoy following a Rider show intently from week to week. With the ever-escalating, highly serialized story that show had, I couldn't help but salivate over every episode preview, eagerly anticipating the newest twists and turns. It was like, a really special year for me; lots of great memories. (Also some traumatic ones.) Before that, though? I assume the strict two-parter format kind of encouraged me in this, but when I first got into Rider during OOO, I would pretty regularly let two or more episodes stack up before I actually felt the motivation to watch them. And I love all of those shows at least as much as Gaim, you know? The common point here is that in either case, I was watching Rider how I felt like watching it.
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07-21-2022, 09:16 PM | #1015 |
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I absolutely think it is a good idea to just binge the whole show once it finishes if you find you don't enjoy watching weekly as much. I find I often enjoy it more when I can watch it all at once, but I watch weekly for some shows because it gives me something fun to watch with my sister on the weekends. Whatever works for you!
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07-21-2022, 10:10 PM | #1016 |
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^ Agreed. That’s how I liked to watch most shows, Toku or otherwise. I’m even considering checking out Revice for myself somewhere down the line since that show is going to end pretty soon.
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07-24-2022, 05:38 AM | #1017 |
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- Episodic / Two Parters : Binge Watch Example : Den-O, W, Wizard, Zi-O I have rewatched those shows last year especially because some of those shows aired dubbed in my country. If you search my posts, I have posted that I don't really like W that much but rewatching it back and doing it binge gave me more insight and appreciation to the show. I finally understood why people love Shotaro and Philip's dynamic and I found some awesome and warming episodes, like ep 5-6, 11-12, 17-18, 27-28, 41-42 and so on. IMO shows like this which use two parters formula is best watched binged because you could get more mileage because you don't need to wait so long because plot progression in this formula is usually slower. - Plot-Centric : Weekly Watch Example : Agito, Gaim, Build, Saber I also rewatch some of those shows and... Those shows were still good, especially Gaim and Build. But you don't get much milage from binge watching those shows. Some inherent plot twists won't make pull a punch if you watch it binge. I remember when Gaim was airing, everyone was crazy about how the show would progress and making so many theories out there. If you weekly watch those shows, you can get more milage by being able to theorize what's to come. For upcoming shows, like Geats after Revice, I would say you can give some hybrids of this binge and weekly watch. Zero One is my primary example of this. During the first 16 episode, it's best to watch Zero One weekly because the show is still fresh and gives more room for interpretation. After that, there's the Competition Arc in Zero One which started in ep 17. I heard so many people didn't like this arc because of it's repetitiveness and two parter formula. However, some people like Fish and Dream Sword actually gave some appreciation and love for this arc. I think it's not coincidence that people like Zero One's Competition Arc more after binge watching it because you don't have to wait for three months of the same formulaic episode and Aruto yelling 'Yamero' in every episodes. For future shows, I suggest to watch it weekly until the New Year episode. Then decide whether to watch it weekly or binge it. The 20ish and 30ish is usually the best spot to binge a show because some shows usually has ran out of steam and start padding times for the final 10 episodes of the series.
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07-24-2022, 05:51 AM | #1018 |
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Personally, I watch already released shows and when I finish one, I catch up with ongoings, and then I take on the next one. Unless the plot is too interestingly twisted and I really want to see the next episode, then, of course, I don’t torture myself. Well, pilots try to watch right away, just to form an opinion about the show.
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07-24-2022, 02:12 PM | #1019 |
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However, some people like Fish and Dream Sword actually gave some appreciation and love for this arc. I think it's not coincidence that people like Zero One's Competition Arc more after binge watching it because you don't have to wait for three months of the same formulaic episode and Aruto yelling 'Yamero' in every episodes.
If anything about the pace at which I rewatched the arc improved my opinion, it's that I was waiting up to several weeks between two-parters until I actively started to miss going back through Zero-One. Like, I really tried to savor it a bit more, if that makes any sense. If my thought process had been "well at least I can get it over with quickly this time", I just can't imagine how that would lead to a more positive outlook in the end?
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07-25-2022, 10:13 PM | #1020 |
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I found this great video of Kamen Rider Kabuto's opening done in free assets and I had to share it with everyone. I dunno if it really belongs here but I had to put it somewhere!
https://mobile.twitter.com/Shin_Sato...Cn3ZTPv5sdAAAA
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