[GuardianAngel87]

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What did you think about the surprise return of Mayu as Kamen Rider Mage?

I thought it was pretty cool. I just wished she had a much better Rider suit.

EDIT: Incidentally, I am now down to less than ten episodes of the series. I should be able to finish Wizard pretty soon.

[Daikaijuman54]

I finally watched Shin Kamen Rider last night! I enjoyed it very much!

One thing I absolutely adore about this movie is how much they tried to make it look like a Showa Kamen Rider Show with how some scenes are shot and choreographed, heck the overall feel and atmosphere had a lot of that at many places throughout.

The tragic hero of Takeshi Hongo is probably the biggest highlight to me with how right off the bat how violent (boy, I wasn't expecting THAT much) and grotesque he's become and how it weighs on him. I always got a sense he felt resigned to his fate and just wanted to make the best out of it in the trailers and I still got it here. Very well played.

The action and suits are amazing, mixing the goofy and sometimes grotesque monster looks and the mechanic aesthetic of the Augs, and "K's" very robotic movements, some of which are edited like stop-motion in a way giving an inhuman and Showa feel to him.

I honestly lost track of time while I watched the movie and thought the movie still had more to go after Hayato appeared (really enjoyed him). It kind of surprised me when it ended because I thought "That didn't feel like two hours!"

I may do a spoiler discussion at a later date, but for now, I enjoyed it. Although... This may be controversial of me, but I think I still like Shin Ultraman a bit better. Not saying Shin Kamen Rider did anything wrong, but for some reason, I don't know if I love it more than Shin Ultraman, despite all my praise of this one. Maybe I'll need to rewatch them a couple more times, but that's just me.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

I may do a spoiler discussion at a later date, but for now, I enjoyed it. Although... This may be controversial of me, but I think I still like Shin Ultraman a bit better. Not saying Shin Kamen Rider did anything wrong, but for some reason, I don't know if I love it more than Shin Ultraman, despite all my praise of this one. Maybe I'll need to rewatch them a couple more times, but that's just me.

Since we're talking about Shin Kamen Rider and Ultraman. I recently got the idea that in both of these shows, Anno is contemplating death and the cost of avoiding it. The idea is not new and has even been implemented in a similar way before, but it seems to me that for Anno it is especially important that in order to save the hero?s life, someone else must sacrifice his own (only one capsule in Ultraman, limited helmet memory in Kamen Rider).

[Daikaijuman54]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Since we're talking about Shin Kamen Rider and Ultraman. I recently got the idea that in both of these shows, Anno is contemplating death and the cost of avoiding it. The idea is not new and has even been implemented in a similar way before, but it seems to me that for Anno it is especially important that in order to save the hero?s life, someone else must sacrifice his own (only one capsule in Ultraman, limited helmet memory in Kamen Rider).

We could go even further if we compare Shin Godzilla's "Who will Know?" which is about struggling to survive even if it doesn't wish for it.

I always thought they complement their shows rather well. Hongo is grappling with his loss of humanity and willing to help Ruriko however he can. Shinji (in Shin Ultraman not Evangelion) was killed because of Ultraman, who felt guilt and came to the conclusion that humanity was worth saving over himself, much like how in the original. So, I feel they fit the "Heroic Sacrifice" idea in the same spirit as their predecessors.