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09-12-2022, 09:27 AM | #121 |
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Speaking of Mick, him gravitating towards Tokime reminds me of how cat-like I felt she was...
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09-12-2022, 11:44 AM | #122 |
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Man, this has been really good thus far. The show really captures everything about W. I really like how Fuuto PI utilizes a 3-episode arc format to draw out the story more. Do you all think this is a true sequel to Double? I for one do.
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09-12-2022, 12:04 PM | #123 |
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I see no reason to think otherwise. The same writer of the show worked on the manga, so for me it's much more canonical than if Takahashi or Inoue (I have nothing against these authors, just an example) produced their own version of the continuation, albeit with the original actors. My only concern is whether the anime will be able to maintain the bar of quality and whether it will be commercially successful. Because I may be wrong, but Fuuto Tantei looks a bit more expensive than most weekly anime series.
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09-12-2022, 04:10 PM | #124 |
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09-13-2022, 03:08 AM | #125 |
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So currently it focuses on mostly Shotaro and Philip. Now they're taking a "case" outside of Narumi Detective Agency obligations, seemingly getting nothing from the clients which are mega rich family here, explains their wild fashion sense Shotaro got distracted with.
I totally called it that, the women are kamen so that Kuya can focus on their personality (yes, their bodies are voluptuous, but butter face is a thing), though it's just a tradition in general too which bring back Kamen Singers (sadly not referenced in this episode). Lots of thoughts are put in Alcohol Dopant, which is a good thing. alcohol can make you drunk, and it's also flammable, and if that is combined on an MOTW, it'd make them more dangerous threat, weaponizing flames as well as being immunte to flinching. Though W switching to HeatJoker when he got burned is good too, and here it's a case of fighting fire with fire not working on W. There's multiple red herring here for sure, there's Bando as an employee in Kagamino family, and as Shotaro and Philip noted, even if Kuya forces his brides to put a mask, he doesn't look for a good women, but those which personality suits him the best. There's also a butler did it cliche, and for meta wise, there were loads of unpleasant and/or morally dark beautiful women in W overall. Ironic that Shotaro talks about Kuya attracting only gold diggers or such and not looking for good women, but Shotaro's attracted to femme fatales, which are normally not good women either. Quote:
Two-parters fit W "double" theme though, even the episode titles have letters that stand for 2 words, giving the story titles "double" meanings.
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09-13-2022, 12:25 PM | #126 |
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Personally, I explain the three-episode arcs of anime to myself as follows: episode Shotaro, episode Philip and episode W. And the two-episode format was used by no means only by this show.
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09-18-2022, 11:41 AM | #127 |
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The serial bride candidate murders at a mansion in a blizzard continues, with Shotaro and Philip right in the middle of it.
I'll give Kei this much...she's a bold one. Not afraid to say what everyone's thinking that the last candidate alive would win or that she'd kill to win all that money by marrying Kuya, and she has no qualms about using her body to do it (dat boob flaunting). Of course I guess it's kind of fitting she ended up dying naked in the bath. I love how Kei propositioned Kuya for masked sex before Kurumi showed up. And then Kuya has enough of that nonsense and just walks away. Revolgarry launch! Akiko looked so confident leading the charge! Weather Dopant cameo! It's nice to see Isaka make a cameo, and kind of fitting given what we see with Terui/Accel in this episode. Hmm...does Kuya know who Kanna actually is? Do they know each other? Is that why he was bothered so much by her leaving? Even Kurumi thinks she was secretly his favorite. We also don't know why Kanna is really there. Unless Kuya is in on it and they didn't want to lose another guinea pig. So it turns out...not only are all the bridal candidates actually the Alcohol Dopant (Kei was the one who fought W)...but none of them are the murderers. Actually they're more like the victims, because they were all brought into this as test subjects for the Alcohol Memory which basically possessed them and was killing them with alcohol poisoning every time they used it. This wasn't a marriage contest, it was a lab experiment, with these women being used for it. Were some of the chills Tokime was feeling Bando, given their possible connection? It seems like she knows something about Museum too, which I guess comes from her past life with Bando and his group. "Hen...Shin!" "Despair awaits you at the finish line." He said it! He said the things! And we finally get our Accel Henshin! And we even got to see Trial. Tokime's reaction to Terui bringing out his driver and finding out he transforms into a bike was priceless. As was her terrified face has she rode him. Bando realizes Kamen Rider is as good at detective work as they are with fighting Dopants, and makes himself scarce...though not before leaving one of his associates to clean things up. Masquerade Dopants! Perfect for some out-of-suit action and for Accel to run over. Is that some kind of...Banshee Dopant? What with the ethereal quality and her sonic attacks? She's pretty sadistic, and dangerous enough that Accel has to bring out Trial to be able to fight her. Also, that boob jiggle. So...who is the culprit? Grandma, the butler, or Kuya? From the looks of it at the end, feels like all three are in on it. |
09-18-2022, 01:35 PM | #128 |
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He's here! And just in time for that CSM Accel Driver 1.5! Yeah, they did Terui right here. From him turning into a bike, to his Henshins as both Accel and Trial getting rather failfully animated, he was a highlight for sure. Outside of that though, I'm still sticking with my initial hunch as to who the true culprit is. I felt that the twist about the true nature of the crime was a bit of a stretch(which Philip even lampshades), but it's not a major issue. Depending on how the final act of this goes, this might be my favorite of the arcs so far.
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09-18-2022, 07:22 PM | #129 |
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Philip pointing out how often he cross-dresses. "I swear I'm not into it." Okay bro.
Also Accel was fucking awesome. Totally worth all that build up. |
09-18-2022, 09:23 PM | #130 |
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Absolutely love that Alcohol Dopant effects the user just like its namesake, only to a mortal degree. Higher tolerance means better control of its abilities, lower tolerance means you could black out, but regardless using it for too long essentially poisons you with alcohol. It's a brilliant downside.
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