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07-28-2022, 10:53 PM | #571 |
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The irony that the one time, and on the one person, that Aruto's comedy could actually succeed with...and he doesn't.
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07-28-2022, 10:56 PM | #572 |
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Honestly a very humorous one-off short. If there's something the show is good at, it's comedy with Fuwa as a character. Also I think this was the time where we learned that our gut buster friend was getting the P-Bandai treatment... in that they were selling pieces of his abs on P-Bandai...
Potentially a better usage of money than the P-Bandai ZAIA Spec, I'll at least say that. Also here, have this picture of Fuwa just stanced up and concerned. Prime reaction image material. |
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Honestly a very humorous one-off short. If there's something the show is good at, it's comedy with Fuwa as a character. Also I think this was the time where we learned that our gut buster friend was getting the P-Bandai treatment... in that they were selling pieces of his abs on P-Bandai...
Potentially a better usage of money than the P-Bandai ZAIA Spec, I'll at least say that.
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07-29-2022, 02:44 AM | #574 |
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Well, it’s time I show one of these (not sure how I’ll go about sharing the other 6 that exist, but whatever)
Progrise: I make people happy by laughter. Comedian: Fukkinhoukai Taro. Anyway, this was a fun little special, even if the gags were a bit too manzai for my taste. |
07-29-2022, 03:41 AM | #575 |
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It's strange to have a comedic special right after a very serious episode, but that's how Kamen Rider goes. I do like these comedic specials though, not that there's much I can really say about this little 10 minute special, but it was enjoyable.
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07-29-2022, 11:11 AM | #576 |
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I haven't watched Gag Battle yet, but I just RealEyezed that Tarou is an anagram of Aruto. That's clever!
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 29 - ?OUR DREAM WON?T BE BROKEN?
We finally get Fuwa?s But Why Heroism here, and it?s nicely conveyed. It?s shades of Cross-Z, where Fuwa?s psychological inability to conceive of a future beyond warfare makes him more receptive to Aruto?s belief system. Fuwa doesn?t have a dream, but as long as he stays true to himself, maybe he?ll figure out a dream someday. It?s not Aruto?s big-hearted hope for uniting humanity and Humagears in a perfect future, but it?s more beautiful and optimistic than Fuwa?s previous dream of Killing Them All. These sorts of Buy Why Heroisms aren?t my favorite (I much prefer the specificity of almost any other Rider), but I think Fuwa comes by it so honestly and forcefully that it?s hard to say it doesn?t work. Isamu's a master of epic speeches, but this is my favorite epic speech from the whole show, followed by my favorite fight scene from the whole show, from my favorite episode of the whole show. Not only is the Job Competition finally over, but the resolution is exactly what I was hoping for, my reward for crossing that desert and making it back to civilization. It was never about Aruto and Gai, but the people caught in the middle of their conflict, the normal people just trying to make the best out of their lives. Autonomy. That's more important than any company or career. Isamu's way too hotheaded to be a normal person, but he wants to live authentically and he wants that for others as well, whether they're human or HumaGear, friend or enemy. He pities Yua for accepting her existence as Gai's tool and wants her to snap out of it. The only time Isamu has interfered in the competition was when a man's freedom was at stake, but otherwise, he doesn't care. He knows it's a sham, a publicity stunt and he's totally right. Gai winning isn't going to stop Aruto from fighting for his dream and nothing is ever going to stop a man as strong-willed as Isamu from doing whatever the hell he wants either! Quote:
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Which is a fun choice, making this ultra-detailed costume for Vulcan. I like how it?s explicitly an upgrade for the Shooting Wolf design, not for the Assault Wolf design. It?s got that old Shotriser asymmetry, but now with regal gold detailing and a more outgoing multicolor fringe to half the helmet. It?s a suit that symbolizes the way Fuwa is pulled between different worlds, but has harnessed that struggle to create his own power. (I love how the Henshin is him just weathering this barrage of shots, and standing firmer because of it.) There?s more explicit heroism to Vulcan now.
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Anyway, time for more of my critical analysis of the Job Competition arc. I appreciate that Gai won. After all that frivolity, there needed to be a change in the status quo to make it matter even a little. It's also his consolation prize for his recent losing streak in fights. However, it does make the fireman round completely pointless. I get that Ohmori mandated the Job Competition arc, but it's on Takahashi for making it a best out of 5 and stretching it to all 5. I like the moral about conceding victory, it's important for self-improvement, which Gai lacks. But it wasn't Homura's victory to concede, he was acting on behalf of Gai, so his concession shouldn't have been legally acknowledged. All he did was drag out the competition for another fortnight. It's not like the lawyer round, where the stakes demanded that Aruto win for the sake of justice. Aruto winning the fireman round does nothing for the narrative. Oh well, at least it's over. Zero One can only go up from here- (sees 6 week hiatus) For a few episodes anyway.
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07-29-2022, 11:19 AM | #577 |
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The only time Isamu has interfered in the competition was when a man's freedom was at stake, but otherwise, he doesn't care. He knows it's a sham, a publicity stunt and he's totally right. Gai winning isn't going to stop Aruto from fighting for his dream and nothing is ever going to stop a man as strong-willed as Isamu from doing whatever the hell he wants either!
??? I don't recall this series having an Episode 28?
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07-29-2022, 12:25 PM | #578 |
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Ah so we're doing the sasword gag again I see.
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07-29-2022, 02:34 PM | #579 |
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As this isn't an episode discussion, sorry but for the missed break reply, do you have thoughts on this?
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So you'd think that to endanger yourself and other victims to save them is a weird message, and I agree with that, but unfortunately it seems that, I don't know where it came from (it must be not from Zero-One as it's a relatively new show!), many people'd think yeah, to be heroic you have to endanger yourself, and in general you're only heroic when your action got stakes, and how heroic is measured by how big the stakes is. Any good deeds when much isn't at stake is dismissed, like daily good deeds (ofc, for KR, many'd only view heroism in fighting monsters as it can be dangerous, meanwhile I was also supporting your suggestion for Fuwa and Yua to make use of their superpowers to safely rescue others!).
And by that conclusion, for starters, yeah to those, you gotta take more risks or you're a selfish/cowardly bastard. Some also thought those who are recklessly acting and throwing away your life without thoughts are the more heroic ones (the most heroic ones are the one that sacrificed their lives, the problem is using this on those who mostly did bad stuff before but died by sacrifices) or "too heroic", even also coming into conclusion that heroism is inept and should be discouraged. When actually thinking and strategizing (not in underhanded way) makes them more effective at saving people and also doesn't make them less good. I didn't know if something you disagreed here is your first exposure on this, but this had happened often regarding audience talks. And yeah, doctors, firefighters, etc. can't save everyone because reality forbids it. There's a difference between the unlucky ones not receiving help due to them already taking care of someone else, to deliberately ignoring or harm the unlucky few to save though. Quote:
And lastly, regarding Jin and Horobi's interaction here, so, now does it show that Jin is still an invader to humanity here? He talked about how he can't let humans do what they want to Humagears, and he's excluding Aruto because he's the one who cared for Humagears, but unfortunately he got an example from Gai covering up the evidence of his corrupt activities by destroying the ZAIA Spec, giving him more reason to fight off humanity. He's still a villain, but of anti-villain kind, as now he genuinely cares about Humagears (redeeming trait), learning from Aruto.
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07-29-2022, 03:16 PM | #580 |
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I sort of vaguely remember the episodes you're talking about (the firefighter ones, and I guess Jin's return?), but I don't think I have any specific responses to those thoughts. If I did, I'd've probably mentioned them way back when! Jin's views on humanity are still evolving enough that I'm mostly just waiting for the show to give him more dialogue, while the idea of moderating heroism with self-preservation is, I think, a fairly self-evident concept that this story wasn't really trying to explore. It's more just one of my pet peeves in superheroic storytelling.
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