|
Community Links |
Members List |
Search Forums |
Advanced Search |
Go to Page... |
|
Thread Tools |
09-24-2020, 11:27 PM | #11 |
I have a problematic type
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 10,424
|
Quote:
Hard pass, but I appreciate your insight and the X-Men analogy. (Although, Inoue is 1000% Chris Claremont, for better and worse.)
What I'll probably end up doing is a Series Wrap-Up post at 29, and another at 48. Basically treat them like two separate series. With all of the controversy and animosity the production switchover created, I wouldn't feel super great about trying to assess this as one series that's trying to say one thing. I'm okay looking at it as a run, followed by another run. (I almost went with Claremont for my analogy, but this would be '00s Claremont and the back third of Hibiki isn't full of thinly veiled BDSM fetishism. If you want Inoue writing his kinks into the story you want either Cutie Honey the Live or Shougeki Gouraigan) |
09-24-2020, 11:29 PM | #12 |
Kamen Ride Or Die
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,159
|
Quote:
Hibiki's suit is painted in a unique paint branded Maziora and it is basically a two-toned/polarized chromaflair paint. For Hibiki it is purple with a blue tint so depending on the lighting the suit color can have a bluish tint at times. The monsters of the show are categorized as makamous(pronounced mah-kah-mo), riders are oni.
Quote:
If there's one word to describe Hibiki, it's refreshing. It's just a breath of fresh air. It's unique and creative, fun, and laid back. It's not aiming for the melodrama you'd see in Faiz or the hyper intense stakes of Blade. It's just a refreshing take on Kamen Rider, with an interesting coming of age story intermixed into it.
__________________
Currently working on: Go-Busters is next! Archive of previous shows on KamenRiderDie.com! |
09-24-2020, 11:32 PM | #13 |
Kamen Ride Or Die
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,159
|
Quote:
__________________
Currently working on: Go-Busters is next! Archive of previous shows on KamenRiderDie.com! |
09-24-2020, 11:37 PM | #14 |
I have a problematic type
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 10,424
|
Quote:
But, like, that's what makes the Claremont analogy work! Claremont was a guy that did smart, fresh things with superheroes, really tried to say something with them... until he got stale, and then it was all his worst tics and impulses, tarnishing his legacy and making you wonder if he was ever any good at all.
|
09-24-2020, 11:42 PM | #15 |
Kamen Ride Or Die
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,159
|
Quote:
__________________
Currently working on: Go-Busters is next! Archive of previous shows on KamenRiderDie.com! |
09-25-2020, 12:17 AM | #16 |
Stronger Than You
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: nyet
Posts: 25,326
|
Quote:
Asumu isn't just some kid sidekick, Hibiki is just as much about him, if not more so!
__________________
|
09-25-2020, 12:21 AM | #17 |
Kamen Ride Or Die
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,159
|
That's not... really established yet on the show, but, yeah, it definitely seems like that's what's in store. Should be a fun storyline!
__________________
Currently working on: Go-Busters is next! Archive of previous shows on KamenRiderDie.com! |
09-25-2020, 12:59 AM | #18 |
Showa Girl
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 9,064
|
Hibiki...
Oh, man, from that first episode overview I think I’m in for a wonderful time in this thread. Hibiki is absolutely a comfortable show. It’s a show that is at once perfectly Kamen Rider and yet absolutely not Kamen Rider and is so so special for it. I had never heard the tagline for the show was “Stable heroes in an unstable world”, but that’s pretty perfect. As you can probably tell the focus is very squarely on Asumu’s life and how he interacts with the Oni rather than the other way around and I’d have it no other way. A bit like Kuuga (and, fun fact; this show shares a few fun trivia pieces of similarities with Kuuga), this is very much a show that isn’t for everyone; and either you’re vibing with it or you’re not. I can hardly blame you if you feel it’s not for you later, but for now... I’m very happy to see you’re liking this very special season.
__________________
|
09-25-2020, 01:01 AM | #19 |
Showa Girl
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 9,064
|
Oh, by the way; I don’t want to say too much on the retool but I think 29-30 is a great point to watch the movie. That’s about the point it would have come out anyway, going between two very different things makes it a less disorienting watch , and I personally feel it’s a nice bookend to 1-29 even if not truly connected.
__________________
|
09-25-2020, 01:16 AM | #20 |
Kamen Ride Or Die
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,159
|
Quote:
Hibiki...
Oh, man, from that first episode overview I think I’m in for a wonderful time in this thread. Hibiki is absolutely a comfortable show. It’s a show that is at once perfectly Kamen Rider and yet absolutely not Kamen Rider and is so so special for it. I had never heard the tagline for the show was “Stable heroes in an unstable world”, but that’s pretty perfect. As you can probably tell the focus is very squarely on Asumu’s life and how he interacts with the Oni rather than the other way around and I’d have it no other way. There's the big hero moment from Hibiki, when he dives off of a boat to save a child (are we sure Inoue didn't write this one?), but I like his second meeting with Asumu better. He knows that it is incredibly dangerous for Asumu and his cousin to be in these woods, but to tell them it's dangerous is to make it worse, so he just doesn't. He helps Asumu up and very quickly escorts them out of the forest. He's all smiles and funny answers and stories about the power of nature (Kamen Rider!), because he's not just protecting them from danger, he's protecting them from fear. I like this dude! I like his style! Quote:
Oh, by the way; I don’t want to say too much on the retool but I think 29-30 is a great point to watch the movie. That’s about the point it would have come out anyway, going between two very different things makes it a less disorienting watch , and I personally feel it’s a nice bookend to 1-29 even if not truly connected.
Now if someone could tell me where the HBV should go, because the Wiki doesn't have a release date for it...
__________________
Currently working on: Go-Busters is next! Archive of previous shows on KamenRiderDie.com! |
|
TokuNation News & Rumors |
ToyRise RyuKenDo |
Alternative Cut of "Day Of The Dumpster" Released |
Shodo SUPER Kyoryuger Teaser |
Figuarts/Seihou GRIDMAN |
SH Figuarts BoonBoomger Red |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:40 AM.
|