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Kamen Rider Die rewatches Kamen Rider W (and watches Fuuto P.I.)
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01-13-2024, 12:02 PM
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While I don't plan to rewatch along this time, due to my currently busy Tokusatsu schedule, I totally have a fair amount of opinions to share about Kamen Rider Double, the 2-in-1 detective.
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KAMEN RIDER W EPISODE 1 - ?W?S SEARCH: TWO DETECTIVES IN ONE?
Kamen Rider W is a story about a city.
It?s a thing that very few Kamen Rider shows are about, honestly. There?re shows about companies, and schools, and all of Japan. There are shows about families, both biological and found. But this one? like,
Fuuto
is the main character, in a way that feels completely fresh.
That's why Shoutarou has that line about punishing anybody who would make the city cry. Of course, a city cannot cry in the literal sense, but figuratively, Fuuto is composed of the people who live there, so it's still alive in its own way. Like, there'd later be Saber's story about saving lives vs saving the world and how those lives are what make the world worth saving, which I think is even more at the core of this show's theme. Double being powered by the wind of the city is cool symbolism, as well as a pretty unique reference to the original Kamen Rider and giving a clear image of Shoutarou's type of heroism, while his co-protagonist Phillip's more mysterious and a self-proclaimed devil for now.
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Kamen Rider Die
The concept of protecting a definable city helps add quick and fascinating shades to our two main characters ? Akiko and Shotaro.
That?s my favorite thing about this premiere, how much it foregrounds the dynamic of Akiko and Shotaro. While the series as a whole is memorable for our two-in-one Kamen Rider, I found myself endlessly delighted by the way Akiko?s snarky self-regard ran up against Shotaro?s performative cool. She?s new in town, and just wants to avoid Encyclopedia Brown But A Junon Superboy Contestant as much as she can. Shotaro?s attempts to be suave and sophisticated just bounce right off her disinterest, while still creating a sense that she?s sort of intrigued by his dedication to helping the people of Fuuto. It?s? like, it could
easily
come off as grating ? generally no fun when someone shows up to shit all over the star of the show! ? but Akiko?s insults land pretty well on a doofus who could not be less manly or cool if he tried.
Honestly, I like Akiko as the cheerful and goofy heart of the team, like Mei for SOL. When you're literally sharing a body with another dude, teamwork is pretty important, way more important for Double than any other Rider. They have to be in sync in both mind and body for every fight, but Shoutarou's impulsiveness and Phillip's stubbornness can often cause them to clash. Akiko, being the daughter of a man who Shoutarou and Phillip both respect, in addition to having a surprising empathetic side, makes her a strong mediator necessary for resolving their conflicts. Also, her slipper is an iconic weapon.
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The quirks of Shotaro and Philip are of course always fun, and we even get my favorite form of W right upfront with LunaJoker. They knew just how good that form was! They also knew just how good the switch-in attack for W was. That cyclone hits so hard! I played Memory of Heroez; I would know!
Besides being an awesome form in general, LunaJoker is significant in starting the trend of Heisei Phase 2 where the first episode usually has a form change, with only Gaim and Zi-O being awkward outliers. Reiwa no longer follows this, since only Geats has done it so far. And yeah, standing in the middle of a cluster of enemies and going CycloneJoker is certainly an OP move!
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