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Kamen Rider Die watches Kamen Rider Kiva
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05-08-2021, 05:22 PM
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Kamen Rider Die
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Sh Ranger
Yeah, you can spend so much time thinking of cool ideas but that image never truly materializes in to something original until you bring it in to the world. When you bring it in to the world, it gains new dimensions, so suddenly you need to envision it from those other angles that didn't previously exist and you need to do it in a way that compliments the whole, which means tweaking several elements until it eventually becomes very different from the original 2D image. You can only determine those things that need to be changed when you try and make it real. That's what makes it unique but also difficult to complete. You need to be persistent and flexible and accept the uncertainty of your creation.
Yeah, I think the show is maybe getting at some similarities between the Fangires and Wataru, where the act of creating is only something they're mimicking, so it can't
be
a creation. The hollowness that they can't ever fill, since the thing they'd be filling it with would make it not the thing they're trying to create. Like, the difference between inspiration and idolization... yeah, could be something this show ends up discussing.
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Doesn't Kabuto have enough narcissists already?
Ha ha, whoops! Fixed!
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Switchblade
The bit where Wataru, Shizuka, and the crossing guard are struggling to stand up in the wind and two little kids just casually stroll past them was comedic gold.
This part is
fantastic
. It's totally unnecessary, which is why it's so great. All Wataru and Shizuka are doing are having some guy bookend his flashback. They could be anywhere, doing anything. That this guy's life has been obliterated to the point where he's a crossing guard is more than enough of a joke. But then the director's like, But What If There's A Wind Storm, so we get this insane visual of actors delivering basic dialogue and not acknowledging the hurricane they're standing in front of... and then these two tiny children walk right through it like it's not even there. It's a purely visual gag that is totally additional to the plot, and it's really great to watch.
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Switchblade
So yeah, I think I'm pretty much in total agreement about the Otoya parts of this episode. They are absolutely delightful in how just completely awful Otoya is. I'd remembered some of this, but really forgot the extent to which he was just completely the worst. The show is generally aware of it, too, which I think helps justify finding it more amusing than obnoxious. If Otoya was being presented as anything like a role model or someone whose behavior was at least partially acceptable I think this would all play a lot worse. The show is totally in on the premise that he sucks, though, and I can work with this.
For sure. He's ruining lives in
multiple timelines
; I don't think the show is asking you view him as a good person. Like, the whole point of this story (so far) is that Wataru has found out that Otoya is The Worst. It's about the weight of this kid's familial obligation, trying to atone for
binders
of human destruction. It's hilarious that Otoya is terrible, but the show is incredibly clear that Otoya is terrible.
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Switchblade
Finally, I want to point out that I had forgotten how delightful Megumi was. She's a character that I kind of ignored the first time through the series, but man are her interactions with other characters delightful.
She's honestly my favorite character so far. Her disappointment when Nago shows up is such a unique beat, the feeling that she would rather not have this do-gooder swiping her case. That, and her response to Shizuka's whole Wataru Is Trying To Be Better, where she's like Okay How. She's, like, goal-oriented in a way that's refreshing. These franchises are usually more inclined towards invisible personal growth (this show is real Ghost-y to me), so having Megumi be more concerned with achieving results is kind of a new take? I like it, and I like her.
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