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What are you watching? (Kamen Rider Edition)
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DreadBringer
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Kamen Rider W(atch)
Nazca Arc
Episode 3-4: Don't Lay a Finger on M
M stands for Money and Memories.
Written by:
Riku Sanjo,
Directed by:
Satoshi Morota
/How to Get to Heaven
Wakana's other activity is shown here to host her radio show, refering herself as Healing Princess, telling about Million Colosseo casino during her Futo's Mystery Tour segment and its fantasy-like effects. Phillip is apparently held in higher regard for both Shotaro and Akiko, who defused their argument as Phillip tells them to be quiet as he wants to focus on the radio show. Shotaro's hardboiled is proven to be a tryhard act again with his fear against a dog named Dani, while Akiko insists for the pet to be returned, albeit using up her boss position. They then got hired by a couple to investigate their daughter for a case related to the casino. I like the gag here that they refer to "Narumi", and for Akiko, being the daughter with same surname is overexcited... until Shotaro reminds that the famous one is her father. It's something like Blade before where both father and daughter are refered by their family name "Hirose-san", only that it's addressed here in the gag.
The couple owns Izumi Confectionery, which is a pastry shop, where their daughter Yuuko Izumi is acting strange, turning into someone stuck-up who slaps a clerk in a shop for not meeting her impossible standards in their products. Shotaro and Akiko follows her, but an argument based on Shotaro showing off & trying to keep Akiko away and Akiko being defied happens again, this time causing them to lose Yuuko. The professional stuff (that Shotaro talked) is actually about putting aside your difference for important task, something both failed here, albeit I'd put more blame to Akiko (who slaps using her slipper) here. They meet up with Watcherman, who got introduced to Akiko, for answers. Akiko likes being flattered, like what Watcherman does while trying to take a photo with her, seems to be the way to get her to comply. Watcherman leads them to Goro Murasame, and as Shotaro informs to Phillip regarding Murasame's gambling, house, and family, he freezes upon the word family. However the casino owner Taizo Kaga/Money Dopant attacks Murasame. The difficulty of the Riders being made up of 2 person is highlighted here, with Shotaro being unable to henshin if Phillip wasn't ready, in this case, being frozen, forcing him to wait.
Kirihiko and Saeko wonders about the Dopant split into 2 different sides, likely refering to W. The approach between sisters seem to be reversed here with Saeko encouraging him to learn slowly, while Wakana scoffs at Kirihiko's praise of her radio show. Yuuko continues her hostile behavior, dismissing her parents' warning, while also physically pushes them. Shotaro tries to warn her about the casino being run by monsters to no avail, while Yuuko's behavior riles up Akiko enough to blow their cover, although it's a sign of her standing up to what's right with her treating family as less important to money. In the search of the casino's location, along with Makura and Jinno, Wakana seems to have good publicity, with Shotaro being starstruck giving funny faces, asking for her autograph. They then resume their search of the location with Phillip's search in Gaia Library, with Shotaro failing to keep Akiko away from the danger by going to the casino in a bus, teasing him with funny face, and as Shotaro henshins into W and later using CycloneMetal, the problem being revealed by Money Dopant absorbing the life force of the gamblers with Life Coins, due to his rule of replacing what gamblers had lost like money by putting their life on the line, and that beating him means he had to destroy those Life Coins, while the falk brings up family again that freezes Phillip, the difficulty of 2 person as 1 applying in battles too.
/Play with a Joker
The episode further reveals Phillip's trouble that he's amnesiac, as when he searches for family later in Gaia Library, the book's pages are torn out, which is the reason that the word family traumatizes him. Shotaro tolerates him, and supports him which Phillip suspects as him following Sokichi Narumi, the name of their Chief and Akiko's father. So Shotaro being hardboiled is emulating him, but being hardboiled involves supporting one another in Sokichi's eyes as well... Akiko tries to get Yuuko back home, despite Yuuko being condescending to her, while also infiltrating the casino and reporting to Shotaro with Bat Shot, showing Yuuko's loss and her being absorbed by Life Coins, enraging Akiko to slap Money Dopant with her slipper. It's endearing act to stand up against the client, but a reckless one to blow her cover again... after Shotaro is being forced to acknowledge her usefulness right before. Despite the bickering, the bond of the main characters seem to be reaffirmed here that, Akiko knows full well about the danger of her confronting a Dopant here, that if he does anything to her, then she puts her faith into Shotaro and Phillip that they'll pay her back. Although she hypocritically mocks Shotaro as useless after her reckless act although brave, while praises Phillip as super genius. So Phillip is Akiko's standard to be treated well and he does have pedestal among the 2. Nevertheless Phillip lives up to the claim, comprehends how roulette work, impressing Money Dopant too for his confidence, and searches for keywords related to roulette in the Gaia Library. I guess somehow some part of technology here is still held back here like Shotaro's manual typewriter, only Phillip can search out informations like we do with search engines like Google!
The head of Sonozaki family, Ryubee, reveals his aim that he feels Sonozaki family is destined to be mankind's rulers, and thus on the way of Kirihiko and Saeko's marriage, Kirihiko had to master Nazca memory first, and he's pitted against Wakana, who can henshin into Claydoll Dopant, and continues her contempt against haughty men to fight Kirihiko. Kirihiko apparently succeeds to meet Ryubee's expectations and he marries Saeko, apparently uninterrupted. While being concerned about Phillip's family situation, another ally is introduced, Santa-chan, who gives him.. useless present (Shotaro wondering what's the use of it) and treats it as Christmas despite that the time there is September.
Shotaro and Phillip arrives at Million Colosseo, to take the Life Coins, which the story uses 'settling things with tabletop game' resolution against Kaga. Phillip lives up to the hype, winning most of the lottery and the Life Coins by predicting the result of the roulette, but the trauma hits Phillip back with Kaga discussing about family, gaining himself upper hand as Phillip can no longer focus, on the verge of being turned into another Life Coins victim. However Shotaro steps in, challenging Kaga in an Old Maid game. However Kaga is an utter expert, being able to predict everything Shotaro does by his expressions, movements, etc. Phillip is skeptical about this, but now Akiko stands up for Shotaro (and whacks Phillip with her slipper), that Shotaro's doing that to save him. But the advantage of the Rider being 2-in-1 is played well here to win, as when Shotaro wears the belt, even before they henshin into W, their consciousness is linked, therefore Phillip can secretly participate too within Shotaro's body, Phillip's intellect is still utilized to win the game. I guess Shotaro participates to stall Phillip until he regains focus again. This sequence, personally reminds me of JoJo Part 3, for both D'Arbys with the resolution being gambling against predictive player who absorbs the losers in coins (Daniel) and it being won by the partner secretly participating (Telence). Kaga is enraged and fights them, with the duo henshin into W, no longer having the Life Coins on stake. They utilize CycloneJoker, then LunaJoker, and the first appearence of LunaMetal, being able to stretch the Metal Shaft in place of limbs. Kaga attempts to use the word family to his advantage again, but now it's Phillip's turn to reaffirm the main character's bonds, with him taking Shotaro and Akiko as his family for now, thus it no longer worked on him. W changes into HeatMetal and uses Metal Branding to put down Money Dopant. The Life Coins' energy returned, but it's not all good as the one returned still has crippling debut including the Izumi family, but Shotaro is optimistic that they can make it through when they stick together in his report. W also managed to catch the attention of Wakana, talking about them in her radio show.
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