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10-30-2019, 08:15 PM | #15621 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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Faiz 27-28:
I really love the way Delta is just this mysterious figure for a few episodes, always popping up slightly out of focus or occasionally creeping around in bushes. Something about that air of mystery really adds to the weight of a new Rider debuting. It's cool. Much like these episodes, which have a ton going on, even by this show's fairly high standards of stuff happening. You've got the scenes with Takumi and Kimura, which do an astonishingly good job of getting into the kind of character Takkun is. You get to see a lot of different aspects of his personality in play, including both the good parts, and some of the uglier ones that haven't been as apparent lately, since he's largely accepted Mari and Keitarou as his friends, and is even starting to begrudgingly allow Kusaka's presence. Actually, I always thought it was funny how well Faiz and Kaixa tend to work together given all the stuff that goes down between them. When they have a common goal, they actually work towards it without too much friction. Unlike the Ryuusei children, who really need to get their crap together. This Delta Gear stuff is getting them way too worked up. It's a shame there isn't some guy out there that would be able to handle the Delta Gear's addictive power. Someone perfect for the job, too mellow, too utterly wimpy to ever hold any delusions of grandeur! Well, I guess we'll just have to make due with Kitazaki for now. He is pretty mellow, at least. The new villains here are both super memorable. Kitazaki's been hyped up for about a fourth of the show by now, and he doesn't disappoint. He's creepy, and so powerful he can destroy things basically just by existing. Sawada is someone I'll probably want to wait until his story wraps up to really talk about, but for now, I'll say he has one of my favorite monster designs in the series. I think it's entirely down to the creepy cyclops look, but what can I say? That always works for a bad guy. Oh, and I don't have a smooth transition for this bit, but I love how proactive Mari is when she gets held hostage here. It wouldn't have much effect on how the story plays out either way, so props to Inoue for specifically having her cut her own ropes with a piece of broken glass, which is a lot more true to her personality than if Takumi just sliced them open when he got there or something. では、今回もちゃんとやってるファイズ翻訳ミスコーナーです~!今日の翻訳ミスはこれだ! 「お前らを見てればよくわかる」 This cutting remark should be more along the lines of "That's obvious enough looking at you two". Kusaka is saying this in response to Kyousuke and Arai, who have become total jerks after using the Delta Gear, talking about how Delta's power, like, totally chaaaanges people, man! Kusaka is mocking them for being petty degenerates. Which I know is rich, coming from him, but that just lets you know how low these guys have sunken. W 27-28: Okay, I might have undersold how much I actually like Accel. First of all, just to get this out of the way, that suit is gorgeous. The sharp lines, the delicious crimson color, the way the blue visor pops, it's pretty much perfect. He looks like the protagonist. It's basically a checklist of tried and true Heisei Rider design elements, which is the perfect contrast to Double, a design that made it a point to be both its own unique thing, and a Showa throwback. The contrast then extends to the characters, with Ryuu being the hot-blooded supercop who seems like he could headline his own show, as opposed to Shoutarou, the hard-boiled(ish) detective who does. The way the show bounces the focus back and forth between them in the middle of arcs is impressive, and in the 10 episodes Accel's been around so far, I've yet to feel either one was ever overshadowed by the other. Which is all the more impressive for these episodes, which deal heavily with Ryuu's desire for revenge, offering up a satisfying character arc about him coming to further understand what it means to be one of Fuuto's Kamen Riders. It's intense. It's dramatic, and all throughout Shoutarou and Philip get plenty of great moments too. This is another one of those W arcs that just totally hits it out of the park. Yup! And that's definitely a memorable target for a finishing move.
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10-30-2019, 11:28 PM | #15622 |
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Decided to watch the OOO and Fourze crossover movie despite not having seen Fourze yet. And I thought it was alot of fun. Made a good epilogue for OOO and a nice intro to Fourze. Once Christmas season is over I'll probably give Fourze a go; It seems like something I'd like.
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10-31-2019, 07:48 AM | #15623 |
Showa Girl
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Fourze was my first so I've naturally got a lot of attachment to it; but I can still confidently say it was very, very good. It follows a similar monster-of-the-week tendency to W and OOO and keeps that strong sense of setting and theming. You saw how enthusiastic and over-the-top FRIENDSHIP IS GREAT Gentaro was in the movie? Yeah that's a regular thing. It's a very fun series, I hope you'll like it!
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10-31-2019, 07:36 PM | #15624 |
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Just finished Agito and found it really frickin good.While kinda of slow paced wasn't quite the slog that Kuuga was and I really digged the characters. Shouichi just a really nice guy and interesting.Loved the humor moments especially with him and Hikawa.The whole mystery element to the series was great too.
Current ranking: 1. Build+ W(Joint position) 2. Den-O 3. Agito 4. Fourze 5. OOO 6.Kuuga Probably gonna watch Ryuki next. |
10-31-2019, 07:39 PM | #15625 |
Showa Girl
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That's about how I'd sum up Agito as well. Just a really good, strong series; not the best thing ever but very likeable with some nice characters, some good action and a decent enough story and mystery to string together individual episodes. Very much as archetypal as Kamen Rider can get, but when it's done this well that's hardly a bad thing.
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10-31-2019, 07:53 PM | #15626 |
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Agito picked up after the first act when it started focusing on being its own thing rather than trying to recapture the magic that Kuuga did. I get that it was originally meant as a direct sequel, but still, the first act came across as trying to capture Kuuga's' style without really having any of its substance.
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10-31-2019, 07:56 PM | #15627 |
Showa Girl
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Agito picked up after the first act when it started focusing on being its own thing rather than trying to recapture the magic that Kuuga did. I get that it was originally meant as a direct sequel, but still, the first act came across as trying to capture Kuuga's' style without really having any of its substance.
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10-31-2019, 08:14 PM | #15628 |
天心の英雄たち
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Agito was an awesome series. And he looked fantastic in all his forms.
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10-31-2019, 09:08 PM | #15629 |
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Agreed. I also disliked how he got his memory back only to immediately lose it again after the debut of Trinity Form. Felt like they did that solely to drag the plot along some more.
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10-31-2019, 09:34 PM | #15630 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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Faiz 29-30:
The obvious thing to talk about here is that this is the big turning point where Takumi and Yuuji finally find out each other's secret identity. 29 does a great job leading up to it, showing Takumi starting to harden his stance against Orphenochs in light of recent events (or at least, that's what his mouth says), and having a ton more interaction between the main cast than usual, including getting all six of them at a table together for a conversation that goes absolutely nowhere because all of them are some combination of socially awkward, disinterested, and/or secretive. It's rather delightful to watch. I also how in 30 attention is called to the fact that Takumi didn't even know Yuuji, Yuka, and Kaidou all live together up to this point. Anyway, once the twist happens, it's more of that awesome parallel storytelling with Takkun and Yuuji as they both figure out how they feel about everything. It also plays off of established character connections since Takumi goes to Yuka to ask her what Yuuji's like, while Yuuji goes to Mari. It's good, introspective stuff, although of course, things still don't end up going very smoothly right away. I'll give Kusaka one thing, he knows how to come up with a plan on short notice. The less obvious thing that I honestly want to talk about way more is the crazy stupid and crazy awesome one-shot appearance by Faiz's Jet Sliger. It's so great! I feel like there's a fascinating behind-the-scenes story here. I know there was an RC Jet Sliger toy with Faiz as the driver that was probably supposed to be some big ticket item for Bandai, which is why it's so impressive to me the show gave so little of a crap about shilling it. Yeah, Delta drives one and it's cool, but Faiz? He gets a proper fight with Delta's, because, again, the show still remembers to make the stuff it doesn't care about look cool, but the scene lasts barely over a minute before Takkun's slick new ride gets totally trashed. It's so brazen I can't help but love it. It basically admits there's not going to be a lot of room in the plots or budget for the effects to give this thing regular appearances, so instead it tells you, in no uncertain terms, not to get your hopes up. では、多分期待してもいいファイズ翻訳ミスコーナーです~!今日の翻訳ミスはこれだ! 「俺の知ったことかよ」 After Saya's death, Takumi starts talking about how he's decided he's going to wipe out the Orphenochs entirely, further steeling his resolve from the events of episode 17. Mari points out that this probably wouldn't actually make Saya happy, bringing up that even though Sawada has become an Orphenoch, it doesn't change the fact that he's one of the Ryuusei children. Takumi's response to this is more of a blunt "Like I care". He's actively trying to avoid acknowledging the idea that someone could think of an Orphenoch as a friend, and given what's actually going through his head in scenes like this, I think it's fair to say he definitely didn't already know that. You can even see on his face how hard it hits him when Mari says Saya would've wanted to help Sawada. W 29-30: I've always been a huge proponent of shows that keep their storylines largely episodic, and going back through Double has helped me focus in on a lot of why that is. The huge advantage an episodic show has over a serialized one is the inherent freedom of the format. When it comes to a superhero show, what this essentially means is that episodes live or die by how interesting the villain is. Double, I'm discovering, was probably better at that than any other Rider show. The broad concept of Dopants allows for monsters based on basically anything at all, and that lead to an absurdly varied and creative series of different plots. The show really capitalizes on the inherent potential to deliver arcs that are never quite like each other. They frequently dip their toes into wildly unique tones and even entirely separate genres, all while still keeping a similar enough feel to keep the series cohesive. This arc is the one that makes me bring this up, because it totally goes for broke on that front. You've got all sorts of absurd dream scenarios, leading to all sorts of comic misadventures, all in addition to the usual exciting mystery plot, which actually pulls out some solid twists that will keep you guessing until the end. Plus the continuing development of the overarching storyline. Plus the first time Double has been on his bike since Accel showed up (I think). Which is also nice. Basically these episodes are really good.
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