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11-14-2021, 04:22 PM | #16941 |
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ALSO, thing I'm most curious about -- is Ouja still vexed?
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11-14-2021, 05:33 PM | #16942 |
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Kamen Rider Blade Q1
I've been putting this show off for a long time, for some reason. The last new old Rider show I watched was Ryuki, which was like 3-4 years ago now, while Build was airing. Maybe it's just that I haven't heard anything about Blade other than bench and kara miso soup, nothing was really standing out to me to in the intimidating presence of all the other Riders to choose from, but I had to get here eventually. So I have finally decided to start my quest to end the Heisei Era! So what do I think of the first 12 episodes that I have currently watched? It's a very weird show, but definitely captures a lot of what is entertaining about Heisei Phase 1, with the exciting character drama and plot twists. This head writer, Imai Shoji, I'm mostly enjoying his style so far, although it's still too early to judge. I'm also told he mysteriously leaves halfway through, making his work with Toei a short portfolio, like a dazzling flash of lightning that appears and fades quickly in the night sky. A recurring theme in the show seems to be betrayal, suspicion and the importance of trust. I was surprised to see that BOARD pretty much becomes defunct immediately and from there it delves in to this crazy conspiracy revolving around the Rider System, the Undead and the lore of humanity's divine source. I'm already finding a lot to relate to in the characters and their own personal problems. Like Kenzaki's backstory with his failure to protect his parents and hating how others patronize him, saying he couldn't have done anything. That just makes it worse! Feeling useless sucks and that's the big driving force for the protagonist. He's pretty balanced, with respect and admiration for others like Tachibana and Hirose, but doesn't take kindly to having his altruism exploited. At worst, he's got a short temper. It's intriguing to learn more about this Fusion Compatibility, since anger being used to grow stronger reminds me of Build's Hazard Levels. I'm curious to see how this show deals with the connection between emotional state and the power to fight. Moving on to the Secondary Rider, I haven't heard the Kara Miso song in action yet, but Tachibana seems like the kind of guy you want to punch and hug at the same time. Like Kenzaki, he hates being used. Unlike Kenzaki, he's taking that hatred out on the world and indulging in self-destructive behavior, to the point where even his apparent impending death turns out to be just a physical hallucination of his fear being used against him as a side effect of the Rider System. Did I mention that he claims to have eaten a jigsaw piece out of fear of his girlfriend finishing a puzzle of them together? He's a source of a lot of black comedy from just how dramatically terrible his life and mental state has become, but I can't help but want to sympathize with him as well. It's hard to get a handle on Hajime. He's needlessly antagonistic to virtually everybody but has a soft spot for kids and mothers, which is his most honorable redeeming factor. I feel like he's just putting up a front to make others leave him alone, something Kenzaki is more than glad to oblige, but deep down, he seems to want recognition for his heroism and to be accepted by humanity. It reminds me of Keisuke's first arc in Kamen Rider X, where he's suffering from the lonely mission of fighting to protect people while they ostracize him for being perceived as less than human. However, I think Hajime would help his cause if he was a little warmer and open to people, but I guess the main problem is that he doesn't fully understand human emotions yet. I want to see how he interacts with Tachibana, since they've only passed each other by once so far. Team Blade consists of Kenzaki and his two friends. Hirose continues to provide TACCOM support to Kenzaki in battle following the destruction of BOARD base. She's very helpful and earnest, looks similar to Koyomi and carries her own heavy burden of responsibility for her father's part in unsealing the Undead. However, I feel like she's misguided in agreeing with Kanasuma's belief that unlocking the secret to immortality would somehow be a good thing for humanity. When has playing God ever not screwed over humanity? Go watch a movie! Fortunately, she seems to be realizing gradually that this is not the blessing she thought it might be. Kotarou is less useful, but he's letting them live under his roof in exchange for a scoop on Kamen Riders and even though he's a little too much sometimes, I enjoy how he lampshades the absurdity of every situation. Fun Fact: Did you know that there are three different Aikawas in this show?! There's Aikawa Hajime, the heart Rider with a hidden heart. Aikawa Shou, the head writer who's going to replace Imai. And Aikawa Nanase, the singer of the awesome OP, Blade Brave! Not long ago, I was pointing out all the Inoues working for Toei, but I'm guessing Aikawa was a popular surname in 2004? Hajime and Nanase share their first kanji, but Shou's is different. Their second kanji are all the same though.
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11-14-2021, 07:10 PM | #16943 |
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So what do I think of the first 12 episodes that I have currently watched? It's a very weird show, but definitely captures a lot of what is entertaining about Heisei Phase 1, with the exciting character drama and plot twists. This head writer, Imai Shoji, I'm mostly enjoying his style so far, although it's still too early to judge. I'm also told he mysteriously leaves halfway through, making his work with Toei a short portfolio, like a dazzling flash of lightning that appears and fades quickly in the night sky.
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He's pretty balanced, with respect and admiration for others like Tachibana and Hirose, but doesn't take kindly to having his altruism exploited.
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Did I mention that he claims to have eaten a jigsaw piece out of fear of his girlfriend finishing a puzzle of them together?
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11-14-2021, 07:14 PM | #16944 |
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Did you watch with EXCITE!subs or some other subs? I feel like watching it with the former heightens the experience. I did watch it in a filipino dub back in the day and then EXCITE! later and it was the best weird 12 episode I've seen back then. He~Shin!
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11-15-2021, 10:39 AM | #16945 |
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Oh most definitely. The sheer level of out there that the first half of Blade can reach is the exact thing that kept me hooked, and I was so sad to see it go come the second half. A shame the guy hasn't done much more stuff; He knew how to keep my attention if nothing else.
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Which means.... I was just in time to understand that reference!
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11-15-2021, 12:39 PM | #16946 |
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Kamen Rider Blade Q1
I'm already finding a lot to relate to in the characters and their own personal problems. Like Kenzaki's backstory with his failure to protect his parents and hating how others patronize him, saying he couldn't have done anything. That just makes it worse! Feeling useless sucks and that's the big driving force for the protagonist. Quote:
Moving on to the Secondary Rider, I haven't heard the Kara Miso song in action yet, but Tachibana seems like the kind of guy you want to punch and hug at the same time. Like Kenzaki, he hates being used. Unlike Kenzaki, he's taking that hatred out on the world and indulging in self-destructive behavior, to the point where even his apparent impending death turns out to be just a physical hallucination of his fear being used against him as a side effect of the Rider System.
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It's hard to get a handle on Hajime. He's needlessly antagonistic to virtually everybody but has a soft spot for kids and mothers, which is his most honorable redeeming factor. I feel like he's just putting up a front to make others leave him alone, something Kenzaki is more than glad to oblige, but deep down, he seems to want recognition for his heroism and to be accepted by humanity.
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Team Blade consists of Kenzaki and his two friends. Hirose continues to provide TACCOM support to Kenzaki in battle following the destruction of BOARD base. She's very helpful and earnest, looks similar to Koyomi and carries her own heavy burden of responsibility for her father's part in unsealing the Undead. However, I feel like she's misguided in agreeing with Kanasuma's belief that unlocking the secret to immortality would somehow be a good thing for humanity. When has playing God ever not screwed over humanity? Go watch a movie! Fortunately, she seems to be realizing gradually that this is not the blessing she thought it might be. Kotarou is less useful, but he's letting them live under his roof in exchange for a scoop on Kamen Riders and even though he's a little too much sometimes, I enjoy how he lampshades the absurdity of every situation.
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And being a doormat doesn't necessarily mean being kind either, someone can obey others' command to do evil deeds without much problem, like for example Tooru from W. Though yeah roles like protagonist has no relation to your morality, protagonist =/= hero, antagonist =/= villain. Protagonist only means main character and there can be villain protagonists. Quote:
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11-16-2021, 11:51 AM | #16947 |
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There's a long debate on who's the secondary Rider of Blade, Tachibana or Hajime. So you're going with the former here. Tachibana's a secondary Rider that is normally amicable with the primary, something that is out of the norm at that time (and soon will be again), but I still don't know about how Tachibana turned hostile too to Kenzaki in his self-destructive phase at the first half of the series, despite their relationship before. Tachibana seems to show self-fulfilling prophecy, that your fear can make it real, but if you don't fear, you can expect much better outcome than you think.
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The antagonism probably can have a reason for one to do, but yeah doesn't mean it turns into something not-asshole. There can be other, more straightforward way to tell others to leave one alone. Once again this is about how both morality pets are terrible people, the insanely insolent Amane which is a thing that softens Hajime, despite that Amane puts everyone down in Hajime's favor (which can potentially stroke Hajime's ego further), and Hajime being the only one that can make Amane tone down of course.
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Though Hirose also can also be a tough and irritable type in that. Her responsibility for her father, there can be those who'd view that as her being "non-functional" and that responsibility for someone just because they're family can feel alien, what do you think about that?
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Kotarou is an in-universe KR enthusiast.... I guess he predates George in that? Though of course otherwise Kotarou is not a morally dubious individual, probably if George wants to make his own story, Kotaro does it in more civilized, harmless way by just writing, albeit he can behave annoying and dismissive of personal space as seen in his first scenes. He'd realize that he's useless though...
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11-16-2021, 12:36 PM | #16948 |
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For the other morality pet, are you referring to Haruka or Jin (not those guys from Amazons, haha)? Other than encouraging Amane's disrespect to Kotarou, Haruka seems to be mostly a good person who just wants to help Hajime work out his problems. Not really the best mother or big sister though, however, she does sometimes reprimand Amane's coldness to patrons. But yeah, I can see how being around Amane might have contributed to Hajime's rudeness, since those human emotions are being imprinted on him.
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They do have that enthusiasm in common, although Kotarou considers himself to be a non-fiction science writer and talks about Kamen Riders the same way someone might talk about cryptids, whereas George is a lot more fanatical and wants to add his own vision to the story, rather than merely reporting on it. Other than that shared trait, I think George is a much more charismatic and useful character though, with how he makes every scene a performance and has a major effect on the plot.
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11-17-2021, 04:33 AM | #16949 |
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(Un?)fortunately, he's now pissed off instead. I guess going forward, it'll be up to existing fans to ensure the legends of weird and memorable TV-Nihon translations are passed on to new people getting into Kamen Rider. As long as we don't forget, hope will never be acute! |
11-17-2021, 01:15 PM | #16950 |
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^ I don't know. Normally, I would agree but I honestly thought it made sense with Asakura's character. Not to mention that being pissed off comes across as more natural-sounding than being "vexed" to me.
Anyway, speaking of Ryuki, I’m now up to episode 24 of the series and I am already very close to its halfway point especially since I am finding the show to be very enjoyable so far. Also, just out of curiosity, does anybody here know which episodes of Ryuki are written by Yasuko Kobayashi and which ones are done by Toshiki Inoue? At least, I'll be halfway through the series before the end of this year. Last edited by GuardianAngel87; 11-17-2021 at 01:34 PM.. |
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