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04-08-2024, 11:07 PM | #17761 |
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No one can resist the overwhelming curiosity about finding out how bad the back half of Hibiki is. I guess this is what makes us human.
...Maybe I could engineer a scenario where I lie to a new fan. Tell them there are only 29 episodes, send them a copy of the show with all the next episode previews removed, etc. Somehow I feel like this sort of behavior would make me a villain of the week in a Kamen Rider episode about how you shouldn't tell lies to try and spare someone from the painful reality though.
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04-08-2024, 11:50 PM | #17762 |
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Honestly, I wouldn't say that the second half of Hibiki stands out that much from other shows. Most riders in the thirtieth episodes enter the mode: “we are stalling for time until the final arc.” For me personally, the second half of Revice will still be worse.
I also appreciate the moral: "sometimes your interests may change and that's okay." If only because it is not mentioned so often. Last edited by Mesnick; 04-09-2024 at 12:16 AM.. |
04-09-2024, 12:03 AM | #17763 |
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It doesn't, it just stands out really badly compared to the first 29 episodes.
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04-09-2024, 12:17 AM | #17764 |
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04-12-2024, 09:12 AM | #17765 |
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I've finished up Kamen Rider Gaim, with only the stage shows and the Gridon & Bravo specials left to watch.
And overall, my final thoughts on the show are just that it is very okay. While I understand the how and why of what made the show so popular and influential, it just never managed to connect with me emotionally. It's certainly structured well, it's just never a show that hit as strongly as many of the other seasons I love. And I think a big reason for that is also a big reason as to why I could never be fully invested in Ghost: I spent alot more time analyzing the show rather than watching it due to just how (in)famous the season is in the eyes of the fandom. The key difference being that with Ghost I felt that those who really hated it and those who really loved it both had valid points, with Gaim? I feel like both sides of the extreme really don't have any sort of point at all. Most complaints I've read I feel are nonsense, and most gushing about the show feels hypocritical when compared to many other seasons. For example, one critique I've read is "Sagara only helps Kota." And while sure, Sagara's' claims that he's neutral is total crap, he actually pushes alot more people forward than just Kota. He outright perpetuates the Beat Riders competition, he informs Ryoma about the Golden Fruit, and he directly traps Mai into her role as the Lady of the Beginnings. While he's full of it in claiming he's only a watcher, Kota isn't the "only" one he influences. Meanwhile, on the complimentary side of things, many people praise Gaim for being "the darkest story in Rider/toku." Which, as someone who's now seen most of Rider and plenty of other toku, is a laughable claim. Most Phase 1 stuff is way darker than Gaim alone, let alone outside series like GARO. In terms of characters, I felt the cast overall was fairly likable by the end. Even Micchy who, while is far and away not at all a good person, does have a satisfactory character arc that I felt no huge complaints with. Mai still remains my favorite even if she does end up shafted. But in terms of Riders I do gotta give it to Kaito. Even if his views can be seen as contradictory at times, he's always entertaining to watch, and the idea of the Secondary Rider becoming the final boss by the end is in itself really cool. And that's about all I got, I think. Overall Gaim to me is just a decently fun watch, and there's nothing really wrong with that. I give it a solid 3/6, and the song I now associate with it is "Way Down We Go" by Mandrazo. Next time I feel like Rider, well, this one's not up to me. The friend I usually watch these shows with really wants to revisit Drive, so that's next. From what I understand it's apparently the worst Rider show ever until it hits the halfway mark, or something. Sounds interesting.
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04-12-2024, 09:37 AM | #17766 |
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Funny you should be (re)watching Drive not too long after I finished the series as well as its movies and specials. I honestly don’t hate the first half of the show at all mainly because of the characters and the cases that our heroes have to solve as well as a very good balance between comedy and drama. It felt very reminiscent of W to me and it helps that I already love that series to begin with. Although, Drive does have the same writer(s) as that series which may or may not have helped in that regard.
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04-12-2024, 09:56 AM | #17767 |
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Funny you should be (re)watching Drive not too long after I finished the series as well as its movies and specials. I honestly don?t hate the first half of the show at all mainly because of the characters and the cases that our heroes have to solve as well as a very good balance between comedy and drama. It felt very reminiscent of W to me and it helps that I already love that series to begin with. Although, Drive does have the same writer(s) as that series which may or may not have helped in that regard.
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04-12-2024, 11:03 AM | #17768 |
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For example, one critique I've read is "Sagara only helps Kota." And while sure, Sagara's' claims that he's neutral is total crap, he actually pushes alot more people forward than just Kota. He outright perpetuates the Beat Riders competition, he informs Ryoma about the Golden Fruit, and he directly traps Mai into her role as the Lady of the Beginnings. While he's full of it in claiming he's only a watcher, Kota isn't the "only" one he influences.
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I give it a solid 3/6, and the song I now associate with it is "Way Down We Go" by Mandrazo.
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Next time I feel like Rider, well, this one's not up to me. The friend I usually watch these shows with really wants to revisit Drive, so that's next. From what I understand it's apparently the worst Rider show ever until it hits the halfway mark, or something. Sounds interesting.
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04-12-2024, 11:24 AM | #17769 |
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That's what annoys me about Kaito, that his cynical philosophy is pretty much the same from start to end and he won't be persuaded otherwise unless someone literally kills him to prevent him from committing genocide.
Rather ironic given how much of a cynical nihilist Urobochi himself is, all things considered. Not saying you're required to actually like any of that, of course. Just my perspective on it.
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04-12-2024, 11:59 AM | #17770 |
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I feel as though that's kind of the point that the show is trying to make though? That the more nihilism and cynicism grows, that only makes it even more important that there be those who feel differently to keep standing up for the hope and good in the world. People like Kaito can't be reasoned with, and yeah, that sucks, but it also doesn't mean you back down or give up on what you believe in. Even if one doesn't agree with Kaito's' philosophy, he at the very least has a reason for why he is the way he is and is willing to give it his all. And that, in its own way, can be seen as respectable.
Of course. To each their own.
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