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08-07-2021, 01:03 PM | #16731 |
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Saber, Episodes 34-40:
Genta finally gains his new sword, and it's not even fish-shaped, 0/10 terrible show. But yeah, the Solomon Arc. It's good. Not stellar or anything, but good. Master Logos has, at least, slightly more presence on screen than any of the non-Zooous Meggido, but his motivations are pretty lacklustre. I guess the show admits that to, since does a whole bit about it? He just wants to smash up the world because he's sick of it, and he thinks humanity will do it because he hangs around with Durandel and Falchion. Combine that with Storious just lurking around, waiting for his obvious chance to betray him (which, of course, he did), and the villains aren't exactly grabbing any awards. On the hero side, things are better. Buster and Slash exist to job, that is their role, and they should be happy doing it. I like what Kento's going through - the tortured hero act is purposefully a slightly-edgier repeat of his arc from the first time round (learn to open up to others, don't shoulder all the burden yourself, etc), but he did die at the end of that, so it makes sense the lesson may not have stuck. Also, quick question - did him sealing the Seiken do anything to stop the ritual? Because it seems like it didn't. Touma keeps gaining powerups, the buildup towards him having to be apart from his friends to become guardian of Wonder World might mean more if I thought the show would go through with it, but this isn't Gaim or Blade, there'll be a way round it, probably through the power of swords and/or friendship. But hey, it's character stakes to drive up the tension between him and the other Riders, I can still work with it. Xross Saber is cool, Brave Dragon in a more cohesive colour scheme is nice to see, and it reminds me of Wizard Infinity, which is nice.
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08-07-2021, 03:00 PM | #16732 |
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Kamen Rider W(atch)
Nazca Arc Episode 15-16: The F Afterglow F stands for Fang (Memory) and Fake Written by: Riku Sanjo, Directed by: Takayuki Shibasaki /Burglary Rider Shotaro and Akiko found Phillip who (over)worked himself in training to become a "mosquitoweight" class boxer, due to Wakana's topic being weight management in boxing. Shotaro warns Phillip that being a knowledge fiend isn't healthy (ironically, Shotaro calling a knowledge source an "idiot" before for this, and talking about health when Phillip is working out. Well yeah, knowledge doesn't guarantee ommon sense and you shouldn't go overboard in working out) as he insists Akiko to get water. She instead miisinterpret it as taking a bucket of water to splash them... when Shotaro meant a glass of water, and making him frustrated with the agency's lack of self-control. This'd be one of Akiko's gags that doesn't involve slippers. As Phillip rests on bed, they got another client, bank teller Fuyumi Aso, whose case is a surprising one to them, to find Kamen Rider due to.. him being a public threat, apparently robbing her bank. There's also a small moment of Fuyumi being concerned over Phillip. Shotaro also finds out from Jinno that the Kamen Rider had hit second bank. Shotaro denies that Kamen Rider would do this, which is taken by Jinno as Shotaro being biased for "his friend" Kamen Rider. I guess Jinno doesn't know yet for now that Shotaro is Kamen Rider W, like Kuuga to cops other than Ichijou at first. Shotaro makes it a personal problem for the Kamen Rider named to be smeared, more enraged than usual. They track down the impostor using Bat Shot, which is revealed to be a Dopant, Arms one. Reminds me of the Cockroach Dopant before, another case of the MOTW wanting to attain hero status, this time directly using "Kamen Rider" title. Shotaro and Phillip henshin into W while ridinig HardBoilder. At least they can still go into action with Phillip's current condition, Phillip being conscious is what's necessary for the henshin, as he pointed out, they wouldn't use his body, but not when Phillip is unconscious already. W chases down Arms Dopant, who does ride bike too, a Honda Valkyrie, keeping up with Start Dash HardBoilder, but loses him with the Dopant causing an explosion with his blasts, but finds a metal that can be a clue. Continuing from that Akiko reports to Fuyumi in a rock climbing that the culprit is found. But actually, there's something fishy regarding Fuyumi's story that Akiko, along with Shotaro also want to confront. I guess Akiko isn't as skilled as Fuyumi yet in rock climbing that she got herself dangled in hasty descent. Fuyumi reveals that she's lying, she's a Twin Rose member, a cat burglar team (explains why she does rock climbing), with Kenji Kurata is her partner. Despite her evil laugh before, it's not about the fully secretly evil reveal like Marina or Motoko before, they had limits before to not spill blood, and her concern is about Kurata turning into Arms Dopant and doing something messed up, and she wants to stop him. It's revealed that Akiko has objections to help a fugitive, but Shotaro accepts it due to client's varying circumstances (and due to him being real Kamen Rider) with the condition that those 2 have to turn themselves afterwards. Shotaro got called half-boiled again for this, but this shows that he'd only act casanova to woman he truly fancies instead of any of them. Shotaro rushes Phillip in the case, and it's revealed that he's angered so much is due to, the Kamen Rider name was given to them by the city's people. Akiko is being helpful again at trivial thing, giving Phillip the last needed keyword that the metal Arms Dopant left was apple-shaped locker keychain, which leads him to reveal that Kurata is active in the Sherwood Building. And Akiko knows it that she's the "queen of inspiration", Shotaro's problem this time to not acknowledge her. His emotions got the better of him here to immediately confront him as Phillip warns him they didn't fully learn about Kurata yet, which Shotaro claims they're the only Kamen Riders and they can learn more at the place. At Sherwood building, Arms Dopant arrives, revealing himself as Kurata. Fuyumi begs him to come back to his senses, but this is a show of how much a power can corrupt (not supernaturally) that Kurata is addicted into using the Arms Memory. A reminder of how power can erode one's (already fugitive, as even the good-natured one can get a hold of this) empathy, less risk-aware, and cause more impulsive behaviour. Not only the gun before, Arms Dopant can morph his arms into variety of weapons, this time, a Shield Sword, which W also arms himself with HeatMetal. W gains an upper hand with RevolGarry, and continuing the beatdown with other Heat forms. It's revealed that Arms Dopant is an underling of Saeko, who she calls to not play along. Arms Dopant commences his true plan to surround W with Masquerade Dopants while holding Akiko and Fuyumi hostage, exploiting the Riders' competency to his advantage to predict their next moves, including canceling their change into LunaJoker as W tries to make it seem that they de-henshin on Arms Dopant's orders. RevolGarry aiding W is Arms Dopant's advantage as well, as their true target is Phillip. Wakana is lost in thoughts about Phillip and that lost her a chess game against Ryubee, but heads to work. Ryubee thinks lowly of Wakana as immature and self-absorbed while placing his trust to Saeko (finally with her hair fully down). Saeko bullied Wakana for her freedom, thinking that she's the favored one, but it's unsure if Saeko is truly the unfavored one for this, with how Ryubee speaks regarding Wakana here. Kirihiko's position is further put into jeopardy as Saeko notices he's missing at times, accusing him as sabotaging them, while Saeko warns Arms Dopant in her call. A new revelation happens after all of that where, Phillip's true name as Saeko refers to him is Raito, and that her aim is to bring back Phillip to Sonozaki family, using Arms Dopant and the army of Masquerade Dopants for that. Phillip's twist actually happened a lot faster than I expect. /Reclaim Your Partner Saeko declares that Phillip/Raito is a chosen one that those who have him will have the world in their grasp, which is in line with the Museum inhabitant's aim, thus Saeko forces him to return. Phillip rejects being treated like a property, and views Saeko as a threat due to her expression. A skill at deducing others' expression I guess. Saeko resorts to erase his memories again, changing into Taboo Dopant, bringing back memories to him regarding Sokichi's death and W's origin. On his way for escape Phillip encounters Fang Memory, a sentient gimmick, whose temptation he rejected. He escapes using RevolGarry, leaving the captured Akiko and Shotaro behind, the former who criticizes him leaving them as heartless (with her catchphrase to not hear about that) though Shotaro claims it's fine. However Shotaro got KOed by Arms Dopant. Fuyumi tries to get Kurata back to his senses, keeping their limits as thieves, while being drunk with power, like Phillip before, Kurata instead tempts Fuyumi to also get a hold of Gaia Memory power, before shoving her away. Probably also due to Shotaro tolerating Phillip's choice here, Akiko calls out to him when Kurata lets her talk to him, while Phillip was concerned for her, really that his move here is due to him being utterly cornered and not having much choice, but the talk is only temporary with Kurata inviting him to an abandoned factory for his twisted game. Shotaro can be hotheaded, but he owes up here that he admits he got them into trouble here, also tolerates Phillip's choice due to this, even encouraging him to stay as far as possible from them. At Narumi Detective Agency, the Fang Memory appears again which Phillip tries to keep it away, but accidentally hits Makura while throwing stuff. He comes along with Watcherman and Santa-chan to look for Shotaro, while also searching for one of Twin Rose in the office from the tip they got (though Santa-chan wants to give gifts again), which spurs Phillip to act. Shotaro explains to the despondent Akiko regarding Fang Memory being 7th W Memory, as their hope to save them, albeit Phillip won't use them based on Sokichi death moment and that it can make Phillip, and by extension W, go berserk. Fuyumi is on the run from the cops, but Phillip takes her to get information regarding Kurata. Twin Rose had full honor among thieves, that despite Kurata's change, Fuyumi still had faith in him, to get him back, despite it being irrational, with no reason other than she genuinely sees him as partner, and this inspires Phillip with his own partnership to Shotaro. This shows that you can learn from anyone, but doesn't mean those that can be used as lesson are necessarily good people either. The twisted game in the factory is about Shotaro being hanged above numerous spikes, while Akiko is freed, but she had to hold Shotaro with a rope to prevent him falling to the spikes. This is a great moment of her to desperately keeping Shotaro alive, even getting her hands bloodied, which is also acknowledged by the Arms Dopant. This doesn't last forever though, albeit Shotaro assures her that it's ok that he bids her farewell, likely still blaming himself for putting them in this situation. But Shotaro is saved.. by the sentient Fang Memory, while Phillip also arrives. The inspiration he took from Fuyumi.. and Shotaro, was about actiong irrationally for once, forgoing planning, by using Fang Memory to henshin into W's mid-season upgrade, FangJoker, despite Shotaro's protests. Yeah, sometimes too much planning can also hinder for taking too long to take action. FangJoker is colored black and white, and this time, Shotaro turns unconscious, being the one that have his consciousness transferred to Phillip, due to Fang Memory being designed for Phillip as Saeko noted. FangJoker fights through a horde of Masquerade Dopants, with Fang's power being creating bladed weapons in the right body. But FangJoker is a form that can go berserk to the point of almost attacking Akiko while Arms Dopant holds her hostage, as Saeko noted, to protect Phillip/Raito at all costs, while Shotaro tries to restrain the volatile form with the Joker half. Props to W's suit actor Seiji Takaiwa to convey the 2-in-1, like making the Fang half of the body more aggressive compared to the Joker half. Shotaro notes that this is Phillip's fear of using Fang, Phillip would still have standard decency despite can be pragmatic due to his logical approach, and tries to stop this by finding Phillip in the burning Gaia Library. After he does, the Gaia Library is restored to normal and they can fight properly, getting Akiko out of their way. Arms Dopant shows signs of cowardice by running away from this, but the blades created by Fang also can be retracted as boomerang-like weapon, so it covers range part as well like Trigger. FangJoker finishes the fight with his Maximum Drive, the attack name directly said in the series Fang Strizer, which is a spinning kick with a blade on his leg and a projection of Fang Memory's head (that can be used as force field as well). I'd say the finisher is better than the likes of Metal Branding or Trigger Full Burst, albeit still don't live up to my expectations (expectation set when watching a video of Climax Heroes' finishers). Kurata then got arrested along with Fuyumi as per the promise, but like usual, sometimes W just leave the fates of the guest stars offscreen via Shotaro's film noir monologues like this one, without showing much about what Kurata reacts to her other than muttering her name, or losing his power. The role is reversed between Saeko and Wakana that now, the former's the one being happy while the latter's spacing out, with Saeko planning to get Phillip/Raito back. Well this'd probably make Wakana happy too, or probably less if she found out the nature of their relation. Saeko then spends her time watching over the factory inside her Ferrari 360 Modena, explaining about Fang Memory and Phillip/Raito. Saeko then escapes, while FangJoker experiences another drawback, the form being only able to be used for short time due to the burden it puts on Phillip. Shotaro is more impatient for not being in control to order Akiko to take his still binded body which he frees himself, but also insists for her to not tear his clothes. Shotaro takes over again by their henshin into CycloneJoker to chase Saeko with HardBoilder, bursting out of her exploding 360 Modena (really rich..) to assume her Taboo Dopant form. W clashes energy blasts with her in LunaTrigger's Trigger Full Burst, but Kirihiko has mastered his Nazca Dopant's super speed, saving her, while the destruction they cause almost dooms a child which W saves with HeatMetal, but luckily he did it in front of the cops including Jinno, allowing them to restore their names, while W refers to Jinno by name to inform him about the impostor Kurata's location, though Jinno takes it the wrong way to think he's famous... W speaks here, so people here have harder time recognizing voices? Phillip continues regarding weight management... but by overeating rice cakes, turning him obese, to Shotaro's utter frustration that he can be really lunatic.
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08-08-2021, 06:45 PM | #16733 |
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Just watched another set of episodes of Kamen Rider Kuuga. Only six episodes to go and this will be the very first Kamen Rider series I managed to watch all the way through. I’m considering checking out Agito afterwards.
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08-09-2021, 01:42 AM | #16734 |
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That's a fairly good one to start with IMO! I have just finished BLACK RX and so have completed every main TV show from 1987-2009, being as I didn't complete W,Ghost or now Saber.
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08-09-2021, 07:18 AM | #16735 |
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See: -Kenzan's sword getting unsealed as it flew towards the sword tree -Touma saving Rintarou from Zooous which allows the latter to turn the great book into Tategami, which makes it easier for Master Logos to steal it -Touma obtaining Elemental Dragon also allowed him to summon Luna, accelerating the ritual as well. Last edited by TheRaizin; 08-09-2021 at 07:26 AM.. |
08-09-2021, 12:09 PM | #16736 |
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Not sure if counts but I also ended up starting to watch Kamen Rider Dragon Knight on YouTube which is the US equivalent of Kamen Rider Ryuki and it seems pretty interesting so far.
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08-09-2021, 12:35 PM | #16737 |
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It's called Kamen Rider, right?
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08-09-2021, 12:55 PM | #16738 |
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Rewatching Wizard, OOO, and drive simultanously since i kind miss episodic season with lots of MOTW and damsel of the weeks. For some reason they feels more heroic than the season where the riders bickering each other or keep fight the same enemy and make the motw less crucial.
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08-09-2021, 01:04 PM | #16739 |
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08-09-2021, 01:04 PM | #16740 |
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It should've, but at that point Touma's interference with the future only accelerated the ritual and at that point it was too late for Kento to do anything about it, despite him trying.
See: -Kenzan's sword getting unsealed as it flew towards the sword tree -Touma saving Rintarou from Zooous which allows the latter to turn the great book into Tategami, which makes it easier for Master Logos to steal it -Touma obtaining Elemental Dragon also allowed him to summon Luna, accelerating the ritual as well.
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