You get a few mopey side characters in Fourze but Gentaro is basically like the ultimate friend. I wish I had someone in my life that was so good at getting you pumped about yourself
You get a few mopey side characters in Fourze but Gentaro is basically like the ultimate friend. I wish I had someone in my life that was so good at getting you pumped about yourself
Fiveman is next but we don't have a date yet.
Is there any report yet on how Ryusoulger is doing, ratings and/or toys sales wise? I kinda dropped it a few weeks ago (didn't have time really), but just resumed it, and i'm still enjoying it.
I am up to episode ~23 of Kuuga and what the fuck
Should've watched this much earlier. It's so, so, so good. Like, "this may end up being the my personal best rated Rider season" good.
Recap episode aside (that I kinda saw coming, they probably blew their budget after ruining two trucks lol), every single episode is exciting and keeps the pace and stakes. No filler, all killer.
The teacher arc is superb, and there's little touches here and there (the mask Godai gifted Sakurako falling from the wall when he is poisoned, Jean kicking himself because of Mika, the comraderie between the cops) that work well and make the world/characters feel real and alive.
All of the ""flaws"" I've heard about Kuuga were regarding pacing and characters but so far they are all complete bullshit.
So, that is something I wanted to touch on but decided to hold off until I watched more of Kuuga, but...I've seen 45 episodes of Kuuga. Gonna finish it tonight. This show is S tier. The episode with the high school kid as the target is probably my favorite two-parter in the series. Really made the Grongi feel truly terrifying. Kuuga does so many cool things as far as direction goes. I always read about how they wanted to destroy the image of the Showa Kamen Rider and it really feels like it succeeded in that. There are generally moments that feel like a horror movie. Might be one of my new favorite Rider series. It's seriously just way too good. Godai and Ichijou are such a cute duo too.
So, that is something I wanted to touch on but decided to hold off until I watched more of Kuuga, but...
I feel like Urobuchi tried his hand at descontructing Rider, half the classic tragic Ishinomori hero, half the colorful justice champion from TV with Gaim, and failed spectacularly at that. So far, it kinda feels like Kuuga is doing something similar, but I am not that deep to affirm one way or another.
If Kuuga keeps up though, then it's going to lower my opinion of Gaim even more because of that.
So, that is something I wanted to touch on but decided to hold off until I watched more of Kuuga, but...
I feel like Urobuchi tried his hand at descontructing Rider, half the classic tragic Ishinomori hero, half the colorful justice champion from TV with Gaim, and failed spectacularly at that. So far, it kinda feels like Kuuga is doing something similar, but I am not that deep to affirm one way or another.
HH: How do you feel about tokusatsu in general?
Gen: I love the Space Sheriff series, especially Gavan. There's also Kamen Rider Black that I used to watch in high school.Especially the Kamen Rider Black manga by Shotaro Ishinomori himself. It wasn't exactly targeted towards kids and that final scene was so amazing.
HH: What is your general idea on Kamen Rider?
Gen: I really like the whole using evil to fight evil idea. The early Riders were remodeled by Shocker to fight for evil, but instead they used that "evil" power to fight for justice instead. The power itself might be evil, but it's all up to how it's being used. This is present in most of the Riders.
HH: Have you taken any inspirations from types of media for Gaim?
Gen: Hmm, not really. I'm writing Kamen Rider for the first time after all. While I'm creating something new, I don't want to stray away too much.
However, you might see some throwbacks to my favorite, Kamen Rider Black. The whole Rider Battle is actually because of Kamen Rider Black. I loved how Black fought Shadowmoon, his own step-brother. I want to create the same excitement I got for the newer generation.
....If he was trying to channel the Black conflicts through the Rider x Rider stuff he also failed spectacularly IMO. Nailed the horror with the fruit turning people into monsters, maybe, but the rest, huh. We certainly have very distinct visions of Black.
(Also it totally feels like he was reiterating from Ryuki again, no matter what he says)
Please post your reactions to to the golf episode.Gaim was a real mixed bag tbh. Like Kaito as a whole is one of my favorite Riders, but boy when it had a misstep it was bad. I'm halfway done with Fourze, and it def has picked up, and I like Meteor quite a bit. Kuuga is next up on my list followed by Kabuto.
Add me to the liking Kuuga (I'm a bit past halfway, about ep. 27) and not caring too much about Gaim, through I feel some of Gaim's problems may not have been Urobuchi's fault, but more of a marketing thing. I would watch an Amazons-style Kamen Rider Black adaptation by him. Maybe without the target demographic and selling toys expectations, he can do something trully great. Then again, many of the problems with Gaim *are* clearly his fault.
I can't wait for you to watch Hibiki, klabautermann. It's a very divisive series, and I'm kinda interested on which side you'll go.
Gaim was a real mixed bag tbh. Like Kaito as a whole is one of my favorite Riders, but boy when it had a misstep it was bad. I'm halfway done with Fourze, and it def has picked up, and I like Meteor quite a bit. Kuuga is next up on my list followed by Kabuto.
It's that time of the year again.Supposedly he is a salaryman and has briefcases as gadgets, but we still are on rumor phase. Relevant thread.
Anyone trusting a word out of Dukemon deserves all the disappointment they'll get.
Well, dude reports *everything*, even some pretty silly rumors, so it's not surprising he gets a lot of things wrong.
However, I remember him getting at least some things right for Ryusoul?