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StrixNebulosa posted:
You really shouldn't You REALLY shouldn't Also he doesn't actually do it unlike Kuuga
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i still don't know how i kept watching wizard after 8 goddamn plodding episodes dedicated to introducing his unexciting 'element but more' dragon forms like, i don't hate wizard as much as this thread does but goddamn was that unforgivable
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Jul 28, 2017 02:18
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A lot of the issues with Wizard are simply plodding, failing to follow up on things, and having flashes of joy that turn to empty aching when the show returns to normal. Negative sins, basically, rather than positive ones. Rarely is it actively offensive. There are some moments I think are really especially bad, and I think they are largely towards the back half.
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Jul 28, 2017 02:45
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Wizard was my first Rider series.
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Jul 28, 2017 03:03
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Xelkelvos posted:Wizard was my first Rider series.
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Jul 28, 2017 03:11
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Xelkelvos posted:Wizard was my first Rider series. it's amazing that you had a second, then
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Jul 28, 2017 04:53
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I think it's kinder this way. If it's their first, they had no expectations other than special effects and kicking, which Wizard does manage to deliver on most of the time.
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Jul 28, 2017 04:58
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If I started with Gaim or W, Wizard would have disappointed me harder for sure. Kiva is apparently legit bad and some of you must have started with it.
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Jul 28, 2017 12:09
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i started with fourze, which had the usual promo for the next series at the end.
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Jul 28, 2017 12:20
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GuyUpNorth posted:If I started with Gaim or W, Wizard would have disappointed me harder for sure. Kiva is apparently legit bad and some of you must have started with it. Kiva had ups and downs. It started pretty strong and ended pretty strong, imo, but it got weird as hell in the middle. I think the father/son parallel stories thing might have been a little too ambitious for that production. Nago Keisuke as IXA is still probably in my top 3 secondary riders, though. I always appreciate a decent execution of "Lawful Good is not the same as Lawful Nice", and the suit is so loving cool.
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Jul 28, 2017 12:45
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I started with Decade, and that didn't stop me. Wizard drat near did though.
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Jul 28, 2017 12:46
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I started with Kuuga and haven't hit anything else with the same highs as that series.  That said I don't regret continuing because Agito was fun, W is fun, and I'm hyped for Build. And there's still a lot to see - once I get over my mourning over no more Kuuga the other shows in the franchise will fare better, too, as they're usually just plain good.
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Jul 28, 2017 12:49
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I started... with Ex-Aid. Everything is going to be downhill from here, isn't it.
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Jul 28, 2017 13:44
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Coq au Nandos posted:I started... with Ex-Aid. Watch W. It has a similar(ish) feel and is super charming.
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Jul 28, 2017 13:51
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Coq au Nandos posted:I started... with Ex-Aid. That depends how do you feel about shows made in the 70s and/or really serious ones
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Jul 28, 2017 13:58
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:it's amazing that you had a second, then Gaim was the second and everyone knows how wild a ride that ended up being.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:13
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Instead of watching and finishing any one show, how about I start Ultraman Ginga, watch another episode of Geed, and watch ten minutes of W today? Good job, crazy brain! https://twitter.com/sousai_h/status/890940111101206529
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Jul 28, 2017 15:23
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Why would you start Ginga Why would anyone start Ginga
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Jul 28, 2017 15:32
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I like Ginga's theme song.
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Jul 28, 2017 16:11
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Burkion posted:Why would you start Ginga Because it has Ultraman Taro lurking in the forest  trying to convince innocent young men to stick things into the sole of his foot 
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Jul 28, 2017 16:13
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Burkion posted:Why would you start Ginga okay non-shitposting answer A friend on twitter mentioned that they were waiting for their Ultraman 500 figures to ship and I saw how cute + cheap those things are, so I went googling and saw Ultraman Victory and was shocked at how cool he looks. So, more googling followed: he shows up in the sequel to Ginga, and then in a few other things. So Ginga's like 11 episodes, is about two men fighting with their action figure collections, and I'm staying up super late - so I'm all goofy and punch-drunk so I look at this and go "why the hell not" and I watch Ginga and giggle my way through the first episode. It's stupid, it's a riot, it unashamedly has Ultraman Taro be a cheap toy who wants to be fixed so he can be big again. The fight looked good, too! So I'll probably watch more of Ginga later! I'm watching Geed ep 3 now, and this is like, complete flipside: Geed is serious, legit good, and has a girl with a sword. e: Also my birthday's soon so I might use that as an excuse to buy myself a collection of 5$ Ultraman toys, because drat, yes I want those goofballs on my shelf. (Zero  )
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Jul 28, 2017 16:17
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 Geed is really good. I usually burn out on Ultraman after a few episodes for various reasons, but Geed has its hooks in me pretty deep for some reason.
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Jul 28, 2017 16:24
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deadly_pudding posted:
It's actually well-written? The characters are all charming? Like, drat, this show is out and out a delight and also I am digging how it displays the serious side of kaiju attacks - we got evacuations, shelters, homes being destroyed AND people being afraid of both of the combatants, even if the Ultraman is on their side. e: I am even more hyped for Build! https://twitter.com/CubeDamashii/status/890666133858144258 StrixNebulosa fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Jul 28, 2017 |
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Jul 28, 2017 16:28
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deadly_pudding posted:Kiva had ups and downs. It started pretty strong and ended pretty strong, imo, but it got weird as hell in the middle. I think the father/son parallel stories thing might have been a little too ambitious for that production. Hey, another Kiva fan exists!  I just happen to like the weird stuff too by and large (conclusion of the Jiro 80's plot not withstanding). Nago takes a while to really become what I'd consider "good", although he's one of my favorite Riders, the hopeless egotistical dork. (I own a 753 T-shirt.)
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Jul 28, 2017 17:08
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I'm a fan of Kamen Rider IXA. Kiva would have been a better show if Kiva didn't exist.
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Jul 28, 2017 18:41
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:I'm a fan of Kamen Rider IXA. Kiva would have been a better show if Kiva didn't exist. I've seen that edit of the show. It was, in fact, pretty good.
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Jul 28, 2017 18:42
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Turns out, a show about Team Kamen Rider Belmont chasing down monsters and vampire lords is way more interesting than a show about a weak willed Alucard who wants to kill himself via time travel abortion.
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Jul 28, 2017 18:56
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And buttons, don't forget the buttons.
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Jul 28, 2017 20:06
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I hope Build is good because the suit design isn't goofy and I really want a reason to watch a series again
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Jul 28, 2017 23:07
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build is about a post-apocalypse where a man achieves ultimate power by mixing energy drinks. if you want a kr that isn't incredibly goddamn goofy you should stick to amazons.
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Jul 28, 2017 23:49
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:if you want a kr that isn't incredibly goddamn goofy you should stick to amazons. We passed the "goofy" marker in Amazons when the broom-powered guillotine showed up.
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Jul 28, 2017 23:58
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Shaezerus posted:We passed the "goofy" marker in Amazons when the broom-powered guillotine showed up. Or the weird fly Amazons making weird slurping noises as they drain a victim's brain through their ear and tell Chihiro he can't have any. Or Chihiro being such an epic screwup he can't deliver a cake without messing it up twice. I have a friend downright convinced Amazons S2 is a stealth parody, and I can't entirely argue with him.
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Kamen Rider has always been goofy. The original Kamen Rider is super serious goofy as gently caress poo poo. Here's the difference, really- the show either embraces the goofy and plays it totally straight faced, or it Deno's it and just makes it silly. Gaim failed to do either consistently
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Jul 29, 2017 00:13
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The only time Gaim wasn't straight-faced was in those early few episodes and with Oren. And the Fruit Bowl, I guess.
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Jul 29, 2017 00:25
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:build is about a post-apocalypse where a man achieves ultimate power by mixing energy drinks. if you want a kr that isn't incredibly goddamn goofy you should stick to amazons. I'm fine with goofy plot lines and comedy. But I haven't been able to get into Ex-Aid at all because the suits and gimmicks are all so stupid looking to me. Gaim was all fruit samurais but no one cared and the aesthetic wasn't in your face any time a suit was on screen. That's why I like Build's suits so far, cause the only thing that really identifies a suit half beyond its color is the eyes.
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Jul 29, 2017 00:30
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Caphi posted:The only time Gaim wasn't straight-faced was in those early few episodes and with Oren. And the ending where all pretense of consequences were thrown out the window and the only character that earned anything got hosed over hardcore in favor of Literal Sociopath Michi becoming the hero
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Jul 29, 2017 00:31
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i liked some parts of gaim quite a bit, but overall i'm not a fan.
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Jul 29, 2017 00:33
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Burkion posted:And the ending where all pretense of consequences were thrown out the window and the only character that earned anything got hosed over hardcore in favor of Literal Sociopath Michi becoming the hero I prefer to think Gaim ended one episode early. e: to be clear I genuinely forgot that episode happened until just now
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Jul 29, 2017 00:44
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Caphi posted:I prefer to think Gaim ended one episode early. Yeah it'd be really nice if that was the case. I wish I could forget that episode, you have no idea. Gaim is such an uneven show. Atrocious beginning, atrocious ending, and a roller coaster in between of really questionable poo poo, some good and some bad. The more the Oren stuff sits, the less acceptable it becomes.
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Takatora coming back was fine because he deserved it but Micchy should have had Baron's fist shoved through his stomach and he bleeds out while no one helps him because he's spent the past 50 episodes backstabbing and betraying everyone until he was all alone and no one is there for him. EDIT: also while Oren is a vaguely gross Homophobic stereotype he was never treated as anything less then a severe threat by everyone even when he was a generation behind on belt technology and it's difficult to say he wasn't actively respected.
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