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by Ashki
Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: Kamen Rider (Completed)
Topic: All Riders Vote
Replies: 17
Views: 3373

Re: All Riders Vote

I think those viewership stats are very telling on how TOEI can broaden their audience. In both Den-O and Fourze you have a lot of interpersonal relationships and female characters that are a critical part of the team without having to be the focal point. For Den-O, the Imagin provide most of the in...
by Ashki
Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:40 am
Forum: Kamen Rider Revice
Topic: Kamen Rider Revice 08 Discussion thread
Replies: 13
Views: 2465

Re: Kamen Rider Revice 08 Discussion thread

I really don't get this show. It was kind of fun to have the family vacation at Deadmans Central, but there was really no payoff. Even the cutie catfight was intentionally cut short. I guess they feel crappy CGI is more entertaining than two women having a martial arts competition. The zipper at the...
by Ashki
Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:17 pm
Forum: Giga Tokusatsu
Topic: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 04 released
Replies: 19
Views: 5461

Re: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 04 released

Seira's great eye candy, and the first MotW waqs fairly decent, but pretty much everything else about this one was lacklustre. Wakusaver could at least land a punch now and then, but a group of trained ninjas can't? And the open backs on the second MotW's arms pretty much ruined what could've been a...
by Ashki
Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:30 pm
Forum: Kamen Rider Revice
Topic: Kamen Rider Revice 06 Discussion thread
Replies: 16
Views: 2570

Re: Kamen Rider Revice 06 Discussion thread

I'll have to go back and rewatch, but I believe they were referring to peoples' "inner demons" while sometimes referring to the Deadmans/rampaging MotWs as devils in at least a few places. Again, I'll have to rewatch the first few eps to be sure.
by Ashki
Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:48 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Looking for Recommendations (Japanese Infant/Toddler Programming)
Replies: 14
Views: 1994

Re: Looking for Recommendations (Japanese Infant/Toddler Programming)

I'm hoping to invest in a NAS unit (4-bay) once funding permits so this sort of thing will stop happening. That drive had nearly 8 gigs of material over three partitions. Maybe half was games, but it also had all my Blender files (both first partition), but the second had a massive multimedia archiv...
by Ashki
Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Looking for Recommendations (Japanese Infant/Toddler Programming)
Replies: 14
Views: 1994

Re: Looking for Recommendations (Japanese Infant/Toddler Programming)

Curse you both for getting me hooked on Pythagoras Switch! Meanwhile, I found some Inai Inai Baa on a channel called Super Simple and my wife's now hooked on those. Since Seagate still hasn't sent a replacement for my 16TB drive (and just got word today that supposedly none of the data could be salv...
by Ashki
Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: Kamen Rider Revice
Topic: Kamen Rider Revice 06 Discussion thread
Replies: 16
Views: 2570

Re: Kamen Rider Revice 06 Discussion thread

Are people translating akuma as demons? Not quite got the same ring as "selling your soul to the devil" I think Genm was using both demon and devil interchangeably based on context, but they're behind by two eps for some reason, so I'm stuck with IzuSubs (which isn't the best quality). Th...
by Ashki
Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:02 pm
Forum: Kamen Rider Revice
Topic: Kamen Rider Revice 06 Discussion thread
Replies: 16
Views: 2570

Re: Kamen Rider Revice 06 Discussion thread

That lawyer's so slimy I thought I saw the Ghostbusters stripping in the background. I really hate the trope where a hero shows some interest or talent that suddenly becomes the key to resolving the episode and is never mentioned again. Hopefully the sleight of hand will actually be used again a few...
by Ashki
Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Looking for Recommendations (Japanese Infant/Toddler Programming)
Replies: 14
Views: 1994

Looking for Recommendations (Japanese Infant/Toddler Programming)

My wife and I are exposing our newborn to several languages to help him retain sounds. As my wife speaks some Japanese (she's more into anime than toku, though), Japanese is one of the languages we want to focus on. Granted, he'll be growing up with the likes of Ultraman and Kamen Rider, but we'd li...
by Ashki
Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:52 pm
Forum: Giga Tokusatsu
Topic: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 02 released
Replies: 8
Views: 2386

Re: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 02 released

Okay, this is really becoming a disappointment, even if I ignore the ninja theme (which, let's face it, they did as well beyond throwing "let's use ninjitsu" in there). Only white can fight, which is a pleasant change from the girl usually being the weakest fighter, but she gets a couple g...
by Ashki
Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: Kamen Rider Revice
Topic: Kamen Rider Revice 04 Discussion thread
Replies: 23
Views: 3630

Re: Kamen Rider Revice 04 Discussion thread

So it looks like Daiji's going evil was a big setup. It also looks like the whole development thing may have been a setup as well, since FeniX is taking care of it now that Ikki signed the contract (which was my theory last week). At least they remembered that little subplot, which is more than I ca...
by Ashki
Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:34 pm
Forum: Other Projects
Topic: Komi Can't Communicate 01 released
Replies: 12
Views: 3888

Re: Komi Can't Communicate 01 released

My bad, I have this habit of typing one-handed while the other's pressing pepakura pieces so the glue sets. Usually I catch when I mix up letters before posting (or catch and correct right after), but I completely missed it this time - twice! I've never read the Golden Boy manga, but the anime is a ...
by Ashki
Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: Giga Tokusatsu
Topic: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 01 released
Replies: 20
Views: 3559

Re: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 01 released

That's what I figured, but it bothers me from a linguistic level since three dots on a kanji is an actual radical which would change what a kanji meant. It makes the Kouga 甲賀 kanji look like this 畄 or this one 単 almost Maybe this is GIGA's waay of poking fun at TOEI's constant use of Engrish... But...
by Ashki
Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Giga Tokusatsu
Topic: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 01 released
Replies: 20
Views: 3559

Re: Ayakashi Toumetsuden Kougaiga 01 released

I've nev4er been a fan of Hollywood-style ninjas, so this one has to be graded on a bit of a curve based on how it holds up to the other two shows. Is it jus me or does Red' aremur look like the colour schene was ripped from another series or possibly video game? It looks really familiar... Oh, look...
by Ashki
Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:35 pm
Forum: Other Projects
Topic: Komi Can't Communicate 01 released
Replies: 12
Views: 3888

Re: Komi Can't Communicate 01 released

I honestly know nothing about the manga (I haven't picked one up since Negima, and almost never bother with anime anymore outside of old shows), but it's giving me vibes of Fruits Basket with a hint of Kamen Rider Fourze meets Key: The Metal Idol. Also, from what you're saying, Taka, it sounds like ...

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