Ryuki complete series discussion thread
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Lucky me, I just had a question about Kitaoka and that's what we're talking about.
I've noticed his cars steering wheels are on the left. But in Japan they're on the right, correct?
Does that have something to do with him being a rich lawyer? Do rich people in Japan buy cars with wheels on the opposite side?
I've noticed his cars steering wheels are on the left. But in Japan they're on the right, correct?
Does that have something to do with him being a rich lawyer? Do rich people in Japan buy cars with wheels on the opposite side?
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The simplest answer is always the best. Ha, guess I was probably looking to much into it.Phoenix512 wrote:It's probably an import.
Just finished the series though. Pretty damn good. Probably one of the best of the series I've watched.
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I've been interested in Ryuki for a while, I bought KR Dragon Knight (Wii game) and it started my Ryuki love. Never seeing KR DK I simply bought the Wii game because it said Kamen Rider lol. I thought it was rare Japanese KR American import but it worked out because the game is fun and has a good voice cast. Johnny Young B(something) (Adam from MMPR) plays Dragon Knight and Onyx. Anyway Ryuki's (the actual Rider) design and Dragon pet really took a hold of my attention so I gotta see Ryuki in action!
Since this is one of TVN's favorite I'm sure to get the most out of the subs. Mirror World here I come!
Since this is one of TVN's favorite I'm sure to get the most out of the subs. Mirror World here I come!
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I feel like if they explained a lot of things better, Ryuki would be much higher on my list of favorite Kamen Rider shows. Hell, it used to be my least favorite until I saw Kabuto, and most likely Wizard when that finishes. Here are some things that should have been explained better, or haven't been explained at all:
How was Yui's brother able to grant someone a wish?
How was Yui's brother able to live in the Mirror World?
Where did the Rider decks/powers come from?
What is the Mirror World? Why is it there?
How were the Mirror Monsters able to come to life in the Mirror World?
Why is there another version of Yui living in the Mirror World?
I think most of these questions are legitimate. Some of the latter ones might have been explained, maybe I don't remember since I watched Ryuki a year ago. Other things that bugged me include the pacing of the show. It constantly threw itself off to introduce a new Rider and have their own mini-arc. By the time the show reached the 40's, it was still doing this. The plot towards the last third really didn't start moving along until the final 4 or 5 episodes.
The reason why I don't hate this show is because of some of the characters. Shinji is one of my favorite main Riders, Hibiki being my favorite. Asakura was an awesome villian Rider, and Kitaoka was also interesting. However, most of the secondary Riders were jackasses, even though I'm sure you weren't supposed to like them in the first place.
My feelings on Ryuki were mostly negative at first, especially after seeing the ending (to both the show and movie). However, after experiencing worse Kamen Rider shows imo, Ryuki is more of a mixed bag in my eyes.
How was Yui's brother able to grant someone a wish?
How was Yui's brother able to live in the Mirror World?
Where did the Rider decks/powers come from?
What is the Mirror World? Why is it there?
How were the Mirror Monsters able to come to life in the Mirror World?
Why is there another version of Yui living in the Mirror World?
I think most of these questions are legitimate. Some of the latter ones might have been explained, maybe I don't remember since I watched Ryuki a year ago. Other things that bugged me include the pacing of the show. It constantly threw itself off to introduce a new Rider and have their own mini-arc. By the time the show reached the 40's, it was still doing this. The plot towards the last third really didn't start moving along until the final 4 or 5 episodes.
The reason why I don't hate this show is because of some of the characters. Shinji is one of my favorite main Riders, Hibiki being my favorite. Asakura was an awesome villian Rider, and Kitaoka was also interesting. However, most of the secondary Riders were jackasses, even though I'm sure you weren't supposed to like them in the first place.
My feelings on Ryuki were mostly negative at first, especially after seeing the ending (to both the show and movie). However, after experiencing worse Kamen Rider shows imo, Ryuki is more of a mixed bag in my eyes.
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The wish was never really explained, although in the movie Shiro had some line or another about gathering "the strongest life" or something and giving it to Yui, so maybe that's how it worked? The Monsters were gathering life force from the people they were eating and enough of it would have been powerful enough to grant a wish?ShadowRydera wrote:How was Yui's brother able to grant someone a wish?
How was Yui's brother able to live in the Mirror World?
Where did the Rider decks/powers come from?
What is the Mirror World? Why is it there?
How were the Mirror Monsters able to come to life in the Mirror World?
Why is there another version of Yui living in the Mirror World?
Where did the Advent Decks come from? Shiro made them. There was a flashback about it when the scientist guy explained how he made his Alternative decks.
As for the Mirror World stuff, I guess the Kanzaki siblings manifested reality-warping powers from loneliness? I'unno, Kamen Rider has never been big on explaining where it's pulpy elements came from or how they work. When/how did the original Kuuga make his belt and Gouram? Why is the next evolution of mankind Karate Bugmen in Agito? Why do the Undead look more like animals on their cards when we saw in flashbacks that they were all just as humanoid during the original Battle Fight? Who cares, Rider Kick!
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1. I think Shirou just made up that wish thing. He intended to find the strongest person, then used such life to keep Yui from dying.ShadowRydera wrote: How was Yui's brother able to grant someone a wish?
How was Yui's brother able to live in the Mirror World?
Where did the Rider decks/powers come from?
What is the Mirror World? Why is it there?
How were the Mirror Monsters able to come to life in the Mirror World?
Why is there another version of Yui living in the Mirror World?
2. He died in America, so I guess that was an experiment with the Mirror World that brought him to that side.
3. Shirou made them. Don't ask how.
4. It's a world on the other side of mirrors, full of baddies. It's there because it is.
5. The same way how life emerged on Earth.
6. She is connected to the Mirror World, but cannot fully control her power. Guess she created that unconciously.
Hope you like Ryuki more now, 'cause I LOVE it!
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Only watched 10 eps sofar - does the story pick up and get better (atm it feels like a poor mans vers. of Decade) ?
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Decade wishes it was as good a show as Ryuki. It takes a bit to pick up but the movie is honestly one of the best ones of all KR and the story is top-notch.
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I love Ryuki quite a bit, and it's sort of the show that started TV-Nihon. If you still don't like it after 20 or so episodes, then maybe it's not for you.
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The show is pretty slow but it should pick up soon. Heck this was my second rider show after Decade. Just keep on watching it. You'll love it.Uzur9 wrote:Only watched 10 eps sofar - does the story pick up and get better (atm it feels like a poor mans vers. of Decade) ?
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Movie ending is best ending.
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Just finished the movie. Freaking awesome. I really like KR Femme (Hope to see more of her later in the series). I feel I should be slapped for not seeing it sooner that Ryuki is the Battle Royale of Kamen Rider
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lol I actually dislike that ending the most. First of all how could Ryuki out-kick Ryuga? He clearly had gotten beat up quite badly prior to that, not to mention Ryuga's cards are all stronger. And the way Shinji and Ren delivered the last talk and rushed to (eventually) death is waaaaaay too cheesy and cliche for me.Go-On Macaroni wrote:Movie ending is best ending.
TV series bittersweet ending rules!
The way I see it, that you choose your own ending for the series is what makes Ryuki so outstanding.
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I probably said this before, so apologies for being redundantman, but I still like the TV ending right before the real TV ending best. Ren gets his girlfriend, Shinji dies a hero, everyone else is dead. It's the best of all possibilities.