NetLab Survey Results: "Who Is Your Favorite Heisei KR?"

[Catastrophe]

You won't be the only one, but you're in a small minority.

[takenoko]

I liked Wizard enough. I was so hyped for Inamori's substory until it died on the vine like all lady rider stories do

Do I detect a Neo Heisei recency bias?

16 W
7 OOO
7 Gaim
6 Build
5 Decade

[ShadowBird]

Wizard was the first series I watched so I'm biased, but I still love it.
Worked my way backwards while I was waiting for newer series to be finished... Fourze, OOO and W were all great and then I didn't understand Decade at all.
It made a lot more sense later on when I came back to it with a bit more background knowledge but the first impression kinda sticks.
Still haven't got to Ryuki, but no votes isn't making me look forward to it much.

[Lunagel]

Aww no dude, Ryuki's pretty great. It's not my favorite, but the characters are engaging, and the fights are amazing.

[Catastrophe]

A poll this small will have anomalies in the low end. Ryuki is great, you should check it out for sure.

[takenoko]

Yeah I can vouch for Ryuki. It's the Rider series that got me into Riders to begin with lol

[decade368990]

I also like Ryuki. The formula of Riders fighting against each others is just unique. Sometimes it can be silly and wasting time because some of the filler episodes written by Inoue Toshiki.

[Catastrophe]

The Marriage Interview Battle is the best one that fits that description.

[takenoko]

The Marriage Interview Battle is the best one that fits that description.

No way, the three stooges dressing up to woo a woman and failing is the best

[Catastrophe]

That's the same episode isn't it?

[takenoko]

Oh, I thought you mentioned it in a negative context because of the person you were replying to. I was just saying I really liked it

[Catastrophe]

Oh no, I 1000% mean it's the best. The moment they said Inoue filler in Ryuki it was the first thing that popped into my head.

The three of them shit talking each other while eating the really hot curry is peak Inoue and it's great.

[takenoko]

Oh no, I 1000% mean it's the best. The moment they said Inoue filler in Ryuki it was the first thing that popped into my head.

The three of them shit talking each other while eating the really hot curry is peak Inoue and it's great.

I guess he didn't quite go full monster till Kiva times

Oh wait, I forgot Faiz was a thing

[Catastrophe]

I do wonder if he really liked what Kobayashi did with the tone of Ryuki and that's what drove Faiz being super bleak.

[takenoko]

I miss Kobayashi. She always knew how to add pathos and humanity to things that made it feel real and relatable. But she never dropped to nihilism and grimdark bullshit like Inoue ended up doing.

/me slides Zero Black Blood under the carpet