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Kamen Raidâ Ôzu 10th: Fukkatsu no Coa Medaru (2022)
Amazing story as always
We know what we love from OOO, the twists and reveal! But, this one hour is too short!
Sadly, Ancient OOO resurrection not fully explained, and the show lacks screentime to show the world after the enemy is defeated. Well, we know there will be a normal world from Fourze OOO movie even though that one is still questionable as a canon or not, but that last scene where Ankh is still using Shingo's body made me wonder what will happen to Shingo afterward(iirc, Ankh came back in Fourze OOO movie with Shingo's body, so Ankh maybe still using the body and doesn't age). Still, they have duty to explain what is going on after this movie.
It was a very fun ride, but I want more! Hope they release a novel of what happened after this movie.
Eiga daisuki Pompo-san (2021)
Kinda Unreal, but Felt Amazing
You got this stunning shots and timelapse from Shinkai's studio. You got nice and so clean character understanding. You got this experience of film making industry you wouldn't ever think you will get in anime. You got hot turn of drama and bloodboiling turnouts of events even if you already know that they will success.
In this movie, you got introduced by talented, and professional people doing what they wanted to do. Then, we got introduced to people who has the passion but never tried before, challenging their passion to get what they wanted.
It is a beautiful animated work with no e OSTs and neat fun music scores, followed by what sometimes you need to do to chase your passion.
Gekijôban Kamen Raidâ Zerowan (2020)
Um... Evangelion?
To those who are familiar with the legendary anime, Evangelion, you would know just how much that show referenced about religion. Mostly Christian, I guess.
This Zero One movie referenced so many things that Evangelion referenced that I couldn't see the writer isn't inspired by Evangelion.
Alone(almost) in Train, check. Esu has similar aspects as Gendo, check. A body with no leg being hanged with cruxified pose, check. Names that were on bible, check. Hell Rising made me remember Berserk Eva, check. Layers of dark red circles in the sky, check.
All of what I mentioned happened in Eva before the last movie. I don't really understand Evangelion, but I watched all the movie and tv series to at least remember those scenes.
Back to Real X Time.
For action, it is cool. For story, it's above average I'd like to say. So much better that what they did in the TV series (letting Gai free to make another Aruto vs Gai episodes. I think at least 1 cour used for them to glare at each other). I can't agree what the TV series wanted to say with story like that, but this sole movie is a lot better in conveying what it wanted to be. I appreciate the movie a lot in that aspect. Sadly, the Zero One Others Movies writing and direction are worse than the TV Series that I laughed when they tried to do long rotating shot with Valkyrie being so small when she got her new form, and when Vulcan Lone Wolf henshin shot after punching then sudden cut to he's on ground(you are floating and didn't land bruh, it's better to do it on ground from the beginning if you forgot to take the landing or the aerial henshin scene)
The action, forms, and CGI quality is pretty high for something Japan Produced even though they don't blend them too well (the background and the characters). For the VFX of attacks when it's not aerial battle, they are good as always.
Kamen Raidâ Ribaisu (2021)
Revice has the storywriting we are waiting for
I've only completed TV KR Series of Heisei + Reiwa except Ghost.
My favs are: W, OOO, Drive.
Before getting to the topic, this is my opinion to most of KR series. Sorry for the bad english, but here we go.
-Heisei Riders:
In the later of Heisei Era, there are plenty of KR concept and story that is badly writen. So many uninteresting characters. So many weird developments that are not thought before they decided to go with the show, that the show itself don't know what is the big message they wanted to convey. At least that's what it felt to me.
It is a coincidence that my fav 3 KR has this certain "aspect" they shared together in the TV series.
-Reiwa Riders:
They are very badly written. Saber came from the same writer as Ghost, and his reference of rider item is weirdly unappealing. Storybook and Historical People. Like, it's better to make reference of something both rider fans and normal people know genericly. Btw, the Saber x Zenkaiger movie, it's bad written.
About Zero One, way better than Saber, but the side characters are also not that interesting. Why Aruto let Gai off so much just to get another Zero-One vs Thouser episodes. And... for those who don't know, Real X Time Movie referenced a lot of things that Evangelion referenced, it made me laugh so much on how they decided to use those religious things in a Kamen Rider. Well, the OTHERS Movie is just pure bad written and directed just to promote new toys and cash grab because Zero One seems to be pretty popular.
-Why Revice is a KR we've been waiting for:
Early episodes of Revice acting is not that good, but it has interesting story, concept, and characters.
The story connects with almost no filler episodes, why? Because the characters always develop. They think, they act, they reflect, they tried to be better.
You can't just be Kamen Rider with henshin item, you need brave and resolution so the Demon won't get the best of you. So far, every riders had development before they henshin'ed for the first time.
It breaks the "2 episode filler episode" formula, and inputted interesting aspects each episodes. Well, Saber and Zero One tried, but I think they did it poorly.
It has mystery and suspense, but understandable enough. Who you think isn't important, could be important.
It has various villains, with one as just a b4st4rd and still is. We at least know who will we hate after that guy became the current main villain.
-Vice is the best moodmaker you could ask:
It has boke and tsukkomi to wake the viewers from boredom. Having someone to comment on someone else is just the good way to make people not bored.
Vice is just a b4st4rd at first, but you will see how he will grow along Ikki.
He often do 4th wall break, aka interacting with the viewers. I thought it will be weird, but it turned out pretty amusing each time.
-About Revi and Vice in eps 48 of KR Saber:
I think this is made when they have no time. Vice's setting is not fixed yet, and they took the eps anyway. I mean, Vice seems like he wanted to eat the monster, right? Meanwhile in KR Revice show, I never saw him stating he wanted to eat the monsters. The editor of KR Saber eps 48 also took wrong order of Blades and his love interest reactions to Revice's henshin. It's sad how clear Saber has not been produced well enough...