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ToQGAF 2014 | Hanamichi! The Next Stop Is Imagination's Stage!
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That doesn't make the experience any better.
It sheds some light on certain details and makes the season flow better.
Link1110
Member
The song from Fourze was really good! Helped immensely in me getting choked up a few times.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Are you surprised?
I'm absolutely shocked that a Super Hero Taisen movie was bad. Look. Look at how shocked I am.
I'm absolutely shocked that a Super Hero Taisen movie was bad. Look. Look at how shocked I am.
SHT 3 with Ryoma and Narutaki as the masterminds. Yes.
So I just finished Kuuga after marathoning it over the past few days and I'm pretty happy with it for the most part.
Overall, Kuuga is a pretty good rider show. If you're used to Neo-Heisei series up to now, it may be a bit odd to venture back to a time with less fight scenes, less riders, less toy ads, less fruit, and etc. But trust me, give it some time and it'll win you over.
Now for the remaining Heisei Rider shows I have left to watch... Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade, Hibiki, and Kiva...
- Yuuske is a charming-as-hell solo rider and Ichijo is the kind of character that most secondary riders wish to be.
- While slow paced, it allows the show to establish its world and to get to know the characters. Kuuga is a bit like Kamen Rider as a cop drama.
- I thought the individual Grongi made good villains
. However, I wish they had less awkward dialogue scenes (or at least had their Grongi-speak translated).and found the fact they just kill people as part of a game to be a horrifying concept
- While there's less fight scenes in Kuuga, it didn't bother me since the show gave more weight to them (and the fact that the show is very consistent in regards to its power levels was a plus).
- The final few episodes felt a bit rushed. It doesn't help that
N-Daguva-Zeba was introduced so late in the show and that they skip Kuuga's first fight with him.
Overall, Kuuga is a pretty good rider show. If you're used to Neo-Heisei series up to now, it may be a bit odd to venture back to a time with less fight scenes, less riders, less toy ads, less fruit, and etc. But trust me, give it some time and it'll win you over.
Now for the remaining Heisei Rider shows I have left to watch... Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade, Hibiki, and Kiva...
Please send help if the severe amounts of Inoue causes me to jump in a river.
Wow, you're so funny, look at how hard I'm laughing.
Nope, considering that I've seen the others.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
I want to watch it specifically to see Kaito fall into a river.
Agreed. Ugh.
And I'm still so sad this didn't end up being the theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJFv1mSCn2E
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Agito is the only Inoue work I like. It really seems to be the odd one out in terms of his approach to writing. Glad to hear that you liked Kuuga!
Link1110
Member
Watching ToQger 22... Has anything like this happened so early on Sentai... Ever? I mean, this is seriously every Sentai final arc trope crammed into one episode halfway through the series.
True bad guy takes charge and destroys the rangers like in Gekiranger... Check
Villains get their own mecha that's way more powerful than the heroes and destroys them like in Fiveman/Jetman/Zyuranger... Check
Bad guy seizes the heroes base, transforms it into the mecha and attacks the heroes with it like in Dekaranger... Check.
The closest anything this huge happened this early was in Jetman with the Semimaru arc which happened at exactly the same episode number, but so much happened there that this is bigger than even that.
Villains get their own mecha that's way more powerful than the heroes and destroys them like in Fiveman/Jetman/Zyuranger... Check
Bad guy seizes the heroes base, transforms it into the mecha and attacks the heroes with it like in Dekaranger... Check.
The closest anything this huge happened this early was in Jetman with the Semimaru arc which happened at exactly the same episode number, but so much happened there that this is bigger than even that.
If you want a follow up (of some sort) to Kuuga, go Agito. If you wan't something that's closest to Kuuga, go Hibiki.
Yeah, Kuuga is strange in terms of how detached it was from the plethora of merchandises,
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
The ToQger villains definitely remind me of Jetman
NeonZ
Member
Only the raw.
I thought it was a good movie for once. Good action with even the suit only past heroes remembering (some of) their abilities; Takumi and Jin Keisuke were handled well, Tsukasa also was great here, in spite of basically only losing through the movie. ZX had a great scene too.
Fifteen had presence, even if his character wasn't anything special.
The Sentai were random and shouldn't have been there, and the conclusion of the Showa Vs Heisei battle was a cop out (no flower in the Showa ending though), but the ending sequence still had that really good Rider 1 transformation and the interaction after their battle was pretty good too, alongside the epilogue scenes, so it's not like the entire ending was problematic.
Mr. Pointy
Member
There's a CG Doraemon movie?
Also, JAYSUS at Gaim 40.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Micchy is really shit at this point, I'd really be disappointment if he gets a redemption
So Bandai is joining the "Toy-to-Game Connectivity" craze with a Kamen Rider game for PS3 and Wii U. Though it looks like they're taking the lazy route and all the figures have the same pose.
If it does well, they might do the same for Sentai. Now that would utterly destroy wallets.
If it does well, they might do the same for Sentai. Now that would utterly destroy wallets.
Can't see it doing really well--at least Amiibo had the novelty of having a good, affordable Nintendo figures. Kamen Rider has no shortages of good and cheap figures, so let's see.
Damn, can't watch it again :/
I recorded the "let's watch TVN's Gaim 39" part, and then I stopped the recording, but they are playing Tales and talking about stuff now.
I asked if I could upload it to youtube, and they said that they clicked the thing that would archive it, so you can probably watch it later.
If not, I can upload the part of the video I have to youtube or to mega again. Sorry, no Tales gameplay for that.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
.
A nice callback in Gaim episode 40.
https://twitter.com/LucyRomana/status/498640008665124864/photo/1
https://twitter.com/LucyRomana/status/498640008665124864/photo/1
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgwy0WRoG8A
This is like the best thing Toqger has done.
Have they done any of these since the Dairanger one?
This is like the best thing Toqger has done.
Have they done any of these since the Dairanger one?
legendaryskitch
Member
Alright after seeing these reactions to some Gaim stuff I have to ask. Did Gaim get a lot better? I watched the first few episodes and found it kinda boring compared to other recent kamen riders like W or Fourze. Is it worth catching up? I've been keeping up with ToQger but I want more toku goodness
ONLY THE STRONG PUT FROSTED FLAKES IN THEIR PIES
*slams hand on wall*
*leaves room*
I watched the first few episodes of Gaim and hated it. I then saw how much people in this thread were hyped so i decided to see what the fuss was about. I'm now one of those people. Do yourself a favor and give it another chance.
Gaim doesn't have as much humor or dramatic flair as Fourze or W, but it's story is very well told and the lack of a set episode structure makes it seem like something important is always going on. I really recommend it.
I recorded the "let's watch TVN's Gaim 39" part, and then I stopped the recording, but they are playing Tales and talking about stuff now.
I asked if I could upload it to youtube, and they said that they clicked the thing that would archive it, so you can probably watch it later.
If not, I can upload the part of the video I have to youtube or to mega again. Sorry, no Tales gameplay for that.
That would be more than enough, thanks
That would be more than enough, thanks
They archived it this time around:
Æsir watches TV-N's release of Kamen Rider Gaim 39 and... play some Tales
http://www.hitbox.tv/video/207975
Also, I managed to send their last vieweing excercise to youtube:
Æsir watches TV-N's release of Kamen Rider Gaim 37-38 and... talk a bunch about Megaman Battle Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ICFl4vZY8
I never really read that during that episode, but that's nice.
MHWilliams
Member
Kyoryuger's ending was actually a single large dance. All of the moves flow into each other if you watch it.
Hahaha.
Gaim 40
Oh my god this is so good. Really glad the ugly suits didn't stop me from watching Gaim.
This is more or less what I expected OOO to become eventually (though with a "but my will/friends/feelings opened up a way to save everyone and everything, fuck your rules" twist).
Seeing the next episode, I SERIOUSLY HOPE that Micchy
doesn't gets to kill Ornac/Bravo