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Kamen Rider day aftermath
Apr. 4th, 2021 01:17 amThe news that Ryuki, my all-time favorite, is getting officially subbed is about the only thing that has kept me sane tonight, through so much going wrong at work, particularly the fire alarm.
Kamen Rider Day!
Apr. 3rd, 2021 01:17 pmSo today is the 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider. Unfortunately, with 8 million things going on at once, I didn't really have a chance to do anything to commemorate it. But at least Toei is.
So...yeah. Hideaki Anno is doing a movie. I guess he's got a monopoly on Shin everything now, with Godzilla, Ultraman, and now Kamen Rider all getting a new twist.
A reboot of Kamen Rider Black? Okay. Sounds interesting.
And the one that I'm honestly not looking forward to, an anime adaptation of the W sequel manga. Over the years, I've come to find I'm not a big fan of Riku Sanjo's writing, and the original W may have been the exception rather than the rule. I tried reading the manga but dropped it early. The artwork is kind of ugly, in my opinion, with everyone stylized beyond recognition. Also it's way too fanservice-y, which killed a lot of my enjoyment.
But overall, this is some pretty exciting news, so let's see how things go.
So...yeah. Hideaki Anno is doing a movie. I guess he's got a monopoly on Shin everything now, with Godzilla, Ultraman, and now Kamen Rider all getting a new twist.
A reboot of Kamen Rider Black? Okay. Sounds interesting.
And the one that I'm honestly not looking forward to, an anime adaptation of the W sequel manga. Over the years, I've come to find I'm not a big fan of Riku Sanjo's writing, and the original W may have been the exception rather than the rule. I tried reading the manga but dropped it early. The artwork is kind of ugly, in my opinion, with everyone stylized beyond recognition. Also it's way too fanservice-y, which killed a lot of my enjoyment.
But overall, this is some pretty exciting news, so let's see how things go.
Kamen Rider Ryuki episode 1. Officially subbed.
...Considering how crappy I still feel from having a migraine hit me at work last night, I really want to cry from happiness right now. On top of that, Mill Creek officially announced the Ultraman Leo blu-ray, so I preordered that.
...Considering how crappy I still feel from having a migraine hit me at work last night, I really want to cry from happiness right now. On top of that, Mill Creek officially announced the Ultraman Leo blu-ray, so I preordered that.
...You know what? Screw it. It's my birthday, I'm celebrating. This is Kamen Rider OOO Hyper Battle DVD: Quiz and Dance and TakaGarooBa
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Pain in the heart
Apr. 28th, 2019 10:59 pmI was already emotionally compromised thanks to Ryuki Time and Avengers Endgame.
Then "Time Judged All ~8 Years Later" dropped.
Thanks, guys. I really needed Eiji lamenting about why he and Ankh had to be separated and not understanding why, with Ankh pointing out that he's held onto a broken Medal all this time and trying to reassure him and telling him to take his hand.
Then "Time Judged All ~8 Years Later" dropped.
Thanks, guys. I really needed Eiji lamenting about why he and Ankh had to be separated and not understanding why, with Ankh pointing out that he's held onto a broken Medal all this time and trying to reassure him and telling him to take his hand.
Betcha thought you saw the last of Ryuki
Apr. 24th, 2019 09:57 pm...Yeah, I really DID, tbh.
So here is the extremely tentative schedule for upcoming reviews:
Ultraman Orb main series and season summation
Kamen Rider Zi-O episodes 21-22
Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki, which each episode being its own review
Kamen Rider Gaim
Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga and season summation
Gai and Juggler Endpoint Analysis
This is all subject to my actual ability to do the reviews, since I've been taking notes on each episode during my 4-midnight and midnight-8 am shifts at work. Orb is the easiest, since all I have to do is log into Crunchyroll and write everything down while I still have the brains to think of something witty to say. Regarding everything else, I may have to upload the episodes to myself on Google Drive just so I can watch them and take notes.
Toei's impromptu 17th anniversary "Ryuki Festival" came as a total surprise, and given my total love of Ryuki, hell no was there any way I was going to miss reviewing this. I'm just proud of myself for having the self-control to finish Orb first. They'll be interesting reviews, since the first I've seen of the Ryuki Time special is the Spanish sub from FourzeFansub, and then I'll watch the TVN version just before doing the review (why not just go watch the Genm Subs version? Because FourzeFansub is translated from Genm Subs, and when I have the option of a second translation, I want to take it. For example, TVN came to a much different conclusion about how long Hongo and Ichimonji were faking being under Shocker's control in LGKR than the KITsubs version I reviewed that made it a little more palatable). I only plan on doing the actual Ryuki tributes, rather than trying to watch the Dragon Knight episodes being posted online both in America and Japan. This is purely because in all honesty, I like Ryuki and have no strong opinions one way or another for Dragon Knight. I appreciate it and what it stands for, but I really have no interest in it.
Gaim I've been wanting to review before Origin Saga purely because sacred trees and dumbasses fighting over them--I want some element of a comparative review. However, this review is EXTREMELY tentative because I have comprehensive issues with Gaim as a whole, even though I enjoyed the experience of watching it. I don't want this to turn into another PRiS issue, where I had to quit writing the reviews halfway through because I just got so fed up with it. And remember, PRiS was one of my favorite seasons. Gaim is not. So...there's that.
And the reason why Origin Saga comes last is purely due to availability. I've already seen it subbed elsewhere, but the videos are extremely blurry, and not really suitable to the type of analysis I do. So I'd rather just wait until TVN has finally completed the series. Or until Tsuburaya finally follows through on their promise ages ago and releases the series in English.
But yeah. Unless OOO comes out with another reunion special in the next few months to a year or I miraculously find a reason to regain the will to work on PRiS, this is what I hope to get done.
So here is the extremely tentative schedule for upcoming reviews:
Ultraman Orb main series and season summation
Kamen Rider Zi-O episodes 21-22
Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki, which each episode being its own review
Kamen Rider Gaim
Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga and season summation
Gai and Juggler Endpoint Analysis
This is all subject to my actual ability to do the reviews, since I've been taking notes on each episode during my 4-midnight and midnight-8 am shifts at work. Orb is the easiest, since all I have to do is log into Crunchyroll and write everything down while I still have the brains to think of something witty to say. Regarding everything else, I may have to upload the episodes to myself on Google Drive just so I can watch them and take notes.
Toei's impromptu 17th anniversary "Ryuki Festival" came as a total surprise, and given my total love of Ryuki, hell no was there any way I was going to miss reviewing this. I'm just proud of myself for having the self-control to finish Orb first. They'll be interesting reviews, since the first I've seen of the Ryuki Time special is the Spanish sub from FourzeFansub, and then I'll watch the TVN version just before doing the review (why not just go watch the Genm Subs version? Because FourzeFansub is translated from Genm Subs, and when I have the option of a second translation, I want to take it. For example, TVN came to a much different conclusion about how long Hongo and Ichimonji were faking being under Shocker's control in LGKR than the KITsubs version I reviewed that made it a little more palatable). I only plan on doing the actual Ryuki tributes, rather than trying to watch the Dragon Knight episodes being posted online both in America and Japan. This is purely because in all honesty, I like Ryuki and have no strong opinions one way or another for Dragon Knight. I appreciate it and what it stands for, but I really have no interest in it.
Gaim I've been wanting to review before Origin Saga purely because sacred trees and dumbasses fighting over them--I want some element of a comparative review. However, this review is EXTREMELY tentative because I have comprehensive issues with Gaim as a whole, even though I enjoyed the experience of watching it. I don't want this to turn into another PRiS issue, where I had to quit writing the reviews halfway through because I just got so fed up with it. And remember, PRiS was one of my favorite seasons. Gaim is not. So...there's that.
And the reason why Origin Saga comes last is purely due to availability. I've already seen it subbed elsewhere, but the videos are extremely blurry, and not really suitable to the type of analysis I do. So I'd rather just wait until TVN has finally completed the series. Or until Tsuburaya finally follows through on their promise ages ago and releases the series in English.
But yeah. Unless OOO comes out with another reunion special in the next few months to a year or I miraculously find a reason to regain the will to work on PRiS, this is what I hope to get done.
More Rangers than you can shake a stick at
Mar. 2nd, 2019 01:26 pmI swear, right now my brain is all "Rangers."
Power Rangers Beast Morphers.
He-Low with Juggler as a Red Ranger.
And the three words that have changed my life, thanks to the Kamen Rider OOO Final Stage show:
"Yokubou Sentai Greeedman."
Power Rangers Beast Morphers.
He-Low with Juggler as a Red Ranger.
And the three words that have changed my life, thanks to the Kamen Rider OOO Final Stage show:
"Yokubou Sentai Greeedman."
Megamax review
Jan. 23rd, 2019 09:29 pmJust started the review, and it's coming along swimmingly, with lots of stupid jokes, such as that one.
Lack of thoughts on Build
May. 6th, 2018 09:06 pmAt some point, I need to write up my full opinion on Build, since it's into its last third or so, and clearly I've moved beyond "cautious optimism" to "really liking it, but I hope the finale doesn't disappoint me."
However, my mind keeps getting filled up with more pressing issues, RP stuff, fic stuff, and stupid things like "Could Chris Pratt tame a Dino Zord like he tamed the velociraptors?"
So...yeah. Let's hope I get an answer to that so I can put up my full thoughts on Build
However, my mind keeps getting filled up with more pressing issues, RP stuff, fic stuff, and stupid things like "Could Chris Pratt tame a Dino Zord like he tamed the velociraptors?"
So...yeah. Let's hope I get an answer to that so I can put up my full thoughts on Build
All right, let's take a minute to discuss Foundation X.
...Actually, no, scratch that. Let me start with four kids from Digimon.
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Heisei Generations Final
Oct. 21st, 2017 07:09 amYou know, I will laugh if out of all the Riders who could help repair Ankh's Medal, it gets done by the guy who specializes in pediatric surgery through videogames.
"Well, the surgery was a success. All he really needed were a few sutures and some Angry Birds."
"Well, when you put it like THAT, it sounds obvious."
"Well, the surgery was a success. All he really needed were a few sutures and some Angry Birds."
"Well, when you put it like THAT, it sounds obvious."
Review plans
Oct. 3rd, 2017 08:52 pmAll right, these are the tentative plans for the next set of reviews, and my goals:
Goal 1: Finish Power Rangers in Space by the end of the year. I know I keep saying it, but I need to actually stick to a schedule. I might have to binge episodes on Saturdays if I want to make sure that I actually make it through the Endpoint Analysis, and I'll try to go simpler on those images; OOO was way too complex. Ultimately, though, this is a really hard season to do because while I like it, there's frustratingly little to analyze that doesn't have to do with Andros, Astronema, or Ecliptor. I have five batches left to do. If I can marathon and take notes, I can put together everything after, like I did with OOO.
Goal 2: After I've rested a little, review Ultraman Orb. Just the original 20-odd episode run first, with a Season Summation instead of an Endpoint Analysis--this because I have to purposely avoid talking about any other installments of the Orb saga.
Goal 3: Kamen Rider Gaim, which I suspect will be just as frustratingly difficult to analyze as PRiS has been--I don't want to say that I hate them now that I have to break them down, but I will say that neither show holds up quite as well as I thought now that I analyze them. Again, I will have to make the images simpler than I wanted, so I'll probably grab from the opening sequence.
Goal 4: Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga. The plot of this is acually really similar to Gaim's plot, so it'll be fun doing their analyses together. I suspect a lot of it will be compare and contrast.
Goal 5: Orb movie, because I love Sadeath and I will really enjoy talking about him after screaming at Andros and Kaito.
Goal 1: Finish Power Rangers in Space by the end of the year. I know I keep saying it, but I need to actually stick to a schedule. I might have to binge episodes on Saturdays if I want to make sure that I actually make it through the Endpoint Analysis, and I'll try to go simpler on those images; OOO was way too complex. Ultimately, though, this is a really hard season to do because while I like it, there's frustratingly little to analyze that doesn't have to do with Andros, Astronema, or Ecliptor. I have five batches left to do. If I can marathon and take notes, I can put together everything after, like I did with OOO.
Goal 2: After I've rested a little, review Ultraman Orb. Just the original 20-odd episode run first, with a Season Summation instead of an Endpoint Analysis--this because I have to purposely avoid talking about any other installments of the Orb saga.
Goal 3: Kamen Rider Gaim, which I suspect will be just as frustratingly difficult to analyze as PRiS has been--I don't want to say that I hate them now that I have to break them down, but I will say that neither show holds up quite as well as I thought now that I analyze them. Again, I will have to make the images simpler than I wanted, so I'll probably grab from the opening sequence.
Goal 4: Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga. The plot of this is acually really similar to Gaim's plot, so it'll be fun doing their analyses together. I suspect a lot of it will be compare and contrast.
Goal 5: Orb movie, because I love Sadeath and I will really enjoy talking about him after screaming at Andros and Kaito.
