#and now that sentai and kr are both out of the way - which of the remaining 3 days is my pr vid

[jenndubya]

Week of Toku Ladies - Day 4: 1989

「girlboss day!」

Blank Space → Escape Tokumei Sentai Go-busters Music by Taylor Swift She is pretty good. But are you good enough for her?

[fortunefavorsthebrave-dude]

Who is that in your icon?

OUGH. my friend. i am gently putting my hands on your shoulders and looking directly in the eyes and saying THANK YOU for the opportunity to gush about my boyyyyy my favorite boy

okay! so! that's gentarou kisaragi, the protagonist of kamen rider fourze! kamen rider, if you're not familiar, is a japanese action drama series where each season has a different set of characters, powers, suits, and stories, but they're all generally about guys who transform into masked heroes to protect people from monsters and villains. y'know how power rangers uses japanese footage (from super sentai) that's redubbed and has english scenes spliced in? kamen rider is made by the same company that does sentai! just to give you an idea of the Vibes.

now, onto gentarou! fourze aired in 2011-2012, and is my favorite of every kamen rider season i've watched for a number of reasons! gentarou is a new transfer student to amanogawa high school. he dresses like a delinquent, but his goal is to befriend everyone in the school, which makes fourze a very very sweet power of friendship story by the end. he finds that students are being turned into monsters called zodiarts (themed after constellations), and turns into the space-themed kamen rider fourze to save them! along the way, he gains a tight-knit circle of friends, many of whom started off as enemies but were won over by his kindness and support.

the series is both really full of heart and action-packed with excellent fights and creature designs. i'm gonna add a few images below to hopefully really seal the deal but you also may recognize my boy gentarou from a few big tumblr posts like jumping off a bridge for a love letter and this video and this one like my boy goes viral everyone so often just no one knows him.

anyway! i am on my hands and knees now begging you that if you're even a little bit interested in superhero stories, themes of friendship, space, and/or shonen action, you give fourze a shot because it's SO good and i would love for more people to get into kamen rider because it RULES. you can check out the opening here (as well as other kr openings, if you're interested)! okay picture time then this long post is done <3

above: the kamen rider club!! fourze/gentarou is in the middle, with friends tomoko, miu, yuki, kengo, jk, and shun from left to right behind him

above: the only image in my brain at all times. created by fullbottles.

above: the krc again, with the addition of ryuusei (tan uniform), the secondary kamen rider for the series!

above: the monsters of the series! one of my favorite things about kamen rider is how much they use practical effects, especially for the suits! created by PlayWithKOR on deviantart. (it was the only non-webp image i could find)

[katsuragitakumi]

Quick thoughts about ep 2 (+the opening)

tldr; i wuv rintarou

RINTAROU!! God, I love him. He’s even better than I imagined. I really like how chill and composed he is compared to other secondary riders. He’s... so polite, so considerate, so kind, so calm, so supportive. He’s an ally from the beginning. And I love how awkward he is. God. He’s perfect. I wonder what his character arc will be like?

Mei and Touma are simply adorable, too. I loved the way they interacted with Rintarou, too. Kento has only said “hey, whazzup” so far, but he also seems awfully nice and non-confrontational. I think Saber will be more like Hibiki in the sense that there are many riders but most of them are amiable with one another because they work for the same cause (although I’m sure there’ll be some exceptions down the road).

I like how Touma can apply his outside-the-box thinking into the fights. It’s so cool.

Y’know, I wasn’t really bothered by Tassle or the CGI and the long transformation sequences in the last ep, but this time around I found them kinda annoying. But at least the CGI is doomed to disappear -even if not completely- sooner than later. It must be expensive.

I loved Mei noticing Rintarou has a sweet tooth. I hope we’ll see moments where she shows how sharp she can be.

Mei, the homo sapiens, barged in with her bike and joined Touma and Rintarou in their lil adventure. God, I LOVE HER.

Still thinking about Rintarou. Will he become my fave? Only time will tell. I liked how he wanted to be addressed as “Rintarou-san”, but both Mei and Touma just call him with no honorifics at all. I think their more laidback personalities will be a good influence on him.

The ending was slightly different in this ep! Cute.

BUSTER IN THE NEXT EP! I wonder if we’ll see Espada’s debut as a rider too? I like his suit the most.

Now, the opening:

I love the song and the visuals are cute for the most part, but after a certain point it kinda looks like the visuals and the song don’t match anymore? 

I think this opening will be updated often. For starters, I doubt Kento won’t show up as an adult and out of suit given how important he seems to be (I mean, it wouldn’t be unheard of not to add him, but it’s not the normal thing in KR). I think he’ll be included in the part where the trio walks on a book. It looks like there’s room for one more character. Also, Tassle’s little dance looks like something that will be replaced sooner than later lol I think the scenes where the three riders are fighting will be replaced, too.

Some parts really look Sentai-ish, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

I absolutely LOVE the first seconds. Saber really feels like an adventure!

I wonder if we’ll see Mei at work and interacting with her coworkers. I think we could get some fun scenes out of it, and I love to get non-rider supporting characters.

“Faces covered beneath the mask streaming with invisible tears”. Fuck, this sounds so tragic. It looks like some riders will have very sad backstories.

The song makes me really happy!

[kathillards]

guess who watched kamen rider

hey y’all it’s kat @powerprincesses’ birthday on MARCH 24TH (but since that’s movie day, i’m giving this to her early) and i, being the dutiful-slash-whipped wife that i am, thought i’d do something special for it and i was like, well, pearl, you’ve already written her shit for the past two years, why not do something different?

so i watched an entire fucking series of japanese power rangers: bug eyes edition for her. can you believe that? me??? watch kamen rider??? i know

but here i am on the other side of kamen rider decade which i watched because a) he’s pink b) kat loves it c) it only has like 30 episodes thank god and d) he’s pink

i have great decision making-skills. anyway below the cut are all my honest unfiltered thoughts on what kat pitched to me as “kamen rider megaforce”. fair warning, it’s long, with pictures, and tailored for kat. read at your own risk.

i watched the first like nine episodes in a blur so here’s some random thoughts from them that aren’t strictly a liveblog:

NATSUMI IS SO CUTE

tsukasa is a weird asshole and its kind of hot?

actually he reminds me of me thats probably why its hot bc im self-obsessed

“put tsukasa’s bad photos here” he is a meme and i love it

natsumi hikari... these are both names ripped from toqger... i realize decade came first but like? elements of toqger?

every time she does the laughter pressure point thing to tsukasa i gain an extra year on my life

his laughter is so fucking dumb

freaky prophetic dreams = elements of megaforce much???

natsumi is troy burrows

i love this pink ranger

i love natsumi’s beanies

i have no clue what the fuck is happening

yusuke is cuuuuuuute

THE EPISODE W THE LITTLE KID RIDER AND HE ASKS YUSUKE IF THEY’RE FRIENDS AND YUSUKE’S FACE MELTS bitch i cried

yusuke has a v. good face

tsukasa is still a weird asshole and i still kinda dig it

natsumi is still great

all these other riders are cute...... i kno u told me ryuki is the one where everyone dies but hes so cute???

the one from blade is cute too

everyone is cute but especially yusuke and natsumi

i have no fucking clue what the plot is supposed to be there’s like an evil bat? and an evil old man? he reminds me of the evil old man from ghost

which i guess i should mention is technically my first kamen rider series that i watched twelve eps of and will finish one day

in case ur new here

whatever

why does kr have multiple evil old men

decade’s suit is so great and every time he morphs into a different rider i sigh

ok backing up but that bit in the ? third ? episode at the end where tsukasa is joking and smiling and natsumi yells at him that he’s freaking her out but she’s laughing? Pure

yusuke going “we’re a team right?” and tsukasa rolling his eyes? Pure

tsukasa being such a dick to those guys from blade... not pure but hilarious

OK BUT WHY WAS HE SUCH A DICK TO KAZUMA HE IS CUTE AND DOESNT DESERVE THIS

i just cant believe hes pink

he has a pink camera

hes a pink ranger

i love natsumi

OK HERE WE GO EPISODE 10 and beyond:

here’s the douche who stole genta’s zord...he is hot

this might just be me reading too deep into a kids show (haha when has THAT ever happened) but the shot of natsumi putting her hands around tsukasa’s waist like a belt in the theme song?? and then i think about how the belt and cards appeared to HER and she had to give them to tsukasa literally crossing barriers btwn worlds or whatever to get to him?? is she...is she his belt...his powers...are they hashtag INTERTWINED

maybe i am reading too deep into it but i love making girls the central protagonist so whatever i’m going with it

damn tsukasa looks good w/ his hair brushed back like that...

natsumi accuses this dude of “eat and run” and he does THIS?

uncalled for tbh

no u dont shut up

u know who looks good in everything? natsumi. the cap doesnt show it but she’s wearing pink knee high socks and its so cute

yusuke is such a prince

“i decided to get in your way” why is tsukasa Like That

he is definitely a scorpio

daiki might possibly be the only man who can make me think he’s attractive while wearing a baseball cap

i cannot BELIEB these monsters thought this girl was faiz AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE HER DUDE FRIEND WHO’S SPOKEN TWO LINES goodbye i hate kamen rider and everyone who works for toei

DIEND IS SUCH AN UGLY SUIT fjgdfkgdfgd i kinda dig it tho

is it meant to be diend like...the end....? or die?

y does every episode have to end on a cliffhanger

its six minutes into episode 11 and natsumi JUST showed up i want a refund?????

this is a gay outfit tho

episodes without natsumi are Pointless lets move on

why is he experimenting w/ his hair and why does it look so hot

that.....was really gay

um no offense but something fell out of the sky and tsukasa’s first instinct was to cover natsumi......okay.gif

natsumi is so sad that yusuke is leaving them :(

tsukasa is also sad he’s just hiding it under his seven layers of asshole

yusuke saving tsukasa......Pure

also gay....why is daiki Like That

tsukasa: you look pretty

yusuke: what

tsukasa: I SAID YOU LOOK SHITTY GOOD NIGHT

- actual dialogue that just happened

every time tsukasa gets called out for actually caring about people i laugh

is den-o literally kamen rider toqger...

why are so many of the kamen riders he visits literally monsters ?

why is tsukasa such an asshole and why is it hot

tsukasa spit-taking when someone actually likes his photos...relatable

oh my god in this one scene yusuke is wearing a red plaid shirt and natsumi is wearing red plaid socks wtf thats too adorable

me watching toku: just eternally cataloguing all the fashion

SPEAKING OF FASHION WTF IS THIS

“i look good in everything” yeah right tsukasa

tsukasa just goes around to different worlds and appoints himself the king of everything...relatable

pretty wack that natsumi and yusuke love tsukasa enough to believe he’ll protect them in a fight even though he’s a fucking dumbass

you know who does look good in everything...daiki

i didnt think i would miss tsukasa but its been 8 minutes into this episode and he hasn’t shown up to be an asshole yet..........disappointing

HE JUST SHOWED UP TO BE AN ASSHOLE all is right with the world again

tsukasa: daiki’s an asshole

this poor little boy: NO HE’S NOT >:(

daiki: yeah no i am totally an asshole

tsukasa turned hibiki into a disc thing and put it on top of this crab monster and now he’s beating it like a drum...

why is toku Like This

“he’s just a thief” shut up tsukasa you love him

oh my god he’s wearing bobby pins in his hair

“i’m so happy for you natsumi” ;_____; yusuke loves her...

i also love her

extreme lingering close-ups on tsukasa’s face make me uncomfortable

omg tsukasa going to take a photo of yusuke and natsumi jumping in AND THEM ALL SMILING AND LAUGHING TOGETHER GOODBYE

yes natsumi is a masterpiece thanks for recognizing it tsukasa

omg they’re all wearing pink i luv this team of pink rangers

anyone ever in the world: says the word ‘treasure’

daiki, barreling through the window: DID YOU SAY TREASURE I’M HERE TO ROB YOU

chill dude

tsukasa: lets go on a date

yusuke:

tsukasa: you’re paying

yusuke:

- also literally just happened why is tsukasa LIKE THIS

tsukasa is the worst boyfriend ever

my fave decade trope: tsukasa is trying to fight and then he gets demorphed right in the middle of the battle for some reason or the other and just looks around dumbstruck probably wondering why his cool factor has lowered to 50% instead of 100%

jokes on him his cool factor is always at -95%

tsukasa being a model is a Bad Idea

a Very Bad Idea

natsumi yelling at tsukasa is so good every time

tsukasa: says literally anything ever

yusuke and natsumi: ???????????????????

this boy makes no sense i love him

what the FUCK is this hair

i feel like most of this liveblog is just me cataloging tsukasa’s various fashion choices

but i mean, he does more things with his hair than i do

he’s such a good pink ranger

decade’s power-up form is god-ugly

just thought i should mention that

needs more pink tbh

never let tsukasa try to lie and say he doesnt like daiki ever again hes a USELESS GAY

OR YUSUKE

THIS IS HIS FACE WHEN NATSUMI TELLS HIM YUSUKE IS GONE

useless

gay

he punches a tree bc natsumi got taken too what a loser

lmao this evil dude is like “who is this other kamen rider?? daiki’s friend??? daiki doesn’t HAVE friends”

joke’s on HIM

i had to cap daiki wearing purple even tho i am against male purples on general principle

he looks so good tho

he always looks good

“i want to save natsumi” okay

this is pretty gay tsukasa

wow it got even gayer

WOW

wow

the level of gay literally escalated from 100 to 1000 i am impressed

uh did he literally tie up daiki and then slowly walk in a circle around him and blatantly check him out...................................

tsukasa........................

tsukasa literally stops the other riders from joining the battle bc he knows daiki has to fight alone....what kind of otp goals

“wont you stop saying those corny lines” - daiki about tsukasa but also me about tsukasa

HELL YEAH NEXT EP IS THE SHINKENGER WORLD I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG

missed my samurai kids did u know i put my shinkenger marathon on hold for this shit so i could finish decade before march 24th

i know i know im such a great friend

HERE HE IS HERES GENTA my opinion on daiki has honestly not changed since i first saw him in shinkenger... he’s still a hot douche

and i love him

tsukasa every time he has no idea what’s going on: i know exactly what’s going on

HERE THEY ARE MY SAMURAI KIDS

wow i missed them

the things i do for you kat

i could be watching super sentai right now

yusuke protecting natsumi <3333

i just like this shot and also their faces

daiki beat up and bloody is a Look

EVIL MONSTER DIEND IS SO UGLY OH MY GOD GIVE IT BACK TO DAIKI PLS

takeru and tsukasa are both drama queens... this will end well i’m sure

he’s WEARING A LITTLE PINK PONYTAIL IN HIS HAIR GOODBYE

takeru always having to hold back genta from fighting kamen riders :’) my boys whom i raised

why is daiki such a dick

i love him

the shinkengers are such ABSOLUTE LOSERS I LOVE MY KIDS

natsumi.....loves tsukasa....so much

she shouldnt....but she does

wow @ this cinnamon tography....

tsukasa’s inspiring speeches are literally just him Saying Words

takeru: u know tsukasa i think ur an ok guy

tsukasa: ??????????? why????????????

takeru doesnt have a reason tsukasa its just the Power of Gay

takeru and tsukasa just shared a really long really gay look and it was...it was really gay

tsukasa’s face when natsumi tells him he’ll always have a place to return to and call home with them.....................goodbye

i love the hashtag romance of natsumi literally being tsukasa’s home but i am also mmmm at her having to be the girl waiting at home while the boys go off and fight like okay.gif

tsukasa literally took her cookie thats shaped LIKE HER HEAD and ate it...why is he like that

WHY IS HE SUCH A DICK i know hes only a dick to cover up his REAL FEELINGS but hes SUCH a DICK

PREVIEW FOR NEXT EP GOT ME FUCKED UP i cant believe im almost done and i dont want it to be over...

tsukasa has amnesia........interesting last-minute plot point

this show really is megaforce i love it

natsumi and yusuke’s matching plaid outfits are the best thing to ever happen to me

tsukasa immediately reaching to touch natsumi okaaaaaay

my dude did u have to lean so close to her face

this dramatic scarf look is a) very hot b) very scorpio (apparently scarves are a staple of our wardrobe) (not that i would know)

natsumi is...inviting him to stay in her world...with her...okay okay okay alright alright alright

its been ten minutes and daiki hasnt shown up i miss him

dfgjdfgddfgjd THIS WHILE WATCHING TSUKASA AND NATSUMI FIGHT yusuke is truly a man after my own heart

thats a joke, he’s already won my heart

SHE DOVE IN FRONT OF AN ATTACK FOR HIM BYEEEE

mmm tsukasa desperately yelling for natsumi to wake up is A Mood

good scene decade 10/10 i live for the #drama

him angrily asking if they can treat her + looking at her comatose body all broody and dramatique when yusuke tells him that her life is in danger.....okay mister “i hate the word friends”

the extreme offense on tsukasa’s face when daiki called natsumi “that girl” lmaoooo

the tsukasa/yusuke height difference is So Good

tsukasa looks So Fucking Good in that t-shirt/black jeans/scarf combo i’m really mad about it

tsukasa just punched daiki in the face... honestly im surprised it didnt happen sooner

DAIKI JUST KICKED HIM IN THE GUTS

“is natsu melon really that important” BITCH

tsukasa, after getting beat up: her name is NATSUMI

priorities, priorities

anyone else wanna MCFREAKIN DIE

YUSUKE LOVES NATSUMI SO MUCH ;___;

tsukasa being so devastated at natsumi’s death is... a lot

even tho obviously i am against fridging a girl for manpain on Principle

and daiki showing up to be like “she’s your treasure huh?” LMAO

MOTHERFUCKER HE TOOK PART OF HIS OWN LIFE TO GIVE HERS BACK

WHAT A PUNK ASS BITCH

man tsukasa smiling (i swear thats what hes doing) is hilarious

and gross

i hate him

i hate this

I LOVE YUSUKE WHAT AN ANGEL

lmao natsumi tells him she’ll always be waiting here for him and this is his reaction.....................dumb

“decade are you also a rider”

“maybe”

WHY IS TSUKASA LIKE THAT

WHY DID HE SAY IT IN ENGLISH

WHY WAS IT HOT

I HATE HIS ASS

anything: happens

that old dude: THIS TOO IS DECADE’S FAULT

first of all they’ve all been matching w/ the reds this episode and i love it

second of all i’m banning tsukasa from looking this hot forever goodbye

brooding in dimly-lit spaces..........gross

every time tsukasa.....every time

daiki: shows up and saves tsukasa

also daiki: i’m not here to save you

sounds fake but okay

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.....

dfjlgdfkgjd daiki just shows up and nobody knows how he got there

this is Gay

i dont want it to end...

my dude......chill

wow

w o w

i hate that outfit of tsukasa’s btw

just thought i’d mention that

by hate i mean he has no right to look so hot

THE FANGIRE QUEEN IS HOT

natsumi can get tsukasa to do anything w/ that laughter pressure point... Powerful

first of all: shut up tsukasa

second of all: RIDER CLUB MEETING

third of all: why is tsukasa So Tall

i want a refund on this show

daiki: friends...are the one treasure i dont have

BITCH

ITS NOT EVEN THE FINALE AND IM ABOUT TO MCFREAKIN LOSE IT

wooooooooooow thats gay

daiki: im doing this cuz we’re friends

daiki: we are friends right?

daiki: right tsukasa??????????

honey...sweetie...darling...this is the worst thing ever

ITS BEEN LIKE HALF A MINUTE INTO THE FINALE AND ALREADY THEY’RE HITTING ME W/ THIS OKAY OKAY OKAY

oh god hes crying

oh god

oh no

oh god

hm this is his face staring at his photo of natsumi alright alright alright

yusuke risking his own life, world, and potential disappearing to save tsukasa from the other riders............bye

YUSUKE DOING IT FOR NATSUMI........BYE

“i’m the only one allowed to defeat you” uh huh ok

daiki would never kill tsukasa so the actual translation of that is “i don’t want you to go and die”

HE LOOKS SO DEVASTED GOODBYE I HATE THIS

uhhh my momma says i gotta go home right now immediately

he is SO ANGRY

also comrades is code for “in love” right???

DAIKI AND YUSUKE CAME BACK FOR HIMMMMMMM

THEY ALL LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

“I SUPPOSE WE’RE FRIENDS”

“IF I CANT PROTECT YOUR SMILE I CAN’T PROTECT ANYONES”

THEYRE GONNA DEFEAT THE BAD GUYS WITH THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP???????????

YUSUKE JUMPED IN FRONT OF AN ATTACK FOR TSUKASA AND I AM GONNA MCFREAKIN LOSE IT

oh my god its NOT OVER

pls i wanna die

this is a good look and i hate it

this is a good shot

this whole scene is a...good shot

“i have faith in you” woooooooooooow

“things have certainly gotten stupid havent they” shut up daiki

actually dont i love you pls come fix this

NATSUMI WENT TO FIND HIS CAMERA BYE

WHY DOES THE BEE WOMAN HAVE BEE TITTIES

I HATE THIS ENTIRE CONCEPT

biiiiiiiitch natsumi just transformed into a rider

oh my god

oh my god did he let her kill him

oh my god

thats the most stupid romantic thing he’s ever said

and he’s said a lot of stupid romantic things

mmmm daiki and natsumi...good shit

THEYRE RUNNING WHILE HOLDING HANDS OKAAAAAAAAAAAY

this whole scene just killed me......they never stop touching....i gotta go

“even if i wanted to, i cant forget him...that stupid face of his” ok daiki sure

[kat voice] bitch the fuck

BITCH DID THEY DEADASS REVIVE HIM WITH THE POWER OF LOVE

WHAT THE FUCK KINDA SHOW AM I WATCHING

tsukasa

smiling

at

natsumi

is

the

worst

thing

ever

now THAT’S how you ot4

ALL THE RIDERS CAME BACK FOR HIM 

"thats our world too” WOW

wow

this is the woooooooooooooooooooooorst

oh my godddddddd

oh my god

oh my god

anyway

i dont know what else to say i hate this

i cant believe i watched an entire season of kamen rider

i cant believe i ENJOYED it

i cant believe the state im in right now

i

wow

i want death

happy birthday kat

[jokerxtreme36]

Kyuranger 1, Ex-Aid 18 and Dragon Blood 6 thoughts (Spoilers)

Well now that Zyuphger has ended, it’s time for the debut of our new Sentai series, but also I decided to add Zero Dragon Blood on here so I can go back to how I’ve done these before. Last TIme: The Zyuohgers defeated Genis for good and said farewell, until the Champion symbol decides to merge both world together again, ending it on a high note. Meanwhile, Ex-Aid tries to protect Tsukuru and Burgmon, but was ultimately destroyed by Genm Zombie. Meanwhile, Alice uncovers the mystery of Marco Jose’s suicide and see why he jumped off a cathedral while Rei saved her from a mechanical lifeform created by Edl to capture her. With all that said, can Kyuranger start off strong? Will Emu find a way to save himself from the Game Disease? and what is Kogome’s true intentions? Let’s find out.

Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger episode 1:

near a playground, Jark Matter invade Earth and kidnap a few children. In Clothos, Jark causes destruction until Hammy, Sparda and Champ arrive to become the Kyuranger to fight Jark Matter.

Elsewhere, Lucky’s hovercraft breaks down and crashes on Lothos, he sees the Kyuranger’s fight and decides to join them. On the Orion, they explain who Jark Matter is and that they must find all nine warriors.

So Lucky looks for the Kyu Globes on JugJug and manages to find one but Garu fights him until the others stop them.  Garu explains how he lost his clan to Jark Matter, who arrives to attack them. 

Lucky is taken by one of the ships and is about to freeze in space, until the Kyu Globe chooses him and he transforms while in a meteor shower. The others join in the battle and the Orion is being attacked

They summon their mechs to defend it. Garu transforms and helps Champ then join the others in forming Kyuren-oh to battle Jark Matter. They cheer at their victory, in Jagama, two people see a wanted poster.

Next Time: silver and gold thieves.

Overall I found this episode to be interesting, we start off our new series with a bang, with them taking place in other planets and planning on starting a trend of having a team of nine as oppose to three to five in previous seasons. So far I liked how they show us some new worlds in this shows universe. I also like how they do what they can to make the planets stand out. So far I’m liking most of the characters, especially Hammy, Champ and Garu, who’s backstory is pretty understandable. I also enjoyed the mech fight in this series with how they handled some nice camera shots. This episode wasn’t perfect though, sometimes the pacing is too fast while other times it gets forgotten. Now to talk about Lucky, I’m not sure how to feel about him yet, he hasn’t fully annoyed me yet, though I feel his whole habit of getting good luck is gonna be used as an excuse for some contrived writing unless they find a way around it. I don’t want to hate this character like I’ve done with previous reds (such as Right and Takaharu), I want to root for him and the team by the end, to see him get some character growth, though thankfully he doesn’t overly yell out his catchphrases (and doesn’t overuse the word kita like Gentaro or Takaharu). Maybe it’s the over hype from everyone else in the fandom, but I’m just not feeling as excitement for this series as I should have, especially since I rewatched Zyuohger and how much of an impact it left from start to finish. But then again this is only the first episode, so they have plenty of time to improve their faults before this series could go downhill but instead rise up. Can’t wait for the next episode, where the Kyuranger’s continue their quest until they encounter two thieves,they get captured and two new Kyuranger appear.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode 18:

Tsukuru feels down after Burgmon’s demise, then Dan infects him with a virus.Emu asks Hiro what are they hiding from him, but they get an alert and head to see Kuroto and Tsukuru, who was used as bait.

They fight and Kuroto insults Tsukuru’s game creating skills, which causes Motos to appear and Ex-Aid chases him, but he escapes. Genm defeats Snipe and takes his Gashats.

Tsukuru explains that he’s pressured to create a new game. Taiga calls the others not to have Ex-Aid battle Genm, cause his bodies at his limit. Kuroto explains that KR Chronicle is the ultimate survival game

Kuroto calls Pallad his pawn for him to become the Game master. Motos attacks Genm corporation and Ex-Aid arrives, then Genm appears to use a new Gashat to beat Ex-Aid in one hit while he defeats Motos.

Para-DX fights Genm for being used and beats him. Kuroto decides to maees with Pallad, by telling Emu that he has the Game Disease. it gets to him and he goes beserk. To be continued...

Next Time: Hiro’s final fantasy

Overall I Enjoyed this episode, nice to see this series moving forward story wise. I liked how they’re showing Kuroto Dan more as a big threat, from taking Snipe’s Gashat, to revealing that he’s just using them to get to his goal of being a Game Master (or God himself) and create the ultimate survival game where everyone can become a Kamen Rider and fight to survive (so Ryuki minus the timeline change). I also enjoyed Pallad’s departure and him taking on Genm Zombie by himself and beating him after seeing him defeat Motos and be called pawns, that was the big highlight for this episode IMO, but not even that could defeat Kuroto as he ruins Pallads wish of defeating M by revealing to Emu that he was Patient Zero (the first human to be infected with the Game Disease) and when he finally realizes the connection, the stress gets to him. I also enjoyed the new Taddle Fantasy/Bang Bang Simulations Gashat and how Kuroto uses it to beat Ex-aid in one hit. This series is getting itself back up and I’m interested in what they might do next. Can’t wait for the next episode, where Emu doesn’t care about patients, they wonder what are they going to do with him, Hiro gains the new Taddle Fantasy Gashat in hoping to save Emu.

Zero Dragon Blood episode 6:

Rei battles Kagome, who plans to kill Alice so the Egg can stay in the cage. Rekka stops the fight since she was looking for her. She is brought back to Bakura’s bar where he gets a meal and fangirl on them.

Kagome explains her brother woke Edel as well as her backstory, how they weren’t strong Makai Priests and Okina discovering the book of the Makai Dragon, which died after Edel attacked humans.

Okina read that it left an egg before it died, which gives him the idea to use it’s power to protect others and become stronger. The others decide to help Kagome in her quest. Edel creates another beast to find Alice. 

Alice leaves with a charm that Rekka gave her. Kagome finds her and apologizes, unaware that she unseals the charm and places a barrier on her. Rekka uses a spell to find Edel using the charm.

Kagome realized that she messed up. The beast sees Alice and Edel appears in front of her. Kagome tell them that her barrier will only last two hours, so they must get to her now. To be continued.....

Next Time: Twin swords

Overall I enjoyed this episode, it was about time we got to know more about Kagome and oh boy was it unexpected of her to actually be a fan of Rekka and Rei, I found myself laughing when she was eating a lot to her fangirling. I also enjoyed her backstory and how they explain why they wanted to revive the Makai Dragon and the Dragon Knight so they can use it’s power to become stronger and protect people. I also liked how we get an introduction to Kagome’s companion Hanazumi (who was only seen for a few minutes in previous episodes) and she is used to keep an eye on Alice when Kagome placed the barrier on her. Not much else to say since there’s a few more mysteries, such as what made Edel attack humans centuries ago and what are his true motives. We’re halfway through the series and let’s see if it get’s fleshed out more before it ends. Can’t wait for the next episode, where Rei battles Edel, Rekka and Kagome battle some Mechanical Life forms and the battle escalates to someone getting hurt.