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| Kamen Rider Blade; Full Series + Movie Talkback | |
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| Poweranimals | Jun 24 2004, 12:21 AM Post #21 |
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http://tvnihon.dragoneye.ca/ My review is coming soon... 11 and 12 aren't there yet, but should be shortly. |
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| fire_storm_white_ranger | Jun 28 2004, 10:56 AM Post #22 |
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[size=7]o great the site's down[/size] |
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| Poweranimals | Jul 3 2004, 08:16 PM Post #23 |
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Episodes 5-14 I love this series. I like how Kenzaki is always being sent off to fight the Undead. Like once he gets rid of one, he gets contacted that there is another one. Sometimes before he's even done defeating the first one. I like the guy who's head of the organization. He seems very shady and mysterious. All of the Riders seem to have their own goals and purposes, and their stories are very intriguing. It was different to have the Rider powers react to their emotions, and fear is eating away Tachibana's body. Having supposedly cured, only to be manipulated was a cool twist, but I like how he stood up to the Undead controlling him. I'm also very intrigued by Chalice's story. He seems to be different from any other Rider. Although it seems to be his nature to destroy everything, he seems to be learning more about humanity. I liked the story between him and his friend that he saved. I can't remember his name at the moment. They were going to go sailing. He's actually an interesting character as well. I hope we see more of him. I like the supporting characters. Kotarou is pretty funny.. and although Amane is kind of annoying with her obsession with Hajime, she's not that bad compared to most kids. Hirose is pretty cool too. And Cheif Karusama seems to know a lot about the Undead. Almost forgot to say, it was sad to see Tachibana's girlfriend get killed. It was a cool relationship they had going. So far, some really promising stuff is coming out of this series. I'm halfway tempted to say that it's as good as Faiz. |
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| Poweranimals | Jul 19 2004, 11:47 PM Post #24 |
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Episodes 15-18 These episodes are great. It was cool to see the introduction of Leangle. Mutsuki is pretty cool. He sort of reminds me of Trent, as they were both being possessed by an evil power, and couldn't remember their actions while transformed. Hijime's back at the house, but Kenzaki is having problems with him again.. since he seems to be very wreckless. Mutsuki seems like a pretty good character. I like that he's just an average high school student who stumbles upon the belt. Meanwhile, Tachibana gives up being Garren and the person that originally was going to be, is out for some kind of blood thirsty justice. Currently, the Spider Undead has taken hold of him, so he becomes Leangle. Pretty good so far, but I was hoping they didn't have other people use the belts. There's no reason why they couldn't have used Mutsuki since he's being controlled anyway. Can't wait to see how everything plays out. Poor Kotarou got jipped out of being a Kamen Rider. Oh and btw, Episode 19 is up on the BT! http://tvnihon.dragoneye.ca/ |
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| Ryu Soma | Jul 20 2004, 12:07 PM Post #25 |
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Cam, explain why it seems you and me are the only dudes watching KRB?? I'm already up to 18. -Lt. Ryu Soma |
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| Poweranimals | Jul 20 2004, 02:25 PM Post #26 |
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I don't know. I'm surprised how few Kamen Rider fans there are here. |
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| Ryu Soma | Jul 20 2004, 09:34 PM Post #27 |
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Makes me want to cry. -Lt. Ryu Soma |
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| Kamen Rider Zero | Jul 21 2004, 08:15 AM Post #28 |
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Ryu Soma, Don't worry-- there are those of us who still get excited whenever we hear the word "Henshin" (unless of course the person saying it is holding a Vent Card :sick). Dragozord, I'm up to Episode 8 now in Kamen Rider Blade and have mixed emotions on what is transpiring on the show. It definately has some good points, but it definately has some bad points, and yes, to be cliché, it has some ugly points. I like Tachibana and Kenzaki for two very different reasons. Tachibana seems to really have the entire “fatalistic hero” schtick down well, which usually would be a turn off for me if it wasn’t for the fact that while he is resigned to his fate, he is also determined that if he must in fact die, he will do so on his own terms. With that, there also seems to still be some hope left in him, though not so much for himself as for Kenzaki. As for the title character, I like the way that they are using his archetype character (the super-optimistic “I must protect the world” superhero) to actually progress the character’s story. From reading what others have said, a lot of people have thought it either pretty funny or pretty pathetic (or both) that he keeps getting the holy heck beat out of him week in and week out. However, I think that perhaps this could all be to prove a point. Could it be that they are showing that a person can only be as über-virtuous, so sickeningly devoted to the cause as Kenzaki is and get betrayed, slammed, and otherwise abused for so long before all of that virtue and optimism go flying out the window? The story started great, but it now has plateued at being excrucitatingly ho-hum. The first three were absolutely great, with the Riders taking their sides and the stories being firmly established. However, from that point, there really hasn't been much in the way of growth in either the characters or the storyline. For instance, the only new bit of information we have in Episode 7 is that Hajime (Kamen Rider Kharis) has accepted his role as an Undead. Past that, nothing has really changed. Kharis still kicks the monkey crap out of Blade and Garren still gets trashed by whatever Undead he fights because his body is too weak. The only thing that varies is the setting. The Undead look awesome. There’s nothing more to add about them except that they are absolutely, breath-takingly designed. Now for the things I don’t like. Kotorou is just plain annoying, which if that’s what they were aiming for, they definitely succeeded. The same goes for Amane and her mother, but not so much for the same reason. From where I am sitting, they really don’t serve much of a purpose except that act as the landlord for Hajime, but those roles really don’t need as much screentime as they get. Other than that, they really aren’t doing much except getting captured or attacked by The Undead. Hajime really bothers me because his character is just like every other character we’ve seen that fits into the “I’m a Kamen Rider who isn’t really human” mold. There was no real mystery about him maybe not being human (i.e. Takumi in Kamen Rider 555)- they pretty much stated it bluntly in the first two episodes. Sure he looks okay, but that doesn’t count for beans if your story is boring. Now to the card issue- this is what really irks me about this series. First off, while I don’t think the actual card usage is as bad as in Kamen Rider Ryuuki (ugh), the fact that they are still being used is deplorable. But what really gets me about it is that they don’t actually destroy any of The Undead… they just seal them in new cards and use them later on. What the crap is that? To me, this is a huge cop out and serves no other purpose than to increase marketing devices that the show already has built into it. Hopefully the story will pick up some steam very soon. I really hope so, anyway. Otherwise I'll be slating this series in the same pile as Kamen Rider Ryuuki and Skyrider. Purple Ranger of the Future |
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| Ryu Soma | Jul 21 2004, 10:22 AM Post #29 |
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1st Luetinant For Dragozord
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:lol: Good one PROTF. -Lt. Ryu Soma |
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| Kamen Rider Zero | Jul 21 2004, 05:29 PM Post #30 |
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Folks, I just got done watching Episode 8 and while the action in this episode was pretty blah, it was the dialouge that really moved this episode. We are finally let in on the secret behind the creation of the Rider Systems and the unsealing of the Undead, which was much needed. Tachibana really stole the show for me this time around. The fact that he is determined to overcome his fear, even if it means giving up being a Rider. And of course, the episode ends with another fight between Hajime and Kenzaki. And I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that this fight will end with Kenzaki getting his butt handed to him... again. Purple Ranger of the Future |
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| Poweranimals | Jul 22 2004, 03:04 AM Post #31 |
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At least he's consistent, LOL. |
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| Carter | Jul 22 2004, 08:54 AM Post #32 |
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stupid statilite
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I tried to watch 1 but maybe it was the wrong ep to start out with. |
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Unless I grip the Sword, I cannot Protect You. While gripping the Sword, I cannot embrace you. My Collection | |
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| Poweranimals | Jul 22 2004, 09:24 PM Post #33 |
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Episode 20 is now up. http://tvnihon.dragoneye.ca/ |
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| Poweranimals | Jul 26 2004, 02:03 AM Post #34 |
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Episode 21 is up now. http://tvnihon.dragoneye.ca/ |
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| Ryu Soma | Jul 26 2004, 10:07 AM Post #35 |
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They throwin em' up in a hurry now. -Lt. Ryu Soma |
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| Kamen Rider Zero | Jul 31 2004, 05:02 PM Post #36 |
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(NOTE: I do my best to keep as many spoilers out as possible, but sometimes it is impossible. Please be advised.) I just got done watching Episodes 8 and 9 of Kamen Rider Blade and things have really picked up tremendously in these two episodes. There was a nice slump there for a while where it didn't seem anything was going to be happening that was of any interest, but now things are moving again in a big way, thanks to some return appearances and some new information on characters. STORY/PLOT The plot of episodes 8 and 9 were nice, especially in the former of the two, which was mostly a dialouge episode. Now many people get aggrivated with this sort of episode because it can have the preception of moving slowly, especially if they are just rehashing ground that as already been covered. Not so with this one- instead, we are given a huge amount of much-needed background on the Undead and BOARD, as well as the intention of the mysterious organization, including its enigmatic leader Isaka. The rivalry between Kharis and Blade is actually starting to get interesting, but if this plot-line keeps up too much longer, it runs the risk of becoming as trite as any of the other recent "Rider-vs.-Rider" storylines. As for Isaka and the new organization, their introduction has proved interesting, though at this point I'm still not sure what to think of them. Part of me thinks that they may have more connection with BOARD than simply being led by an Undead, but nothing has substantiated that yet. CHARACTERS There is a lot of new developments for the characters. Since Tachinbana has found out the cause of his degradation, within two episodes he tries two methods of getting rid of the problem, one of which proves unsuccessful and the other is left as a cliffhanger into Episode 10. As usual, he really stole the show for me with his conflict over whether or not to give into despair or to try to continue fighting. There are some new twists thrown in though that make this decision even harder. It seems to me that Kenzaki is finally coming into his own as a character, though he still has yet to emerge from his archtypical role completely. I'm sticking to my theory that in creating a character who fits the mold of a stereotypical hero, they could actually be trying to prove a point about said heroes, though I could very well be wrong on this one. In any event, he has grown far more focused over the past two episodes than any of the previous, thanks in a large part to the battle with Kamen Rider Kharis. Hajime is finally starting to come out as a real villain, which is what he's been needing to do the entire series. I'm interested to see how his relationship with the new character Jin will work out, but I imagine that'll be a story arc over the next few episodes, which I hope to see very soon. At any rate, while he has become far more villainous in nature, he still retains a bit of lingering connection to Amane and Kotarou's sister, causing for some internal conflict, even if it isn't completely evident yet. I was really impressed with Kotarou. In Episode 9 he went from simply being annoying to actually having some depth (much to my shock and pleasure). His anger with Kenzaki over the identity of Hajime was a great sub-plot and shows that Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky isn't a dry piece of cardboard in the shape of a smiley-face afterall, but a real person with emotions that can be affected by the actions of others. Towards the end of the episode, there was still some lingering feelings of betrayal and I am interested to see how they affect future events. ACTION The action in these two episodes is actually secondary to the ongoing plot, which is moved by the dialouge. Episode 8 picks up where Episode 7 left off, with Blade fighting Kharis and the Trillobite Undead, but it ends quickly enough without any truly impressive action. The only other significant action of Episode 8 is the beginning of the fight between Kharis and Blade again and a fight between Zebra Undead and Kamen Rider Garren. The former is actually a pretty good fight, but its end was pretty much what I expected it to be from the beginning. The same goes for the latter, sans it actually being a worthwhile fight. Episode 9 saw the introduction of Isaka's Undead form (which looks awesome by the way) and his fight with Kamen Riders Garren and Blade. Its a pretty neat looking fight, but again predictable in the way that it ended. Episode 9 also saw the continuation of the fight from the last episode between Blade and Kharis and saw some really good motorcyle action. ANALYSIS In the end, these last two episodes were good if for no other reason than the information we now know about the Undead and BOARD. Granted, the action was pretty ho-hum, but there were enough tidbits of foreshadwing that there may be more action in the upcoming episodes. |
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| Kamen Rider Zero | Jul 31 2004, 05:19 PM Post #37 |
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(NOTE: I do my best to keep as many spoilers out as possible, but sometimes it is impossible. Please be advised.) After watching episodes 10 through 12, I have to say that Kamen Rider Blade is quickly losing any favor it had with me. In short, the characters are becoming more and more static while the story just seems to blunder along, dropping tiny bits of information here and there amid pointless arcs that don’t affect the story one way or the other. STORY/PLOT As mentioned above, these episodes aren’t really anything special in the plot department. I would venture to say that the powers that be could have easily compressed these three episodes into an episode and a half and not missed anything of great importance. The basic jist is this: Tachibana gets a special treatment from Isaka to overcome his fear, but it puts him under Isaka’s control. Isaka uses Tachibana to attack Kenzaki and get the Category Ace card for him so that he can create a new ultimate Rider, while Hajime is still running around with Jin doing nothing of any significance until Episode 12. The entire Jin storyline, which culminates in Episode 12, was really pointless in the long run. We are shown nothing new about Hajime from the arc and no new revelations about anything were yielded. Again, the entire arc could have been a single episode and done the exact same amount of good as the four they gave it. The only interesting thing has been the battle over the Tarantula Undead (i.e. the Category Ace), which now pits Kenzaki against Tachibana. This whole idea of “plans within plans” (to borrow Frank Herbert’s phrase) with Isaka using Tachibana to do his dirty work under the guise of having him prove his power is interesting, but not all-together amazing. CHARACTERS Tachibana has been the spotlighted character for these episodes and one would think that he would have really shined. But even I, who have been really heralding him as the most intriguing character of the show, can’t overlook some of the sheer yawn-factor of his character in these episodes. His treatment of Sayako was a bit disarming, but not altogether surprising once it had actually happened. Tachibana does a great conflicted hero, but his attempt at villainy is truly uninspired. Kenzaki really hasn’t done too much these episodes, either for ill or good. He’s just sort of … there. His determination to redeem Tachibana, who he still longs to bring back into the fold, is commendable, but not altogether well presented. I couldn’t help thinking that he was just spouting out rhetoric and not actually meaning what he was saying. Hajime continues to be my least favorite character because he just seems so unbelievably stale. From the first episode, the audience knew that once it was established he was at conflict with himself over his identity, at some point he was going leave the house. Now I was looking forward to seeing his interaction with Jin and thought that perhaps he might actually start to grow as a character, especially after his commendable strokes at being a villain in Episodes 8 and 9. But apparently the joke was on me. The one thing, and I do mean ONE thing that happened with Hajime during the Jin arc was his rejection by both Jin and the girl’s mother, proving that he really doesn’t have a place with human society. ACTION The action continues to be good, but not great. I had sort of hoped that at some point the action would begin to pick up and we’d see increasingly better fight scenes, but even the much-hyped battle with the Tarantula Undead against both Garren and Blade has proved to be on the same level as any of the other fights. Along with that, the fight between Kenzaki and Isaka was exactly what I expected it to be: a massacre. All in all, there is nothing of any consequence to mention in the battle scenes, though they are still good. ANALYSIS The word that comes to mind when I think of these episodes is “monotonous”. I am still waiting for that “oh my gosh!” episode, but I think that’ll come when I finally see the entrance of Kamen Rider Leangle. |
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| Chalice | Aug 1 2004, 08:43 AM Post #38 |
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R.I.P. Zeltrax
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Quit Spamming with your ****ing long-*** posts Purple Moron. Your worse than Cyrax9 with his long as hell posts. |
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| fire_storm_white_ranger | Aug 1 2004, 11:22 AM Post #39 |
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[size=7]he's not spamming he's reviewing it[/size] |
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| Chalice | Aug 1 2004, 11:46 AM Post #40 |
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R.I.P. Zeltrax
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His reviews are too dam long. He's worse than Cyrax9. |
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