sennetari | Entries tagged with kamen rider w

Honestly, I just love this show more and more each time I watch it. (And I have never disliked it, been disappointed by it, or had whatever negative impression of it. (Which actually is kind of scary since such a perfect series does not exist.) While can't be 100% certain of the future, I think my happiness with the series is very likely to continue increasing as time goes on.) I probably shouldn't be surprised -- a series (at least of the live-action variety) having a group of curious teenagers dealing with the supernatural seems to work for me lately.

It's going be real boring if I write an entry like this every week, but seriously, can't find one single fault with the story so far. They are all so very heartwarming, imho.

( More discussion, hopefully. Spoilers up to episode 3. )

EDIT: Apparently, I have a lot to say on this episode, so here is another entry on it.

Ah, stealing from f-list is what I do. :) Probably listing series mostly unheard of, but oh well.

( My list. Mostly obscure stuff (and largely anime), except Goseiger, OOO, and W (and maybe slight spoilers for them) )

Umm. I've listed almost everything I've seen with Marina Inoue doing voice work in. Would include TTGL, but I don't think it really fits any category here. Besides, I've finished everything (well, specials and movies don't count) on the list (except the 'not get into' one and the two on-going ones--which I'm current as far as subs go).

Happy New Year to everyone reading this. :)

Current Mood: full

(Pretty much caught up with Kamen Rider Double (well I watched it on and off switching with Ultraman Max, which is why they are the two series I'll use as bases in this post), but yeah, can't seem to write thoughts on the episodes (this is where I confess that my latest two entries on W were somewhat delayed postings), so I leave that and do something different.)

Mostly for my reference. I doubt it would make much sense to anyone other than me...especially since I only bother to use character names (sometimes not even that) and not real names.

List of series referenced (whether by name or not), where an actor is in two or more toku series (and at least one of those series is either Kamen Rider W or Ultraman Max):

Kamen Rider: Kuuga, Den-O, W (Double)

Ultraman: Ultraman, UltraSeven, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman Cosmos, Ultraman Nexus, Ultraman Max, Ultraman Mebius

Sentai: Hurricanger, Abaranger, Dekaranger, Magiranger, Gekiranger

There may be some spoilers for the series mentioned, but hopefully no important spoilers...

( I never guessed who turned up in Ultraman Max episode 24. )

( More Kamen Rider W based, but with mention of other series, like Ultraman Max and Nexus and Mebius, for instance )

( Mostly having to do with Ultraman Max and/or other Ultra series, with one instance of W mention. )

And everyone (well, everyone who has seen Ultraman, I suppose) knows who play Tomioka and Yoshinaga in Max. ( They are not those characters, but they sure like to believe they are... )

( Ultraman Leo's side trip )

( The android is human, after all... )

( ...Coincidentally, her lover(???) was also spotted in another Kamen Rider series )

Oh well. I most likely have left someone out. Whoever that someone is, I hope they don't feel too bad. After all, it's not personal...

P.S. Since I already posted and it's today, Happy 24th Birthday to Mirai's actor! :)

(Skip episodes 25-26 because I can't seem to comment, other than 'oh, another Akiko centric arc, but I don't mind since I like what I've seen of her serious, caring side earlier in the series (and this arc is no exception). And while I'm not sure if knowing she has some depth helps in moving me far away from my first unfavorable impression of her, I'm glad nevertheless that I actually enjoy her presence in the show now.' Maybe I'll return to writing something a little more concrete for this arc when I get around to re-watch, but for now, I'm moving on.)

I think I should stop being surprised by now that every little action (that I might have dismissed as insignificant) in this show could (and usually does) have meaning.

( There aren't a whole lot of thoughts but some spoilers for episodes 27-28. )

( Spoilers in random order for the episodes )

Conclusion? Fun episodes that I'll most likely re-watch again (when I have time).

Okay, I have my name association again, even though this time I really shouldn't, since, well...the character I think of hasn't appeared much in that other series.

Anyway, let's just get it out of the way that I'm rather disappointed with the way everything eventually turns out, even though in some way it strangely fits and is consistent with how the character would have (re)acted.

( More random impressions that might be more spoilery on this set of episodes. )

ETA: That 'betrayed hundreds time' line doesn't even originate from that series but from an older series. And I wonder why I'm still keeping this a secret anyway since it's probably like saying characters A, B, C but then describing them in a way that leaves no doubt as to where they come from.

ETA 2: So I'm done with being cryptic. The line comes from an older Ultraman series, according to Ultraman Mebius. And, from what

honou_no_izumi told me, apparently it has also been used in Kamen Rider series, especially in Kamen Rider Blade.

I wasn't planning to write about episodes 17-18 at all, because they left me too conflicted. But well, guess I can't really help it, after all.

( Mostly on a certain character. Random spoilers for 17-18 (and probably one little mention of earlier episodes). )

As intro episodes, 19 and 20 are pretty good, I think.

( Yeah, my thoughts under here. Spoilers for 19-20 in random order. )

Oh wow, this set of Kamen Rider W episodes is so good. I feel I can do no justice to it.

( But I try anyway? Again, spoilers in random order for eps. 15-16 )

And if nothing else, I think these two episodes are worth watching for Philip at the very beginning and at the very end. But then again, I have my weird sense of humor...

Current Mood: working

( My (not long) thoughts on this set of episodes. Some spoilers for 13, 14 and for some prior episodes )

So I guess I just meant to say I like this set of episodes, after all, despite its rocky start.

At this snail rate, it might take me more than a month to catch up, but I would rather take it at a comfortable rate and remember the episodes, than breeze through them in rapid succession (even though I kind of want to), and then having the various events/happenings all tangled up in my mind. I'm still pretty distinct on the first twelve episodes, even after many months, so watching slow must have helped.

Whatever I could say about his series in general, Kamen Rider Decade as a character doesn't disappoint me. So with that thought in mind, I watched episodes 30, 31 (special versions), and the Movie War...

( Little on the special episodes 30-31 )

( general impression on the movie )

And so...not really knowing how to summarize the movie, I'll just talk about Tsukasa (and a little of other Decade characters and maybe brief comments on a few of the happenings in Decade...( Most likely some spoilers for this movie, as well as TV series and All Riders movie. )

As for the W portion, I'm very impressed. Probably not having any thought not better expressed elsewhere, but this movie reminds me why Kamen Rider W is good (answer: mostly Shoutarou), and that I should just try to catch up and not put it off. ^^;;

Current Mood: calm

( Kamen Rider W )

( Anime )

Current Mood: calm

I somehow like this series much better now that I become a little more familiar with the setting and the story. ( A few things on episode 2 )

So, finally, I watched the first episode of the newest rider series, without understanding much of what's going on in it. ( Few thoughts (some spoilers). )