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ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
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#453151: Oct 1st 2015 at 6:17:50 PM

OH YEAH RIV

So I hear you finished Kuuga

What did you think of it's ending/final fight/the show overall

Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#453152: Oct 1st 2015 at 6:19:27 PM

truly my only successful character

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#453153: Oct 1st 2015 at 6:21:01 PM

@mobeel: i hope so too

maybe it'll peter out but iunno

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Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#453154: Oct 1st 2015 at 6:47:30 PM

I had to abandon the rabbit.

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Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#453155: Oct 1st 2015 at 6:47:59 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH I ACCIDENTALLY REFRESHED THE POST PAGE

HARUMPH TIME TO REMEMBER WHAT I SAID

KUUGA WAS BREDDY GOOD

IT FELT LIKE IT PLAYED AROUND WITH ASPECTS OF ITS GENRE, BUT STILL FELT LIKE A STRAIGHTFORWARD SUPER SENTAI IN RETROSPECT

I LOVED HOW THE SUPPORTING CAST REALLY HELPED AND FELT IMPORTANT AND ACTUALLY SUPPORTED GODAI INSTEAD OF BEING BARELY THERE (MIKA AND CHONOU ASIDE, BUT THAT'S ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE ONE OF THEM WAS A KID STUDENT AND THE OTHER WAS SOME MOSTLY UNRELATED DUDE)

I ESPECIALLY LOVED HOW GODAI RUBBED OFF ON EVERYONE, AND IT HONESTLY MADE ME SMILE WHENEVER THEY USED HIS THUMBS UP

PERSONAL FAVORITE THUMBS UP: TELLING A BOARD OF POLICE OFFICERS, IN THE FACE OF DANGER, THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY WITH THE SAME BRAND OF OPTIMISM HE ALWAYS GIVES

I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF THAT I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY CATCH HOW GODAI WAS SMILING LESS AND LESS WHEN PEOPLE WEREN'T WATCHING HIM, AND THAT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY PICK IT UP WHEN SAKURAKO POINTED IT OUT

THAT SCENE WHERE HE LOOKS AT A MEMORIAL IN THE BUILDUP TOWARDS THE FINAL BATTLE MADE ME REALLY SAD

NOW AS FOR THE ENDING

it felt really

anticlimactic

i was a little disappointed there wasn't a big giant battle that really tested their mettle, and that kuuga's ultimate form barely stays on screen to show anything else other than its monstrous strength

but that last bit ties into how kuuga the show works thematically

like i said, it plays around with the aspects of its genre (re: explosions actually being significant, police helping and actually being useful, gaining power is really scary) and what's considered normal

and a normal final battle is what i described

and if we got a flashy final battle, yeah that would've been cool, but what they opted for sits well with me

because they keep saying kuuga's going to be this beast with monstrous strength that ushers in an era of violence

and you see what kind of strength kuuga has in the end demonstrated on daguva, the only other person who rivals his strength

they're both beating each other to bloody pulps through their rubber suits to outmonster each other, and once the belts are down, yusuke's obviously real distressed through their whole fistfight

fighting The Ultimate Evil is distressing enough, but getting carried away with it is what he worried about the most

and instead of some flashy bang boom explosion that could've nuked the mountain, daguva just goes down mercilessly beaten down like a monster

that was kinda chilling and that's why i'm not too bugged about that final fight

or something, i think i might've gone off track there because i baleeted everything that was written more succinctly

tl;dr: disappointed it wasn't a big fight, but i still like it because it fits in thematically

THE ENDING was a nice sendoff to the cast in my opinion and it felt like a breddy solid closer to kuuga's story

i'm sad it seems to be the only one without a movie though

edited 1st Oct '15 6:49:24 PM by Rivux

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Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
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#453157: Oct 1st 2015 at 6:51:35 PM

lunar rabbit

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
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#453158: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:11:46 PM

I SEE THANK YOU

Yeah, the final fight is controversial for the reasons you have mentioned

Some people really don't like how it is basically just a slugging match without any flashy explosions

But I agree that thematically it makes a lot more sense that way

Like, it was implied in both the show and tie in material that if Kuuga and Daguva did go all nuclear on each other, Bad Things for mankind would happen

I think the less smiles is subtle enough that you don't necessarily pick up on it at first, so that's fine

I agree with your assessments overall

Kuuga was a very good series to lead the revival with

Regarding movies, Toei is... odd with them in some respects, so yeah, don't feel too bad about it

I also hear you have started counting the medals

Lunarcat Star Child from I'll be right here Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#453159: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:13:59 PM

AND WE HAD A RAINBOW MAGICAL TIME

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Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#453160: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:20:04 PM

COUNT THE MEDALS ONE TWO- AND THREE

i gotta say, ooo is a big change coming out of kuuga

it's way more lighthearted in tone and bouncy and i dig it

it's a lot more friendly to get into in comparison to the gradual warmup i had to kuuga

there's an rp post inbound now that i've touched base with the duffster

edited 1st Oct '15 7:21:07 PM by Rivux

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ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
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#453161: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:23:29 PM

yah, OOO and Neo-Heisei in general tends to be a lot more lighthearted

For me, what really sold me on OOO was the cast

I just

you have eiji and ankh and cake boss and [you haven't met many people yet] and they're all just so likeable

by the looks of things you're only on episode 1, right?

But yeah, bouncy is a good way to describe it

Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#453162: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:26:03 PM

i have gotten to 7 now

haven't watched it yet because i have an sns to finish but that's on my priority list

yes on the characters

those guys just immediately clicked for me

these are guys i am so very much going to enjoy

cake boss' obsession with baking is really hilarious

especially how he knew ankh would go down 60% in the end

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#453163: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:32:15 PM

>boot up democracy 3
>select Australia
>game crashes

accurate/10

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ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
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#453164: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:33:14 PM

Oh yeah, one major change you might notice as well is that Neo-Heisei is in general a lot more episodic than old heisei. You'll recognise the patterns soon enough

Strictly speaking, W is usually considered to be a better entry point for Neo-Heisei, seeing as how it is the first real Neo-heisei series and is apparently pretty great

But I haven't watched W, and I have watched OOO

And from what I know about your taste, I do think you will enjoy OOO a fair bit

Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#453165: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:40:14 PM

if the main character's motto is "So long as you have some money and the underwear you'll wear tomorrow, you'll get by just fine" (or something like that i can't remember exactly) i'll love him immediately

i dunno if that gets translated differently

i was about to download over-time's subs but... the download crashed

it's working now, though, so maybe i can use those instead of... "ozc-live"

in retrospect i'll just put it on overnight that's gonna take forever

edited 1st Oct '15 7:41:18 PM by Rivux

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean
Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#453166: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:44:27 PM

I really want to see Ryouma get punched in the face along with Sid and whats her face.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE TAKADORA!? YOU FINALLY JOINED THE SIDE OD HOPE! D':

Micchi you monster how could you watch your brother fall!? Where did your heart go!?

edited 1st Oct '15 7:45:08 PM by Lilqueendaisy

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#453167: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:45:21 PM

pyro can you confirm if your government works as I described it

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ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
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#453168: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:45:49 PM

Yeah, I think that's a generally accurate translation of his line

Barring some fifteening Over Time's OOO subs are pretty good

I don't know anything about ozc though

[up][up] micchy is a character alright

[up]it doesn't really work like that no

edited 1st Oct '15 7:47:04 PM by ThanatoSeraph

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#453169: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:48:13 PM

that is good then

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eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
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#453170: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:48:26 PM

abbott's ghost is haunting democracy 3

ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
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#453171: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:48:45 PM

@RP end post: Well, I enjoyed the ride while it lasted.

Thank you, Duffy and Riv for your G Mship.

[up]Abbott never did anything against democracy though

he was an awful pm but not anything constitutionally illegal

his ghost haunting is a pretty accurate description of what he's doing in real life now though

edited 1st Oct '15 7:49:41 PM by ThanatoSeraph

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#453173: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:49:11 PM

he sees the liberal bias and judges the game harshly

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Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#453174: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:49:13 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH MICCHI YOU BACKSTABBING TRAITOR! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

I'm glad Kouta finally got a job, but still AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!
Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#453175: Oct 1st 2015 at 7:51:10 PM

the accursed site i use only has them

i had a friend ask if i thought kamen rider was good

and i used the example videos to give her an idea

i noticed how much funner the subs were and immediately went "i want to read yours"

anyway

-bow-

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean

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