Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Discussion

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Episode 1

It's pretty common for grown men to remember and still feel passionate about their childhood crush, which for Tojima's case is Kamen Rider. He's a huge fan who wants to become him someday, but of course that's something frowned upon as an adult. But he does get a chance when the Shockers attack, and he's springing into action. This is a show that I felt Samurai Flamenco could have been had it played its cards right when introducing all those tokusatsu elements into real life, and so far it has been great.

Oct 6, 7:32 AM

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There's a good balance of silly comedy, and serious mature theme with this. It's quite relatable to me (a 30 year old man), the idea of a grown ass man still clinging onto unfulfilled childhood dreams, and waiting for that passion to reawaken. I'm definitely watching this to the end. Hopefully, it has lots of mature topics to represent in the form of the Adult Chunibyo characters.

Oct 6, 7:47 AM

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I'm not sure how many other people would be into this, but I'm definitely hooked! This is the kind of "Niche Awesome" that Bang Bang Bravern was a couple seasons back.

Oct 8, 6:30 AM

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I've heard mixed things about the manga and this setup always seem to be good idea on paper and then a lackluster execution. It's not a bad start and I'm definitely curious. Hopefully it doesn't go off the rails like Samurai Flamenco.

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Oct 11, 4:46 PM

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Episode 2

And now, an episode focused on Rider's sidekick Tackle, or rather the schoolteacher Yuriko Okada who decides she wants to become Tackle. Her father was a huge fan of the Kamen Rider series and loved Tackle to the point where he named his daughter after the character, Yuriko Misaki, but sadly she was killed off in the series. And now at the age of 24, she's starting her career as a schoolteacher, and still has that sense of justice and love for Tackle much like Tojima with Kamen Rider. The two cross paths during a Shocker robbery. And then the end was pretty hilarious there with a livestreamer trying to buy out the store, but ends up being caught in a Shocker robbery, which oddly enough caused him to go viral. And it will be even more so once Tojima and Yuriko are at the scene. This show continues to do what it's supposed to, and as long as nothing like the infamous Guillotine Gorilla part that sent SamFlam on a downwards spiral happens things will be great.

Oct 11, 7:49 PM

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...wait WTH just happened at the end there? Is that a Real Shocker soldier?

Oct 12, 2:47 PM

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Greylurker said:
...wait WTH just happened at the end there? Is that a Real Shocker soldier?

Find out next week on Tojima Wants To Be A Kamen Rider!

Oct 14, 5:39 PM

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I really love how they're animating the live-action scenes; it still has the classic 'Sentai' cinematography feel to it. I wonder if they used a somewhat similar (rotoscope?) technique to what Sono Bisque Doll S2 used. On the other hand, I'm not a fan of the 'blush' effects.

That teacher just stripped in public... in front of a crowd... with phone cameras around @.@ Not complaining.

Oct 18, 12:15 PM

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I have no idea where this is going anymore but I love it

Oct 18, 12:57 PM

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Episode 3

And here is the Guillotine Gorilla moment, but executed much better here than with SamFlam. While some of the Shockers are just brutes wearing masks, the leader is not human. As is that waitress Yukarisu at the restaurant. And thus, Tojima and Yukari have encountered monsters who are not from this world, and they are pretty good at disguising themselves to blend in with society.

Oct 18, 6:10 PM

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The blush effects are kinda cringe, but they're obviously part of the intentionally dated art style, so I'm getting used to them. The fights are as good as May I Ask for One Final Thing and as for the "plot" -- well, it kinda bounces along.

Oct 18, 8:29 PM

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what gets me is the Real Shocker we've seen so far are mostly just lying low.
One guy trying to put a stop to the robberies presumably because it's drawing attention to Shocker
Flashback guy just growing veggies and giving them out to anyone who wants them
Evil Girlfriend working as a Waitress and keeping an eye on the blond guy

The Monster guy did kill the YuTuber and the defeated Combatant, but seems mainly to clean up the scene.

Oct 20, 2:46 AM

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Damn... the streamer and the Shocker guy became a bit too bubbly.

I still can't decide if Tackle is too sexy or too much. xD

I like that the show isn't focusing too much on the titular character, Tojima-- he's just been one of the cahracters these past 2 episodes. It will make it easier to watch his flashback/character-building later on since the show isn't overdoing it.

Oct 25, 11:20 AM

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Episode 4

Even though Yukarisu is a Shocker that Yuriko beats into a pulp, Mitsuba is still going through with being her boyfriend. And then his brother Ichiyo comes in and lets Tojima know that the Kamen Rider V3 will never be surpassed by the likes of him. As it turns out, Ichiyo and Mitsuba lost their parents thanks to the Shockers and as such Ichiyo has made it his mission to eliminated them, which includes Yukarisu. Tojima sure did get a reality check here as while he talks big, when it comes to skills Ichiyo has him beat.

Oct 26, 2:54 PM

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So many intense poses!

Oct 27, 1:06 AM

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Took a look at this and, wow. Had to binge all four episodes. This and Sanda are head and shoulders above everything else this season. Both are weird, creative, well thought out, well executed and hilarious.

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Oct 27, 3:56 AM

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