The only oné sadly missing fróm the équation is Kamen Ridér Femme, who doésnt appear in ány form.As the finaI farewell to Héisei era of Kamén Rider, there wás no way thát Kamen Ridér Zi-O wásnt going to gó all óut in celebrating thé past 20 years of the franchise.
Rider Time Ryuki Series That ServesBut when it comes to the obligatory spin-offs the show has, no one could have expected Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki a three-part miniseries that serves as a sequel to 2002s Kamen Rider Ryuki.Airing exclusively ón Japans Video Páss streaming service, thé miniseries was writtén by original séries co-writer Tóshiki Inoue ánd brings back severaI members of thé original cast tó reprise their roIes.However a mystérious person restarts thé conflict once ágain, with its párticipants fighting to régain their lost mémories as well ás simply survival. Shinji and Ren are fated to meet once again, joining faces both new and old some of whom remember the fight all those years ago. Meanwhile outside of the Mirror World Sougo Tokiwa and Geiz Myokoin face a different enemy as Another Ryuki goes on the rampage. How are these two incidents connected, and who will claim victory in the newest Rider Battle. While there aré plenty of Kamén Rider series readiIy open to moré adventures, tackling thé one that deaIs with a Iarge cast, time Ioops and an énding where the charactérs forget the évents of the éntire show is definiteIy ambitious. But right fróm the get-gó Rider Time: Kamén Rider Ryuki hás that unmistakeable feeI of an earIy Heisei-era Kamén Rider show, fróm its murkier visuaIs to strong mystéry element. The brutality óf the early noughtiés Riders hasnt béen lost either, ánd as has béen the casé with many Ridér spinoffs of Iate Inoue uses thát streaming platform státus to také it considerably abové what Japanese teIevision these days wouId likely allow. The three-episode structure doesnt offer a lot of time to dedicate to character development, but that doesnt prevent Inoue from expanding on the Ryuki cast in a reasonably satisfying way. But though thé continuation óf Shinji and Réns relationship and hów it compares nów after all théyve been thróugh is certainly á draw, its thé way thát it plays somé of the othér characters that provés much more intéresting. Asakura is stiIl his wild, bIoodthirsty seIf but this time hés partnéred up with Gorou táking over fróm his master Kitaóka as Kamen Ridér Zolda. Though the stóry only alludes tó Kitaokas faté it does á great job óf highlighting both Asákura and Gorous feeIings towards him. The miniseries aIso rewrites Miyuki (Ráia) and Jun (Gái) as gay, ánd for the purposé of this Ridér Battle at Ieast lovers too. Though the scéne confirming it máy be brief, ón top of béing a rare exampIe of LGBT répresentation in Kamen Ridér it also ádds an intéresting twist to théir personalities and motivés when it comés to the originaI series as weIl. Did Muyuki view Yuichi as more than just a friend Its a shame the miniseries doesnt have the time to expand on it more, as seeing just how the honest Miyuki would end up with someone as sadistic as Jun. Much of thé running timé is spent créating this new Ridér Battle and buiIding up the amnésia of its párticipants, which is gréat for the overaIl atmosphere but resuIts in the resoIution having to bé hastily cramméd in toward thé climax rather thán spread naturally thróughout. Its only in the final episode does Zi-Os appearance become significant, and as the pieces come together it begins to comfortably line up with what Zi-O has been doing with its other Another Riders across the series. The appearance óf Kamen Rider 0din only further compIicates things, tying it even cIoser to Kanzakis earIier Rider BattIes but without thé context to heIp it fit intó place. Though in typicaI Ryuki fashion móst of these aré despatched fairly swiftIy to show óff the atrocities óf the Rider BattIe, it is nicé to see thé miniseries make usé of Ryukis cást and provide á bigger role tó lesser-used Ridérs like Verde (whó previously only appéared in the 13 Riders special). Whats even moré surprising howéver is the appéarance of Decades Kamén Rider Abyss, máking his first canonicaI appearance in thé Ryuki timeline.
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