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tintor2
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Youtube has the first two episodes of W to watch legally. It's how Shotaro and Philip meet Akiko who acts as the audience surrogate. Guess Tokime took such role for the anime.
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Tunod Denrub
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W is one of my absolute favorite Kamen Rider series, and I can't even begin to express how happy Fuuto PI has made me. The people doing the storyboarding and key animation have some very obvious love for W in particular and Kamen Rider in general, and it shows in basically every frame. Plus, they got the original band back to do a new version of WBX (the opening theme from the original, and probably one of my two favorite themes in all Kamen Rider), and I can't tell you how giddy that made me when I realized what I was hearing.
But more than all of that, it makes me so happy that we're getting a high-quality product that will draw in new fans. I'm one of those people where, when I really love a series or game or book or whatever, I want other people to experience it too. To share in the enjoyment. Fuuto PI stands a solid chance of accomplishing that, and words can't encapsulate how happy that makes me. W is a good series and it deserves good things. |
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MyrmidonMamori
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It's good to know Shotaro's good boy-ness is coming across to newcomers. I was thinking it seemed like they'd toned down his dorkiness a lot, but it seems I'm just being overly critical because of how invested I am in the quality of Fuuto PI.
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AmuroNT1
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Not just that, but the ending theme was composed by Koji Kikkawa and performed by Mitsuru Matsuoka, who played Double's two movie-exclusive Riders, Skull and Eternal respectively. I've said this elsewhere, even here on ANN, but part of the reason I was so hyped for Fuuto PI is because IMO Double is basically the perfect entry-level Kamen Rider show for someone looking to get into the franchise. It's a very good show in all regards, and it avoids the excesses that hobbled other entries in the franchise. In short, it's modern Kamen Rider at its best and absolutely deserved a sequel. Now if only we could get Toei to license the original show to Funi or Shout Factory so people could actually watch it legally... |
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SHD
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Wait, WHAT. Kikkawa Kouji and Matsuoka Mitsuru???! I know precious little about Kamen Rider (and I really enjoy Fuuto PI so I guess that answers the article's question!), but I must get a hold of this! Kikkawa is a legend and I've loved Matsuoka since his Sophia days, albeit I haven't followed his acting - but the two together must be awesome. |
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Joe Mello
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I thought the show might be a good infection vector, but having watched W I had too much bias to know for sure. It's flawed (the end of each arc drags) but it's an overall quality product that needs to get its 2-in-1 butt on Toonami ASAP.
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