2009 was a weird year for Rider in general, but it also marked an interesting and lasting change in their advertising and public identity
previously, when romanizing the series'name, Toei would translate it
example: 仮面ライダーヒビキ would be Masked Rider Hibiki
beginning with the second 2009 series, Riders going forward would be romanized as such
仮面ライダーダブル(W) to Kamen Rider Double (W)
what I find most entertaining about this is that they've stayed consistent with it! all series including and before 2009's Masked Rider Decade are still officially advertised as "Masked Rider"
it's best illustrated with Decades you gimmick, the Rider Cards, which initially had one for most riders that predated Decade, but later received an updated expansion with cards for Riders post Decade which reflected the name change
series of 10 4-panel comics crossing over kamen rider den-o and yakuza.
comic #1: ryoutarou goes to kamurocho
ryoutarou walks past the red kamurocho gate and asks, "what made you want to visit kamurocho, urataros?" "wahh!! so shiny!" ryuutaros cheers.
ura-ryoutarou smirks, peering through his glasses at a pretty hostess. "a fish that's outgrown its pond must leap to new waters. and there's no bigger sea than--" "i knew it." everyone groans.
urataros strolls into the club, hostess on his arm. the manager greets, "welcome. our cover charge is... 11,550 yen." urataros's glasses crack. he only has 523 yen.
back in the dining car, kintaros, momotaros, and ryuutaros beat urataros senseless.
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comic #2: this one's a real classic
ryoutarou makes his way down a crowded street. "i know urataros-tachi want to have fun, but we should be a bit more careful...."
he bumps shoulders with a passerby.
suddenly, the passerby is on the ground, wincing in pain. his friend shouts, "damn brat!! you better pay up for my bro's hospital bills!"
the pair then stare at ryoutarou, who is collapsed against a shattered wall, sitting in a pool of his own blood.
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comic #3: can't be cool if there's nothing to look away from
a bloody momo-ryoutarou leaps at the scammers, fist wound back.
opponents discarded in a heap behind him, momotaros grins and flicks dust off his shoulder.
a beat. ".......why aren't they exploding?"
"they're not imagin, stupid momotaros." ryuutaros says. momotaros whips around with an "ah!!!" as the hospital bill total gets so long it runs offscreen.
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comic #4: it's for you and it's free
the clown bob utsunomiya says "you seem tough. did you come for the coliseum?" "the what now?" momotaros frowns.
"it's where fighters from all over the world battle to their hearts' content, get stronger, and win cash prizes." all the imagin and naomi stare up in amazement. "we're sold!"
"sometimes it is a fight to the death though. just thought id--" bob gets cut off as kin-ryoutarou lifts him into the air and shouts, "where can i find such a place?!" "let's go!! let's go!!" ryuutaros joins in. ryoutarou fails to interrupt. "wait, did he--"
bob points at a small building. the park toilets........
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comic #5: hey this is just like the jail cell fight from yakuza 0
two figures face off in a caged arena, surrounded by a roaring crowd.
the loudspeaker rings out, "american fugitive daniel feldman! versus newcomer ryoutarou nogami from japan!" daniel the beefy wrestler glowers at ryoutarou, who stands frozen in fear.
"no weapons! no mercy! hold on to your hats, folks! this can only end in a gruesome beatdown!!!" the vampiric announcer strahd pumps his fist.
ryuu-ryoutarou cheerfully levels a pistol at daniel's head.
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comic #6: i knew it smelled 2005 in here
"round 1 goes to ryoutarou!!" the announcer blares, as ryuu-ryoutarou jumps in the air making peace signs.
"he clears round 2, and still hasn't taken a single hit!!" kin-ryoutarou smirks, cracking his neck.
"but will his luck hold up against the reigning champion of the coliseum?! the mysterious hannya-man!" a figure approaches, wearing a demon mask and tuxedo.
momotaros stares at the mask's horns. "is he mocking me...?" "nobody can see you, momotaros..." ryoutarou assures.
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comic #7: breaker form
kintaros blocks a swing from hannya-man's baseball bat. "he's strong!!" "what the hell?!" momotaros cries.
"as expected of the biggest fish in-- oops!" urataros narrowly dodges a knife.
with a flashy handstand, hannya-man kicks ryuutaros, whose eyes light up with joy.
hannya-man and ryuutaros breakdance together, battle forgotten. "guys... hey guys..." the announcer prods. "i'm glad they're having fun." says ryoutarou.
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comic #8: a cockroach's catchphrase
hannya-man launches momo-ryoutarou with a kick.
"GRAAAAHH!!!" momotaros crashes back into a burst of lightning. urataros gasps. "an electric fence?!" "if only deneb were here... he's immune to electricity." ryoutarou muses.
"we could push him as many times as we want!" ryuutaros says, imagining shoving deneb into an electric fence. deneb says "oops! i'm alright!" urataros sighs. "and what would that accomplish...?" meanwhile, momo-ryoutarou frowns, burnt and smoking.
"i'd push yuuto in, too." ryuutaros concludes. "ryuutaros... being cruel to others is no good..." ryoutarou chides, as an imaginary fence-shocked yuuto screams "OWWWWWW"
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comic #9: it did unspeakable things to his mind and body
"why don't any of us have a useful skill like that?!" momotaros grumbles. back in the dining car, urataros taps the side of his head. "speak for yourself, senpai. i can breathe underwater."
"maybe if you trained more, you could too." kintaros says. momotaros gawks. "are you trying to kill me, you stupid bear??" an imaginary momotaros sits cross-legged on the ocean floor surrounded by sea life.
ryuutaros lays across a dining table, kicking his feet. "you're a peach. maybe you'd protect him from food poisoning." "don't underestimate ryoutarou!" kintaros boasts. "the man's always had an iron stomach." "actually, i can't take credit for that." ryoutarou chimes in. "hm?"
"it's all thanks to nee-san..." ryoutarou pictures a beaming airi handing him a glass of garlic juice. "i see..." everyone says.
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comic #10: i'm, coming!!!
"we need to end this! ryoutarou's body is at its limit!" urataros shouts. "i know that, damn it!" momo-ryoutarou raises the rider pass. "momotaros, wa--" ryoutarou doesn't get to finish.
"HENSHIN!" momotaros transforms into den-o sword form, arms raised in his signature pose.
den-o and hannya-man stare at each other across the arena. nobody moves.
the announcer drops his mic and the audience's eyes pop out of their sockets. "IS THAT FUCKING KAMEN RIDER?"
played sims 4 for the first time and one of the married cis men had a desire to try for baby with his cis husband. i accidentally pinned it and could not unpin it. trying for baby is physically impossible. I tried to use cheats to give him a viable womb in create a sim but it wouldn’t let me do so retroactively. so I thought, maybe if they adopt the want for pregnancy will go away, and had them adopt a toddler daughter. but then the try for baby desire did not go away. since they now had an unwanted adopted child I tried to remove the toddler from the household, thinking this would send her back into the ether. it did not. instead she wanders the neighborhood like a feral cat. i thought the social worker would come and take her back so someone else could adopt her, but I guess there is no social worker in sims 4. so now the neighborhood is haunted by a smelly miserable baby that has no home but cannot die and everyone who sees her is uncomfortable. fucking omelas scenario.
OP— do ctrl+shift+C and type “testingcheats true” and then “cas.fulleditmode” into the bar, then go into CAS and change one of the sims to be able to get pregnant. mpreg is possible ALWAYS
im not gonna lie it was fucking delicious i would fucking do it again. wait shit youre the fucking wizard in disguise seeing if ive learned my lesson arent you. fuck.
I'm beginning to re-enter an era of being motivated to make posts here, of all places. Not particularly because of the community, quality of life, or even any inherit value brought to here.
Rather, I can truly and earnestly ignore every person I don't care for
I was supposed to be more active, but IRL life stuff happened that made me delay this & future projects I want to do, making me very exhausted and wanting to rest, so these 2 drawings are rushed. I promised to draw more people I’m just currently tired and have a lot of things on my plate.
