thoughts on toku monsters? do you have a favorite?
I love monsters so much! I find that I like a lot of monster designs, but I feel that the Unknowns from Agito are huge standouts for me. I talked about my favorite ones here.
I'll put a list of more that I like under this cut bc I'm including pictures, so it'll be long.
Here are some I really like off the top of my head:
The Megid - Kamen Rider Saber (I'm particularly fond of Storious' design)
If you could hit any character without repercussions, who would it be?
Kageyuki Kazakiri (Zyuohger)- Made Yamato feel more scared about the prospect of his mother dying, because Yamato felt like his father was a stranger. Never reached out to Yamato when he went to live with Mario, even though Yamato was a child and he was the parent. Then we're supposed to think it's a good thing that Yamato is pushed to talk to him again, like absolutely not. Amu was overstepping when she said he was like his father, as in the person who emotionally neglected him, when Yamato was visibly distressed. Yamato should not have to feel like he has to reach out to the person who always put him on the back burner, when it's Kageyuki who should be taking responsibility for his actions. Also they use the argument that if Kageyuki hadn't saved Bard then Yamato wouldn't have been saved later, as if Yamato didn't have to be saved then because he argued with his father and needed to get away. So, if I had the chance it'd be him no hesitation.
10. Characters that deserved worse?
Gachireus (Ryusoulger)- Was literally so cruel to Kureon for no reason. It made me so mad when he was forcing Kureon to produce more and more slime when it obviously hurt Kureon to do so. His death was very quick and I wish he had consequences for what he did to Kureon instead of just for failing his mission.
Daigo Fukami (Kamen Rider Ghost)- Left his children while their mother was dying without any explanation, and while knowing he was risking his life. Literally could've at least left a letter explaining that if he did not return it meant that he had died, not that he was abandoning them. Sure, Ryu could have told them but I think Daigo should have put more thought into the possibility that Kanon and Makoto could lose both parents over a short period of time. I wish that they hadn't tried to redeem him for this, as if Makoto hadn't been greatly impacted by the idea that he was abandoned right when his mother was dying.
Hidari Shotaro. I could talk a lot about his character as a whole, but I don't want to ramble, so I'll just talk briefly about something I really like about Shotaro. I like that Shotaro isn't perfect. I like that he is not the most intelligent, the strongest, the calmest, or the most talented guy in the universe and is still a hero. Even though he may try, he's not perfect. But because of his imperfections he's able to be the guy who just wants to keep his beloved city safe at the end of the day, and that's enough.
I'm still figuring out Taiya's placement but here's what I have right now. I take a lot of things into account for the ranking like how they treat their sixth (if there is one), the opinions of their teammates, my general fondness of them, their motif, etc.
I still really like the ones from my previous answer, but I want to talk about a couple more that I favor a bit more these days.
Sentai: The Kyutama from Kyuranger. Though I specifically favor the Saiko Kyutama, which allows Shishi Red to become Shishi Red Orion. The Saiko Kyutama also allows Lucky to access the Kyu the Weapons and summon giant Kyutama for mecha fights.
Kamen Rider: The Ridewatches in Kamen Rider Zi-O. All of the ones I've seen so far are really nice to look at, and I like how the design incorporates the date, a turning mechanism, and the face of each rider. And the henshin gimmick is for marketing, and I am not going to lie and say seeing the Ridewatches on the display didn't make me want to buy them myself.