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I'm really starting to get convinced that this is a multiverse story. That flashback really sells it.
The RideXEggs are a big clue. Why does Sora have access to different animals? Because those are the Zodiacs in his universe.
That Myth Driver is Yuna's, and is THE supposed Cat Zodiac inheritor of this universe.
Asao is possibly a cat of his own universe.
The member animals of the Zyunishi Doumei could be any combination of the 24 animals that will fill the 12. There could be a Cat-Kirin-Eagle-Rabbit-etc-combo universe out there, and the current roster of the Zyunishi Doumei came from that one.
Mao's driver could also be a hint. He is the one person with it and a unique RideXEgg. That man has literally conquered multiple universes using it.
I love how Arakawa doesn't follow the toku trend of pulling random objects out of their ass. They clearly show how My-Th summons his weapons and how they're actually keeping the Ride X-eggs. Now we just need to know how Asao hides his driver
I think it's interesting that the audience POV is more aligned with Tatsuomi than with Sora. I feel like we know what Tatsuomi knows, but not what Sora knows. Like many others, I suspect Sora already knows Tatsuomi is Rid, but I don't *know* that like I know what's going on with Tatsuomi.
I liked that this episode was mostly from Yuna's POV. I'm really hoping she stays an important character.
It's more or less confirmed at this point, Sora's "Uncle" is definitely the Black My-th from 100 years ago, based on the way he spoke to Yuna, how he referred to her as "The hope of humanity", like this basically just confirms that Yuna was the kind of evolution that Kamuri destroyed 100 years ago, and the kind of evolution that Black My-th considered humanity's hope.
hope for what? against the Fukashigi? man this is actually so exciting, no doubt Kamuri will try to go after Yuna once he fully realizes what she is.
Mention of classical instruments and electromagnetics? That got my inner violinist and engineer intrigued (I was a robotics engineer at my last job and I play violin), although I admittedly haven't heard of the floating light bulb before.
Seeing Sora with that electronic equipment made me wonder "What can't he do?".
Grown adult walking in on two kids at that timing in the flashback looks hella sus out of context.
And like poor Classic Tom, poor Tatsuomi "Tom" Rid got that Classic Tom "L".
Catching those "Ls" just like every Tom episode.
Meanwhile Sora "Jerry" My-th stealing those "Ws" while playing Tom Rid like a fiddle, just like their Classic Counterparts. 😭
Man I look forward to the next episodes. So excited~!
Lowkey, would hopefully see some creative edits of reanimating Tom and Jerry in place of Tatsuomi and Sora for every episode, if there was a creative artist/animator or whoever creative content creator would able to execute the idea.
I deadass thought that Dream Maze was about to play in that flashback at the start. I have no idea wtf is going on there and it's super intriguing. We see Yuna's hand grab the driver, then Sora grab it in the same way from the same spot. Then hobo gramps shows up and talks to them like he's known them forever? Did perhaps Yuna become My-th first, then some time travel shenanigans happened and Sora became My-th in the new timeline? Like wtf is going on here?
Yuna got absolutely cakemogged by that child. I like how she always looks like a total weirdo in public when giving Sora permission to transform. Every member of this cast is so likable and interesting. Sora's reaction to that cheese was the highlight of the entire show so far. I love him so much.
Good fight this episode. Wolf frame (peak design btw) becoming more powerful under the full moon was a cool touch and that exchange under the stairs reminded me of why I loved Gavv's action so much. They really used the environment in creative ways. That kill steal was diabolical too. My-th and Rid have my favourite primary/secondary dynamic in a while. I might be growing to like them more than Shoma and Hanto but it remains to be seen.
Next time it sounds like we'll be getting more info on exactly what's up with Yuna needing the eggs, plus two new riders. Major hype. I'm really liking where this show is going, but I said that about Zeztz and grew to hate it so I won't speak too soon.
If there was a second outcast zodiac, I feel like they’d mention it.
They’ve been pretty singular about My-th being the traitor. The one that got away. The power they lost.
I suppose they could have retained the animal power and found a new user, unlike with the mouse… but still, I think a second traitor would be brought up anyway.
And would an outcast even be able to access whatever suspended animation method the alliance used to come to the 21st century?
I'm rewatching the episode, and I noticed something from the flashback at the beginning. When the debris hit the car, it went through the windshield. Meaning that it should've also hit Sora, which we can clearly see happen since his side of the windshield was broken, too. Yet we see that he's fine enough to transform into My-Th for the first time to protect Yuna. And there's that glitching bit with Yuna's hand being replaced with Sora's hand.
So my theory for now is that Sora actually died too, but was saved by Yuna's powers.
first of all. I relate to Sora way to much because like him, I love cheese deeply
2nd, Something in the opening I really like is how as Sora is riding the bike down the path, behind him scenes of the episode start playing, it catches the eye and makes you wonder how important they are
I did not expect to get that detailed of a flash back this early one! It really makes you feel sorry for Yuna and Sora, but fact Sora was able to henshin way back then is really interesting But I am starting to wonder something, we know he needs Yuna to tell him to henshin, what if Yuna was supposed to be the actual My-Th but for whatever reason during this event she can only tell him to become a mouse?
The uncle saying Yuna is humanity's Hope, totally not a ton of pressure to put on someone who just lost their parents! Hint this is sarcastic
The strategy used to defeat the monster really helps make the fights more complex
Wolf Frame is really interesting in that it seems be a very limited power, the muzzle detail is a nice touch and full moon aspect could lead to some interesting moments
I love the actions, I know I've said it already but Sora really reminds me of Spider Man in his fighting style, which makes me want a Kamen Rider My-Th game
Sora using trickery to make things easier to deal with and get Asao to do all the hard work is really great to make him different from the typical hero, he fits more into the trickster archetype then the typical hero we see
We learn normally when the monsters are defeated the people don't come back, but somehow Sora defeating them brings the people back. When this is brought up to Kamuri he doesn't really show shock and dismisses it. I feel like he knows something
I could be way off base, but I’ve been thinking about it since the opening dropped and this episode seemed to be leaning in this direction. Could they be doing a split timeline story? one timeline where Otosumi saves Yuna, and another where it’s Asao who saves her. At the end of the opening too where they’re riding on the bike, a branching pattern forms behind them. This ‘split’ between two realities could also somehow explain how each ride-egg has two versions. Oh now I’m seeing the irony, ‘splitting’ in two like an egg. There are an insane amount of questions in these first 4 episodes!!
Wait... You are onto something... I think this theory also works, if only it applies to the special Zodiac Ride Eggs. There being duplicates.
And then there is the swapping scene in the opening.
I think that in one timeline, Yuna did became My-th, but at the cost of Otosumi Sora, and then that version of her was part of the Zodiacs. That timeline is the dark timeline, where every Zodiac Riders have "died" and their Ride Eggs somehow came to the Timeline we currently watching.
Anyways, I think that version of Yuna is close to Rid/Tatsuomi, since you know, Otosumi Sora was dead in that timeline.
Maybe that was the case, or... Could be a plot in the upcoming My-th movie, kinda like Ryuki, Kabuto, or Gotchard, who knows?
I'm surprised nobody has pointed this out but the person who originally took hold of the My-Th driver from the car was Yuna's mom, which may implies that she was the previous user of My-Th.
Also for people who think this is Yuna - Yuna's mother was wearing a lavender blouse with the white sweater in the flashback
I thought it was at first too but we see her body in the background, she never takes off the sweater so this is Yuna.
This scene seems to be implying Yuna was the next in line to be My-Th but right before she could pick it up, it’s interrupted by the reality of Sora grabbing it since Yuna was too in shock and crying
That's the way I interpreted it, the mother survived the crash, got killed fighting the monster, Yuna should have been the next user but she was young and scared so she authorized Sora to defeat it in her stead and must continue to give him transformation permission aloud.
I wonder if we'll get to see her step up to bat at some point before the show ends, if just for an episode.
Okay so I definitely prefer the design of Wolf Frame to Turtle Frame though I do hope we get more than just frames going forward. I'm a little surprised that Ototsumi isn't trying to hide his identity from Tatsuomi, though I suppose it doesn't really matter. I think someone lastweek called there being two monsters? Really solid showing of Ototsumi's smarts this episode. Looking forward to the next!
I'm aware but does Ototsumu know Tatsuomi is the same guy he rescued in episode 1? I don't remember if that's been she or not. That's why I was surprised he wasn't keeping it a secret.
So we see at least 60-70% of what happened to Yuna and Sora's parents. Sora was a pretty surly kid compared to his strict father, the original Ototsumi, but then a Fukashigi seemingly attacked, killed their parents, and Yuna "activated" and let Sora transform for the first time to defeat it. Then Pops showed up (and it seemed like he fought the Fukashigi too?) and told them, especially Yuna, that this was their destiny and Yuna must live a path of righteousness in honor of her family.
"Myth-adventures!" - Title puns are BACK!
Just want to point out we haven't seen the bike since episode 1.
Fukashigi's may be predatory monsters that hunt humans, but they DO have hearts (or is that what the X-Eggs constitute for them?).
Lot of cool tech from this episode, letting Sora show off his Meiser skills and also a magnetic light bulb that clues Yuna into what's really going on.
See, cats and mice CAN work together! Somewhat begrudgingly, but still! Even do visual aids! I bet Tatsuomi LOVED punching Sora!
Obviously she has no reason to be a professional patisserie but Yuna is literally getting outshined by a child.
Is that the Sheep X-Egg? No, it's the Egg that gives us Kamen Rider My-Th Wolf Frame! With razor-sharp arms like a wolfs' claws and a jaw that can chew through anything! Though the form seems kind of situational that My-Th can seemingly only use it at its full potential provided there's a full moon out.
Does it count as the 1st Main/Secondary team-up if they're essentially fighting their own battles and stepping on each others' toes even though they are, technically, fighting in-tandem?
Does it count as a Double Rider Kick if Rid never hit anyone and My-Th basically swindled him so he could take out both Fukashigi and get all their X-Eggs? It would've been surreal to see a Primary just give up the Finisher to the Secondary.
We got our first Princess Carry! This show knows its audience!
(Also the next episode preview basically confirms that Yuna needs the X-Eggs)
What was the Fukashigi doing with the humans? Giving it the knowledge it needed to be able to use the power lines to project itself? Also, humans aren't supposed to come back after the Fukashigi is destroyed? It only happens when My-Th defeats them? So, hypothetically, any humans consumed by a Fukishigi are dead for good if the Zodiac Riders destroy the Fukashigi? And Kamuri doesn't give a hoot.
So all the Zyunishi Doumei are graded by Kamuri on their performance?
Sora is stuck with Tatsuomi whether he wants him or not now that he's the Society of Fukashigi Investigators' advisor.
Next week: Kamen Rider Vanken and Kamen Rider Jyao!
have to wonder if there is some reason the mentor guy isnt fighting instead of Otosumi? maybe there is some special reason only Otosumi can transform?
Also, so the Inexplicable victims coming back is something that only happens when Myth defeats them. Combined with them having to have an extra tool, and their forms being more jagged, kind of thinking that its the zodiac alliance who are the pretenders to the power, and that myth is the only one wielding it right. it would be neat if they realize this and start wearing their belts on their chests, and then get a different form out of it
That ranks right up there among strategies for defeating the monster of the week, kudos to the writing and directing teams for making such a generic creature interesting.
So, people reverting to normal is a specific trait of the My-Th, interesting, but since only Komuri and Asao know about it right now, we won't be seeing any internal conflict within the alliance over it. Talk about a bold move, he waited until Otosumi turned away to transform into Rid. Just imagine if he’d turned back around! Either that, or Otosumi has already figured it out, which is why he’s so dead set against Asao getting any more involved.
It's 100% he knows who Rid is, hell just after this episode alone he has to. "What happened to that guy who helped me out and where did this mysterious stranger with powers come from, surely there's no way that's just a coincidence, right?" would be the stupidest thing for a guy like Sora to ACTUALLY and wholeheartedly say/think.
Well I guess now we know what happend the day Sora and Yuna became orphens, well sort of. And this Akira is 100% the previous My-Th. He even talks about hope for humanity like he did in the first episode.
Also not sure what I love more about Sora, how much of a troll he is or the fact that bro is like me fr when it comes to cheese.
And also its pretty intreasting how only when Sora defete the Fukashigi their victims return? Maybe thats the hope for humanity the og My-Th was talking about, a way to save the humans after they were eatern by the Fukashigi. And the fact that Kamuri dosent seem to keen on talking something this crucial is diffidently suspicious.
Could someone help me understand the flashback arc? The one driving should be Sora's dad, since Yuna's dad addressed him as Otosuki. If so, who is the old man who popped out? And Sora addressed the old man as his dad the previous episode?
Otosumi has never addressed Akira as his father or smth, the one driving was his dad. Tatsoumi made clear on episode 2 that according to his investigation Otosumi's dad died on the accident with Yuna's parents.
I had the same question. He calls him "pops", as an older male figure, as a mentor perhaps, not as a dad. English is not my mother tongue; someone here explained it to me.
So that old man is not sora's dad, if you saw a subtitle that says otherwise, it's most likely a mistranslation, at the current moment we don't really know who the old man is, but he's most likely a mentor for Sora
Wof Frame’s power is probably the most interesting thing out of all My-Th forms. He can only use the form’s true power if he’s under the light of a full moon.
I like that Yuna and Sora are actually investigating and experimenting with ways to deal with the inexplicable; I hope there are more inexplicable they have to devise methods to defeat.
The fight scene was really fun—both the cat-and-mouse dynamic and the wolf form. Sora was quite clever, and he even got a piece of cheese as a thank-you.
The ending left me curious: so, when Sora defeats them, he manages to save the victims, but the Zodiac doesn't? It might be because they transform differently. This could serve as an incentive for Rid to switch sides, and with any luck, maybe one or two Zodiac members will become allies.
Judging by the hand, it looked like Maoh in the flashback; I suspect the others were asleep while he wasn't, the different driver suggests to me there's something else going on there
Don't know if it was intentional on the costume department's part, but at the end of the episode, Tatsuomi and Otosumi's civilian clothes resembles Tom and Jerry's color schemes but flipped (Tatsuomi wearing brown, which is Jerry's color and Otosumi wearing blue, which is Tom's)
The fact that Sora actually had to do investigative work here, and the way they beat the Fukashigi was clever. This makes me love Sora even more as an MC, he has the potential to be truly peak lol
A thing that hasn't been commented on much is the difference between the dynamics between Yuna and her parents and Sora and his dad. The Mizukis seem to be a caring family, with Yuna very happy with her parents, while Sora's relationship with his dad seemed tense.
Sora's mom might have also died recently, considering that she wasn't in the car with them but he refers to the incident as what left him an orphan. It also checks out with the kind of reticent attitude he was giving off in the car ride.
I think it's possible that Sora has been inducted into being the new My-Th or a trainee to take over his father at age, which is why I think he knew, even young, what to do when the attack happened.
His family seem quite committed to protect the Mizukis.
Yuna and Sora doing proper research and detective works is very reminiscent of Arakawa's style of writing seen in Kuuga and Dekaranger. Its so cool to see again.
I love Sora and Tatsuomi's dynamic in this, it's just so much fun having them kind of compete during the fights and honestly I feel like Sora should be able to figure out that Tatsuomi is Rid because bro just straight up transformed without even hiding it and I feel like Sora should've noticed to some degree.
Sora planning for Rid to show up makes me think he's onto Tatsuomi, honestly. He might not be sure yet, but he might be putting the picture together step by step.
Kamuri is practically the main villain for the first half of My-Th at least, and considering that Yuna has the potential to become the 'hope' that the Black My-Th mentioned, Kamuri might try to kill her or exploit her for his own self-righteous ambitions
Probably my favorite episode from this series so far! I really liked the use of technological innovation/evolution in this episode and how it was needed to take down the fukashigi this episode. I really hope they keep doing this moving forward! Yuna’s involvement in this episode was pretty great as well and if they make this aspect of her character consistent throughout the show then she might be one of my favorite female leads in the reiwa era with Rinne and Izu. Can’t wait for the next episode!
That’s another excellent point! Now I can’t wait to see how other Fukashigi evolves with the technology! It feels like the humans are unknowingly making them stronger!
That flashback scene seriously raises questions. The car was definitely attacked, and who is the uncle dude who manages to show up at that point with no-one questioning it? He totally did it, calling it now.
The Ox helped the Rat to cross the river in that old race story, could assume that it's him.
Also seeing that they took elements from 12 Zodiacs TOO seriously to develop the story and design for Zyunishi Doumei, like Born Buckle users are sorted based on direction, My-th bike is called Watter because the Rat is water element. I think we're cool to make theories based on the myth/study about 12 Zodiacs.
Adding to this theory, Oroc will also probably use the Hammer Born Buckle to henshin (based on his leaked sounds). Considering how Tatsuomi frequents the Mizuki resident, his driver and buckle might get stolen by the unc at some point
I think the flashback was cut, it seems the egg Sora took was from some Fukashigi, I'm guessing the old man taught Sora how to transform into My-th to fight
And the one who attacked them was either Mao or random Fukashigi (Or Mao can control Fukashigi)
Immediately starting with LOTS of questions here, so the family was on their way somewhere together, when what seems like a Fukashigi (a very similar one to last week's Fukashigi at that) attacked them and caused the deaths of both Yuna's parents and Sora's dad.
It then goes to a scene in the wreckage with a lot of distortion, we see Yuna's mom die slightly off screen as the Fukashigi picked her up, but for some reason Yuna and Sora were spared, there was a scene that showed Yuna taking the Driver, but it glitched and switched to Sora taking the driver.
then another scene where they both Stand up and the fire cleared up from some sort of energy that came out of Yuna? then Sora's Uncle? Who is he? He showed up after what seemed like Sora defeating the Fukashigi off screen to tell Yuna about how special she is, this leaves so many questions in my mind...
Also it's sad to know that the reason Yuna practices Piano is to keep her promise too her father, the one they made during that fateful day :(
Edit: LMFAO, My-th used Rid's eagerness to study the Fukashigi while Rid fights it all by himself, Asao got played like a fiddle
I wonder if Sora's "I'm a certified [Insert profession]" is gonna be a long running joke to epxlain why he has so many weird shit (Sheep cheese! hell yeah!)
And the mouse tricks the cat once more, damn that was a dirty move Sora, LMFAO. Also, apparently someone being eaten by a Fukashigi and returning to normal like we saw here and in Ep 2 isn't supposed to be possible?
Maybe this has some sort of relation with Yuna's ability? Also, Rid got his belt confiscated for failing, shame 😔
Asao is finally an official part of the team! Yayyy!! Next episode, Yuna gets taken by a Fukashigi? Or well something happens to Yuna.
We'll also finally see Jyao and Vanken, sounds like shit's gonna hit the fan next week.
Sora uncle says Yuna is a savior, I'm guessing the ability to bring back people eaten by Fukashigi is unique to My-th due to Yuna's connection. I think later on in the show, we'll see one of the Zodiac will beats a Fukashigi (likely Rid) and we see people eaten didn't come back/died permanently and this will affect the main trio relationship
Well, no, the buckle Rid was using was a Hammer Born Buckle, Maou's Driver is kind of its own whole different beast rather than simply a buckle, it's not like any of the 4 buckles we've seen the Jyunishi Doumei used.
and yeah he was using Datt's belt, that's why it was taken away by Maou at the end of the episode, cause not only did Rid didn't get a single Seed X-Eggs despite having the power to, he got duped by My-th.
so yeah, his situation was meant to be temporary anyways, since Rid is not officially part of the 12 Zodiacs, he's just a lower members of the alliance, so the Buckle is definitely getting confiscated and the belt returned to Datt.
I can totally see a dramatic reveal scene where Tatsuomi tearfully admits that he's been Rid the whole time and apologizing for deceiving Sora and Yuna only for them to be like "yeah we know, we figured it out weeks ago, dude. You weren't exactly subtle."
I wonder if originally, every Zodiac has their own "Yuna" who give permission instead, that also act as limiter? By having the attachment, it eliminates the need of "master" but also removes the limiter, which ends up killing Fukashigi host instead of just saving them (like what My-th do).
And with Mao taking Mouse's place, every "master" was killed leaving one (Yuna's great descendant), which was why Otosumi family was tasked with protecting the family?
Hmm so its not about only take the ride egg from fukashigi but also saving the person. This is like gangler but not personal as lupinranger does. Lupinranger have to get the collection first before destroy gangler while patranger doesn't give a shit, capture lupinranger and also destroy the gangler. While in myth, only myth that can save person that already being change to or capture by fukashigi and zodiac riders cant do it. Its like myth is solo lupinranger and jyunishi doumei is a group of patranger.
This show just has an unbelievably amount of sauce which really scares me because usually the trend of very start strong rider shows tend to become mid in the middle half and then are okay in the final arc, really hope MYTH is in good hands from start to finish, it has insane potential to be one of the best rider shows.
I didn't enjoy this episode as much as I did the previous episode, but there's a lot of interesting stuff in it.
I absolutely love the investigation part, this kind of sequences is why I love episodic incidents in shows, it's so much fun. Characters accidentally finding out the answer to the problem while doing mundane, unrelated stuff is such a cliché in detective stories, but it always works.
The flashback at the beginning of the episode seems jumbled, meaning that what actually happened that day could be very different from Yuna's memory.
My-th and Rid feel more and more like Jerry and Tom, with My-th tricking Rid and stealing his kills. Poor Tatsuomi, he did so much to try to complete his mission, yet the only things he got was words of disappointment from Kamuri.
It might also become my favorite reiwa show as well and this is probably my favorite episode so far. Let us just see how the rest of the season goes because I feel like I might be jumping the gun too early lol.
holy fuck, tatsuomi just said that people consumed by monsters weren't supposed to be restored. I was about to roll my eyes when people came back to life as being eaten, but you know what, that turned my opinion around. Maybe one day, the zodiac guys killed one and accidentally (or not) sealed a victim's fate.
lmao otosumi fooling with Rid. This is the dynamic I expected.
Yeah, I also considered that, but how do you separate digested humans? Whatever. It's magic lol. Interesting thought tho. It's not just separating eggs
Pretty neat if the toy designers added that for some reason, and the writer took notice of that.
My theory is that humans eaten are “digested” not in the normal sense (via acid), but instead turning them directly into energy. Seeing as how Shiori’s dad came back (particle/energy reassembling back into him),this is the theory I came up with.
Being able to incorporate toys into the lore is a required skill for a Kamen Rider writer, I think. Or you can do it the Inoue way, and ignore everything and write your story regardless of toys.
so if Rid's Bokumetsu(TL:Extermination) last episode killed the real fukashigi the dad would still be dead? damn
only My-th Separate can restore the "eaten" human which is part of the belt's mystery how it doesnt need buckle, showing a different hidden animal when using ride-eggs and how yuna in some way powered it
going of the theory that the person Maou killed 100 years ago have the same ability as Yuna, Black My-th is very clearly in the right on wanting to have the power to restore human eaten by fukashigi. but Maou saying "that person is a curse" its probably not so black and white
Craving for (Sheep) Cheese Fondue with Sheep Capsem essence that Sora eats during that episode anyone? 🤤
Also, Whoah! Sora (while using Wolf Driver Form) saved Yuna (plus her gift) from accidentally falling onto the lake while catching those egg capsems! How romantic! 😍 (and why Asao/Rid didn’t do anything during this moment? I guess that he’s too busy delivering Rider Kick on those monsters despite My-Th (in Wolf Frame) K*** Stealing it)
The eggs were already on their way to Yuna's bag so Tatsuomi probably gave up bc I don't see him as the type of person to snatch something off of a lady? My headcanon of course
I Really like this episode, I think my favorite so far. It looks like the type if show that will get better as it goes.
I really like the Visuals of the Flashback at the beggining with the harsh cut and like glitching stuff. I really want to know more about our MCs Pasts. We will most likley get a more detailed Recreation of the Accident in the future, not sure when. I alos like how both Yuna and Sora are very Smart~
I also liked hiw the action felt way better now, they did use plenty of CGI but it was less than the previous episode and the camera work actually made me apreciate the combat this time, hope it gets better.
Rid may realize that MyTh method saves more people that the Zodiacs methods since he though its imposible to save the "eaten". It also Seems that when Zodiacs kill the Kiji it get destroy while Myth has the "Seoaration" thing
Wolf Frame looks so cool, and it needing the full moon to take the muzzle off and unleash the beast is an interesting limitation, which is there to explain why Sora doesn't use it much lol. Up to this point, all frame forms need to take something off to use special abilities- The shell for Turtle and the muzzle for Wolf, not sure if this trend(if I can call it that) will continue.
It's nice to see one of Sora's multiple qualifications being put to use for a case, as well as more on Yuna's part of the investigation. Good to see more traits from Asao as well, immediately trying to compensate for his failure.
Yuna's the hope of humanity. Very interesting for the "chosen one" not to be a rider
Mao's dismissal of Asao's question seems very suspicious to me. Is it somehow better for him that the Fukashigi victims don't be saved? Like, more life energy from the eggs?
It seems next episode we'll dive deeper into Yuna's need for the Seed Eggs, which could make Asao more sympathetic to Sora's struggle. Also, Vanken and Jyao next
Also noticed that during the "first" transformation sequence in the flashback Yuna suddenly seemed kind of...possessed and locked in to be able to let Sora transform for the first time?
Wolf frame was awesome and poor Rider getting kill stealed.
Also that observation about the rescued humans that Taotsuomi did.... Put me to think that the My-th driver was heavely upgraded to do more than just destroing monsters (contrasting the Alliance driver).
Also Maou reacted to that piece of info.
The mysteries are getting more and more interesting although I kinda wish they didn't center it again on a female character. That's two consecutive series now with Nemu last time.
To be fair the heroines need to do something, otherwise what’s the point in having them in the main cast if they don’t have anything to do regardless of depth and a valid criticism with Sachika was out of the four Gavv heroes she was the only one who did things without much of a backstory or push for development. While it’s not a prerequisite, in general characters that have a personal incentive into the story and are actively involved in the story and grow/change from it is a benefit than a negative, regardless of if they transform or not, so keeping Yuna aware in the story is the best case scenario for now
As a whole the episode reminds me quite a bit of Kuuga and Agito, the scene with the map reminded me of the whole police trying to solve the pattern of the attacks for the Grongi and Unknown, so I wonder if we'll get something somewhat similar throughout the rest of the show, though the Zodiacs probably mean we're going to have a different plot progression from those two.
There's also a larger focus on civilian life which I find a breath of fresh air after Zeztz. I don't know if I'd consider it a "requirement" for a rider show to have it, but since KR has always had a big theme of duality between humanity and monstrosity, it's become a staple for a reason. We get a bit of insight between characters and get to see them have interactions which I'm kinda happy for.
Zeztz I find extremely atmospherically different from a lot of other shows, especially Gavv before it, and I wonder if part of that is just that Baku is not allowed to really have a civilian life, even if it is kinda justified. We got limited actual time in the real world b/c of the separation of dream and reality, so it kinda had to be used to advance plot, so there's less room for character interactions/insights, which probably contributed to some of the critiques had of it.
Somehow it ended up about Zeztz (though mind you I do still like it). Sorry. Anyways I liked the episode.
Also, I wonder what happens if Sora tries to henshin with another X-Egg? Mouse form isn't considered a frame like the rest, would Yuna say "become a wolf?" Can he henshin at all?
If a Fukashigi deliberately attacked Yuna and her family it seems like one of them was sentient enough to go deliberately after whoever had the My-Th Driver.
I disagree. The civilians Interaction with Baku is there the only time it didn’t happen was the chef episode but it makes sense because he was in coma so there was interaction between them and Baku. But he doesn’t need to be with them constantly because he’s a secret agent. His job is to understand why it’s happening, stop the threat, and save the day. and why should I care about these people when they are not gonna appear at all after that you know so I like the approach of zeztz of them not following them because all I need to see is our heroes do their work I don’t care about these people you know.
Not to mention, this is also just a particularly odd defense because it misses the point of those civilian interactions being about convincing the audience to care about those people as Baku does.
- The first shot of Yuna grabbing the My-Th Driver is replaced by Sora grabbing it with a banging sound and static
- The shift happens two more times: Once to switch between Sora being on the ground helping Yuna up to Sora walking with the Driver. The second shift is to Yuna standing alone unleashing purple energy
- Amataka seemingly comes out of nowhere to tell Sora he did a good job, and tells Yuna to "live correctly". He doesn't seem surprised in the slightest at what happened
I think this is a clear indication that there's going to be an element of time travel. It lines up with the final shot of the opening being what appears to be a bunch of branching paths as My-Th rides ahead and Yuna disappears.
I'm sure the details are different but here's what I think is likely:
- Yuna is the same "humanity's hope" Black My-Th and MAOU were arguing about 100 years ago. If she is raised "incorrectly", she causes the apocalypse.
- In the original timeline, Yuna took the My-Th driver, stood alone, and unleashed the purple energy.
- Amataka is from the original timeline that was destroyed by Yuna, as shown by him standing in the rubble in the opening. He travelled back in time to ensure Sora has the driver, and not Yuna.
- Kamuri is an interloper from another timeline. The trailer where the Cat replaces the Mouse in the Zodiac uses the same static effect
And some things I think aren't likely but could be true:
- Amataka is a future version of Sora
- There was a timeline where Asao gets My-Th's powers instead of Sora. Kamuri took over the Zodiacs specifically to prevent / control that
- Ryuz is also a time-displaced version of another character we know
- The Fukashigi are mutated humans who were dragged in from other failed timelines
God damn that rider kick kill steal was clean. Also really like they're showing how clever Sora's battle prep and tactics are, since the mouse is the most clever of the zodiac animals.
at the end of the episode Asao/Rid also got chastised and punished by Kamuri/Maou for being unable to retrieve the Ride Eggs, and got his My-Th Driver and Cat Ride Egg revoked lol (I respect him being an equal opportunitst)
interesting that 2 riders (Vanken, Jyao) will debut next week
Also seems like we're finally getting into the real tension between My-Th and the other Riders in that if they get the X-eggs and My-Th doesn't, it's bad for Yuna.
(Also Kamuri doesn't care that My-Th might be able to save humans from the Fukashigi)
Seeing the opening has me curious if Asao is somehow connected to Sora & Yuna. I know Asao is currently Yuna's tutor, although the ending has got me curious with the document he had, but aside from that. The opening shows Yuna sharing scenes with Sora & Asao and that has got me thinking if them 3 altogether or at least Yuna has a connection to Asao that they don't know about.
Well damn, starting right off immediately with the Sora & Yuna flashback in full! Some intriguing parts in there, like the purple energy emanating from Yuna and the two getting to meet Akira aka Pops.
Sora sure is one skilled fellow with that electrical stuff, given he was established to have many qualifications.
LOL the imagine spot with Tatsuomi and Sora -- that punch!
Ayyy that Wolf Frame fight scene -- THAT BITE TO THE HEART!!!
Hah, Sora being sneaky for that finisher.
D'awwww that moment with Sora saving Yuna, a butler sure really is committed to protect!
Tatsuomi retrieving the driver and buckle for now -- guess we'll see Rid again in a few episodes soon.
Really liking the chemistry between Tatsuomi and Sora btw!
If the Alliance is really about fighting the Fukashigi, then they wouldn't resort to kidnapping next episode. They're hellbent on destroying My-th that they sent the dog and snake out. Something tells me they're really not about fighting off the Fukashigi.
Seems like it's all about who collects the most X-Eggs and impresses Kamuri the most.
Obviously they also seem to care about protecting humanity (or at least some of them do) but they're probably made their peace that they can't save anyone consumed by a Fukashigi until Tatsuomi realized you CAN.
Yuna hanging out with Lost Girl to visit the store
Sora eating Cheese Fondue while talking to Yuna on Phone
Tatsuomi arrives to help in garage basement to make even better
Sora research for his noise sound ability to train for fighting the monster since last week
Yuna and lost girl to make a cake for her father
Sora Transform to Myth fight against Monster for counterattack
Tatsuomi active the sound noise to monster to create a cage fight with Myth then Split the 2 Monster
Tatsuomi Transform to Rido joining the fight with Myth for fight together but they careful each other
However New X-Eggs to Myth unleash to Wolf Frame and his transformation was absolute fantastic cinema
Wolf Frame Attacks was absolute peaktastic and the action shots was fire
Myth looking the moon for finishers while Wolf Frame broke the face mask
However the Myth Body was carefully to talk Rido for the finishers chance against Monster to get X-Eggs while My-th Wolf Frame for finishing wide open together and Yuna get the X-Eggs while Myth carries to Yuna for watch out gasp.
Lost girl reunited to her father for her birthday
Lastly thanks to Sora and Tatsuomi for working together and of course thanks to the man to get his gift but Sora fainted and of course Kanmuri get his Myth Driver for the next battle or something however Tatsuomi find his answer to fight.
Overall it was fantastic episode for Myth this week
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u/BananaArms Knife of Spear 8d ago
MY-TH, DATT and RID user flairs should be added by today!