![]() probably the most rounded-out of most of the Heisei show. OOO's secondary cast is, interestingly enough. It seems like the show was going to get into some heavy-handed talk about how desire is always evil, but then the show actually ends up subverting my expectations that it won't be handled well and ends up deconstructing Eiji's lack of desire as something that's as unhealthy as excessive desire. He's an airheaded, bumbling hobo moron that notes that he doesn't have any more desire beyond helping out people and having underwear for the next day (that underwear joke, despite showing up in every single one of Eiji's appearances in the future, only lasted about two episode). ![]() The protagonist, Hino Eiji, initially seems to be the perfect counter and the most frustrating partner that the greedy and desire-laden Ankh could've been partnered up with. It's some surprisingly deep themes for a kid's show. Every character of the day and major character have their own desires, and we get some decent speeches on what part of a person's life is most important - births and beginnings or the end and the final introspective look at what a person's life amounted to. The story constantly revolves around themes of greed and desire, but in a way that feels organic and not shoehorned in like some other shows with their own distinct themes (sorry, Wizard and Ghost). Everyone who watches the show often agrees that Ankh and his dynamic with our heroes is probably the best part of the show.īut while undoubtedly one of the more light-hearted series in Kamen Rider - even with the constant black comedy of Ankh killing and/or completely taking over the body of officer Shingo, the pacing and the writing of the story is perhaps its greatest strength. very much like your generic Heisei-era Kamen Rider show in its early days, and as the second show in Heisei Phase II, there definitely seemed to be a bit of the writers and showrunners figuring out the pacing and tone of the show as they go - it's pretty obvious that they're trying to ape the formula of the highly popular and successful Double before it, but with a little twist - the two "partners", so to speak, aren't so much two good guys working together and combining into a superhero like Double, but rather just an airheaded "I'll help everyone in the world" handsome hobo, and a floating hand that parasitizes some poor schmuck policeman who is just flat out a villain in his first couple dozen episodes, making it clear that he's only staying with our good guys out of a lack of choice.Īnd this sort of partnership could have been really been annoying with less impressive actors, but I really do appreciate just how much they handled the "defrosting ice-cold villain" trope well in this show. Overall, Mostly Spoiler-Free Series Review: So OOO was definitely very. and, well, I'm kind of glad I did manage to finally bite the bullet and watch the series. Being spoiled about the ending of OOO in a Build movie or something also helped in me going "well, what the fuck's the point in me watching anymore?"Īnd. well, while the cast seemed pleasant, there just wasn't a whole ton that drew me into the show, y'know? At least, initially. As Eric fights the Greedemons & their Yummy monsters, learning more of the Greedemons & Blazephyr, he starts to find a purpose beyond his journey.So OOO (pronounced O's, like Oz) is perhaps one of the more recent Rider shows I've watched, probably one of the final "Heisei Phase II" shows I've watched. ![]() The mysterious Ness Foundation approaches Eric & begins assisting him in his fight against the Greedemons, though their true motives are not clear. When coin-based homunculi known as the Greedemons awaken after their 800-year slumber to attack humans & feed off of their desires, the disembodied arm of a rogue Greedemon named Blazephyr gives Eric a belt & three Power Coins to fight the other Greedemons as the Power Rider. Eric Tyson is a traveling orphan living in Windy City, where nearly everything is powered by windmills & the people live in harmony, who has no place to call home & a tragic past.
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