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NEWS: Toei Reveals Kamen Rider Ghost Series Premiering in October




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Lord Dcast



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:24 am Reply with quote
Ghosts? Didn't Ninjago just do that?

Sorry, please don't kill me for bringing Lego to an anime forum... Confused
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:45 am Reply with quote
Ah yes, Issac Newton was pretty well known for his ability to manipulate gravity after all.

Seriously though, this guy looks like Deadpool with a very classy jacket.

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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:09 am Reply with quote
Kamen Rider Edison needs to be a thing.

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Dessa



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:18 am Reply with quote
Emerje wrote:
Ah yes, Issac Newton was pretty well known for his ability to manipulate gravity after all.


Newton's ability in Nobunagun was gravity manipulation as well.

Beatdigga wrote:
Karen Rider Edison needs to be a thing.

According to Crunchyroll's article, Edison is one of the forms Ghost will have.


I'm cautiously optimistic about this. I enjoyed Nobunagun, which has a similar set of abilities. But with Drive being panned so much, it makes me glad I skipped this one (the plot synopsis didn't interest me).
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maoyen



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:43 am Reply with quote
I hope we get another show like Gaim, I'm not a fan of the goofy rider stuff. Fourze was cool, though.
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AmuroNT1



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:26 am Reply with quote
I wouldn't hold my breath on another Gaim for a good while. That was a very odd and specific case.

Also, a plot synopsis was posted some time ago on various Toku websites:

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Our hero is called Takeru Tenkuji. One day, he receives a mysterious white sphere called Ghost Eyecon from his late father. Unfortunately, a monster called Gunma also wants this Ghost Eyecon and kills Takeru. Gunma then attacks Akari, Takeru’s childhood friend, but by using the Ghost Eyecon, he receives an extra life and becomes Kamen Rider Ghost !

Takeru’s mission is to gather the souls of 15 famous people in 99 days. If he succeeds, he will be granted a wish. But this ghost hunt will drag him to a war which the outcome might decide of the fate of the world.


Source: http://www.heroshock.com/?p=18642
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maoyen



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:45 am Reply with quote
AmuroNT1 wrote:
I wouldn't hold my breath on another Gaim for a good while. That was a very odd and specific case.


Just curious: What do you mean by it being odd and specific?
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Sume Gai



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:11 pm Reply with quote
maoyen wrote:
AmuroNT1 wrote:
I wouldn't hold my breath on another Gaim for a good while. That was a very odd and specific case.


Just curious: What do you mean by it being odd and specific?
It was written by a writer who usually doesn't do Kamen Rider (Urabuchi) and in a more continuous format than usual. Beyond that there's always going to be variances in quality in franchises so comparing every series to one of the higher points, with the mindset that anything less is unacceptable. will only set you up for disappointment.
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AmuroNT1



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:42 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, Gaim was thoroughly Urobuchi in terms of both composition and content. If anything, the fact that it's a Kamen Rider show probably held him back; I'm sure Toei placed some big restrictions on his writing (like "it can't get too dark" and "not too many deaths") because they wanted to be able to bring these characters back for crossovers.

Of course, on the other hand, that's not necessarily a bad thing since while Gaim was great as a stand-alone story. I wouldn't want every single Rider series to be the same thing over and over.
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Jex2193



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:22 pm Reply with quote
Lord Dcast wrote:
Ghosts? Didn't Ninjago just do that?

Sorry, please don't kill me for bringing Lego to an anime forum... Confused

I'm not ashamed to say I know what you're taking about.
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Eldritcho



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:50 pm Reply with quote
Im liking this new design. The jacket is awesome. Considering how the shows are bike themed, I'm surprised by how few of the riders have had awesome jackets in their Rider forms.
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NateSelwyn25



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:52 pm Reply with quote
Well I can't say that Toei is lazily copying something they've already done. If they aren't throwing in a new toy every other episode, it might be something to watch.
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vanfanel



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:50 pm Reply with quote
Though Urobuchi's name caught my eye, I skipped Gaim because I just couldn't get past the idea of superheroes modeled on...fruits. Of all things. I guess nothing strikes fear into the heart of an invading monster like...an orange?

I haven't really gotten into a rider show since Kiva, which I really liked. Anyway, not so sure about this one; when I saw the title, I started hoping for another horror-themed rider, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Might give it a try, though.
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poonk



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:55 am Reply with quote
After my first Kamen Rider (W, quickly followed by OOO) last year, I tried to watch Drive as it aired. It just didn't hook me though and I stopped around ep.17, opting instead to keep going through the shows chronologically with the intention of giving it another go when I'd caught up. But I think I'll be leaving it on indefinite hold because Ghost actually sounds way more interesting premise-wise than Drive ever did-- the more I hear about it, the more I'm anticipating October.
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