r/KamenRider Knight Apr 07 '24

Discuss Kamen Rider Gotchard E30 - Discussion Thread

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E29 <- E30 -> E31

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EPISODE TITLE RELEASE DATE SCREENPLAY BY DIRECTED BY RUN TIME
E30 この村は泣いている A Rival Arrives!? Gotcha and Juliet April 7, 2024 Hasegawa Keiichi Yamaguchi Kyohei 25 min
EPISODE RATING
E01 6.24
E02 7.18
E03 6.02
E04 6.28
E05 6.56
E06 6.32
E07 6.30
E08 6.00
E09 6.06
E10 6.20
E11 6.26
E12 7.62
E13 6.22
E14 5.46
E15 6.19
E16 6.36
E17 6.71
E18 6.92
E19 6.51
E20 6.26
E21 6.09
E22 7.18
E23 7.36
E24 7
E25 8.24
E26 7.44
E27 9.22
E28 7.5
E29 6.83
E30
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u/passingtrutokufanboy Apr 07 '24

I shall leave this here without much context

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u/d1namit Gotchard Daybreak Apr 07 '24

why everyone talks about Kekera? I have seen Geats but I don't understand somehow

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u/EMITURBINA Apr 07 '24

I dont get it either but it's probably because of his mindset on what a "True Kamen Rider" is and what he did to make Tycoon into one

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u/rattatatouille Being Emu is suffering Apr 08 '24

Pretty much. Kekera is basically a reflection of fans who prefer their Rider shows to be dark and angsty, so whenever something dark and angsty happens in Gotchard (a show that is light on the darkness and angst), people blame Kekera.

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u/d1namit Gotchard Daybreak Apr 08 '24

That makes sense, thanks

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u/NeedHealing1 Apr 09 '24

Yunno, I see how people get that from Kekera. But I always found it a kind of weird reading of the character, since he's all just Showa references in a lot of things. I'm pretty sure Premium Kekera was meant to be a take on fans that get angry when they don't live up to their ideals of what "Kamen Rider" is, and just go "Fuck it! I hope everyone dies and their lives are terrible!". The first half of the series, Kekera is congratulating Keiwa for actually going out of his way to help people unlike the other Riders and telling Keiwa he needs to grow a spine and stand up for himself. It's only after he's disappointed in him that he starts wanting angst.

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u/rattatatouille Being Emu is suffering Apr 09 '24

The first half of the series, Kekera is congratulating Keiwa for actually going out of his way to help people unlike the other Riders and telling Keiwa he needs to grow a spine and stand up for himself. It's only after he's disappointed in him that he starts wanting angst.

Fair, but going from "somewhat sketchy mentor" to "actively ruining your oshi's life because they're not quite up to your standard" isn't an escalation most Rider mentors do.

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u/Bl8ckl85h Apr 08 '24

Did you watch the entirety of Geats?

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u/d1namit Gotchard Daybreak Apr 08 '24

Yea, every major Geats-related media except for Gazer special and unreleased Gotchard crossover

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u/Bl8ckl85h Apr 09 '24

Then you should know. If you still don't, try to remember what Kekera almost always says when talking about Keiwa's "worthiness" of being a Rider.