Just Finished Agito

[Takuya]

Not the fact that it was the final representation of Agito's evolution. I did enjoy that aspect of the show; I disliked Shining Form design-wise, not concept-wise. I thought Burning Form was very whole aesthetically, but for some reason, keeping Burning's helmet for Shining Form didn't sit well with me at all.

I've never seen the Director's Cut, but I'm incredibly tempted now. Agito is definitely a favorite, whether I liked a certain suit design or not. It ties with Hibiki as number one. ;D

 

[ShadowRider]

I thought it made sense considering the Shining Armor is pretty much hidden beneath the Burning Armor. Kinda like Shining Form is the Rider Form to Burning Form's Masked Form (lol Kabuto). Changing the helmet wouldn't make sense to me since they didn't change the helmet for the previous lower forms. And these higher forms both being the next level of evolution shouldn't the helmets be the same? Anyway.

 

[BrownRanger]

I am glad to see everyone talking about my second favorite Rider Agito! I love the series from start to finish and I thought it was well written. I am currently trying to finish ripping the Project G4 on this board and when I am done I plan putting up the DC version as well!

 

[Takuya]

I thought it made sense considering the Shining Armor is pretty much hidden beneath the Burning Armor. Kinda like Shining Form is the Rider Form to Burning Form's Masked Form (lol Kabuto). Changing the helmet wouldn't make sense to me since they didn't change the helmet for the previous lower forms. And these higher forms both being the next level of evolution shouldn't the helmets be the same? Anyway.

Well, that does make a lot of sense. Personally, I thought the Burning Form helmet gave off an evil-ish tone to the suit as a whole; and since Shining Form is supposed to be pure, the height of Agito's evolution, I thought another helmet would be more fitting. Personally.

XD

 

[NAND NOR]

I dunno. I understand why people like Agito as much as they do, but I think it reeks a little too much of Inoue-ness for my tastes. That guy doesn't know how to handle characters at all. Or how to pace storylines for that matter.

I think my favorite part of the show was Hikawa/G3. I wish he had been the focal point of the story. Like, if the story had been told primarily from his point of view, putting Tetsuya/Shoichi and Ashihara more on the sidelines. Sort of like how the story in Ultraman Nexus is portrayed mostly from the view of Komon.

I'm probably alone in this, but I didn't really find Shoichi interesting at all, and the whole ferry boat mystery was drawn out way too long. I would have like it better had Shoichi regained his memory maybe halfway into the series (and kept it!).

I think Gills gets the award for most bedridden Rider. :laugh:

 

[Solid Snake]

Agito is kickass. I can't wait for the Exceed Gills SIC.

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

I think it reeks a little too much of Inoue-ness for my tastes. That guy doesn't know how to handle characters at all. Or how to pace storylines for that matter.

:O_O: Agito was the last series he did in which he handled characters well! And, IMO, Agito's still the only Rider series in which the plot is well paced and in which every single character serves purpose. The show fed you information in just the right amount of doses, I didn't think any of it was delayed or had dragged on too long. :shrug:

What you say about Inoue on Agito is what I think of Inoue starting with Faiz -- that's when he lost it, and started writing like a person trying to write like him. If anything, Agito is the least Inoue-like series; he eased up on the Jetman-like moodiness and Changerion-like OTT quirkiness.

I have only seen the "normal" version, what big chances has been made in the director's cut.

I don't remember much, other than it making the movie just really boring. The one major scene I remember is that Mutsuki/Leangle caught Shimura/Albino Joker conversing with another Undead and didn't care to bring it up to anyone. That whole mystery thing made even less sense and made the characters seem even stupider than before.

And I was one of the only people who managed to enjoy the regular Missing Ace (and I'm not even a Blade fan), so I thought the director's cut would offer something...

 

[Takuya]

I'm probably alone in this, but I didn't really find Shoichi interesting at all, and the whole ferry boat mystery was drawn out way too long. I would have like it better had Shoichi regained his memory maybe halfway into the series (and kept it!).

That's actually what I liked about Agito -- it was so plot-driven, and the Akatsuki-gou mystery was only unravelled bit by bit. If Shouichi had regained his memory all at once it would've made for a boring second half, imo.

I think Gills gets the award for most bedridden Rider. :laugh:

For the first half of the show, I really disliked Ryou; I'm not sure why. But as the series went on I came to like him a lot... I wonder if it was because he was constantly getting injured, and I started feeling sorry for him. XD