Kamen Rider Hibiki - WTF happened?! (Spoilers)

[Recyclable]

Well you apologized so I guess we can let you off the hook. Sorry it just Hibiki is a great series and I loved it so much and then you sort of made it sounded like you hated it. No worries still awsome sereis loved the music.

Ah, sorry. I guess it's true what they say, it's hard to convey tone over the interwebs.

I had just finished off the series right before I posted and was irked that it didn't resolve a lot of things that were introduced. They even go to climax the final fight scene at the end of episode 47 only to not finish it in the final episode.

But again, I loved the series. And it's true what JFC said, the characters were mature, which appealed to me just in the first episode. When they introduced Kiriyama is when it got shitty.

 

[GekiBlack]

Well the only Hibiki i have watched so far is the movie which really rocks my socks off and half of the series but i have to say the movie really got me into the series. So my advice to those who have not watched the series yet, watch the movie ... It is definitely worth it ...

 

[wyyc]

Ah, sorry. I guess it's true what they say, it's hard to convey tone over the interwebs.

I had just finished off the series right before I posted and was irked that it didn't resolve a lot of things that were introduced. They even go to climax the final fight scene at the end of episode 47 only to not finish it in the final episode.

But again, I loved the series. And it's true what JFC said, the characters were mature, which appealed to me just in the first episode. When they introduced Kiriyama is when it got shitty.

Nah, don't apologise. Most people overreacted, they jumped at the very first statement in your original post, which was that Hibiki is not KR. They didn't read the rest of your post about how much you loved Hibiki and wanted it to succeed and be awesome for all 48 episodes of the series. I like your points though, especially about how Hibiki Soukou's sword doesn't fit the whole musical weapons theme. Good points, I never thought about the show so deeply. Just be careful about saying a show is not KR; a hell lot of people jump to conclusions straightaway and your post becomes flamebait. Although you mentioned that Hibiki was not KR far too often; that has the tendency to get on nerves. But I agree, without the KR name attached, maybe it could have spawned a whole new genre. Maybe. THe premise, like you said, is really unique and had alot of potential. Fact remains though that it had the name KR attached, and that it's a good KR series. Ryoutarou should be glad to tell you that.

And people, he loved Hibiki, he wanted it to be made of WIN for all 48 episodes; he was just expressing some frustration with the direction the show took. Most of us did the same thing with Kabuto; we felt that the show had so much potential and complained about the lousy direction the writers chose. So cut him some slack, he's new here. And really, the main point of his post wasn't that Hibiki is not KR, it was a rant about Hibiki's creative direction. He just made an accidentally controversial comment, no need to get so worked up. I'm not trying to be a mod here or whatever, I just feel people overreact sometimes. Eh wait, am I overreacting with this post? Paradoxical.

Edit: Oh yeah, I absolutely LOVED the gun trumpet combo weapon. Guess our tastes are similar.

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

I had just finished off the series right before I posted and was irked that it didn't resolve a lot of things that were introduced. They even go to climax the final fight scene at the end of episode 47 only to not finish it in the final episode.

That really only irks me because it could have been one hell of a battle, but in the long run, it really wasn't that pivotal to the series in terms of story, but it would have been an awesome sight. What the series really needed was at least one more episode to flesh things out. While I like the ending we were given, it could have been a lot better with just one more episode, which is why I think they cut that final battle, they were running out of time to tie things up.

I really don't mind the second half of the series, sure it's nowhere near as good as the first half, but it's still a lot better than other series. The transitions from the writers was really rocky and I think that's due to the fact that Inoue and Yonemura have vastly different styles when compared to...what was it? Takadera Shirakura?

Personally, I wouldn't have cared too much if Hibiki wasn't labeled as a Kamen Rider series, might have given the series a better chance at launching a franchise (and what an awesome franchise that would have been) but the fact that it did end up as a Kamen Rider series makes sense because it does embody a lot of the classic traits of the franchise, maybe not all of the superficial traits (I really, really, really think this is the reason 95% of the fandom doesn't like the series), but they're there.

Annnnd, the Armed Saber wasn't too much of a bickering point for me. It still used the musical aspect pretty well, story could have been a little better, but it wasn't as random as other series power ups.