Kamen Rider OOO - Talk Up!

[Black Fang]

It's the same logic behind how Eiji recently went to India despite being a hobo.

How do we know it's recent?

It's a kid's show, therefore, it doesn't have to make sense.

Explain the logic behind this asinine statement.

 

[Smilodon]

I really like how Eiji is Eiji because of his traumatic experiences in the past. That he isn't just some noob walking around because he is a goddamn hobo. Something made him this way, and Kobayashi is obviously striving toward that goal. He's not a noob, like pre-Begin's Night Shotaro, Ryotaro, Wataru and Shinji. Or a totally douche hobo like Takumi.

Kinda reminds me of Shouichi, or Godai or Kotaro.

(Is it just me, or is Kobayashi seeing how Sanjo and Hasegawa worked Double, and thinking "Wow. Maybe I should try some of their ideas in my writing!" The Eiji flashback totally reminded me of the Phillip flashback in early episodes of Double)

 

[Undrave]

It's like everyone's discarding the idea of Peace Corp.-like work for Eiji.

Oooh there is that too.

How do we know it's recent?

He said he was there recently and the cosplay cafe owner even got a picture with him on it :eyebrow:

 

[garfield15]

If anyone else watches Digimon Xros Wars, anyone finding Eiji's personality unbelievably similar to Taiki's? I'm expecting Eiji to say "I can't leave them alone" at any minute now.

 

[Black Fang]

He said he was there recently and the cosplay cafe owner even got a picture with him on it :eyebrow:

We don't know when the picture was taken. And he said he goes out of Japan sometimes. I don't think he ever mentioned specific places.

 

[Kazuma]

We don't know when the picture was taken. And he said he goes out of Japan sometimes. I don't think he ever mentioned specific places.

well Eiji didn't look much older in the picture then he is now, can only assume the picture was taken within 2-3 years

 

[Lynxara]

(Is it just me, or is Kobayashi seeing how Sanjo and Hasegawa worked Double, and thinking "Wow. Maybe I should try some of their ideas in my writing!" The Eiji flashback totally reminded me of the Phillip flashback in early episodes of Double)

It's either this, or Toei is actively asking her to emulate specific aspects of W's writing that charted well with viewers. Japanese production companies can exert incredibly specific influence over how a series comes out. Things that in an American show you would attribute to the creator can really just be the result of corporate mandates in a Japanese show.

Now I don't know how Kobayashi was influenced (if she was influenced) either way, but my gut makes me think the W-isms are coming down from corporate. The episode 2 flashback, at least, felt a little bit unnatural to me, like we were suddenly seeing something written by someone else or from another show entirely. I don't know if there have been more flashbacks in episode 3.

Also bear in mind that W and OOO have the same head director and he may be choosing to shoot certain types of things in the same way.

 

[garfield15]

And the same universe, though that probably doesn't have to do with anything

 

[Lynxara]

And the same universe, though that probably doesn't have to do with anything

It probably wouldn't impact what are, basically, purely artistic aspects of the show. Unless Toei is mucking about with the writing, anyway.

 

[Undrave]

If anyone else watches Digimon Xros Wars, anyone finding Eiji's personality unbelievably similar to Taiki's? I'm expecting Eiji to say "I can't leave them alone" at any minute now.

'I can't turn my back on them!' would be a nice catchphrase for Eiji.