NeonZ
Active Member
Ha ha, wow. Bitter much? Sure, the story of Soukichi Narumi's impact on Shotaro adds nothing to the show!
How was that even shown by the movie? We aren't told anything about how they met or came to work together. We aren't told anything about Narumi's past with Gaia memories. The movie showed that Soukichi was cool... and that's it. The reveal of Akiko's father death to her didn't even receive 10 seconds of focus. Fang's supposed trauma wasn't even referenced at all. Like I've said before, everything regarding Dummy mimicking Skull and even his abilities in general ended up just forgotten.
The flashbacks sequences really didn't add anything and some just created more questions, like what happened to the Lost Driver for it to not be used in the show's first scene. That even compromises Shotaro's supposed "burden". Double's movie had decent action, Skull was cool and that's it.
But, if you must have a movie exclusive Rider, telling the story of Soukichi Narumi for the film is something that won't piss fans off. It was a smart move.
It would have been nice if they had actually told his story though.