I'm going to go on the record and say I loved Akiko. Even during the times she was doing her "high-pitched-and-annoying" schtick. She was just...
believable while not being dead weight. Strong without having to henshin (though she "did" once :laugh

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I actually considered her a viable part of the team the whole way through, and had no qualms with her being in the field. She's awesome.
Ah! Thank you! I LOVE Akiko. She never, ever fails to make me laugh right from the moment she first smacked Shoutaro with the infamous slipper for self-narrating.
Her henshin and fight in the Dream arc (29/30) is, by far, the ONE scene that I play over and over. It still makes me gigglesnort like a 2 year old. :laugh:
The ones with the girl who thinks Double is her father were very good.
I thought that arc was so incredibly endearing. I can't resist bad ass men who take care of little kids. I really can't.
So, my favorite episodes:
5/6 - The Girl A; Papa is a Kamen Rider
See above :sweat: lol
15/16 - The Arms Dopant / Fang Debut; The F Afterglow
The opening scene still cracks me up and you really can't go wrong having a damp Shoutaro *fangirl dreams*.
I really, really got riled up by the Arms Dopant on this one, just like Shoutaro and the debut of Fang and the further development of the bromance between Shoutaro and Philip is just...
23/24 - Liar Dopant arc
Another arc that still makes me laugh. The beach scene, the crossdressing, Akiko (of course), and hearing the actors sing. I still love the music from this arc.
27/28 - Invisible Dopant arc
More bromance between Shoutaro and Philip. Actually seeing Terui smile in the beginning of the episode and then seeing him get punched by Philip :thumbs: Sooo manly.
Also... I seriously gasped and felt so worried seeing Shoutaro use a Twin Maxiumum. I HAD to see the next episode (despite the fact that the sun was already rising by that time~ :sweat
41/42 - Jewel Dopant Arc
I was really beginning to think that W would be more about the bromance between the characters and moving on with the Museum plot as opposed to doing any actual detective work, which was totally fine.
However, this arc completely blew me away. The old red herring trick, Jinno's character development, seeing a little into Shoutaro's past and also, seeing him in the rain. LOVED this one