![]() ![]() Probably the only people who really did a good job were the actors for Phoenix, the Doughnut Shop owners, Kosuke, and the Mages. I hate to bash someone for their acting (when really, a good director is essential for good acting as well), but there really isn't anything that stellar here. It just seems like they went into work and said 'Alright, lets just get this over with' and went with it. (Also I'm pretty sure that this show took a lot of inspiration from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, but at such superficial level that it's kind of sad.)Īcting/Cast (5/10): While no one on the cast is bad (per say), you get the feeling that they really don't care about their roles all too much. While there are some redeeming factors to the show, to me, they just can't trump the average to awful parts. What's depressing is that the first 10 or so episodes showed a lot of promise, but when I can only say that AT 10 episodes, it means that the show peaked way too early and just never picked up again. It just feels like the writers got lazier and lazier as the show went on. But at 51 episodes (the most of any Hesei era show), it's just.bad. If the series were only, say, 24-26 episodes, none of this wouldn't stand out as much. ![]() ![]() Also because of this, some plot points are telegraphed to the audience so hard that it's almost embarrassing that the show wants you to be surprised about it. The plot is basically railed into chunks and feels like it's either moving too fast or too damn slow. It clearly wants to adhere to the Neo-Heisei formula of 2 episode arcs and the like, but while W, OOO, and Fourze work well with it, it bites this show in its ass. (Of special note on episode arcs to avoid, episodes 32-33 and 36-37 are overwhelmingly terrible.) Unlike most Rider shows, the filler episodes in this show are truly forgettable, have no character development or plot movement, and have some of the most annoying Victims of the Week that I've ever seen. Everyone else enters the show the same way and leaves it just the same as well. In fact, main Rider Haruto LOSES characterization as the show goes on, making what they were aiming for (a sort of snarky, but fairly normal guy) into a bland hero who preaches 'hope'. The only characters that change are the side-side characters, like second Rider Kosuke and the Mages. ![]() * Character development is also null and void. While the base story is interesting and yes, there are some good episodes, there are just too many problems that stick out. Story (4/10): Wizard, by far, has one of the worst handled stories I've seen in any toku show. I'm still waiting to see what show they're talking about, cause this isn't it. With the writer behind Hibiki stepping in as show writer, it was supposed to be where the Neo-Heisei era hit a new high. Rewatch Value 1.0 When Kamen Rider Wizard was first announced, it was touted as a story filled with magic and more mature themes. ![]()
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