Kamen Rider Blade: Peace, Love and Understanding | Explode When Defeated 

Technically, kenzaki just has a ridiculous fusion rate that doesn't get explained, that’s why he fuses with the 13 spade undead in his king form. Garren and Leangle got their king forms by simply fusing with their respective category king undead.

so Kamen Rider Blade is about an “I can fix him” polycule

I love that you have to unironically say "Battle Fight" seriously 100 times (excellent video btw, glad you were able to make it finally!)

Kamen Rider Blade, giving viewers ptsd with a bench since 2005

blade (and its memes) also helped me to stay sane during all of the crazy stuff going on, when i watched the last episode i cried honestly i wanted kenzaki to stay with everyone so badly... also mutsuki was my favourite charracter, his whole arc was amazing.

This is the most raw, emotional and analytically beautiful video you have written so far. I watched the entire video while cooking and nearly had my food burn I was so engrossed. Pleae keep up the content, and I'll keep watching.

Bro... This was beautiful... I've always assumed that Blade was my favorite Kamen Rider, but in the same way as you said I knew it wasn't objectively the best (if that can even be said for any series ever). I've never stopped to think about what really made me feel that way about this series, but you got it all perfectly and I understand it now. From a silly guy who talks about his favorite shows in youtube to another: you did a perfect job. There is nothing else to add, there is nothing to remove. Every fan of Tokusatsu in the world should watch this video.

I've looked for videos about Blade on youtube before, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to find this one!! I knew when this video opened up on how hard it is to talk about why you love the things you love most, this was exactly the kind of video I wanted to watch. Blade is my favorite Kamen Rider by far, the one I think of constantly since I first watched it in late 2021. I agree so much about what this video said, about how even though the later part of Blade is much better, I wouldn't call the first 30 episodes bad. Less cohesive, less grabbing of your heart and attention, sure, but still a solidly good time. I also thought the analysis on Mutsuki was interesting, as someone who likes him as a character but thought his arc needed to be like 10 episodes shorter. Next time I rewatch Blade, I'll definitely think about what was said here and see how much my opinions change Also this is so correct, Kenzaki and Hajime are very gay

Dear God I love Blade

I've read a lot of rumors (Few if any fact checked, so take it with a grain of salt) about Imai having no real experience writing Tokusatasu prior to Blade and, frankly, it's easy to see why if they are true. Blade's opening few episodes are legitimately some of the most baffling parts of Heisei Rider; to the point where they've always reminded me of the second arc of a Phase 2 Heisei show in how much the paradigm seems to be shifting, despite the show just starting. That being said though, Blade's second half is a real highlight for Rider imo, with easily my favorite ending in the series next to maybe OOO or Build. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of an inverse of Hibiki; where it get's significantly better the further you go and where the writer change actively improved the overall product.

Finally! Someone else who understands that Blade is the best season!

Awesome video! One of my fav season of Riders for sure

I think it takes away from camaraderie between men to call it "gay" or "bromance". Brotherhood is something different, and uniquely binding. But yeah that ring shit is super gay.

This is the first long form analysis I've listened to as a toku fan. normally this kinda stuff makes me cringe, but I can appreciate the sentiment that went into this, and I echo many of the ideas you put forward here. Interestingly, I always found blade to be a bit average because despite having a great start and great end, the long mutsuki bit in the middle grated me as someone who didnt like mutsuki. So hearing you talk about mostly the same things with the addition of enjoying the mutsuki bits fills in the puzzle a lot for me as to why people like the show much more than I do. Thanks for the perspective, I hope to listen to more of your work.

Blade is great.

kenzaki/hajime is not just gay, it is also T4T. real ones will get it

Blade is also my favorite series!

Can you post the music that you used in the video? I loved the music when you started talking about the ending

What are your thoughts on Kamen Rider Hibiki's first 29 episodes?

Im a new subscriber Tommy click I love your videos and I love your channel this is awesome will you please do carranger please that's my request to you my good sir Tommy click

Blade's first half was so jarring I wanted to turn it off every damn episode. Then Elements hit. KOKORO NI TSURUGI KAGAYAKU YUUKI.

Im a new subscriber Tommy click I love your channel i love super sentai will you please do carranger please that's my request

I've been watching modern kamen rider shows. I can only say, Blade is the other kamen rider show after Kuuga with good writing. Do I like Blade? No. Blade failed where it is important to be a tokusatsu, it had boring fight scenes. Yes, all those cool poses you have for your vids, that's there when a new move is introduced or a monster is about to be defeated. But before you get there, the fights are a snore fest. I also like Blade for being more like the older kamen rider shows, they play with the classical themes, interesting locations to shoot the fight scenes. I like the ending, too. I don't like modern kamen riders because they all feel pretentious or trying too hard to be more than what a kamen rider is really about. Blade managed to introduce & end all plot lines properly, even manage to come up with a good & emotional ending to the show. Blade dared & won. Blade pulled the trump card & walked home with the prize money. Not the big jackpot, but a prize money. I am not aware of the memes, but being an Asian in Asia, I can see why the memes exist. The show is just not fun to watch. It's not bad, it's just not fun. Just look at this 59 min. Are all of the points solid? Yes. But is Blade a fun show? No. Why? Boring fight scenes. There are other good kamen rider shows out there. Kuuga is serious, slow crime drama with solid writing. W which comes much after Blade is comedic but also serious, good writing there too, highly entertaining to watch.