It's some surprisingly deep themes for a kid's show. Every character of the day and major character have their own desires, and we get some decent speeches on what part of a person's life is most important - births and beginnings or the end and the final introspective look at what a person's life amounted to. The story constantly revolves around themes of greed and desire, but in a way that feels organic and not shoehorned in like some other shows with their own distinct themes (sorry, Wizard and Ghost).
Everyone who watches the show often agrees that Ankh and his dynamic with our heroes is probably the best part of the show.īut while undoubtedly one of the more light-hearted series in Kamen Rider - even with the constant black comedy of Ankh killing and/or completely taking over the body of officer Shingo, the pacing and the writing of the story is perhaps its greatest strength.
very much like your generic Heisei-era Kamen Rider show in its early days, and as the second show in Heisei Phase II, there definitely seemed to be a bit of the writers and showrunners figuring out the pacing and tone of the show as they go - it's pretty obvious that they're trying to ape the formula of the highly popular and successful Double before it, but with a little twist - the two "partners", so to speak, aren't so much two good guys working together and combining into a superhero like Double, but rather just an airheaded "I'll help everyone in the world" handsome hobo, and a floating hand that parasitizes some poor schmuck policeman who is just flat out a villain in his first couple dozen episodes, making it clear that he's only staying with our good guys out of a lack of choice.Īnd this sort of partnership could have been really been annoying with less impressive actors, but I really do appreciate just how much they handled the "defrosting ice-cold villain" trope well in this show. Overall, Mostly Spoiler-Free Series Review: So OOO was definitely very. and, well, I'm kind of glad I did manage to finally bite the bullet and watch the series. Being spoiled about the ending of OOO in a Build movie or something also helped in me going "well, what the fuck's the point in me watching anymore?"Īnd. well, while the cast seemed pleasant, there just wasn't a whole ton that drew me into the show, y'know? At least, initially. So OOO (pronounced O's, like Oz) is perhaps one of the more recent Rider shows I've watched, probably one of the final "Heisei Phase II" shows I've watched.
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