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Dec 6, 9:44 AM
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Damn, that fight between the two can be summed up in one word: determination. The amount of grit Sensei and Toujima showed today was no joke, and the fight itself was straight-up brawling. If Toujima had lowered his head, he would've felt(or smelled)something truly Subarashi.
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Dec 6, 10:06 AM
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one punch man fans rest in piss. solo lvl fans on suicide watch. kamen rider is the anime of all time. CINEMA.
Dec 6, 10:32 AM
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one punch man fans rest in piss. solo lvl fans on suicide watch. kamen rider is the anime of all time. CINEMA.
@AdrianFTW99 man, so true. Couldn't agree more 💯❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
Dec 6, 10:33 AM
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i was expecting this cringy tournament to be interrupted by shockers but i guess it's going all the way?
Dec 6, 10:36 AM
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Damn, every week I'm completely left speechless with this show.
The fights are pure passion 😭❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💯

The sound effects are pleasure to your ears.
Yuriko was unstoppable. Her screaming sent shivers down my spine. She was relentless in defeating Tojima. The girl showed that Tackle can also be the protagonist not just Kamen Rider. One proper blow from Tojima would have knocked Yuriko for good. But she survived and managed to land multiple blows to him and take him down in the end.
Hands off for this woman for winning this pure battle of passion and perseverance.

I love how this anime is unpredictable. Who would have thought that Mitsuba and Yuriko would be the ones facing off against each other in the finals instead of Ichiyo and Tojima !?

I don't know if Ichiyo really let his brother win but both Yuriko and Mitsuba deserved their win. Yuriko and Tojima were able to convince Yukarisu how mad and true they can be when it comes to admiring their heroes and acting as them.

This is how the fights should be. Meanwhile One Punch Man just has the punch only in it's name.
Dec 6, 10:43 AM
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PURE FUCKING CINEMA OH MY GOD THIS SHOW BLOWS ME AWAY EVERY FUCKING WEEK. Even in the face of Toujima’s seemingly indomitable rider spirit, Yuriko dug deep and found a way to overcome it. THATS WHY SHES THE FUCKING GOAT. I told y’all last week she’d get the W. It’s so fucking cool how she channeled the original Tackle’s pain and suffering about not being saved in the original KR series and used that as her strength.

All that regret and longing.. Toujima couldn’t compete with that. It’s so cool how the cast of this show are basically the embodiments of their characters from the original KR series, as if they’re their reincarnations into the real world. Matter of fact, wouldn’t surprise me if that ended up being the big twist of the story.

Toujima getting revived by KR merch at the end is so funny too lmao. Great episode
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Dec 6, 10:44 AM
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What an epic episode. Truly embodying the spirit of kamen rider.

Both toujima and sensei went all out like two beasts locked in. Neither willing to give up.
The ost's were absoloute of a banger that was perfectly fit the fight sequence.
Congrats to sensei, she deserves the win with all that effort and perseverance. I wonder if it was due to her knocking out toujimas mask since he kept reviving when the mask was put on lol.
Anyways will sensei survive the final round, especially being in this shape after the toujima fight
Dec 6, 10:49 AM
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This arc is legit hard carrying the whole show, fucking awesome
Deep dark fantasies
Dec 6, 10:51 AM
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Holy shit, Darkness is fighting an opponent with the durability of Darkness.

Yuriko knows how to hold her own in the ring, and Toujima is invincible so long as he keeps his mask on. Weld that thing to his face for when the bad guys show up. Next up, we can finally end this tournament arc and go back to Yakuza Guy.
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Dec 6, 10:53 AM
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Dang.. Brute force isnt enough to win a fight if your fighting technique just sucks
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Dec 6, 11:01 AM
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Not only was this the best episode so far, but the fight itself was the best one too, and now we have an official confirmation thanks to this fight and the next episode preview that Tackle is indeed the strongest of the main cast and i'm glad that's the case, i wish more anime treated their female characters as well as this one did with Tackle, she is basically the blueprint to how hot female characters should be used in animanga, that's why she should've been the MC over Tojima since not only is she stronger than him, but also a much more popular and interesting character.
Dec 6, 11:03 AM
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At first I was like "Ok so how is the creator gonna make Tackle lose in a way that can still respectful to her character and respectful to female power"

But then I was like "Wait, I'm not sure who's winning anymore. Shouldn't Kamen Rider maintain 100% winrate? Isn't he the title character?"

And after Tackle wins I'm like "Wow, this is beyond my expectation, just when I begin to think that this anime can't surprise me anymore"

Tackle role is not just about preventing this anime from becoming a sausage fest, she can also kick sausage, no matter how hard that sausage is.
Dec 6, 11:36 AM

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I knew it was all about the mask, but on the other hand, I thought Yuriko would use the most dangerous move, hit between the legs.
Dec 6, 11:39 AM

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Hands down the best episode yet, that fight was brutal!
So Toujima was unconscious for most of the fight. Gotta admire his determination.
Dec 6, 11:39 AM
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meh, Tackle winning this made no sense 🤦🏻‍♂️
Dec 6, 12:40 PM
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Damn, every week I'm completely left speechless with this show.
The fights are pure passion 😭❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💯

The sound effects are pleasure to your ears.
Yuriko was unstoppable. Her screaming sent shivers down my spine. She was relentless in defeating Tojima. The girl showed that Tackle can also be the protagonist not just Kamen Rider. One proper blow from Tojima would have knocked Yuriko for good. But she survived and managed to land multiple blows to him and take him down in the end.
Hands off for this woman for winning this pure battle of passion and perseverance.

I love how this anime is unpredictable. Who would have thought that Mitsuba and Yuriko would be the ones facing off against each other in the finals instead of Ichiyo and Tojima !?

I don't know if Ichiyo really let his brother win but both Yuriko and Mitsuba deserved their win. Yuriko and Tojima were able to convince Yukarisu how mad and true they can be when it comes to admiring their heroes and acting as them.

This is how the fights should be. Meanwhile One Punch Man just has the punch only in it's name.
@Niwaka-Samurai Man someone who shares my view, I haven't watched the real kamen rider show but damn for some reason this anime makes me very emotional.
Dec 6, 1:02 PM
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jiggle jiggle hugeeeeeee melons!
Dec 6, 1:05 PM
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meh, Tackle winning this made no sense 🤦🏻‍♂️
Penteano said:
meh, Tackle winning this made no sense 🤦🏻‍♂️


yea i'm here for the girls but... even i was like... can the mc just win please?

Dec 6, 1:56 PM
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Penteano said:
meh, Tackle winning this made no sense 🤦🏻‍♂️


yea i'm here for the girls but... even i was like... can the mc just win please?

@EcchiGodMamster Well, she is there for the boob physics. Dude is so strong she was taking damage without even being hit. And all the time she was saying one hit and she was gone. Having her winning it was beyond stupid.
I guess one more of these anime where the girl is said to be the strongest but the guy is the one carrying it all... oh Japan...
Dec 6, 2:25 PM
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@EcchiGodMamster Well, she is there for the boob physics. Dude is so strong she was taking damage without even being hit. And all the time she was saying one hit and she was gone. Having her winning it was beyond stupid.
I guess one more of these anime where the girl is said to be the strongest but the guy is the one carrying it all... oh Japan...
Penteano said:
I guess one more of these anime where the girl is said to be the strongest but the guy is the one carrying it all... oh Japan...


i mean... considering how common it is in anime, this probably sums it up

we all know Japan loves "cuck" material lol... including dumbass/incompetent/submissive/weak men, even if theyre physically ripped
EcchiGodMamsterDec 6, 2:29 PM
Dec 6, 3:02 PM
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OMG, what did I just watch? I admit, this is the best anime of 2025! Wow, everything, I mean everything, was absolutely AMAZING!!!!
Dec 6, 3:06 PM
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Not only was this the best episode so far, but the fight itself was the best one too, and now we have an official confirmation thanks to this fight and the next episode preview that Tackle is indeed the strongest of the main cast and i'm glad that's the case, i wish more anime treated their female characters as well as this one did with Tackle, she is basically the blueprint to how hot female characters should be used in animanga, that's why she should've been the MC over Tojima since not only is she stronger than him, but also a much more popular and interesting character.
@YallSuk Please don't embarrass Tackle with your moralistic speech about feminism.
Dec 6, 3:13 PM
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@EcchiGodMamster Well, she is there for the boob physics. Dude is so strong she was taking damage without even being hit. And all the time she was saying one hit and she was gone. Having her winning it was beyond stupid.
I guess one more of these anime where the girl is said to be the strongest but the guy is the one carrying it all... oh Japan...
@Penteano This talk about "Tackle winning being forced" is idiotic.

Understand that this anime is based on an old manga, which means it doesn't have Western moralistic themes. Furthermore, from a narrative standpoint, it's quite obvious what the author is doing: in every shonen anime with a tournament arc, the protagonist loses, but when it's time to face the villain, he wins. This is normal and extremely cliché in shonen anime.
Dec 6, 3:25 PM

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no way, she won

this episode was so good, wow
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Dec 6, 4:09 PM

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This fucking show reminded me how I used to be a big fan of the tournament arcs in anime and now I don't want this one to end, add some new characters or something, I'm having a fucking good time here

PD. Where's my tackle? I would let her step on me anytime she wants!
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Dec 6, 4:25 PM
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Tackle deserved that victory. I liked that, despite the simplicity of Toujima's attacks, he didn't give up until Tackle removed his mask. This anime is just too PEAK
Dec 6, 4:35 PM
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This is an amazing tournament arc they make it look so easy. This staff cooks well!

It's not about the winning so much as the determination of all the contestants.
Show me your Rider!
Dec 6, 5:25 PM
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The incels didn't like this episode and it shows lol
Dec 6, 6:03 PM

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I knew it was all about the mask, but on the other hand, I thought Yuriko would use the most dangerous move, hit between the legs.
@ShiroAlex I thought both of these, too 😂
Right after he went down, I said "I wonder if he lost the fight or lost because the mask came off." So the post-credits scene had me in stitches.

And I thought a crotch kick might be in the cards earlier in the fight 😂
Dec 6, 6:12 PM
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Dec 6, 6:16 PM
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Yeah, she never went for the most vulnerable spot on his body. LOL
Dec 6, 7:30 PM
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I can see both sides in that Tojima should have won but Yuriko put in more effort and I think the obvious use of the mask falling off being the reason he finally stopped was that compromise. That way she gets a well fought win and we still know he would have kept fighting and probably eventually won if he didn't buy his outfit at a stall lol
Dec 6, 7:41 PM
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The fight was awesome, sure... but I didn't like the result. So Toujima one hit the actual Shocker (Yukarisu) and Yuriko gave him trouble because she knew some wrestling moves?
I like to see how she fairs against actual Monsters and see if she can actually hurt them, same thing with Mitsuba
There's a reason why women can't beat men in most competitive sports, and that's a fact, but I guess that's anime for ya
Dec 6, 7:46 PM
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10/10 is cinema!!
Dec 6, 7:56 PM
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Spoiler Alert, next episode is going to be unpleasant(BE PREPARE)

Dec 6, 8:09 PM

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best anime of the season no contest
Dec 6, 8:44 PM

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Oh wow, Tackle beat Kamen Rider. That was brutal! And man, Ai Kayano's performance as Tackle was fucking awesome. I love listening to her in more leading roles.

The post-credits scene with Toujima living and dying with and without the mask was hilarious xD.
Dec 6, 9:53 PM
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so she only won because she knocked the mask off? get this man a helmet ASAP
Dec 6, 10:06 PM
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Those two are crazy, I couldn't stop laughing XD
P.S.: She didn't win, our old man could have continued, she just took off his mask XD
Dec 6, 10:37 PM

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I’m surprised no one else has said it yet, but Toujima likely got knocked unconscious partway through the fight, after which it was just the mask keeping him running on autopilot as a mindless zombie.
Dec 6, 11:15 PM
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Só este arco já supera todos os animes dessa temporada!
Dec 6, 11:24 PM

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Goddamn, that was one the best fights I've seen in a long time. So he's a cheat code only when he has the mask equipped lol...
Dec 7, 1:36 AM
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@Penteano This talk about "Tackle winning being forced" is idiotic.

Understand that this anime is based on an old manga, which means it doesn't have Western moralistic themes. Furthermore, from a narrative standpoint, it's quite obvious what the author is doing: in every shonen anime with a tournament arc, the protagonist loses, but when it's time to face the villain, he wins. This is normal and extremely cliché in shonen anime.
@Desmascarado I don't care about having western moralistic themes or not. Change the disk, dude. This kind of red pill talk is boring as hell.
Also "old"... 2018? lol
PenteanoDec 7, 2:10 AM
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Penteano said:
I guess one more of these anime where the girl is said to be the strongest but the guy is the one carrying it all... oh Japan...


i mean... considering how common it is in anime, this probably sums it up

we all know Japan loves "cuck" material lol... including dumbass/incompetent/submissive/weak men, even if theyre physically ripped
@EcchiGodMamster Yeah. But usually they are better at making this scenario. It's stupid, but they always made this kind of anime.
This one, on the other hand... it was poorly done. Heck it'd make more sense if she flashed her boobs and caught him distracted like the 90s jokes lol
Dec 7, 3:43 AM
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The incels didn't like this episode and it shows lol
@YallSuk Extremely weak hate bait.
Dec 7, 3:48 AM
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@Desmascarado I don't care about having western moralistic themes or not. Change the disk, dude. This kind of red pill talk is boring as hell.
Also "old"... 2018? lol
@Penteano I didn't understand what the red pill has to do with what I said...? Lol

My comment is only about narrative aspects of the work and about the narrative not being modern.
Dec 7, 4:26 AM

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Desmascarado said:
@Penteano This talk about "Tackle winning being forced" is idiotic.

Understand that this anime is based on an old manga, which means it doesn't have Western moralistic themes. Furthermore, from a narrative standpoint, it's quite obvious what the author is doing: in every shonen anime with a tournament arc, the protagonist loses, but when it's time to face the villain, he wins. This is normal and extremely cliché in shonen anime.

I don't think it's idiotic.

Factor in the scenes of him taking down literal bears and knocking down the spider monster, who is levels above the others in the group- he was built to be an unstoppable force. The audience might expect them to treat him as such. Not to mention, the years of training he has over her.

Additionally, when I started to go along with the narrative that Tojima has raw strength and Tackle has speed/technique- and Tackle needs to avoid even a single hit if she must win--
She literally no-sells a straight up Rider Punch and reverses into her own throw to end the fight! It wouldn't matter if she was a man or woman at that point. After all that build up? Questionable writing, if you ask me.
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one punch man fans rest in piss. solo lvl fans on suicide watch. kamen rider is the anime of all time. CINEMA.
@AdrianFTW99 is that so
Dec 7, 4:30 AM
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Show is being compared to others now
Dec 7, 5:28 AM
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@EcchiGodMamster Yeah. But usually they are better at making this scenario. It's stupid, but they always made this kind of anime.
This one, on the other hand... it was poorly done. Heck it'd make more sense if she flashed her boobs and caught him distracted like the 90s jokes lol
Penteano said:
@EcchiGodMamster Yeah. But usually they are better at making this scenario. It's stupid, but they always made this kind of anime.
This one, on the other hand... it was poorly done. Heck it'd make more sense if she flashed her boobs and caught him distracted like the 90s jokes lol


lol damn, now im seeing comments comparing this to current western entertainment, which i definitely never implied

Japan has been doing cuck shit FOREVER and people have been mentioning it FOREVER lol... anyone who thinks otherwise obviously hasn't watched old anime or been around long enough

anyway, yea her winning is dumb for exactly the same reason some people are saying, yea, theres no narrative reason shes stronger than him, which is why it kinda comes off as if the author just didn't want anything bad to happen to her

but it'd be ridiculous NOT to pretend like lots of mangaka DON'T have femdom fetish, which is by definition "cuck", so it wouldnt be remotely surprising if its the case here



EcchiGodMamsterDec 7, 6:01 AM
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