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In the first twenty minutes of the first episode, Mari Sonoda’s performance was no different from that of a normal tokusatsu protagonist.

Mysterious origin! conform to!

Encountered a series of accidents! conform to!

Has extraordinary abilities/equipment! conform to!

When she took out the Faiz Device from her bag, the audience in front of the TV and computer already recognized her as Kamen Rider's first female protagonist.

The result...is this? !

I never expected it! Kamen Rider actually has a transformation failure setting.

Through the villain's lines, the audience learned the reason why Sonoda Mari's transformation failed. It seemed that she could not control the power of the belt.

Since she can't?

So what to do now?

Just when the audience turned their eyes to Gianqiao, Sonoda Mari, who failed in transformation, made an extremely bold move.

She actually picked up the belt, buckled it around Gan Qiao's waist, and then gave him the flip phone.

What...what do you mean?

It was too late to finish the manuscript. Yang Mingjin was eating instant noodles in the living room. When he saw this shocking scene, he was so frightened that he sprayed noodles on the spot.

no!

According to the tradition of knights in the past, should the next story be about Sonoda Mari hanging on by a thread, finally transforming successfully at the critical moment of life and death, and defeating the weirdo in one fell swoop?

Why did you give your belt to someone else?

Not only the audience in front of the screen was dumbfounded, but also Gan Qiao, who was forcibly buckled into a belt.

He blankly followed Sonoda Mari's instructions and entered the transformation code [555] on his mobile phone, then closed the mobile phone and implanted it into his belt.

STANDING BY!

COMPLETE!

Blood-red texture suddenly appeared, covering Qian Qiao's body. The shape is similar to that of a chain mail, and then a red light flashes, and silver-black armor covers the whole body.

Surprisingly, the transformation was successful!

It turns out he is the male protagonist...

After being stunned for a moment, Yang Mingjin just swallowed a mouthful of instant noodles when he suddenly thought of a question.

Judging from the transformation process of Sonoda Mari and Iniqiao, it seems that as long as they meet the standards, whoever gets the belt can transform into a Kamen Rider.

Then this belt...

Will he be robbed?

This thing is carried in a bag, and the belt cannot be hidden in the body like Kuuga. If someone takes it away, what will the protagonist use to transform?

Before he could figure this out, the battle in the play was over.

With a mediocre kick, Gan Qiao, who transformed for the first time, actually defeated the weirdo. This performance also confirms a sentence:

The Cavaliers' opponents in the first battle are either weaklings or cannon fodder!

With Qianqiao's victory, the first episode of Kamen Rider 555 also ended successfully. The last scene shows Yuji Kiba who has turned into a weirdo and kills the love rival who took away his girlfriend Chie with a sword.

This makes the audience a little confused!

Who is Yuji and why did he turn into a horse-faced monster? Why does he have so many roles? He even does more tricks than the protagonist!

Just then, Neon ANB aired the second episode, and many viewers who couldn't hold back their curiosity jumped over the wall to watch the original version from Neon.

Nothing was found!

In the second episode, although Yongji came into contact with a strange woman, the mystery surrounding her remained unsolved.

But the combination of Gan Qiao and Sonoda Mari is a surprise!

Qianqiao is a cat-tongued and arrogant man who has no interest in Sonoda Mari's so-called secrets. And the reason why he focused on Sonoda Mari and was forced to get involved in this dispute is also dumbfounding.

His bag is lost!

Since Sonoda Mari carried the Faiz Device in a shoulder bag that was the same style as his, he chased after her...

The story of the second episode completely revolves around this bag.

After Qianqiao got his bag back from the police station, he had been trying to get rid of the truth. Because the two bags looked exactly the same, he picked up the wrong one!

What should I do if I get the wrong bag?

Don't panic!

He turned around and went back to look for Truth, and happened to see Truth being chased by a weirdo. Anyway, I have transformed once before, and this time is no different.

Qian Qiao transformed again, but was a little frustrated because he was not familiar with the equipment.

fine……

Mari Sonoda is a woman who has read the instructions. She quickly installed the accessories on Gan Qiao and taught him to press the Enter key to release the killer knight kick.

REDAY!

EXCEED CHARGE!

Qianqiao is very perceptive. Although he has not read the instructions in the second episode, under the instruction of Zhenli, he still made the sound effect of [Energy Recharging].

CRIMSON SMASH!

Accompanied by a clear system prompt, Qian Qiao charged up through the standard Rogue Squat, then jumped up with his right foot and passed through the red cone, destroying the opponent in a Ф character.

The special effects are not very flashy!

Compared to Dragon Knight's kick, which only has a red cone skill, it is obviously a complete failure in terms of gorgeous special effects.

but!

The more gorgeous the special effects, the better. Sometimes simple but not simple special effects create better visual effects.

At least in the minds of the audience, the knight kick that appeared for the first time in Kamen Rider 555 all worked well together in terms of special effects, music, action, and editing.

Excellent look and feel!

There's just one problem...

Compared with previous generations of Kamen Riders, Kamen Rider 555 is relatively similar to Kamen Rider Ryuki.

Both are kind of...

In addition to the traditional Henshin shout, there is also the presence of narration sound effects.

This setting was not pleasing at first.

During the Dragon Rider period, there have been countless discussions about whether this narration sound effect affects the viewing experience.

This time 555 is even more extreme!

If Dragon Knight just tasteed it and did not make extensive use of narration sound effects, then 555 has completely brought the role of narration sound effects to the extreme.

Whether it's transformation or unleashing a sure kill!

As soon as the knight appears on the stage, the narration sound effects that can be called auditory pollution will always appear, and there will be more and more nonsense, making it particularly noisy.

This made many old viewers dissatisfied.

They think this is too exaggerated and childish!

Kamen Rider shouldn't be like this. The protagonist just needs to say transform. Why all the bells and whistles?

But some people like narration.

They believe that the appearance of narration sound effects can be called the finishing touch and is by no means the so-called auditory pollution.

Don't you think, this is cool?

Yang Mingjin doesn’t know whether the narration sound effects are cool or not. He just felt that Kamen Rider 555 was like a watershed, and it didn't behave like Kamen Rider at all.

How do you describe this feeling...

If you ask, does it look good? Yang Mingjin’s answer is definitely good-looking! But you say, is this the style a Kamen Rider should have? It seems not!

You have given me a difficult problem!

Yang Mingjin sighed and put his hands on the keyboard, but he didn't know what to write to describe his feelings.

no doubt!

There are tens of millions of viewers at home and abroad who have fallen into the same thinking as Yang Mingjin.

Since the beginning of the Kamen Rider series, the production team has been innovating and seeking changes. Innovations such as Kuuga and Yajida can also be said to be knightly orthodoxy.

But Ryuki and the new 555 have simply subverted people's inherent impression of Kamen Rider. Especially this 555, it looks nothing like the Kamen Rider of the past.

Of course, the story is still pretty good!

Although only two episodes have been aired, many settings and backgrounds have not been explained clearly. But the precedent of AgitΩ is here, and Toshiki Inoue is still a trustworthy screenwriter.

Only the setting is controversial!

Faiz is not the first technological knight, or mechanical wind knight. But with so many transformation items and so much scalability, Faiz should be the first mechanical knight.

Dragon Rider is okay!

After all, it is a card, so it is easier for the audience to accept it.

But Faiz's transformation prop, also known as the Faiz mobile phone, really exceeded the audience's expectations.

Transform your mobile phone into the number one person!

Gan Qiao Sang, you are so naughty!

…

The premiere of Kamen Rider 555 has ended. Statistics of ratings in various countries and collection of audience feedback have become PD Films' top priorities.

Ratings are not a big problem!

After being influenced by Kamen Rider AgitΩ, the influence of Kamen Rider's IP has further increased. As the follow-up to Yajituo, 555 attracted countless viewers as soon as it started broadcasting.

The weekly ratings champion is definitely there!

Compared with the ratings, real-time feedback from the audience is what Meng Lang and Bai Cang care most about.

not bad!

During the video conference, Bai Cang reported with a smile: Neon ANB TV station sent out a thousand questionnaires and the results were pretty good.

More than 90% of the audience said they will continue to watch Kamen Rider 555! More than 85% of the audience believe that 555 has a great rhythm and a good plot...

What is the proportion of viewers who are willing to buy peripheral derivatives? Are there any accurate statistics? Meng Lang asked.

some!

Bai Cang read from the table: More than 74% of the audience are interested in the Faiz device that appeared in the play, and about 51% of the audience said that if the price is right, they are willing to buy a Faiz device!

Half of potential consumers?

This seems to have broken the previous record. The original dragon riding toys performed well, but the survey result was only 30%.

In this survey, there are no children.

ANB's questionnaires are generally sent to viewers aged 16-36. Audiences under the age of 16 are not within the scope of this survey.

That is to say!

The real data ratio is definitely better than the results of the questionnaire survey. After all, Kamen Rider's audience is still mainly minors.

good very good!

Meng Lang was very happy to receive this result.

In his opinion, Kamen Rider 555 with so much audience support is already considered a success! And it was a big success!

I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The reason why he is so obsessed with 555 and even pays more attention to empty self is very simple.

555 is about the fate of the knight!

As the founder of the drive era, the leader of the bottle watch era, and the biggest turning point of Heisei Kamen Rider, 555 is not unimportant.

You can only win, not lose!

No one knows how popular the original Faiz peripherals are than Meng Lang.

Qiao Ye is the nickname given by fans to the protagonist Qian Qiao, and it is also a reflection of Faiz's status in the knight world.

It is no exaggeration to say that Faiz's popularity is at the forefront of the entire Heisei Knights sequence, and there are very few knights who can suppress him.

The plot is great, the characters are excellent, the leather case is classic, Mr. Qiao is handsome, and Brother Ma is not miserable...

As the pinnacle masterpiece of Sensitive Ghost, 555 cannot be exaggerated no matter how much it is praised.

Of course, 555 is also worth bragging about!

After all, among all the monsters and monsters with exquisite aesthetics, it is rare to see a simple and handsome technological knight leather holster like Faiz, so why don't you give it a try?

Do you like being fucked by Aunt Dong? No way!

555 was a great success!

For Meng Lang, this news is enough for him to spend 2024 happily.

As for the criticism that 555’s narration sound effects were too noisy and could be called “auditory pollution”, he just pretended not to have noticed it!

Is this auditory pollution?

So young!

Take a look at the knights of the new decade of Heisei. The sound effects are noisier than the last. The narrator shouted until his voice almost went hoarse. That’s called auditory pollution, okay?

not to mention……

What happened to auditory pollution?

RGB hardware is considered light pollution, and I haven’t seen you dismantle the console and give it to Mengzi?

He had already seen through the bitch who said No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, but in the heart, thinking, Strong, strong, strong, Meng Zai, strong. He had already seen through it.

The narration sound effects are really loud!

But this is a children's special drama, and the audience it caters to is mainly children. The children's requirements are very simple, they must be cool and shiny!

Isn't this cool?

Let alone children, how many men can endure this COMPLETE?

Stop pretending, everyone understands!

I wonder which young man can withstand the impact of this thing?

Maybe only girls don't understand why these toads get as excited as if they were shot with blood when they hear COMPLETE.

Men's romance is sometimes that simple!

I can’t say that there are no boys who feel that the narration sound effects are “auditory pollution”, but they are definitely rare.

After all, for most knight chefs, the most fun and interesting part of the drive is completing a set of cool operations when transforming, and then the sound effects sound.

A drive without sound effects is not a complete drive!

The same is true!

Kamen Rider's transformation without narration sound effects is also an incomplete transformation!

Of course, this is a bit extreme.

After all, Mengzi's identity is a toy dealer. From the perspective of a toy dealer, this is indeed the case.

He also hopes to sell a few more Faiz drives so that he can have a good harvest this year!

That's right, Mr. Meng!

Just as the video conference was about to end, Shirokura suddenly remembered something, slapped his forehead and said, Director Amamiya asked me to ask you, when will Yanglang be scheduled to be broadcast?

Are you so anxious?

Meng Lang pondered, If it's filming and broadcasting at the same time, then we can start publicity and warm-up now.

Tell him that he can make his own decision on this matter. There is no need to ask me for advice.

But Mr. Meng...

At the other end of the video, Shirakura couldn't laugh or cry: The reason why Director Amemiya came to ask for your opinion is because he doesn't know what to do!

People from TBS and ANB started fighting on the set to compete for this work! Director Amamiya had no choice but to come and ask your opinion...

Fighting again?

etc!

Why do we say again?

Meng Lang blinked and asked curiously, How was the battle? Who won?

Bai Cang: ???

This is not the point, President! !

I was exhausted from the battle yesterday and felt like my body had been hollowed out...