Kamen Rider Gavv 1x16 "The Gift of Noël" - reaction & review
Added 2024-12-24 14:51:46 +0000 UTCHey everyone! Here it is - my reaction to ep 16 of Kamen Rider Gavv!!! Oh wow guys!! I was not ready for CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS CAKE!!! What a sight that was to behold! But dang you guys, who's this mysterious new Rider in our midst?! Are they friend or foe? Also, things are getting trickier with the whole Shouma/Hanto thing! I do love the bond they're building up though! Can't wait to see where things go next!!! Great ep! Enjoy! ~ MH
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I can't wait!!!!!!!!
Melissa Moore
2025-01-31 00:35:32 +0000 UTCYou’re gonna love the new rider. His form is so cool
Sergio Moreno
2025-01-30 01:55:23 +0000 UTCAww no worries, a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Manny!!!!!!
Melissa Moore
2025-01-05 14:43:21 +0000 UTCObviously late with this as it is a new year but MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄🎁 🍰 😋
Manny
2025-01-04 13:13:42 +0000 UTCYeah undercover would make sense! I know, it's just gonna get worse if these two don't talk about it right! LOL Dente might be decent but I'm not sure he's the expert here :P Oh good call on the crab-like movements! Hahah I'm glad we weren't the only ones who were scratching ours heads about the breaking out of the ropes thing lol! I knooow this actor just stole the show the entire time, I'm gonna miss him a lot too! Lol true about Hana...!!! Yeah I agree, so far so good with Gavv! And they've done a good job of balancing cute with darker stuff! Oh I haven't seen Build but that's interesting! I can def see some OOO vibes for sure! And maybe even some Gaim with the food and darker-than-you-think stuff! Hope you had a great Christmas!!!
Melissa Moore
2024-12-29 16:44:16 +0000 UTCInteresting about the translation! LOL definitely not a tutorial on tying someone :P Yeah they don't focus on ships here, every once in a while we'll get an official one or at least some confirmation of intended romance. Drive had a very intentional/canon couple but that's the last one I remember that was really like that! Yeah I'm not really sure about the new guy's intentions either, they were very cryptic about it! I know, it's not easy trying to get fried chicken on Christmas here in the States :( We tried last year and they were out of chicken :P Hope you had a great holiday too! I understand that this series is current and I'll be making lots of adjustments when I get back from maternity leave, so I'll probably leave any info about that for when I come back!
Melissa Moore
2024-12-29 16:40:43 +0000 UTCHi Spadeas! :) Oooohhh that's a good call about the theme, I hadn't noticed that! Oh ok, actually the jelly/pudding stuff makes sense haha! Hmm, I wonder what his motive could be! That'd be crazy if Dente made a new belt just for Sachika! LOL I mean it's really starting to feel like the subtext is intentional right?! :P
Melissa Moore
2024-12-29 16:37:05 +0000 UTCThat sounds so exciting! I'll be seeing it when I come back from maternity leave!
Melissa Moore
2024-12-26 14:07:59 +0000 UTCHi Hime :) I don't remember if I said it or wanted to add it and didn't wrote it, but if you look at the theme, you can see Shita disapearing during the shot when the whole Stomach is presented. So yeah, it doesn't sound good for her at all and she might be dead dead. So, I won't lie, I knew already that the jellyfish granute (Laage9) will become the third rider, that what the rumor said and since it is a "pudding" based rider, a JELLYfish make sense lol. Now, you can see that he has ulterior motive, rivals ? Police ? Vengenace ? We don't know, but having a granute that try to bring down the Stomach, would certainly make Hanto question his point of view, even if for that, Laage9 sacrifice human... I've also seen theories that Laage9's belt works for everyone (just like the Dread driver in Gotchard), so maybe Sachika will end up getting it or the two will share it. Or another possibility I just thought of, Dente analyzes the new belt and creates one for Sachika. As for Hanto and Soma relationship... you already know what I think about it and the creator of the show really emphasize the BL subtext lol.
Spadeas
2024-12-25 14:00:16 +0000 UTCThe way Dente was talking in this particular episode wasn’t being translated as thoroughly as it was on the version I watched - this one said “Dark Treats truly have some sinful properties,” or something similar - while the version I had translated the line as “I truly regret ever having created them in the first place.” So just a little bit of added context there. This is NOT the episode to watch if you want to know how to properly tie up a person. 😅 It seems Hanto is digging deeper into the truth but Shouma is deathly afraid he’s going to find out the truth before he can control the narrative. As for the whole “are they/aren’t they” shipping discussion - its Kamen Rider. From what I’ve seen in this era, that’s never really been the focus of any of the series. Heck, Gotchard even went and almost confirmed one in one arc and we never brought it up again. So I’d say go ahead and always file that subject under possible side plots. Kani (the music Granute) is basically a decoy for Lage9 (shout out to Hinata!) she nice he’s causing all the chaos while Lage can basically make anyone into a good press. And now Nyelv has a driver for him? To what end…? I should note that my translation was also somewhat vague when Lage said he needed to gain their trust. It’s either a face turn or he really wants those treats. Could be both? I mean he’s knocking out dark movie theaters - would anyone be any wiser? Everyone would just think they all left via the back exit. Apparently Valen can have his cake and eat it too. But who’s going to drop the bomb first? Also, pizza or chicken? I tried both today but they both closed early since it was Christmas Eve. 😞 Happy holidays! I’d also like to emphasize that since this series builds up the most I would encourage you to prioritize returning to it the fastest when you’re up to coming back. You wouldn’t want that bank buildup to get too big. The others already have their full seasons in the bank for you but this one will get too far behind if you let it go too long. :)
Tyler Stobbe
2024-12-25 06:23:24 +0000 UTC...So it looks like our Jellyfish friend might be a wolf in sheep's clothing for the Stomach Family... I'm going to guess that THIS might be our undercover mole from the Granute Police/FBI/Whatever. I mean if you think about how he joined up, it IS pretty convenient timing... Not to mention that ability WOULD be pretty hard to overlook for the Stomach family, especially at this desperate time. Of course considering the lengths he's going to in order to secure the Stomach Family's trust, I don't think human lives are a priority to him... In fact, it feels like they're downright expandable compared to the lives of an innocent Granute, at least that's what I'm going to guess. If I'm going to make a guess, getting who knows how those premium presses might spell trouble in the long run... Who knows how many politically influential rich customers they might end up convincing to legalize Dark Treats. ...Btw, SHOUMA. TELL. HANTO. YOUR. SECRET. It's one thing if he wants to go into hiding for the rest of his life and run away from the Stomach family and forget about them, but he's fighting them. And eventually that fight will be brought to the Stomach Family, so Hanto's going to find out *eventually* anyways. Especially now that he's trying to dig further and further to him. It's not like he's trying to protect anyone but Dente anyways, so I think it'd be a fine olive branch for Hanto and getting along with Granutes as a whole if Shouma just gives him all the information he needs. Like I said before, it's better that Hanto learns it from him(Shouma) rather than from them(The Stomach Family). ...But nah, follow Dente's advice. I'm sure it won't backfire at all. 🙄 What are the odds that Hanto runs into Dente randomly, and because Shouma NEVER TOLD HIS SECRET, he just starts Blastin'?! ...Anyways... I feel like this is the second time I've seen such a cheeky crab in Kamen Rider. xD First was the Cancer Zodiarts, and now it's this goofy chuckle-nut. I haven't seen the Sentai he was from fully, but I've seen enough to see how serious it is... So it is real fun seeing him ham it up. Also taking a look at 20:02... I have to say, was this guy's movements always so... Crab like? Like look at him side-steppin' side to side before going in for that *side*-tackle... I gotta give props to this guy. He's amazing. 😂 I really hoped he had lots of fun playing this guy. I'm going to miss him. :c ...I'm so glad that it seems like everyone I know(reactors and myself included) had the same reaction to Shouma getting the Gochizo to untie Shouma... Couldn't he break out of them himself? 🤣 I'm really hoping they're not forgetting about that aspect of him, because I don't think they even forgot about Hina's random super strength in Kamen Rider OOO. ...But they did forget to *really* resolve Hana's story in Kamen Rider Den-O. :c Hanto's rocking the Bushel look pretty well... Honestly, I hope we get to see more of it since it looks pretty kick-butt. It's the first time that he and Gavv shared a form. o: Sure Valen's a chocolate rider, but he used the white chocolate gochizo to transform while Gavv uses the normal chocolate gochizo to change into his chocolate form. Since Gaim did reach the end of 'Act 1' by like... episode 15, I guess I could summarize my feelings on Gavv so far... But there's not much to say other than I really like it. o: After hearing the plot and seeing all the cute Gochizos... I had a feeling all that cute kind of vibe was supposed to be a chaser for the kids after they see some dark stuff like people making Dark Treats. xD It's been real good so far. Though people say there's huge comparisons between Build and Gavv's gear. xD Build and Gavv have the same cranking motion, Valen has a gun (While they weren't secondary riders, the first "Rider" like enemies used a gun to transform), and our pudding guy has a lever you crank down(just like the second Rider Belt system introduced in Build). ...I'm having a real good time though. It's like Kamen Rider OOO, W, and Kuuga all mixed into one sweet, sweet treat of a series. Also Merry Christmas Eve! o:
Senpai
2024-12-24 18:25:35 +0000 UTCThe next episode will be Jan 5 and the pudding 🍮 rider makes their debut.
Jamie Sorto
2024-12-24 15:13:28 +0000 UTC
