Your favorite video game villain gets therapy, but make it fashion and existential dread.
Second installment of the V-Cinema Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending will focus on the characters of Parado (Kamen Rider Para-DX) and Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Poppy). Saiko Yaotome is a doctor dedicated to recovery treatments and heads “Let's Make Bugsters”, a new training game created for the recovery of people that disappeared. The test run has Emu raising Parado and Saiko raising Poppy. There is something different about the Parado in the game, though. The “real” Parado has been trapped and he faces his mysterious double, with the strength of the bond with Emu.
Acting
Shouma Kai playing two Parados, each with distinct pain.
Direction
Suzumura packs a series arc into 53 minutes.
Costume
Another Para-DX's corrupted Level 99 is *chef's kiss*.
Director
Nobuhiro Suzumura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shouma Kai reportedly improvised Black Parado's quieter moments, distinguishing him from the original's chaotic energy.
The 'Let's Make Bugsters' rehabilitation game mirrors real Japanese gamification of mental health therapy, making the sci-fi premise uncomfortably grounded.
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