Thursday, 23 May 2013

Kamen Rider Hibiki Novel Spoilers


With the release of the Kamen Rider Hibiki novel last May 23, 2ch users posted their comments about it, which is basically spoilers for the said novel.

But before proceeding to the spoilers, the novel takes place in the Edo Era wherein Hibiki meets Henshin Ninja Arashi. The novel is written by Kamen Rider Hibiki TV series head writer Tsuyoshi Kida.

Spoiler alert! Read at your own risk!

Hibiki is 23 years old and Ibuki is 15. Other Oni that appeared in the TV show like Zanki and Todoroki didn't appear in the novel. In addition, the novel features a lot of new Oni.

Set sometime during Edo era, more or less a parallel re-imagining of the movie. Arashi and Hibiki's world is the same world, so it's not some sort dimensional crossover type of thing. Hayate's friends and allies appear as well. It's more Arashi than Hibiki, it's recommended that you watch Arashi before reading this. You don't really need to have watched Hibiki to understand the Hibiki parts.

There's a short part that connects to present time, but has nothing to do with Asumu or Hibiki. Doesn't really have much to do with the show for that matter either. Lastly, the Oni Armor (seen on the right) does appear and it's connected to Arashi.

Source: DecaEnd of HJU