Kaiju no Kami Reviews - Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000) Series (Featuring Silver Quill)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2022
- Without any rhyme or reason, the Kamen Rider franchise was put on an extended hiatus after the completion of Kamen Rider Black Rx. There was a trilogy of feature films, but for some reason no full-length series was present throughout the 90s. It is believed the lack of Kamen Rider was due to the successful Metal Heroes, at least, initially and that Kamen Rider returned to the airwaves when the ratings of the Metal Heroes franchise plummeted into unacceptable territory. No matter the case, Kamen Rider entered a new age in January of 2000 when Toei hired writer Naruhisa Arakawa to bring the franchise back to the top. Is Kamen Rider Kuuga itself a solid relaunch or were audiences just starved for new Kamen Rider content? Watch to find out.
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Compared to most modern series, it stands out in a good way. You can not make a season like this ever again. It is one of a kind experience to watch it.
It kind of is, which is a bit sad. I'm just glad that Revice seems to be trying to make their Deadmans quite threatening even if they can't be completely on the save level as the Grongi.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork OK, though I am skipping it for now as I had been watching it Build to Saber. So break in following series was needed
Kuuga. One of the most cheerful and optimistic heroes paired with possibly the most depressing scenario in Kamen Rider.
This show has the citizens react realistically to living in a country full of alien serial killers (who attack on a near weekly basis). Everybody who isn't either a Cop or part of the supporting cast is basically scared all the time or depressed or both.
The show went out of it's way to take it's premise seriously.
Thanks for posting!
Yeah, I was really impressed with how much they made sure to show us the impact the Grongi have on the general public. Same with Agito and the Lords.
Well, the show's theme song (the second-to-last classic KR theme, BTW) put it very well:
*NO FEAR, NO PAIN*
Kuuga still holds up today, bad cgi and all. I still remember that little peek of ultimate after kuuga when berserk with rising titan, that level of foreshadowing is missed in todays seasons
Agreed.
Kugga shows collateral damage during explosions. Meanwhile eight years later RPM would parody and even weaponize their explosions. Come to think of it, both shows have an episode where the characters break the forth wall while showing off how the show is filmed. I'd love to say that's not a coincidence, but it probably is.
That RPM episode was definitely... weird.
and Joe Odagiri made women want to watch Kamen Rider which resulted in funny Japanese childhood stories of them being confused at why their older sister joined them when watching Kuuga which has nothing to do with them following the story line.
lol
Yes Kuuga really is a 10/10 show
It was what Tiga was for Ultraman
Yep.
Honestly that comparison is more after than just the fact that they reignited their respected franchises. For instance, both of them are tied to ancient civilizations.
@@michaeldeak5727 Thats true
And both are such amazing and god tier series in their own ways for their respective franchises :D
You're absolutely right
okay, the porcupine grongi was evil, but the rhino one, HE KILLED A DOGGO!!!!!
lol
Awesome, I can't wait. Kuuga has one of my favorite OP themes in Rider history and the show itself is awesome.
Enjoy.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I am I got to go I'm watching the video 👍
Kamen riders run reminds me of doctor who stopped in the eighties had a movie in nineties and came back in the 2000
It kind of does feel that way, doesn't it?
Okay, the sequential transformations that occur when Kuuga lays the smackdown on a bad guy in the first episodes just sold me on this show.
Did it really? :-)
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Ayup. One of the coolest visuals I've ever seen.
In general, going off the footage used here, Kuuga has some fantastic effects by 2000 standards. Even the CGI seems bearable!
Too bad this show hasn't made it to the UK's home video market yet.
This is a really hard series for kids to appreciate. I'm 31 and watched it last year and I loved it.
Why is that?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork It took me 2 months to see your question, I'm sorry!!! I think the series has a very interesting plot but the lack of action is evident. Usually each episode has about 5 minutes of action. It's very slow- paced. KR nowdays has more action. Maybe if I was a kid I would get bored watching this season but I'm a full grown ass man watching a kids show and I loved it 🤣
With a tear in my eye, this is one of the best kamen rider shows I ever seen and I'm glad you think so too.
Definitely. What was your favorite episode?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork The 35th episode where kyugga beats down the porcupine grongi. The fact that Kyugga loses control yet never becomes a villain shows his character.
Ah Kuuga, the one that started the Heisei era, unless you count Black RX, plus we got that awesome theme, and the fact that Kuuga is the ONLY Rider in his story. 🎵CHO HENSHIN, KAMEN RIDER KUUGA
Nah, I don't count Rx since it started in the Showa era and no series followed directly after it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork eh, whatever, we all know Kuuga is a cool guy. HAI, ARUTO JA NAITO!
Update, definitely wasn't expecting Silver Quill to make an appearance on this show
lol Yeah, I had watched the show with Silver Quill, so he wanted to be apart of the review because of the Rhino Grongi.
KR Kuuga is definitely one of my Top Five Rider series. The series is so popular it has a sequel manga in Japan.
Yusuke Godai is definitely the kind of progtanist that you love to root for. A guy that just wants to do the right thing. I also find it interesting how the original actor never reprised the role or returned to Toku to avoid being typecast. Plus he has a phemonon named after him called the
I'm honestly not sure how a direct sequel could work given his belt was destroyed in the final battle. I like the way they went about it with Agito being the continuation in the universe.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork The sequel takes place in the same universe but with a different Rider and belt.
Also, I just discovered there IS a Kuuga manga adaption of the TV series with some changes.
Not the most dark but definitely the best toku show I have seen till date.
Definitely one of the best rider seasons ever! While not my favourite it’s a little bit too slow for my liking at times but I think my opinion on that could change since it’s been years since I first watched the show. It’s such a well done show and how it shows the consequences of being a hero is amazing. Also how it deconstructs Toku Hero shows is top tier. A lot of western super hero shows could definitely take a lot from kuuga. Also the final battle is so good I couldn’t help but cry when I watched it.
Kuuga is definitely a show I didn't fully appreciate when I watched it back in 2011, but did so this time around. I think part of it is thanks to how everything these days moves by so quickly that having a show that took its time to flesh things out was a nice change of pace.
I love this review thank you
Glad you enjoyed it.
Ah FINALLY one of my top favorite Kamen Riders, Kuuga
Same.
You finally made a review of kuuga😄😄!!!
lol Finally?
NO FEAR, NO PAIN.
Gosh, so iconic.
:-D
11/10 review with a great series that bike FU will stick in my memory forever
lol
Each Form actually had a unique theme to them... They were just cut out due to not fitting the tone of the show, especially the final forms theme
Like a music theme?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yup, the theme for Kuuga's Final Form sounded like one of those heavy rock songs being sung by a heavy smoker screaming into the microphone
You finally did it😄😄!!!!
Ah, yes. Kuuga, the very first Kamen Rider series I managed to watch all the way. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this series.
I hope you find yourself entertained.
OMG I can't wait!
:-)
I swear Grongi is one of the coolest evil faction in KR history (if not *the* coolest). They even have their own written & spoken language that they used during a great chunk of the show! 👌 When's the last time you see that level of dedication?
There definitely was a lot of dedication put into them and I really appreciate that.
I've been wanting to check this out.
:-)
9:30 Ah yes my favorite bromance, Yusuke and Ichijo.
lmao
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork do you think they really could be gay?
Nah.
Watching this series rn, it’s my first official Kamen Rider season. I have like 5 episodes left can’t wait to see how it ends. I totally agree with you. The music is truly badass (that theme song is a banger) but I’m sorry those effects haven’t aged well 😅
Yeah, the effects left a lot to be desired, but they are fine overall.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork After I finish Kuuga I plan on watching Ryuki and Zero-One
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork mainnews21
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Lmk if it works from your end
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Also do u think it would be easier (in terms of what's been fully subbed) if I start with Sentai or Rider?
Long live kuuga and long live the heisei era of kamen rider
:-)
Shout Factory just announced that they're releasing Kuuga and Fiveman on blu-ray and DVD respectively. I'm eager to see Fiveman as it's the only 90s Sentai I haven't seen yet so I'll finally be able to complete that decade of Sentai and properly judge it, but admittedly I did not like Kuuga when I first saw it. I don't know, I loved the first 2 episodes which were truly awesome but after that it seemed like it was the same thing over and over again. One big factor was not having subtitles for the Grongi, but the blu-ray will have the option of translating their conversations so I really want to see that. I watched some scenes from the first episode online with those subtitles and they made it even better in my opinion, so I'm sure that no matter what I'll enjoy it more on blu-ray.
I already preordered them.
As for Kuuga, you have to look at it as a cop drama with a Kamen Rider in it rather than a standard KR series. Both it and Agito was full on experimentations for the return of the franchise.
Kuuga, Abaranger, Dekaranger, Gokaiger, Akibaranger and Kiramager. Damn, I didn't realize Arakawa had one hell of a tally, all great shows.
Yep.
Having seen Kuuga, Gokaiger and season 1 of Akibaranger and clips from his other series, Arakawa's really one of the more consistent writers at Toei. He deserves a promotion and Shirakura needs to go.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Me about Shinrakura (in Silver Quill's voice): Do him on his house! He must burn, burn in the fires of justice!
You failed to mention Eri Tanaka, while in a supporting role as Nozomi Sasayama on Kuuga, Tanaka is also known as Chisato Jougasaki aka Mega Yellow in MegaRanger. I noticed that face right off the bat.
That's because she wasn't really all that important outside of fawning over Ichijo until learning about his dad.
They show if they did not focus on collectible items they can do something good. Kuuga was when they focused on the characters and only on some toy stuff.
Naruhisa Arakawa is legit the best Toku director out there.
I like him, but I think Inoue is better, though my favorite Toku writer is Sugimura. A shame he died too soon.
If only they kept the momentum with KR, now; was Kuuga perfect? Not in the least. Did it TRY to tell a story as much as sell toys? More than likely.
Definitely.
Kuuga is my favorite kamen rider series of all time, I just wanna say that, but for real it's my favorite
Who was your favorite Grongi?
I guess I have to pick the grasshopper grongi the one that's a homage to ichigo
Kuuga is grand and in my viewings of the episodes I don’t think the cgi is not that bad in my opinion also pops in this show is such a delightful character same with our main hero Yusuke Godai.
I don't think the CGI is all that bad as it's certainly better than Zenkaiger and Donbrothers, but it does stick out at times.
using a rider belt as a cyborg eyepatch, gotta admit ive never seen that
lmao That should be in the next Kamen Rider series, a rider with a henshin eyepatch. :-)
a marvel of kamen rider with action and death
Yep.
Kuuga my fifth rider season I watched (I believe it was after I finished Blade) this is season is my sixth favorite I don't remember. But anyway this show had me glued to my computer screen that I didn't want to stop watching. And the fact that it kick started the Heisei era is an understatement. The fandom seems to love this show that you have to take the deaths in this show seriously especially now because of gosh the bodies hit the floor so much it's depressing when you see it or just mentioning it. But even with that it didn't turn me off in fact it just made me want Yusuke to make the Groungi to pay. I honestly don't care that the Groungi had no character development because to be honest we know what they want so why should they be developed. As for the final battle with Dagava, I love that fight because it was all fists and nothing else and yes I cried.
It was truly an incredible premier. What was your favorite episode?
I believe it was the snake gurongi two parter. Which was the debute of Kuuga rising dragon form
I wonder if you will do Cybercop as it also experimented with those techniques too. And maybe Cyberman.
I mean Gridman.
At some piont I will review Gridman considering Mill Creek sent me the Blu-Ray to review.
The Grongi be like : "These hands are rated E for Everyone"
also Godai is my most favorite or maybe the best MC in the entire Kamen rider series i like to see him as the reverse of souji tendo, if tendo is "the one who walked in the path of heaven" while Godai is "the one who guide others towards path of heaven" cause the way he sacrifice his own smile in order to protect a lot of people smile and being selfless unlike tendo (no offense for tendo, i still liked him)
Yusuke is definitely an interesting protagonist.
Oh great it take me 20 YEARS OF THERAPY to get over Mikado's death. Thanks for trigerring that scar back. He was a good boi and too young,
lol
Great review did you decide to keep silver quills kuuga belt I also saw they made a new Kamen rider ooo belt
Nah, I'll be giving it back to him tomorrow. :-D
Just finished my Kuuga watch today! It took me 3 and a half weeks to complete. All I can say is, Kuuga is a fantastic series, and very special. There are several aspects that I like here. Of rare bike stunts. The atmosphere is horror, calm, detective, and sometimes comedic. Memorable music and balanced pacing. But what stood out the most to me, were the characters. The show focuses heavily on character development. The ending is divisive, but I thought it was beautiful.
Next stop on my watch: Kabuto.
At first I thought you were going to say it took you 3 weeks to finish due to how much you hated it. :-) Glad you enjoyed it. Who was your favorite character?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Kaoru Ichijou. Such a chad.
Silverquil really has a weird bizarre twisted sense of humor. He does not respected boundaries. I’ve lost track on how many times the princess of esqutira have filled restraining orders against that annoying chicken. I’m a hippo griff you stupid fox. I know that chicken little I’m just trolling.
That he does. :-D
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yes he does.
My favorite episode is episode 28: Clarification, I thought the grongi murdering people in pools and the number they murder and where they murder being based on the notes and song do rai me was a really cleaver and interesting method and it ends with an awsome fight on the beach with kugga using dragon form (my favorite of his forms)
That is most assuredly a damn good episode!
Hooray you did Kuuga and agito! After those two came kamen rider ryuki
Luigi?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork typo
What are your thoughts on dragon quest dai no daibouken 2020
Not really a DQ fan, so don't know anything about it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork ok then in my opinion is one of the best remake animes back in 2020
Finally, It's Kuuga!(My favorite KR show)
I do think Gurongi is most brutal monsters in KR history, They are horrific monsters who kill innocent people like a game. It was especially horrifying to see high school boys dying with the fear of death.(The monster... was Go Jaraji Da, I think.)
I think the Grongi, Lords, and Undead are all tied for who has the most kills.
The Figuarts I bought the renewal was a fucking treat
Yeah it is. I just wish they had given him some villains to fight along with Try Chaser.
kamen rider kuuga was the show that started the series again. and also probably the show with the best bike scenes ever in kamen rider history.
It kind of does.
Just finished watching this series yesterday and did my last review on it. I agree it is a really good Kamen Rider Series. it is Odd in the 49 episodes the Words Kamen Rider were never said once.
That's quite true, they weren't. Hahahahaha.
Hell Yeah! My first Kamen Rider!
Yusuke Godai is literally one of my favorite characters of all time 😁 👍 (Top 5, in fact)
What was your favorite episde?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork That actually has a few contenders... but I'm gonna pick Episode 37 (the Beatdown Episode 😆 )
I feel bad for Japanese kids in the year 2000. Watching Timeranger and Kuuga back to back must’ve been traumatizing. Lol
That's probably why Gao was so much sillier.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I wonder, which do you prefer between Kuuga and Agito. For me, Kuuga is an excellent show but I have to go with Agito because it has more going for it with it’s story.
Agito, easily. I love Kuuga, but Agito rectified all of its flaws while also adding in the sci-fi mystery plot.
@@jarnahmaxux7187 And the story itself feels like it’s going at a somewhat quicker pace which, as much as I really liked Kuuga, is greatly appreciated which also keeps one very invested right up to the very end and I liked how Agito brought a then-new tradition to the franchise by introducing a secondary and tertiary Riders into the mix and how they are utilized.
I don't always agree with SQ but he is right about the dog they are gods fluffy angels that rhino is evil
Hahahahahaha...
Is this basically your favorite rider and sentai duo then since both Kuuga and Time got a 5?
Hmmmmm, that's an interesting question. I'll have to think about it.
I think a point you forgot to mention is that the King gurongi Daguva ends up becoming yusuke’s arch enemy.
I didn't mention it for spoiler purposes.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork something tells me he gets rid of the woman in red though
Kamen rider kuuga is such an great show
That it is. What was your favorite episode?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I don’t know if I have a favorite episode
I love the heisei era of kamen rider ultraman and super sentai is one of my favorite era of tokusatsu
There were a lot of great things in it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork and i can wait for this one great luck
Was it disappointing to every KR fans that Kuuga's other Rising forms and Amazing Mighty (only Rising Ultimate is use although it's exclusive to Decade) not used in Kamen Rider Decade?
Maybe it's because Decade only lasted 31 episodes instead of the typical 48 to 50+ episodes, probably there was not enough time to add in Kuuga's Rising forms and Amazing Mighty, thus becoming the most underrated but still not forgotten.
I honestly never even thought about his other forms in Decade since the show as about Decade.
And kamen rider kuuga will all ways be my number 10 favoeite kamen rider season same with black and black rx at the same number as kuuga
Ichijo is basically Commissioner Gordon
Technically, yes.
This show has got so many good characters, it's hard to choose. But IMO, Ichijou is best boy.
@@DragonStar524 Yeah, most of the characters were great.
No Fear No Pain And No Pain No Gain My Boy
SO this series is hands down one of my favorites that I cannot seem to put on a list. And the other series i can compare is maybe Faiz and its cus of their heroes. Godai an unboundly optimistic person who wants to protect peoples smiles and the best bromance can ever enjoy watching. and Faiz with being a bit of the opposite but also has no qualms to fight when he is needed. and nothing is taken for granted or lightly when things get heavy.
Also the soundtrack is just a joy to cook to.
Yeah, Kuuga is quite a rarity for Kamen Rider.
I love Kuuga, because despite its Pacing that somewhat "slow" but i really Love this series because of the Character and the Action scene thay Feel Very Raw and More realistic than current rider
There's so many things that i love about Kuuga that its simply impossible to Put it in single comment so that's why Kamen Rider Kuuga is My Most Favorite Kamen Rider Season Putting it in 1st place
Btw my ranking is
1st Place : Kuuga
2nd Place : Build
3rd Place : Faiz
4th Place : Ex Aid
5th Place : Zi-O
(I only fully watched Those five series so that's why Zi-O is on 5th place and after i finished more Season i will probably Put Zi-O lower)
lol about Zi-O being moved lower.
Yeah, Kuuga is a fantastic show that also gets better with each subsequent viewing.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork i don't get it why Sentai anniversary is Better than Kamen Rider (Gokaiger) Despite its Bigger Budget, Like IMHO Zi-O is OK at best but other than that its very underwhelming/bad
No idea.
I think someone should make a fan-made movie or video about how many times people die in kmen rider kuuga I'm surprised the population of Japan in the episodes is not wiped out by the monsters and some people say this is a kids program early 2000s Kamen Rider is really dark
Actually, someone did. Someone had just posted it to me a few week's back. If I find it again, I'll let you know.
The most popular kamen rider series of the 2000's
Most popular?
Do you like the original Kamen Rider even though it isn’t on DVD?
I've seen the first 21 episodes and it was enjoyable.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I’m planning on watching the entire series one story arc at a time.
5:11 Set the playback speed to 0.25x, and we literally see through his right leg, as in clip through.
lol
You know something, if Sentai continues to decline against Kamen Rider and Ultraman, maybe Toei should do a Kuuga to their Metal Heroes series. There hasn’t been a Metal Hero series since 1999.
They have tried and failed to revive Gavin.
After the last attempts to bring back Gavan, I'm good.
Fun fact yusuke godai is name after yusuke uruameshi from yu yu hakasho
Interesting.
Oh yes, Kuuga for sure is one of my favorite series.
Daguva just... creeps me the hell out. Say what you will about him being one-dimensional, in fact he works. He just scares me even more than Evolto.
Also..... Kuuga has a better power-scaling than Build, fight me.
Why would I fight you? Kuuga is definitely better than Build.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Thanks!
I like Build, but Daguva for me feels more of a final villain than Evolto. Just the way he rarely appears makes it all the more creepier. Maybe he should appear a bit more in his human form. Just a bit.
Daguva’s goal is simple: kill everything and everyone not just for the sake of it, but to also prove that humans are the real monsters. It’s very effective. He's the Joker of Kuuga.
When Metal Hero peaked in the 80's, Kamen Rider was seen as a Relic of the 70's.
Sadly, it kind of was. That's why the Heisei era was such an evolution.
Why ypu couldn't wait for the Shout! release ?
Unfortunately, we have no idea when Kuuga is going to get a physical release since we have yet to hear from Shout Factory in that regard. Same goes with the original series and Ryuki as well.
What GuardianAnel said. Plus, because I wanted to show the series to Cruellica and Silver Quill when I did.
What website do u use to watch kamen rider
Shout Factory TV or Tubi for the licensed stuff.
Fansubs I downloaded for the rest.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork what do you use
Utorrent.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork how do I use that
You'll have to look that up for yourself. Basically you download UTorrent and then you go to a fansub site like Nyaa and download the Kamen Rider episodes through UTorrent.
The kamen rider was good.
The other characters are interesting in their own way.
The Grongi I like how they actually killed people which shows they are a threat instead of most other Toku shows where they growl and stuff.I think they could have used more work and personality as they seemed a little simple and bland compared to other series. But was nice the whole reason for killing tho simple was fun they were just blood-thirsty beasts who want to kill.
The music and effects were great. Good intro
The episodes were nice.
sad there were no specials
I give some leeway to the Grongi being a bit basic given it was the first KR series in 11 years.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah there is that tho some not that bad tho ads for the look I can get passed it
Hey just wondering, Ik u said u have a lot of Toku shows, but I was wondering. What sites do you recommend for downloading them? Cuz there’s one I’m using rn but it doesn’t have a couple of shows I’m hoping to get.
Nyaa is going to be your best place. You can actually type in Sentai season 01 and it should pull up a batch file that will allow you to download everything up to this point. Same with kamen Rider.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork While I did find two of the shows I was looking for on there, there is one not fully subbed on there which I find surprising. Considering it’s an older show as well
Which series?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork B-Fighter Kabuto. I checked on Nyaa and they only have the first 15 episodes subbed.
Neither B-Fighter nor BF Kabuto have been fully subbed.
Godai And Daigo Are Best Friends Forever
If they did a re-telling of Kuuga like they did with the original Kamen Rider (twice now), do you think they will likely botch it up?
Depends who does it and how it's done.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Also, based on the objects Kuuga grabs to turn into his weapons, imagine what will happen if he grabbed a toilet plunger?
15:21 well my dog died yesterday from age…..
Oh, sorry to hear that. How old was he?
Yusuke's got a lot of Dad energy.
Hahaha.
This is when the 21st Century and Y2K was an exciting year.
The feeling of Rider returning is like Trek return in 1987 or Who returned permanently in 2005.
Though it’s not completely perfect as Jo Odagiri’s interpretation of the hero comes off baffoonish and cheesy with the thumbs up. I am old school and I like my Riders to be serious and brooding in the traditions such as Takeshi Hongo, Kotaro Minami etc.
The series is the return to dark horror theme and it has the Kolchak:Night Stalker feel to it.
This is like the first Rider series to cut cost by shooting it on video(a homage to Toho tv series and Doctor Who’s 26 seasons).
Though the fights are short and brief. It say what it needs to say.
The biggest cheat was the battle that should have been both filmed and an ambitious two parter where Godai uses his Growing Amazing Mighty form to take on DaGuVa and show Kuuga’s defeat for dramatic purposes. Overall it isn’t completely perfect but it’s much better than some of the current series (Reiwa).
Wish there would be more Rider series like Kuuga!!!
I would totally be down for another Kuuga-like series as opposed to the kiddified stuff we've gotten recently.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Amen to that. But as a “Kids Show” that’s what Toei enjoy producing. Look at Den Oh, it’s very child oriented but it sold and it was a success!!!
@@digipeeper That may be, but Kuuga was also a kids show. 😛
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork unfortunately the truth is we have viewers that range from 4-12. Can’t afford to induce nightmares and parents complaints. There was blood and light gore in the series. Personally I Love It!!!
I grew up with kuuga because it was quite a dark show
Kuuga was great.
Okay so what I was going to say was that if you will do Cybercop and Gridman someday but I forgot the latter’s name and said Cyberman instead. Whoops.
I'll definitely get around to Gridman since Mill Creek sent me the BD to review, but I'm not sure on Cybercop.
The Army Of Darkness Has Risen In Kamen Rider Kuuga
Yep.
The 2000s have One piece Digimon 02 kamen rider kuuga and mirai sentai timeranger
Plus more.
I don't know, it is fun, but it is slow. Not my 1st choice of recommendation for someone who knows nothing of kamen rider because the other series will just give them a tonal whiplash compared to what comes later. But I personally liked kuuga for being a modern kamen rider than is not full on gimmicky & actually not overly convoluted or overly philosophizing.
It's slow, but that is what makes it so good as it actually focuses on characters and not gimmicks. I miss the early Heisei days.
09:30 You can't go wrong with Karen and Richard, Kami 15:30 The Master actually killed a dog once. 24:38 I love the closing theme...I like Save Tonight myself I don't see the connection. 26:57 Oh My, They killed Karen!!! YOU BASTARD!!!!
I remember.
Is it weird that kuuga (on tubi) was my first kamen/tokusatsu
Nope.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork also :D silver and I love Geats Chemy from Kamen Rider The Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy★Great Gotcha Operation
I honestly miss early Heisei..
I do too.
Kamen rider kuuga story is dark but the protagnist is wholesome
That he is. It's a perfect balance.
No Fear No Pain And No Pain No Gain
@@shamsuljafni8811 what happened to knight of spear?
@@aromalja9861 th-cam.com/video/y9wNmKgMmXw/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
@@aromalja9861 Knight Of Spear Is Back
many think this and agito are linked
It is. In Agito they talk about the Grongi not having been seen in 2 years.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah but some think sequel tho it is interesting to hear a later series talk about aa past one
My first Kamen Rider season aside from Dragon Knight
Did you like it?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetworkKuuga? absolutely. Dragon Knight? It's ok
I'm watching kuuga on tubi now.
Are you enjoying it?
Yes so far.
Best bromance is Ankh & Eiji
lmao
No Fear No Pain
😀
Yusuke godai is the 👍 of kamen rider heisei
Kaiju no kami What if gohan videl mamoru chiba josuke and izuku midoriya become timeranger
Then stuff happens. :-)
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork and gohan and videl will fall in love is just like tasuya and yuri from timeranger
Best rider show
Only rivalled to hibiki’s first half
:-)