Building a Bastard: Masato Kusaka || Kamen Rider Kaixa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2023
- Happy Kaixa Day! Been wanting to cover Rider material for a long time now and today is the best reason too. So let's celebrate I wanted to look at one of the most famous Kamen Rider Faiz's characters Masato Kusaka, best known as Kamen Rider Kaixa.
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To this day, I spend Kaixa Day on the beach out of spite. Except I get to go home afterwards.
Imagine every grain of beach sand as Kusaka and stomp harder every time you walk on them.
he already died multiple times, stop torturing him
Unironically, This is the least hate I seen masato have compared to other comments I readed (Yeah, that says a lot from the hate the character receives, Although, People mostly joke about it and even kohei himself stated that he liked to see the hate Kusaka gets, so..... Good for him)
@@JohnWick-rh1zz Nah. Kusaka still deserves it after what he does in the novel.
@@AlonzoTompkins
Poor Mari, kusaka NTR'd takumi, hell he wasn't a ugly bastard
Kaixa always seemed like a Showa era rider in a heisei era show. Kusaka was basically destined to become kaixa like most Showa riders, while takumi stubbles upon Mari twice and becomes faiz, like most heisei era riders who randomly find a driver or belt and don’t know what’s going on.
Most Showa Rider's weren't "destined" tho? The thematic crux of they is that they were victims of, or bear witness to, senseless acts of violence and evil. It drives them to combat those forces, lest it spread further. The "destined" Rider is a late Showa trope, really only prevalent in Black (and by extension, RX).
If anything, it's the opposite, Takumi's the more traditional Showa-esque Rider. He stumbles into the bigger pictured by chance, and, forced to see tragedy unfolding around him, comes to conclude that "if fighting's a sin, then let me be damned." He very much follows the same narrative beats as his forebears, just at a slower tempo.
Kusaka very much breaks that convention, he's the only one who can safely use the Kaixa Gear and is thus, "destined" for the role. By extension, he's also an entitled arse, caring more for what the belt can do for HIM, as oppose to what it can do for others.
@@secretasianman108 yep, showa riders is about using a "evil power" to do good things, the Kaizou Ningen trope. Black and RX change this a bit but still the same trope
This is a certified Karate Bug Man classic
And Asian wasp man classic lol
You Gotta Do the villain from Kamen Rider Build
I love build. One of my fave shows ever. Up there with sopranos
Evolto was a good villain NGL
Now I think about it I wonder who would win between Build Genius and Tony Soprano in a death battle
Him and Gold Drive were the best!
I'm like 34 episodes deep into build. And Evolto has to be one of the biggest scumbags I've seen in the Heisei era. And I thought Dan Masamune couldn't be topped for how much of a piece of shit he was
I don't like to leave comments very often, but I wanted to say something.
Meti, thank you so damn much for branching out to as many series as you can. I know they don't always get as many views as when you cover super popular stuff, but it's super rad to still see you make a video about media you're passionate about. I think a lot of people who cover anime or other media usually find their niche and just never leave it, so trust me when I say: Thank you for making interesting videos about stuff I'd never know, or think about, otherwise. They're always really awesome.
Not only has Kusaka become one of, if not the most infamous character in all of Kamen Rider, I’d go as far to say he’s also one of the most despicable characters in any piece of media I’ve seen. First, he doesn’t necessarily have a big motive for why he does what he dose, he’s just an individual who’s morality is severely warped from unresolved trauma. He’s become so delusional that he doesn’t even have a moral compass. He simply gets a kick out of sabotaging Takumi’s friendships and framing misunderstandings. But easily the most terrifying aspect about him is why he fights orphenocs. His entire motivation on fighting orphenocs isn’t to save people, but it’s out of prejudice against them purely because he hates them. It doesn’t matter if they are innocent or not. But as rotten as he is, he also remains one of the characters I remember most.
Another spicy Hirogaru Sky Precure take: Mashiro is actually the Main Protagonist of the Story and not Sora、Sora/Cure Sky The Worst Candidate for Lead Cure EVER! by kicking someone in the face for no good reason! = Not Gonna Lie Mashiro/Prism Was An Better Choice as The Protagonist/Lead Cure Since She’s The Most “Normal” For A Lead Cure and Share similarities with Hikaru/Ginga and Sougo/Zi-o as The Normal Earth Girl > Sora become one of the most infamous character in all of precure.
The character can be a real bastard eh but I do really enjoy the actor and how much love he shows toku
@@GR-ic7mt murakami is a treasure of a human being
@@saiyaujeff8171 When? Mashiro's the biggest problem in the team.
YESSSS. METI FINALLY MADE A VIDEO ANALYZING A KR CHARACTER WOOOO!!! HAPPY KAIXA DAY EVERYONE
Waiting for CSM kaixa gear 2.0
I hope to see more Kamen Rider content, but this is an amazing way to celebrate Kaixa Day!
I love the building a bastard series because it breaks down how to make a character you hate but you want to see more of.
Happy Kaixa day
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Kusaka is also a great way to represent themes of morality Inoue is so fond of. His goals are just and he is definitely working against the bad guys, but his methods and reasons are hardly heroic.
Also, shout out to Murakami's character in Ultraman Mebius, who even does the Kusaka grin but turns out to be his very opposite.
I expect a Dan Kuruto Shin analysis.
Inoue clearly loves his iconic characters, Yuki Gai from Jetman, Kusaka, and probably Tsubasa and Kijino from Donbrothers since they got more story focus
Even as someone who’s never seen a single episode of kamen rider, this was an incredible video. That smile…that damn smile.
Meti doing Kamen Rider makes me so unbelievably happy, he’s one of my favorite TH-camrs and Kamen Rider is my favorite franchise of all time so this makes me happy beyond belief, especially since this is coming out while I’m in a rough patch in my life right now
Happy Kaixa day everyone
For those who don’t know why there’s a slew of kaixa day comments. Kaisa’s transformation code is 9-1-3. Which when you look at is as a date, is September 13, Kaixa day. A lot of reveals and events for kamen rider faiz has happened during Kaixa day. Including the csm Kaixa gear (basically a more show accurate looking version with extra sounds)
Edit:
Medi covers this towards the end of the vid. But still PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY KAIXAND
This is explained in the video.
Ik now. Wrote this while watching it and didn’t think he’d bring it up, but I’m glad he did
My friends had a kivat day on Monday. Don’t ask why
Fun fact , Mari birthday is September 13th.
@@someguywithabirdface2583 that… is one of the saddest but most ironic facts I have heard of.
If you like Kusaka, you'd love Tsuyoshi Kijino / Kiji Brother from Avataro Sentai Donbrothers. Give it a watch if you're craving more Inoue!
When kijino pretend that doll was miho chan i can only think " call the cops"
I am so happy that I am not the only person who noticed this about Kijino.
It was awesome that Kiji Brother's actor got a photo with Kusaka's actor with both of them doing their crazy smiles.
In Shinta Reviews Faiz review, he brought up the possibility of Kusaka secretly being an Orphonoch given how he could use the Kaixa gear for so long without dying.
If that were the case, you know his ego would go 180 and believe that Orphonoch’s are true race to rule.
Nah I 100% believe he'd go a Sasword route. He'd pretend to be on the Worm's side, but would want to die because his pride would not allow him to be anything other than human.
Well.... In the novel he turns out to have been revived as the Spider Orphnoch and did plenty of warcrimes. But that's its own continuity.
Meti im starting to think your not such a bad guy
Dude…I’m so unbelievably happy you’re covering Kamen Rider, it’s not very popular in the west, and more Kamen Rider content is always GOOD
Meti doing kamen rider is a fever dream for me
I'm glad you're covering something Tokusatsu related, people overlook it but the medium produced my favourite piece of media ever created, that being Hibiki, not to mention it has way more depth than people think.
Sadly Hibiki's second half was ruined. One of my all time favourites but the production issues still made me feel sad of how much of a Toku masterpiece it could've been
Yeah, i liked hibiki because the premise is unlike most kamen rider, in hibiki the riders can be anyone and the fact that the battle between the oni and makamou have been going for generations makes it interesting
23:34 Masato Kusaka literally get his bad karma after messing with Yuuji Kiba , an ally that he once mocked and bullied for being an Orphenoch.
Jesus his death was pure sweet karma I loved it the first time I saw
If you pay attention through the whole scene,every past sin came back to bite him
1.sawada got to see Marie,a girl he loved before his death.he layed dying alone
2.neck snapped with his own rider power he used through the whole series
3.killed by not only a orphenoch,the things he hated the most,but by the first orphenoch he interacted with,and treated horribly throughout the show,kiba
4.didn’t even die a hero’s death.
@@brandonspencer5594 Even Takumi Inui foreshadowed his death at the hands of Yuuji Kiba when said a horse will kill him on which Yuuji is the Horse Orphenoch. The irony on this guy that he was severely hated especially of what he did in the LN that he attempted to sexually assault Mari Sonoda out of desperation. It's non-canon so it doesn't count for the main continuity.
@@ark-0yt148 non canon….but it honestly wouldn’t surprise anyone he would do something like that
@@brandonspencer5594 True, he's a sore loser when it comes to Mari's romantic advances to Takumi, which is shown in the Paradise Lost Movie. He is also a hypocrite in that he takes advantage of the revelation of Takumi's secret as an Orpenoch and tries to eliminate him to reduce the competition of getting Mari Sonoda's affection. Takumi Inui did have the charisma to unknowingly attract various ladies yet Masato Kusaka is a repulsive and self-pretentious prick that drives women away from him.
if you plan on doing more kamen rider, please do akiyama ren. ryuki is genuinely my favorite kamen rider show!!
Holy shit, a Masato Kusaka analysis video in 2023??? Meti, you the real VIP for this. I love 555, love Kusaka, an' love to see him get some recognition from one of my favorite youtubers. Big ups Meti, big ups.
I just saw something absolutely wild: Kouhei Murakami voiced Hazama in Blazblue. AKA Yuuki Terumi and Susanoo. A seemingly laid-back spy of sorts... who turned out to be a manipulative jackass.
That's wrong though. Hazama and Terumi are voiced by Yuuichi Nakamura, who KR fans would remember as Yuuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos from Den-O
I had only finished Faiz last year so my overall opinions on it are still developing (it's really good). I hated Kusaka on my first watch because he started the most conflict between Takumi's and Yuji's groups for what felt like petty reasons on a surface level. Yet as much as I hated him in the show, there was always a 'love-to-hate' aspect around him that fascinated me. This video really opened my eyes to the sheer number of layers this character has. I never realized until now that underneath his facade of elegance and control, Kusaka was living solely by a dream of spite and fear that ended up being his downfall, juxtaposed by Takumi never having a dream and finding one after he breaks his self-imposed barriers and learns to accept others. Kusaka might be one of the most tragic characters in Rider from what I've seen (Yuto Sakurai still wins the title for most tragic imo) but unlike most of them who you often feel bad for, Kusaka's tragedy is less empathetical but you can sort of understand his troubled mindset when considering the stuff he went through. Despite fighting alongside the protagonists with little trouble, he never truly grows past his trauma and dies at the hands of the very suit only he could safely use out of the Ryusei school students. Inoue, Murakami, and Ito all did a fantastic job at creating this twisted yet tragic character.
This was a wonderful video to watch, the DDS music was a great choice! I'd love to see you make more videos about Tokusatsu characters like one of the Ryuki riders or Kaito Kumon (KR Baron) from Gaim. Happy belated Kaixa day!
No way. A whole video on a Kamen Rider character?! Yes please!
Bliss this sad psychopath. Ah Kamen Rider, you make me smile more than any series period and Faiz vest moments truly show it especially with Masato showing his love for the woman he will protect and any he will annihilate that stand in his way.
Funny thing about Masato and Takumi, they are opposite. Takumi has a rough appearance, always scowling or serious due to his Orphnoch existence but he has a good heart, always selfless to help others even when he shouldn't... while Masato has his elegant appearance, heroic and charming that embodies his dreams but he is a twisted being in the inside, only doing things for his selfish actions like protect Mari or kill all Orphnoch... or kill Takumi whenever he gets the chance or benefits him. It's a good yin-yang.
Astonishing video. I kinda hope you do more Rider videos like this. It's always nice to have someone just do these character analyzed since none in TH-cam have done it for Kamen Rider... that wasn't in Spanish or another language.
If you plan on making more Tokusatsu videos, I would love to see you tackle Dr. Mikoto Nakadai/Abarekiller in the future. He would be a perfect fit for the building the bastard series
If you like character study I think Hajime Aikawa/Kamen Rider Chalice is a great pick.
I really miss the Heisei era. Faiz is so close to peak KR. How does Toshiki Inoue continuously make enjoyable shows?
I dont know about you but after kiva he made some.....questionable writing (aside from donbrothers, now thats what i call peak inoue)
@@megatron2171 Oh, without a doubt. Donbrothers is not only peak Inoue, it's also peak Sentai. I miss it a lot as well.
Peak KR? Far from it. Faiz isn't very popular with Japanese and contributed to the decreased popularity of KR franchise until Den-O saved it. Phase 2 Heisei is way better with Build, Gaim, Ex-Aid, etc.
@@miyako1909 So, what you're saying is the Japanese had very bad taste.
@@blexanderno, just that they want to watch a more shounen style toku compared to early heisei’s J-drama (and i agree tbh)
Kusaka and Kijino imo are very similar though Kijino ain't on his level.
But seeing Kusaka's actor in DonBros and him doing that iconic Kaixa smile made my day the episode came, Gotta love Inoue for bringing Kohei as a villain!
Wait, what episode was that?
@@cyberdragoon1432 The very last episode I believe where he and sonona come to assassinate sonoshigoroku.
@@bejitobejiexe4624 Oh right
Thank you so much. Kamen Rider is one of my favorite franchises
And ask anyone in the fandom, Kusaka being a jerk is common knowledge.
FINALLY METI DOING A KAMEN RIDER VIDEO , LETS GOOOOOOO , HAPPY KAIXA DAY EVERYONE
Happy Kaixa day everybody!
Happy Kaixa day! This was an amazing video. You might actually convince a lot of people to check out Kamen Rider one day.
Looking forward to a Takumi video!
Kiba or Kaido
@@saiyaujeff8171, I'm only just starting Faiz, being spoiler prior, but it's a good enough show that the spoilers don't dampen the experience for me.
I’m so glad to see you cover some Kamen Rider stuff. I hope you cover some more in the future.
When i watched faiz, i was like "dude , kusaka is creepy af" , but afterwhile and in addition to your vid, he is more sophisticated than " he is just a dick". Thanks for this excellent in depth video of the character, hoping you make more analysis on other toku character
Ah yes, my favorite Kamen Rider. Zyuoh Bird
Kaiser is also a german word meaning Emperor also.
Has kamen rider always been this awesome and ive been sleeping on it?
happy kaixa day
Please more tokusatsu videos if its possible! I finally feel seen! Kairi from lupat and Keiwa from Geats would be interesting to see broken down!
That backstory goes hand in hand with old japanese belief on blood where if some of it got on you then it nade you out to be complicit in that person's death.
Thats why commoners were wary around samurai when they had to swipe the air to get the blood off their blades before they sheathed.
great vid man, i feel more interested in kamen rider
Sometimes, I wondered when will you cover someone from Tokusatsu, and this is worth the wait.
KAMEN RIDER LESSSSSS FUCKING GOOOO
Yes more of this please and thank you for this one
Insightful vid, hopeful for more Kamen Rider from Meti
Ah, Masato Kusaka, one of the legendary assholes of Kamen Rider. Kaixa, Ouja, Ryugen, Gord Drive, and Gemn are such fascinating characters who play on different concepts of how a person can become monstrous. Awesome to see you covering the franchise Meti, I would love to see more Kamen Rider analyses!
@@FruitJesus Tiger is just a wannabe hero with a twisted sense of justice, like an anti hero who is blinded by his ideals and took things way too far
Happy Kaixa day Meti, hope you do more Rider in the future.
I'm really excited to see you tackle Kamen Rider videos and look forward to seeing you cover more.
FINALLY!!! A kamen rider video by meti I’ve been waiting for this and it’s been worth the wait this was a great video and I can’t wait to see more
i like when you talk about kamen rider, it's so interesting the way you talk about the characters and concepts
A very in-depth and well made analysis. Thank you for making this
A fitting video on Kaixa Day. 😌
I did not expect you to make a Kamen Rider video lol, would love to see more videos about it ^^
Happy Kaixa Day everyone !
i haven't watch a video of yours in years and here I am watching you talking about Kamen Rider Kaixa damn, you came a long way
You have earned a sub!
It’s only been recent that I got into Kamen Rider, but the fact that you went so deep onto a series that i have only gotten into recently, I have to tip my hat to you good sir
Well done!
Probably one of the best videos ive ever seen on rider. Excellent research and presentation.
So we on Kamen Rider Train?! LETS GO!!!!
I watched 555 just to see this video. Great work, Meti, great work
though first Heisei is truly a series of bangers after bangers Faiz is truly the GOAT for me, from the suit and driver design, the music, and the writing of the characters...this is Toshiki Inoue at his peak
Nice to see Meti covering some Kamen Rider stuff. Hope he decided to do more, would love to see him analysis Kuroto Dan
Much love. I hope you cover more series. You're doing great. Love your videos
Thank you, Meti for making this. I don't know any TH-camrs that can make a in depth analysis of Kamen Riders
Love to see another content creator passionate about KR!
Didn't know you were into Kamen Rider, too. Haven't been a viewer, but I am aware of your channel and your analysis. I hope this gives Kamen Rider more exposure.
Love these bastard series! Do Griffith!
Awesome so happy to see u talk about a Toku character and it Kaixa at that! Hope u will talk about more Toku characters in the future
Very cool to see you cover riders of all things im completely surprised but happily so I really hope you revisit more rider stuff There isn't really to much English kamen rider content so seeing a channel like this giving it some attention is great
I hope you do more Kamen Rider. Great vid as always.
This was fun! I’d be curious to see who else you cover from a Rider series
Excellent video! It is always a great pleasure to have another in depth kr video like this in the fandom. You really do understand Kusaka to the core. He’s one of my favorite KR characters since day 1, I remember watching the show for the first time as a kid and liking him more than Takumi. He really is the perfect opposite to Takumi’s character in every way. The funny thing is, Kusaka could had very much been a hero like the main rider if not for his petty rivalries and schemes. The story of Faiz was always about moving past tragedies and the hardships of dreams. Kusaka similar to another mc of the show, never really got over his tragic past and tragedies. Instead of moving onwards, he succumbs to the events and loses his own self. He never gets over Mari or his past, thus developing a savior complex. This savior complex of his has also indirectly caused a lot of bs in the story due to his schemes.. Unlike Takumi who moved from point A to point B, Kusaka always stayed constant and never changed. Even when he realizes the truth by the end of the series, the poor dude gets murked by getting jumped. His story really is a tragedy just like a lot of characters in this show. I would love to go on more but this comment has gone long enough 💀I hope you make more videos about the characters in the franchise!!
I've been waiting for you to do this you glorious bastard!
Ever since I saw the Kabuto Zecter on your belt, I've been waiting for a rider Glory, Building a Bastard etc.
Let's fucking goooooo
I did not expect Meti to make Kamen Rider content, but I'm on for it, thanks man
edit: I recently rewatched some of your older videos and there's Kamen Rider references so, that's cool
Did not expect bro to drop a rider video AND ON KAIXA DAYY TOO
Happy "Late" Kaixa Day
Nice cover on Kaixa/Kusaka, Meti
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Surprised to see you here.
You are honestly not that bad of a guy and now you're doing Kamen Rider Videos? You are a God Send.
Had to go watch Faiz before returning to the video first, loved it. Meti please make more Kamen Rider videos (gills🤞)
HELL YES LETS FUCKING GO THIS IS WHAT WE WERE WAITING FOR RIDER CONTENT IS PEAK KEEP IT GOING MY MAN ILL BUY ALL COPIES OF SHIMOMETA IF YOU KEEP DOING THIS
HAPPY KAIXA DAY
I’ve thought about meti doing a video on a kamen rider character someday, and to see that day come is great.
finally after all these years
kamen rider video
I litteraly understand nothing from kamen rider but man is this a great analysis. Keep it up!
Ngl, this makes me hate Kusaka a lot less now
Finally
After years of teasing
You actually made a kamen rider video
Never thought the channel gonna do Kamen rider
Yayyy kaixa day. Hope to see you on more video especially castlevania character, see you and stay safe and healthy
love the sudden rider content, love kabuto the most
I am.... Very glad you didn't mention the events of The Novel.
Really cool to see this video since you were the reason I started watching Kamen Rider in the first place and Faiz was my first. Kaixa is still my top hated what a great character
The fact that you have done a Kamen Rider video is astounding
this is awesome. i would love to see more kamen rider or tokusatu series done by you.
Nice kaixa day. Thank you for this
Also can't wait for other castlevania character like nathan graves, morris clan and other characters of castlevania
Could you do more villains and or Heroes from Kamen rider
I’d love to see more Kamen rider videos from you
Really makes me want to revisit Faiz, I thought it was alright after a first watch through, partially due to frustration towards Kusaka, but re-examining him may boost it on my tier list. Would also really love to see you do more Kamen Rider analysis videoes! Have a partial bias towards OOO, but any really would be great.
Well THIS is an unexpected surprise. Never thought I'd see Meti do a video on a Kamen Rider character.