If they gave him a different costume maybe he would be more recognizable it doesn't make sense that by the end of the show they both have the exact same costume with just different gloves
also, Takeshi Sasaki is a hero off-cam. He saved some people from a burning apartment, and sustained injuries which forced him to be away from showbiz for a long while.
Apparently he went through a lot of strife and poverty after that, since his body was burned. Thankfully, Mr. Sasaki recovered both physically and financially.
To be honest, Hayato is my favourite Showa Rider, his character is a big contrast to Takeshi, more emotional, more fun, more relatable. I really enjoyed him as the main Rider and his departure from the position of the show lead was sad for me, but the series only became better with every episode since then. It's hard to imagine what would we have if there never were Kamen Rider Nigo at all
During my binge, I spent the entire time just waiting for Hongo to return. But once he did, I began to miss Hayato and wanted to see him more. You just can't have one without the other.
That's exactly how I felt when I started watching the series a few months back! Since episode 14 I been wanting and waiting for Hongo to come back but once he came back for good, I started to miss and think Hayato is more interesting though Hongo is still my favorite
The first Kamen Rider toy I ever owned was a Rider 2, with the red gloves and boots. After that, I got a die cast toy for Rider 2 from Kamen Rider The First. It always came back to Hayato!
@@ricardodavis4730 Most of the kids in 1971 learn about Kamen Rider as the Old Nigo, green gloves and boots with silver line. The Old Ichigo was kind of unpopular at the time
Hongo received all the spot light only because he was TEN Episodes senior than Ichimonji, (There were 13 episodes for Hongo, but he did not show up at all but stock footage from ep.11-13, the FBI Taki was introduced to cover his plot in one episode.) And at one point, Ichimonji was THE Kamen Rider for 39 (!) Episodes (ep.14-52+Movie 1). 39 VS 10 or 13... He was not Nigo Rider as there was no concept of Ichigo Nigo until ep 40. Ichimonji was simply THE Kamen Rider, a new Kamen Rider.
Taki also went on to be one of the best characters in Kamen Rider Spirits as well, donning a suit based on Shotaro Ishinomori's Skull Man to try and fight alongside the Kamen Riders without cybernetic enhancements.
8:11 What's really funny is that both of these stories were preceded by an earlier Kamen Rider episode with the same exact plot, beat for beat. Quite a few Kamen Rider episodes at this time copied earlier episodes, so much that I wonder if there was something like a writer's strike or staff changes causing it.
It was so long time ago I can hardly remember if I've watched Hongo or Ichimonji. But if my memory serves me right, at 1st I was skeptical, but it turns out Ichimonji episodes were more entertaining. I thought I might not like the change, but I did. Again, it was so long ago, I think I'm still blurred about the episodes. But 1 of the things I remember, I like how darker Hongo episodes were. Ichimonji was more fun & resembles to much of the latter riders, but Hongo was darker.
Ichimonji is a true hero, not only saving th show from low rating of Old Ichigo ark. Ichimonji's actor also insisted to return the role to Hongo, as promised, even Toei wanted him to stay and to have Double Riders in every episode. But he said this woul dmake Hongo to look like him sidekick, (as in episode 52). So he returned the show to him and promised to help out from time to time. For me, this is a true hero!
I was watching Pluto tv the other day and I seen the toku channel and the original kamen rider was on. It was so cheesy. I couldn’t look at it for 1 min without pointing so many things. I was pretty funny in that regard, but I’m glad this franchise still going strong.
And until now.. i still want to watch "Kamen Rider The First and The Next" series.. or they became "Showa Remakes" with others Showa's Rider.. Amazons was a good "reboot/remake" or continuation because also hint about 'Original'..
You know the more I think about it the weirder it is that kids wanted to be a Kamen rider. I mean both of them kidnapped, forcibly turned into cyborgs and were supposed to be brainwashed into being shocker troops.
This may sound weird but I kind of compare hongo and Ichimonji with Batman and Spider-Man. Both are familiar in certain ways while different in others but both have the same goal of defending humanity from a threat against mankind
Takeshi Hongo may have been the iconic face of the Kamen Rider franchise. But Hayayo Ichimonji is literally the hero of the franchise. The real reason why Kamen Rider stayed on the air for so long.
His character was hastily and swiftly introduced to give the original actor that played Hongo time to recuperate from injuries he sustained from a motorcycle stunt gone wrong. It is possible that the character of Ichimonji was part of the series bible and had been intended to be introduced later In the series, and it's likely the accident just accelerated Ichimonji's introduction.
The entire franchise shift from a one hit wonder into a legendary franchise over Hiroshi Fujioka's injury....not to mention, he continues to portray his Kamen Rider persona up to the Powered Up Version in 2016 feature film Kamen Rider 1. Deep #respect to both pioneers.
One reason to like this show: Simplicity. I don't know about everyone else but I simply love the basic fisticuffs done by the hero and villains. Fav kaijin during this tenure: Kanibubbler. I love how Hayato immediately points the bubble firing weapon at the kaijin without hesitation. I don't see this in modern shows where the hero utilize whatever he can grab his hands on instead of sticking to his character weapons.
I agree. I love the Showa Era Riders because their battles with the bad guys feels more like some good old fashioned scraps, not so many special effects and flashing lights and all. I felt more invested and involved as a result - it made more of an impression on me seeing the Rider throw hands and fold a whole squad of grunts before a big fistfight with the kaiju, than seeing a lot of CGI depicting the battle.
@@logicaltips4107 I haven't started watching Ultraman yet - right now, I'm going through Showa Era Super Sentai and Kamen Rider - but I look forward to seeing what modern Ultraman has to offer. The gaudy swords, excessive gimmicks (like the book things in KR Saber or the Eyecons of Ghost) and all the SFX kinda take me out of it. I love that gritty, good-old-fashioned two fisted action.
Did anyone also mention the disappearance of Hongo Takeshi actor in ep 60? It was during New Ichigo, when it was even more popular than the Nigo and right before the 2nd movie came out. The actor DISAPPEARED without explanation. (He wanted to act in other TV show but it was decided that Kamen Rider show will be extended, ended up 98 episodes. It was too long to him and perhaps he protested.) Toei team did not know where he was (until now no one knows). That was the reason that the supposed to be new Shocker Kaijin in Movie 2 FIRST APPEARED in TV episode 66 to buy one week's time since they were trying to postpone the filming of an important episode: The return and defeat of Dr. Death. Then that new kaijin became an old kaijin in the movie (technically be a new kaijin twice). Also, Originally Dr. Death's identity was supposed to be the shark kaijin (it even has the collar of Dr. Death's cape on its neck! It also has a GOLD Shocker Belt.) but that shark kaijin also became a regular kaijin in 67 to buy another extra week of time. Finally, the actor of Hongo decided to come back, apologized, and promised to be a good Kamen Rider until the end. Hence finally they can film the important episode, but Dr. Death's identity had changed from a shark to a squid kaijin in ep 68. (and yes, they add Dr.Death's cape collar on squid kaijin's neck) In those several episodes, Hongo was absented in the show, the FBI Taki took on the main role just like ep 11, the henshined Kamen Rider showed up much more often, just like ep 11-13. and Rider has an obvious different voice just like ep 11-13. Btw the Gold Belt of Shark Kaijin was supposed to be a one time thing for Dr. Death's true idenetity, but they had to change the gold belt into regular afterwards to say that they are powered up Shocker kaijins, and the shark kaijin was only the first powered-up kaijin.
A little nitpick that I have with No.2 is that, to set him apart from No.1, they added a single stripe on the Rider suit. That's all good. Until Ichigo gets a redesigned suit with two stripes. It's perplexing (and a bit annoying) that No. 1 has two stripes and No. 2 has one.
I actually liked Hayatos design -the red belt and single silver stripes somehow matched his powerhouse theme more than Hongos white belt dual silver stripe all over the place look.
I think Hayato is way underrated, he's way overshadowed and wasn't given the recognition that he deserves just because he's number 2, it's kinda sad. I want him to appear on screen in new series or movies in his human form along side Takeshi. maybe he can also have his Final form like Ichigo.
@@michaeldaniels642 He's more than that, he's the original savor who saved the show and made it the way it was back in the day with the Henshin poses etc.
If you have not watched it already, I highly recommend that you check out Skyrider. Hayato is really awesome in it, and it is the only KR show where he get's his own crossover episodes with the new Rider instead of being grouped with Hongo.
Another quality delivery of our favorite tokusatsu lover. Loving these videos. Am learning so many things about the Showa era for both Kamen Rider and Ultraman
Is it me or is Showa era tokusatsu much more overtly political than later eras? Showa era Godzilla dealt with environmentalism and criticized imperial Japan, Showa era Ultra Series dealt with the Cold War, and Kamen Rider literally had discount Hitler.
I think it comes down to it being strictly made for a japanese audience initially and less need to worry about hurt feelings since the target audience wouldn't really be aware/fully understand.
This was a really good break down on Ichimonji and his tenure as Kamen Rider. I absolutely love the original series. I love both Hongo and Ichimonji separately, but I love it most of all when they team up as The Double Riders. I kind of see them as a package deal, tbh
Hayato just had this overall swagger about him, cool and collective and like just the best brawler. When it came to shocker fights with hongo he would out finesse them and use his powers in unique ways. With a lot of hayatos fights he would just go toe to toe with his foes.
Hayato Ichimonji is THE absolute chad of kamen rider, from stealing hongo's cyclone without tachibana questioning it to rejecting all the advances of the racing club girls, I swear he can do anything and still be super likeable
Although the first 13 episodes and some other details during the series are interesting, but episode 84 is my favorite. It was in this episode that creator Ishinomori Shotaro himself directed and wrote the script. Unfortunately it was the only episode he participated as director and writer, but we can see a lot of interesting things in this episode; basically it's like using elements of the manga in this episode, the differential narrative and memorable camera angles. I would like the creator to participate more in the series, imagine what else he could accomplish.
Lol the more you share about this series the more I want to watch it. It literally reminds me of a live action version of the Devilman anime that was around at the same time with those epic attacks lol
Watched Kamen Rider back in the 80s. Honestly I do not remember much of the series, but I remember the reason Rider 1 originally had to ride his bike to change. The fan on his belt had to spin at certain speed and needed moving air created by riding the bike. Rider 2's belt needed less moving air and the air movement created by him jumping was enough to transform. Didn't Shocker create 5 Kamen Rider copies with different colored scarfs? Probably their best monsters
During this phase, i feel that the series are getting too generic and formulaic as a superhero tokusatsu series. I still prefer the first part of Takeshi Hongo rider as it offers unique atmosphere and those chaotic camera works. But I do agree that this is a necessary direction that Toei has to take in order to attarct the younger viewers and ensure the continuation of the series. I still love the OST and Sasaki's role as Ichimonji tho., they are just so cool.
I often wonder how this franchise would have gone if Hiroshi Fujioka had never had his accident and the character of Hayato was never introduced. Would they have continued having Rider transform by having wind enter his belt? Seems crazy to imagine this series without "Henshin!"
The Western superheroes to which I often compare Rider Ichigo and Rider Nigo are the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash. I feel that Hongo is like Barry Allen to Ichimonji's Wally West.
Goro is kind of underrated, a phenomenal child actor compared to all the other kids that appeared on the show. Hayato has the most pinchable cheeks a grandma could ever love, and I always loved seeing what wild new outfits he wore each episode. Love the guy to the moon and back, bless.
I love Goro. I love Ichimonji. Taki is also underrated, he appeared more than either Ichimonji or Hongo ( nonstop from ep 14-98!). and his fight scenes are more than both of them combined lol He is the pioneer of "No.2 Rider" (in Heisei era) as he helped Ichimonji as a sidekick (No.2) since ep 14 all the way to ep 98 to help Hongo,
8:13 Now THAT'S some crazy shit, didn't know about it and I've seen both shows though not at the same time. Must've been a great month for the kids who watched both of those episodes back in the 70s. Great video!
I always felt a really awkward tension whenever Ichimonji or the trio of girls were on screen in their earlier appearances, don’t know why. I still loved this arc, I thought it had a lot of cool monsters, but I think the show got a whole lot more fun/better when Hongo returned
MCU Kamen Rider : - Ant theme. - Can connect comtrol with ants. - Ability change of size from smaller or bigger. - Vehicle using van. - Side kick 2nd rider is female Wasp can fly & shoot blaster.
He was simple THE Kamen Rider, or the new Kamen Rider until around ep40. The concept of Ichigo and Nigo did not really exist until ep 40. And before that, no one knows if Hongo could recover and return.
Ngl, when I got to Nigo's debut episode I was like "Ayo what? Who's this guy? Where my boi Hongo Takeshi at?" Nevertheless I ended really liking Hayato as Kamen Rider. He's great. Still popped off with hype when Hongo came back lol.
For me, Ichigo and Niigo are like Barry Allen and Walley West. Barry established everything, and Wally took over and perfected everything. It's the same here.
i personally never liked Hayoto over Hongo, I skipped the entire episodes arch of Hayoto and continued watching from after the ep 52 "restart" with Hongo return instead. This video might have changed my opinion on him, definitely gonna give his arch an actual watch now.
In episode 14 the grittiness were toned down in order to avoid cancellation after the first actor injured his two legs during a motorcycle stunt and plus it was the right thing they toned it down because the early episodes of the classic masked rider tv show are deemed "too realistic".
Grew up as those kids who roll play with other kids as beat em ups because of Kamen Rider. hahah! Only had V1, 2 & 3 then skipped to Kamen Rider Black also had the Kamen Rider Super-1 in my region. Didn't get to watch V4, Amazon, Stronger & one more of the classic riders here.
This is about as far into the original series that I've seen and its hard to imagine Julio over on Kamen Rider Revice is loosely inspired by Zol of all people. Well his monster form is anyway.
Great content. I am the die hard Showa Era Kamen rider fan Hayato is the like Easy and Talkative type going person contrast with Tekeshi who is more serious and gentle type
While that little nod to political events was in my opinion, not needed i will aay this. This is a steller video for explaining the "2nd half" of Masked Rider and how the show started yo evolve. So with that said, great video.
the way only rider 1 is used as showa hero in marketing, tells too much about public and production, rider 2 made the miracle! even in ps1 game seigi no keifu you start with rider 1 but get damaged and you play almost all the way with rider 2!
Old Ichigo became the spot light by BANDAI in late 90s and early 2000s. Before that, everyone only remembered New Ichigo and New Nigo's apprance, which was so close to Old Nigo.
i love your channel blu, stumbling upon it is literally what got me into Godzilla & Ultraman, without you I am not sure I would have ventured outside of Kamen Rider (which your channel also motivated me to watch MORE of)
For someone who pretty much made the franchise what it is today, Nigo has to be one of the most underrated Riders of all time
Respect ✊
If they gave him a different costume maybe he would be more recognizable it doesn't make sense that by the end of the show they both have the exact same costume with just different gloves
@@shaunharn1998 that was the point. They are called the Double Riders for a reason. Ichimonji is as much of a primary rider as hongo is.
@Sayan Saha yeah but whenever people see the design, people think of Takeshi not Hayato
@@zrifepsych well...that was a mistake. Although, Nigo does have distinguishable features. Oh well.
also, Takeshi Sasaki is a hero off-cam. He saved some people from a burning apartment, and sustained injuries which forced him to be away from showbiz for a long while.
Apparently he went through a lot of strife and poverty after that, since his body was burned. Thankfully, Mr. Sasaki recovered both physically and financially.
@@ricardodavis4730 he also rejected charity money
@@araisannanoda3688 That's right.
He truly embodied the "Lonely Kamen Rider ".
*A SAINT*
@@ricardodavis4730Also emotionally
The poor man become a heavily drinker and told anyone who know him Sasaki die in the fire
To be honest, Hayato is my favourite Showa Rider, his character is a big contrast to Takeshi, more emotional, more fun, more relatable. I really enjoyed him as the main Rider and his departure from the position of the show lead was sad for me, but the series only became better with every episode since then. It's hard to imagine what would we have if there never were Kamen Rider Nigo at all
his cheerful character is one of the many reasons that made the Kamen Rider show from unpopular to very popular
During my binge, I spent the entire time just waiting for Hongo to return.
But once he did, I began to miss Hayato and wanted to see him more.
You just can't have one without the other.
That's exactly how I felt when I started watching the series a few months back! Since episode 14 I been wanting and waiting for Hongo to come back but once he came back for good, I started to miss and think Hayato is more interesting though Hongo is still my favorite
One thing that makes Hayato stick in my mind is the fact that he’s the first Rider who transformed by yelling the ever iconic “HENSHIN!”
The first Kamen Rider toy I ever owned was a Rider 2, with the red gloves and boots. After that, I got a die cast toy for Rider 2 from Kamen Rider The First.
It always came back to Hayato!
@@ricardodavis4730 Most of the kids in 1971 learn about Kamen Rider as the Old Nigo, green gloves and boots with silver line. The Old Ichigo was kind of unpopular at the time
hayato started the rider drip. look at this man's clothes!
Hongo received all the spot light only because he was TEN Episodes senior than Ichimonji, (There were 13 episodes for Hongo, but he did not show up at all but stock footage from ep.11-13, the FBI Taki was introduced to cover his plot in one episode.) And at one point, Ichimonji was THE Kamen Rider for 39 (!) Episodes (ep.14-52+Movie 1). 39 VS 10 or 13... He was not Nigo Rider as there was no concept of Ichigo Nigo until ep 40. Ichimonji was simply THE Kamen Rider, a new Kamen Rider.
His debut episode is the best rider debut in showa era,the cactus monster in that episode is funny af
“Hehehehehe hehehehehhee”
Can't wait to hear you talk about other riders as well, especially V3
In the Manga, Takeshi was almost killed and his body had to be reconstructed, so Hayato filled in for him during that time.
Taki also went on to be one of the best characters in Kamen Rider Spirits as well, donning a suit based on Shotaro Ishinomori's Skull Man to try and fight alongside the Kamen Riders without cybernetic enhancements.
my favourite chacacter from KR Spirits!
Also he was originally to be Kamen Rider No.3/Sango too
Nevertheless, the Sango we got are still good
It's Sad when a Half-Century Old Show handles Replacement Protagonist better than CW's Batwoman.
Just starting the series and just got to the point that Takeshi and Ruriko leave. I’m really missing them but I’m willing to give Ichimonji a chance
The fact kamen rider can change so much yet still be amazing is a testament to how great it is
Without Hayato / Nigo Rider, Most of us would not have even heard of Kamen Rider today!
Exactly! Kamen Rider would become just a short lived hero among many in Japan of the 70s.
The funny thing is that Misato Shimon is the same guy that sang Jet Jaguar’s theme song in Godzilla vs Megalon
8:11 What's really funny is that both of these stories were preceded by an earlier Kamen Rider episode with the same exact plot, beat for beat. Quite a few Kamen Rider episodes at this time copied earlier episodes, so much that I wonder if there was something like a writer's strike or staff changes causing it.
It was so long time ago I can hardly remember if I've watched Hongo or Ichimonji. But if my memory serves me right, at 1st I was skeptical, but it turns out Ichimonji episodes were more entertaining. I thought I might not like the change, but I did. Again, it was so long ago, I think I'm still blurred about the episodes. But 1 of the things I remember, I like how darker Hongo episodes were. Ichimonji was more fun & resembles to much of the latter riders, but Hongo was darker.
Ichimonji was the true hero on making Kamen Rider for Toei! His legacy will live on inside us and Kamen Rider will keep on fighting evil!
Loving these deep dives into '71 Rider
Ichimonji is a true hero, not only saving th show from low rating of Old Ichigo ark. Ichimonji's actor also insisted to return the role to Hongo, as promised, even Toei wanted him to stay and to have Double Riders in every episode. But he said this woul dmake Hongo to look like him sidekick, (as in episode 52). So he returned the show to him and promised to help out from time to time. For me, this is a true hero!
You really are a true Kamen rider otaku
one of my favourite episodes (probably because I'm all about the kaijin) is the one with Isoguinchackku, the sea anemone monster!
Nice video!
Before Vice Philip and Yuki there was Hayato sharing main rider roles.
I was watching Pluto tv the other day and I seen the toku channel and the original kamen rider was on. It was so cheesy. I couldn’t look at it for 1 min without pointing so many things. I was pretty funny in that regard, but I’m glad this franchise still going strong.
And until now.. i still want to watch "Kamen Rider The First and The Next" series.. or they became "Showa Remakes" with others Showa's Rider.. Amazons was a good "reboot/remake" or continuation because also hint about 'Original'..
You know the more I think about it the weirder it is that kids wanted to be a Kamen rider. I mean both of them kidnapped, forcibly turned into cyborgs and were supposed to be brainwashed into being shocker troops.
It's not that weird, most superheroes have pretty twisted backstories.
"I'm Mari"
WHAT!.... Whadda fuck! [Jon Tron meme.]
Nigo is the first who has a transformation pose
In a road not taking. If Fujioka never have gotten into the accident. The Rider series would have lasted only 50 episodes?!?!
RIDER FIGHT!!!!
This may sound weird but I kind of compare hongo and Ichimonji with Batman and Spider-Man. Both are familiar in certain ways while different in others but both have the same goal of defending humanity from a threat against mankind
Rider Nigo is underrated as fuck
Spoiler, ive watched shin kamen rider in japan, ichimonji lives, hongo though.....
Hayato is the spiderman of Kamen rider to takashi is the captain America of Kamen rider
Nigo - 😇
Takeshi Hongo may have been the iconic face of the Kamen Rider franchise. But Hayayo Ichimonji is literally the hero of the franchise. The real reason why Kamen Rider stayed on the air for so long.
It was just such a random twist of fate and fearless improvisation that gave the series the boost it needed to become a franchise.
Agree
Good thing too.
His character was hastily and swiftly introduced to give the original actor that played Hongo time to recuperate from injuries he sustained from a motorcycle stunt gone wrong. It is possible that the character of Ichimonji was part of the series bible and had been intended to be introduced later In the series, and it's likely the accident just accelerated Ichimonji's introduction.
The entire franchise shift from a one hit wonder into a legendary franchise over Hiroshi Fujioka's injury....not to mention, he continues to portray his Kamen Rider persona up to the Powered Up Version in 2016 feature film Kamen Rider 1. Deep #respect to both pioneers.
One reason to like this show: Simplicity.
I don't know about everyone else but I simply love the basic fisticuffs done by the hero and villains.
Fav kaijin during this tenure: Kanibubbler. I love how Hayato immediately points the bubble firing weapon at the kaijin without hesitation. I don't see this in modern shows where the hero utilize whatever he can grab his hands on instead of sticking to his character weapons.
I agree. I love the Showa Era Riders because their battles with the bad guys feels more like some good old fashioned scraps, not so many special effects and flashing lights and all. I felt more invested and involved as a result - it made more of an impression on me seeing the Rider throw hands and fold a whole squad of grunts before a big fistfight with the kaiju, than seeing a lot of CGI depicting the battle.
@@scribblerjones this is why I enjoy modern Ultraman more than modern Kamen Rider. Less swords and more scruffy cqc fights
@@logicaltips4107 I haven't started watching Ultraman yet - right now, I'm going through Showa Era Super Sentai and Kamen Rider - but I look forward to seeing what modern Ultraman has to offer. The gaudy swords, excessive gimmicks (like the book things in KR Saber or the Eyecons of Ghost) and all the SFX kinda take me out of it. I love that gritty, good-old-fashioned two fisted action.
Yeah, I loved that pretty much every episode had Hongo/Ichimonji take up a Shocker Combatman's sword.
Another is the music
Did anyone also mention the disappearance of Hongo Takeshi actor in ep 60? It was during New Ichigo, when it was even more popular than the Nigo and right before the 2nd movie came out. The actor DISAPPEARED without explanation. (He wanted to act in other TV show but it was decided that Kamen Rider show will be extended, ended up 98 episodes. It was too long to him and perhaps he protested.) Toei team did not know where he was (until now no one knows). That was the reason that the supposed to be new Shocker Kaijin in Movie 2 FIRST APPEARED in TV episode 66 to buy one week's time since they were trying to postpone the filming of an important episode: The return and defeat of Dr. Death. Then that new kaijin became an old kaijin in the movie (technically be a new kaijin twice). Also, Originally Dr. Death's identity was supposed to be the shark kaijin (it even has the collar of Dr. Death's cape on its neck! It also has a GOLD Shocker Belt.) but that shark kaijin also became a regular kaijin in 67 to buy another extra week of time. Finally, the actor of Hongo decided to come back, apologized, and promised to be a good Kamen Rider until the end. Hence finally they can film the important episode, but Dr. Death's identity had changed from a shark to a squid kaijin in ep 68. (and yes, they add Dr.Death's cape collar on squid kaijin's neck) In those several episodes, Hongo was absented in the show, the FBI Taki took on the main role just like ep 11, the henshined Kamen Rider showed up much more often, just like ep 11-13. and Rider has an obvious different voice just like ep 11-13. Btw the Gold Belt of Shark Kaijin was supposed to be a one time thing for Dr. Death's true idenetity, but they had to change the gold belt into regular afterwards to say that they are powered up Shocker kaijins, and the shark kaijin was only the first powered-up kaijin.
A little nitpick that I have with No.2 is that, to set him apart from No.1, they added a single stripe on the Rider suit. That's all good. Until Ichigo gets a redesigned suit with two stripes.
It's perplexing (and a bit annoying) that No. 1 has two stripes and No. 2 has one.
Then they tweaked his suit in other ways: a lighter green almost silver helmet, the red gloves & boots, etc.
I actually liked Hayatos design -the red belt and single silver stripes somehow matched his powerhouse theme more than Hongos white belt dual silver stripe all over the place look.
I hate the stripes which make the costume look a sport wear. The old no. 1 design is the best with it's dark, primitive feeling.
@@wychan7574 It's going to look awesome in Shin Kamen Rider.
Their first suits were so good the ones at the ending is so ugly & cheap looking and then both having the same exact suit is so stupid
Say it with me, RIDER PUNCH!!!
i miss the rider punch
@@toku-punk in current Kamen rider?
Ei! Ei!
@@misterjersey5460 yeah
RIDER MANJI KICK!!!
I think Hayato is way underrated, he's way overshadowed and wasn't given the recognition that he deserves just because he's number 2, it's kinda sad.
I want him to appear on screen in new series or movies in his human form along side Takeshi. maybe he can also have his Final form like Ichigo.
You could say Hayato is the original secondary
@@michaeldaniels642 He's more than that, he's the original savor who saved the show and made it the way it was back in the day with the Henshin poses etc.
If you have not watched it already, I highly recommend that you check out Skyrider. Hayato is really awesome in it, and it is the only KR show where he get's his own crossover episodes with the new Rider instead of being grouped with Hongo.
Well.......watch Shin Kamen Rider, it definitely do Hayato justice despite his screentime are little
Another quality delivery of our favorite tokusatsu lover.
Loving these videos. Am learning so many things about the Showa era for both Kamen Rider and Ultraman
Is it me or is Showa era tokusatsu much more overtly political than later eras? Showa era Godzilla dealt with environmentalism and criticized imperial Japan, Showa era Ultra Series dealt with the Cold War, and Kamen Rider literally had discount Hitler.
I think it comes down to it being strictly made for a japanese audience initially and less need to worry about hurt feelings since the target audience wouldn't really be aware/fully understand.
This was a really good break down on Ichimonji and his tenure as Kamen Rider. I absolutely love the original series. I love both Hongo and Ichimonji separately, but I love it most of all when they team up as The Double Riders. I kind of see them as a package deal, tbh
Hayato just had this overall swagger about him, cool and collective and like just the best brawler. When it came to shocker fights with hongo he would out finesse them and use his powers in unique ways. With a lot of hayatos fights he would just go toe to toe with his foes.
Hayato Ichimonji is THE absolute chad of kamen rider, from stealing hongo's cyclone without tachibana questioning it to rejecting all the advances of the racing club girls, I swear he can do anything and still be super likeable
Honestly, he’s the one who makes the most sense for that chapter in Kamen Rider Spirits where his chapter is the most remembered page of the manga.
Although the first 13 episodes and some other details during the series are interesting, but episode 84 is my favorite. It was in this episode that creator Ishinomori Shotaro himself directed and wrote the script. Unfortunately it was the only episode he participated as director and writer, but we can see a lot of interesting things in this episode; basically it's like using elements of the manga in this episode, the differential narrative and memorable camera angles. I would like the creator to participate more in the series, imagine what else he could accomplish.
Lol the more you share about this series the more I want to watch it. It literally reminds me of a live action version of the Devilman anime that was around at the same time with those epic attacks lol
Never remembered a showa era Devilman live action, maybe you saw Akumaizer?
@@tedjomuljono3052 Clips of it should be on yt, look up Devilman 1972 anime
@@ShinGoji1987Official kamen rider ichigo 1971 tv
@@submarineu-1907 Nice, Go Nagai and toai must have been fans of the Rider too
@@ShinGoji1987Official actually Go Nagai was a pupil of Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Kamen Rider
Fun Fact : Hayato's actor played as another tokusatsu hero Grounzel from 1977's Uchuu Tetsujin Kyodain
Watched Kamen Rider back in the 80s. Honestly I do not remember much of the series, but I remember the reason Rider 1 originally had to ride his bike to change. The fan on his belt had to spin at certain speed and needed moving air created by riding the bike. Rider 2's belt needed less moving air and the air movement created by him jumping was enough to transform.
Didn't Shocker create 5 Kamen Rider copies with different colored scarfs? Probably their best monsters
During this phase, i feel that the series are getting too generic and formulaic as a superhero tokusatsu series. I still prefer the first part of Takeshi Hongo rider as it offers unique atmosphere and those chaotic camera works. But I do agree that this is a necessary direction that Toei has to take in order to attarct the younger viewers and ensure the continuation of the series. I still love the OST and Sasaki's role as Ichimonji tho., they are just so cool.
I often wonder how this franchise would have gone if Hiroshi Fujioka had never had his accident and the character of Hayato was never introduced. Would they have continued having Rider transform by having wind enter his belt? Seems crazy to imagine this series without "Henshin!"
Without Ichimonji, most of us would not have even heard of Kamen Rider
The Western superheroes to which I often compare Rider Ichigo and Rider Nigo are the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash. I feel that Hongo is like Barry Allen to Ichimonji's Wally West.
Meanwhile I compare them to Peter Parker and Miles Morales.
I can usually think of them more like bruce wayne and dick grayson as batman
Goro is kind of underrated, a phenomenal child actor compared to all the other kids that appeared on the show. Hayato has the most pinchable cheeks a grandma could ever love, and I always loved seeing what wild new outfits he wore each episode. Love the guy to the moon and back, bless.
The Riders have all the drip in every episode
I love Goro. I love Ichimonji. Taki is also underrated, he appeared more than either Ichimonji or Hongo ( nonstop from ep 14-98!). and his fight scenes are more than both of them combined lol
He is the pioneer of "No.2 Rider" (in Heisei era) as he helped Ichimonji as a sidekick (No.2) since ep 14 all the way to ep 98 to help Hongo,
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Now THAT'S some crazy shit, didn't know about it and I've seen both shows though not at the same time. Must've been a great month for the kids who watched both of those episodes back in the 70s. Great video!
I always felt a really awkward tension whenever Ichimonji or the trio of girls were on screen in their earlier appearances, don’t know why. I still loved this arc, I thought it had a lot of cool monsters, but I think the show got a whole lot more fun/better when Hongo returned
MCU Kamen Rider :
- Ant theme.
- Can connect comtrol with ants.
- Ability change of size from smaller or bigger.
- Vehicle using van.
- Side kick 2nd rider is female Wasp can fly & shoot blaster.
Never have I clicked on a video so fast!
For anyone wants more Ichimonji as the main Kamen Rider, read the Original manga later arc by Ishinomori sensei, he is such an sassy dork there lol
I love watching ep14 -52 of the original show too
Up until ep 40, Ichimonji was not Kamen Rider "Nigo", but THE Kamen Rider ( The concept of "Ichigo" did not exist neither).
Ichimonji is the reason I love to wear newsboy cap
Nigo, the original secondary Rider.
I adore how Kamen Rider Zero Two was basically a Nigo homage.
He was simple THE Kamen Rider, or the new Kamen Rider until around ep40. The concept of Ichigo and Nigo did not really exist until ep 40. And before that, no one knows if Hongo could recover and return.
Ngl, when I got to Nigo's debut episode I was like "Ayo what? Who's this guy? Where my boi Hongo Takeshi at?" Nevertheless I ended really liking Hayato as Kamen Rider. He's great. Still popped off with hype when Hongo came back lol.
Nigo's henshin will always be my favourite with the whole body sequence... Too bad that they shorten it after that 😔😔😔
4:37 No way they have this movie in 4K.
graat is kamen rider 😮😮😮
I love your videos on this series and I’m looking forward to you talking about later rider series like Black and Kuuga!
For me, Ichigo and Niigo are like Barry Allen and Walley West. Barry established everything, and Wally took over and perfected everything. It's the same here.
Another similarity between those episodes of Kamen Rider 2 and Ultraman Jack is that both foes they face off against, resemble an Aardvark.
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Hayato's positive mood also changed Shin Kamen Rider's dark character midway in to the movie. A great nod to the original.
i personally never liked Hayoto over Hongo, I skipped the entire episodes arch of Hayoto and continued watching from after the ep 52 "restart" with Hongo return instead. This video might have changed my opinion on him, definitely gonna give his arch an actual watch now.
3:20 the only time Nigo Rider with a white belt. Because the package and CM are of NIgo Rider, the toy belt used Ichigo's design.
Unpopular opinion, but I think I might prefer Ichimonji over Hongo because he has a bit more of an undedog quality to him.
In episode 14 the grittiness were toned down in order to avoid cancellation after the first actor injured his two legs during a motorcycle stunt and plus it was the right thing they toned it down because the early episodes of the classic masked rider tv show are deemed "too realistic".
半世紀前で変身ベルト1,500円！そりゃ当時手が出んわなぁ…
Without Hayato, there won't be henshin pose.
there won't be Kamen Rider that we all know. none (most) of us will ever heard of Kamen Rider
Love both riders in the original series it has a lot of old school charm. I will say I love the original opening though
How do you differenciate Hongo's Kamen Rider form from Ichimonji? They're both the same design?
Hongo has white gloves and boots, Ichimonji has red gloves and boots.
Ichigo has 2 white lines in his sides and nigo has 1. Nigo before his upgrade had more of a black geeen in the helmet and a white part in the middle.
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0:34 does anyone know which episode this scene was from
Ichigo or Ichimonji?
@@HayataShin ichigo
Grew up as those kids who roll play with other kids as beat em ups because of Kamen Rider. hahah! Only had V1, 2 & 3 then skipped to Kamen Rider Black also had the Kamen Rider Super-1 in my region. Didn't get to watch V4, Amazon, Stronger & one more of the classic riders here.
SO LUCHA LIBREA VS SENTAI?
As of now I'm watching the heisei era of kamen rider and I gotta say I'm loving it a lot. I need to thank my friend for introducing me to Kamen Rider
This is about as far into the original series that I've seen and its hard to imagine Julio over on Kamen Rider Revice is loosely inspired by Zol of all people. Well his monster form is anyway.
where did you get the thumbnail art from?
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Since my middle name is Hayato, I am biased!
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Great content.
I am the die hard Showa Era Kamen rider fan
Hayato is the like Easy and Talkative type going person contrast with Tekeshi who is more serious and gentle type
While that little nod to political events was in my opinion, not needed i will aay this. This is a steller video for explaining the "2nd half" of Masked Rider and how the show started yo evolve. So with that said, great video.
Hayato Ichimonji is my favorite Rider in the entire frachise, followed closely by Hongo and Kazami (V3).
the way only rider 1 is used as showa hero in marketing, tells too much about public and production, rider 2 made the miracle! even in ps1 game seigi no keifu you start with rider 1 but get damaged and you play almost all the way with rider 2!
Old Ichigo became the spot light by BANDAI in late 90s and early 2000s. Before that, everyone only remembered New Ichigo and New Nigo's apprance, which was so close to Old Nigo.
5:25 what’s that footage from?
Are you gonna do any videos on Kamen Rider movies like the First and the Next?
i dont know if its showed on tv or not, but Hayato was not a perfect products, hence his `scars` shows in the Kamen Rider Spirits
both of them had scars
i love your channel blu, stumbling upon it is literally what got me into Godzilla & Ultraman, without you I am not sure I would have ventured outside of Kamen Rider (which your channel also motivated me to watch MORE of)