I've never been struck so damn hard by the end of a TH-cam than I was today; I was so immersed that I legitimately forgot that this was just part one. Simply amazing.
Recently it was Kamen Rider J's 30th anniversary, looking at Gaia's concept, J was probably the closest rider to be a guardian of nature and the earth especially in powers.
Kamen Rider and Super Sentai are the definitions of heroic legacy. Rider especially was a major influence on the superhero genre in Japan and beyond. Shotaro Ishinomori really is the Stan Lee of Japan 🗾
@@chenyeanmingtakumi9033 You got a good point. Godzilla while being a fun character is a metaphor for the Earth itself and humanity's reckoning with nuclear power.
It's amazing how many of these previous ideas made it into Kamen Rider Black Sun and even on Kamen Rider Black's first transformation from the original show.
Kamen Rider is one of the characters that inspired my own work, and this video just made me happy to be a fan of the Henshin heroes! Cannot wait for part 2/3!!!
I'm not even too familiar with the character and this kept me hooked from start to finish! Wonderful work Matt and everyone else who is involved, this is flawless quality!
Dude I know I’ve said this before, but the quality of your work product is so far above anything I’m seeing on TH-cam. You are truly a master of your craft. Thanks for the shout out at the end there btw. Legitimately looking forward to the rest of this series!
Viewer from Spain here! First, two important things since English isn't my birth language: The narrator's voice is clear and easy to understand. In fact, i needed no subtittles at all. And that's the second thing i wanted to say. Nice and good to include susbtitles (excellent timing of the lines, btw). For people with hearing diffculties or non-english speaking is a great help! And about the documentary itself. I thought i knew things about Kamen Rider story, but i was wrong. I learned new things and above all else i'm really in need of knowing more about Gaia! So... thanks for all the work done to all peopel who make this possible :)
This was one of the greatest documentaries I've seen online. This is easily, a TV/Movie grade project that enraptured me! The effects are not just advanced, but carefully blended imagery that paint a complex picture of fictional themes and real life history. This is 100% fantastic, and I'm looking forward to the next part of this!
As one who lived in Japan as a kid in the early 70's (Moved in 1976 there as my dad was in the army) this really brings me back. Great Work! Can't wait for the next ep.
Easily one of the finest Toku projects I've ever seen on YT, can't wait for part 2. It really speaks to me how long attempts to get this concept off the ground went on, and how many evolutions it took. I myself always felt very intrigued by potential in things like the "Neo Showa" direct to video trilogy and the what-could-have-beens such as what if Shin had a proper trilogy. Topics like this inspired a lot of my own works and the composition here in this video is utterly fantastic.
Im currently reading the prelude to Shin Kamen Rider called "Theres No True Peace in this World" which covers the backstories of some of the SHOCKER augments, like Kumo and Sasori. But whats absolutely Dope, is that they made Crossfire "canon" because thats Ichiro's proto armor before he becomes Chou augment. The manga isnt finished yet, i think 2 more chapters left and its so far incredible.
Very interesting, it seems Shotaro had been waiting to produce that perfect show that really bears his ideals, while at the same time all the rider productions up to that point had been using ideas from that ideal show. I wonder how much of later Heisei and Reiwa shows still made use of these ideas. I'm thinking of Gaim. Though after the 90s Shin, ZO and J would also use some of these ideas.
After seeing this, I'll be seeing the original Kamen Rider a little more differently. I always knew Shotaro was a genius in his craft, a true legend in making stories that riled up the imagination, a true inspiration.
Ive always felt that the toku end of youtube was always, well, lackluster would be a good way of describing it. Theres always been a lack of refinement, decent analysis and general professionalism. I always wanted to see something akin to a toku version of Life as a story or kino corner. This has been what I've been looking for for a long time. Theres a sense of genuine appreciation and respect to the source material and it doesnt feel like it was written by a guy with way too much plastic in his closet. Hope this blows up.
Kamen Rider has so many impact in the superhero franchise as a whole and inspired many works like Evangelion by Hideaki Anno who later worked on Shin Ultraman and Shin Kamen Rider. Kamen Rider not only impacted the Japan but also around the world.
Why Kamen Rider is the legendary hero that goes global, pride of japan. Is the Tamashii within it❤. I hope Kamen Rider will be rewritten and properly designed as Shotaro sensei would desired❤ THE NATURE❤😢 Thank you sensei for creating KAMEN RIDER and SUPER SENTAI❤❤❤❤❤
Your right Kamen rider Skull man, it’s true it is too scary, And I always liked Skull man’s replacement motif’s a grasshopper motif and I like it anyway,also it Inspired by a real grasshopper the healer of nature,it leaps in action and Wind powered.
I wish someone would do a full, detailed analysis of the original 1972 manga. It's not just "darker" or "brutal" as everyone summarily describes her in videos like this... It's overall more mature and perfectly covers all the themes raised in this fan-documentary, just like Ishinomori wanted! Unlike the childish and cheap TV show that is always talked about more... Even to this day, the original Kamen Rider manga remains underrated! Documentary is unbelievably good! Thanks!
Agreed wholeheartedly. Do you know if there's any Japanese resources that focus solely on the manga? It always seemed to be a sidebar piece to any RIDER '71 material I was coming across (but then again we weren't really looking specifically for that). Imagine a video focused on the subject would be a helluva labor but the final result would be a goldmine---talking about the manga, it's affect on the manga industry, all that jazz. Damn, now you've made me want to see this ... somebody go tap Mike Dent or John Falco, please! 😭
Not soon enough :[. For one, we're completely revamping the scripts for Parts 2 and 3 to include more information and expand on the story. Secondly, my life situation really hasn't balanced out as of yet and my free time is meager at best. Just know that we're all doing our best to get something together and there's no way this is falling to the wayside.
1. Thank you! 2. The anime in question is "Wild 7." Not RIDER related but fit the ZX pitch from a visual standpoint (thanks to Vintage Henshin for suggesting it in the first place)
It's coming. I've been incredibly reluctant to revisit this as the amnount of time and effort it will take to get it over the finish line is pretty staggering for me. Free time is limited when you're balancing family, work, etc.. It only becomes even more unmotivating when there's already a pretty clear picture that TH-cam will kill its visibility within the first few days of release as it did Part 1 and other videos I've done over the past year or so. With that said, I'm still pushing forward with it as a lot of work has already been done and I owe it to those who helped bring it to life. I don't know when it will release but I'm doing what I can.
@@cybershoutmon9741 Very well could be. SHIN '23 was way more in line with Ishinomori's original vision/manga version. I'm not up to snuff about the production history of the film, it would be cool to get official confirmation.
Was working on it on and off prior to getting the gig with Media Blasters on the Kamen Rider Trilogy set. Chalked up some cool experience but it also came with issues that made me reevaluate my participation in this fandom. I'm pretty much emotionally and mentally checked out---however, I'd still like to complete the thing, all parts, no later than May of next year. It deserves to get finished, imo, so stay turned, I suppose.
I'm sad that Gaia never came to fruition. I mean it did, but not as much as I'd like to. I've been working on my own fanfic concept of KR Gaia for years 😂 I like that the design reverted back to KR ZO style, since it was intended to be the design for Kamen Rider Ichigo, originally.
I've never been struck so damn hard by the end of a TH-cam than I was today; I was so immersed that I legitimately forgot that this was just part one.
Simply amazing.
A TH-cam video*
Can't believe I let that one slip.
Recently it was Kamen Rider J's 30th anniversary, looking at Gaia's concept, J was probably the closest rider to be a guardian of nature and the earth especially in powers.
Kamen Rider and Super Sentai are the definitions of heroic legacy. Rider especially was a major influence on the superhero genre in Japan and beyond.
Shotaro Ishinomori really is the Stan Lee of Japan 🗾
Henshin!!!!
In all seriousness though, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai/Power Rangers and Ultraman changed the world forever.
@@hanolodo and also many other toku icons like Godzilla which give deep societal meanings as a wake-up call to everyone
@@chenyeanmingtakumi9033 You got a good point. Godzilla while being a fun character is a metaphor for the Earth itself and humanity's reckoning with nuclear power.
Ishinomori was the "Disney" of Japan.
It's amazing how many of these previous ideas made it into Kamen Rider Black Sun and even on Kamen Rider Black's first transformation from the original show.
Kamen rider is such a huge inspiration. An amazing piece of work that stills goes to this day
Figures Ishinomori would be the one guy that could make environmentalism look genuinely badass.
Ishinomori was the Stan Lee of Japan
The two met back in the 70s, too. Great minds do think alike.
Almost a minute in and I’m already blown away by the quality.
Congratulations to Matt, Ayaku Web, and all involved
Thanks! matt, you have out done yourself..bravo!
can't wait to see ZO in this documentary
Just watched this again for maybe the 50th time. I'm proud of what we helped with in this video. Anyway, take care Matt! Hope you have a good weekend.
Kamen Rider is one of the characters that inspired my own work, and this video just made me happy to be a fan of the Henshin heroes! Cannot wait for part 2/3!!!
Thanks!
Thank you for watching and the for donation!
I'm not even too familiar with the character and this kept me hooked from start to finish! Wonderful work Matt and everyone else who is involved, this is flawless quality!
Dude I know I’ve said this before, but the quality of your work product is so far above anything I’m seeing on TH-cam. You are truly a master of your craft. Thanks for the shout out at the end there btw. Legitimately looking forward to the rest of this series!
"... Never allowing the theme to overtake the narrative".
And thats why he was an award winning mangaka.
I didn't understand this sentence, could you explain?
Viewer from Spain here! First, two important things since English isn't my birth language: The narrator's voice is clear and easy to understand. In fact, i needed no subtittles at all. And that's the second thing i wanted to say. Nice and good to include susbtitles (excellent timing of the lines, btw). For people with hearing diffculties or non-english speaking is a great help!
And about the documentary itself. I thought i knew things about Kamen Rider story, but i was wrong. I learned new things and above all else i'm really in need of knowing more about Gaia!
So... thanks for all the work done to all peopel who make this possible :)
Never waited so long and so intense for a documentary before.
We need part 2 this was too good. The best documentary Iv'e seen. 🦗🌏
This was one of the greatest documentaries I've seen online. This is easily, a TV/Movie grade project that enraptured me! The effects are not just advanced, but carefully blended imagery that paint a complex picture of fictional themes and real life history. This is 100% fantastic, and I'm looking forward to the next part of this!
Thank you!
Get this man on a streaming service! This is top notch work.
As one who lived in Japan as a kid in the early 70's (Moved in 1976 there as my dad was in the army) this really brings me back.
Great Work! Can't wait for the next ep.
Simply stunning. Every time I think you've set the bar, you backflip over it and rider kick my expectations in the face! Cannot wait for part two...
Beautifully done. Can’t wait for part 2!
Happy 50th anniversary Kamen Rider Amazon.🎌🇺🇸🦎🏍️🍃🌴👹👺
I didn't know Ishimori was such a comrade, only enhances my enjoyment of the series further
02:58 Chapter 1: "Kamen Rider 🦗🏍" (1971/Showa year 46)
04:55 "[Shotaro] Ishinomori told him that *he didn't like the current portrayal of the hero* 🦸🏻♂️ and wanted to do *something different* ..."
05:03 "The 'CROSSFIRE ✖🔥' was *too conventional* (to his own liking) and Shotaro Ishinomori's wanted to create something 'realistic and grotesque'..."
This has been some of the best 34 minutes of my life.
I cannot wait to see what the next 2 parts bring to the table!!
🦗🌏
Easily one of the finest Toku projects I've ever seen on YT, can't wait for part 2. It really speaks to me how long attempts to get this concept off the ground went on, and how many evolutions it took. I myself always felt very intrigued by potential in things like the "Neo Showa" direct to video trilogy and the what-could-have-beens such as what if Shin had a proper trilogy. Topics like this inspired a lot of my own works and the composition here in this video is utterly fantastic.
Thank you sincerely for the kind words and for the donation! The hope is to wrap parts 2 and 3 by May of next year.
Thank you to everyone who worked on this video. this is one of the best kamen rider documentaries ever.
Please keep up the good work.🤧
Awesome! I’ve been looking for a documentary like this for ages😱👏🏻👏🏻 When is part two coming out? Cant wait
Please like and share the video.....
What a video, bravo to Matt and everyone else of this amazing video!!!! Looking forward to part 2 of the saga that is Kamen Rider Gaia!!!!!
damn dude the production on this is insane, excellent job
Bravo! Can't wait for part 2!!!
This first part was most certainly worth the wait! Can't wait for the next part.
Im currently reading the prelude to Shin Kamen Rider called "Theres No True Peace in this World" which covers the backstories of some of the SHOCKER augments, like Kumo and Sasori. But whats absolutely Dope, is that they made Crossfire "canon" because thats Ichiro's proto armor before he becomes Chou augment. The manga isnt finished yet, i think 2 more chapters left and its so far incredible.
Is it available in english?
Mangareader dex @@ericg1100
it’s been 4 mo and i’m still gonna wait for the next part. Hope u guys are healthy
So awesome for this to be made! I’ve been a fan since I was a kid in the mid 90’s! Keep Tokusatsu alive!!!
well damn, i been waiting for this one for a while! ok that manga proposal for Gaia sounds fucking awesome. holy shit, i'd read the shit out of that.
This was so interesting! I can't wait for part 2!
This has a high production value! Love itt
This was a great vid! Informative, inspiring, fun, 10/10 It was great seeing all rhat incredible concept art
Great video! A beautiful portrait of a creative and his creations.
What a great video!! Can't wait for next episode!!
Great doc so far! Excited for the next chapter!
Fantastic work Matt. Will be sharing!!
Such a high quality documentary video. I love how you go in detail of Kamen Rider history including Ishinomori ideas. Keep up the great work!
amazing work...truly worth the wait.
Let the count down begin!
i can't wait for the next part kamen rider gaia has a interesting concept and setting i want to know why it didn't come to flourish ?
Awesome work!
Very interesting, it seems Shotaro had been waiting to produce that perfect show that really bears his ideals, while at the same time all the rider productions up to that point had been using ideas from that ideal show. I wonder how much of later Heisei and Reiwa shows still made use of these ideas. I'm thinking of Gaim. Though after the 90s Shin, ZO and J would also use some of these ideas.
Part 2 will cover Shin and ZO while Part 3 goes into J and beyond!
Amazing video can’t wait to see the rest man it brings back my love for Kamen rider
Absolutely top notch creative work here
very great video!
Looking forward to this!
Can't wait for part 2
石ノ森先生の作品が世界で評価される日が来るとは。日本人としてありがとう
どうもありがとうございました
Thank you for your kind words.......
After seeing this, I'll be seeing the original Kamen Rider a little more differently. I always knew Shotaro was a genius in his craft, a true legend in making stories that riled up the imagination, a true inspiration.
25:57 "A Warrior delivered by Mother Nature herself" Basically, is like Captain Planet..but better
i wish kamen rider gaia could've made for anime like android kikaider
Ive always felt that the toku end of youtube was always, well, lackluster would be a good way of describing it. Theres always been a lack of refinement, decent analysis and general professionalism. I always wanted to see something akin to a toku version of Life as a story or kino corner.
This has been what I've been looking for for a long time. Theres a sense of genuine appreciation and respect to the source material and it doesnt feel like it was written by a guy with way too much plastic in his closet.
Hope this blows up.
Incredible job, I can’t wait for the next part!!! :)
Great job❤
Happy 37th/36th anniversary Kamen Rider Black/Black RX.🎌🇺🇸🏍️🖤☀️🏍️🖤💚👶☀️
I'm very hyped for Part 2.
Happy 53rd anniversary Kamen Rider!🎌🇺🇸🦸♂️🏍️🍃🌟💥📕🎥🎬📽️🍿🌏🌎
This is amazing, keep up the excellent work!!!!!!!!!
Great video!!
Kamen Rider BLACK is my childhood..
Is there a part 2 of this? I can't find it.
Kamen Rider has so many impact in the superhero franchise as a whole and inspired many works like Evangelion by Hideaki Anno who later worked on Shin Ultraman and Shin Kamen Rider.
Kamen Rider not only impacted the Japan but also around the world.
Really hope the second part of this video is being worked on
Why Kamen Rider is the legendary hero that goes global, pride of japan. Is the Tamashii within it❤.
I hope Kamen Rider will be rewritten and properly designed as Shotaro sensei would desired❤
THE NATURE❤😢
Thank you sensei for creating KAMEN RIDER and SUPER SENTAI❤❤❤❤❤
Where did the clip on 6:25 come from?
The Ishinomori docudrama that came out a few years ago, "The Story of Shotaro Ishinomori."
Shin is very underrated and under appreciated.
Plot twist: every time he transforms, he accidentally breaks a lamp or trips over his own cape
Shin. I should've seen it coming xD
😂 🦗
I read the classic collection of Japanese Comic version of Kamen Rider 50th Anniversary edition.🎌🇺🇸🏍️2:50
Amazon Prime should take this story. I'll definitely watch it if it comes to fruition.
Your right Kamen rider Skull man, it’s true it is too scary, And I always liked Skull man’s replacement motif’s a grasshopper motif and I like it anyway,also it Inspired by a real grasshopper the healer of nature,it leaps in action and Wind powered.
I wish someone would do a full, detailed analysis of the original 1972 manga. It's not just "darker" or "brutal" as everyone summarily describes her in videos like this... It's overall more mature and perfectly covers all the themes raised in this fan-documentary, just like Ishinomori wanted! Unlike the childish and cheap TV show that is always talked about more... Even to this day, the original Kamen Rider manga remains underrated!
Documentary is unbelievably good! Thanks!
Agreed wholeheartedly. Do you know if there's any Japanese resources that focus solely on the manga? It always seemed to be a sidebar piece to any RIDER '71 material I was coming across (but then again we weren't really looking specifically for that). Imagine a video focused on the subject would be a helluva labor but the final result would be a goldmine---talking about the manga, it's affect on the manga industry, all that jazz.
Damn, now you've made me want to see this ... somebody go tap Mike Dent or John Falco, please! 😭
i'd wish Toei make live action of Gaia one day. One can dream right?
ah esperar la parte 2
Happy 33rd anniversary Kamen Rider Gaia.🎌🇺🇸🪨🔥🌊🌳🌎🌏✨🐴🦗🦾🍃🏍️
Still waiting for the second and third part, also I want to know about the young ishinomori scene, is it from a film that i can watch?
PART 2 WHEN?! I was so enthralled that I forgot that it was "Part 1"...
Kamen rider gaia, how come I never heard of him
It’s a sequel to the original Kamen rider!!!
I hope you find the time to watch this video.....
I’d honored Shotaro Ishinomori as the Stan Lee of Japan’Nuff said True Believers.🎌🇺🇸🌪️🏍️🗾
Part 2?
Not soon enough :[. For one, we're completely revamping the scripts for Parts 2 and 3 to include more information and expand on the story. Secondly, my life situation really hasn't balanced out as of yet and my free time is meager at best. Just know that we're all doing our best to get something together and there's no way this is falling to the wayside.
1. Production is absolutely boppin ❤
2. Anyone know about the anime segment from Chapter III about Kamen Rider ZX 14:35
Is there a rider anime??
Of the original? No, as far as I know.
1. Thank you!
2. The anime in question is "Wild 7." Not RIDER related but fit the ZX pitch from a visual standpoint (thanks to Vintage Henshin for suggesting it in the first place)
Using wind as energy to fight against evil then a skull design ok that is definitely where Kamen Rider W and Skull got their inspirations from
When's part 2?
It's coming. I've been incredibly reluctant to revisit this as the amnount of time and effort it will take to get it over the finish line is pretty staggering for me. Free time is limited when you're balancing family, work, etc.. It only becomes even more unmotivating when there's already a pretty clear picture that TH-cam will kill its visibility within the first few days of release as it did Part 1 and other videos I've done over the past year or so.
With that said, I'm still pushing forward with it as a lot of work has already been done and I owe it to those who helped bring it to life. I don't know when it will release but I'm doing what I can.
Where’s the second video of this? 😟
damn, where's our part 2? 😅
Kamen Rider Gaia is Great ! And Also The Concept of Guardian Of Nature !
Thank you
Didnt the “have you seen kamen rider?” Thing be used for Shin Kamen Rider back in ‘23?
If you can find me any info on that, would love to read it! "Have You Seen The Kamen Rider" is kind of a fascinating thing.
@@MONSTROSITIES.Tokusatsu the giveaway was the transforming helmet, and the batta augment parts
@@cybershoutmon9741 Very well could be. SHIN '23 was way more in line with Ishinomori's original vision/manga version. I'm not up to snuff about the production history of the film, it would be cool to get official confirmation.
So after one year it feel appropriate to ask: any idea on when part 2 is coming out?
Was working on it on and off prior to getting the gig with Media Blasters on the Kamen Rider Trilogy set. Chalked up some cool experience but it also came with issues that made me reevaluate my participation in this fandom. I'm pretty much emotionally and mentally checked out---however, I'd still like to complete the thing, all parts, no later than May of next year. It deserves to get finished, imo, so stay turned, I suppose.
Kamen Rider Gaia Is Awesome
I'm sad that Gaia never came to fruition. I mean it did, but not as much as I'd like to. I've been working on my own fanfic concept of KR Gaia for years 😂 I like that the design reverted back to KR ZO style, since it was intended to be the design for Kamen Rider Ichigo, originally.
Can you do an indepth review of "Kamen Rider 1971-1973" by Masaki Wachi?
❤❤