Had so many favorites but I’ll say for my top 3 are Geats, Hibiki, and prob kiva lmao also sorry if u see some lil clips here and there. Yk toei don’t play dat shiii First two eps of GEATS REACTION- www.patreon.com/posts/110065893?
"Kamen" (仮面) literally means "mask" in English, so both "kamen rider" and "masked rider" are correct translations. The official English title was "Masked Rider" until 2010. From Kamen Rider W they started using the original Japanese pronunciation as the official English title.
0:20 The original Showa Era, which began with the og Kamen Rider on April 3, 1971, and ended on September 24, 1989, with Kamen Rider Black RX. 1:14 Gradually over decades. 17:09 Start of Heisei Era Phase 1, which started on January 30, 2000, with Kamen Rider Kuuga and ended on August 30, 2009, with Kamen Rider Decade. 33:39 Start of Heisei Era Phase 2, which started on September 6, 2009, with Kamen Rider W and ended on August 25, 2019, with Kamen Rider Zi-O. 48:08 And now the start of the current Reiwa Era, which began September 1, 2019, with Kamen Rider Zero-One. The current series, Kamen Rider Gotchard, is scheduled to end soon on August 25, 2024, with the next series, Kamen Rider Gavv, scheduled to air on September 1, 2024. 49:33 Kamen Rider Saber is the first KR series I watched from beginning to end.
For extra context, the "Eras" are real periods in Japan that are named after the Emperor of Japan at the time. In the context of Kamen Rider, it just refers to the time it came out.
For those of you guys that didn’t know, just throwing it out there, that Kamen rider ryuki opening was sang by Rica Matsumoto, aka the VA of Ash from Pokémon.
I once dislocated my shoulder, and I just sing the part of kuuga's opening "no fear no pain" and it suddenly goes back to normal. But I got weak after that
The story is lighter and easier to understand than the complex and heavy early heisei phase, That's what's liked by 250 million years old parents like you
Has anyone ever tell you that super Sentai and Kamen rider does crossover? Often times it's done in a movie, but on rare occasion it's on a canon episode of a certain series.
You should see some of the Music Videos they have done for the Forms. Time Judged All, Bounce Back, Cosmic Mind, Ranbu Escalation, and Climax Jump Den-liner Form are four of the best
In case you're wondering, here are all the main riders' names. Showa Era: - Kamen Rider (Ichigo & Nigo) - Kamen Rider V3 - Kamen Rider X - Kamen Rider Amazon - Kamen Rider Stronger - Kamen Rider (Skyrider) - Kamen Rider Super-1 - Kamen Rider ZX (Didn't get his own show) - Kamen Rider Black - Kamen Rider Black RX - Kamen Rider Shin (Was a movie) - Kamen Rider ZO (Also a movie) - Kamen Rider J (Again, a movie Heisei Era: (2000 - 2018) - Kamen Rider Kuuga - Kamen Rider Agito - Kamen Rider Ryuki - Kamen Rider Faiz (555) - Kamen Rider Blade - Kamen Rider Hibiki - Kamen Rider Kabuto - Kamen Rider Den-O - Kamen Rider Kiva - Kamen Rider Decade - Kamen Rider W (Double) (Here they officially started using Kamen instead of Masked) - Kamen Rider OOO (O's) - Kamen Rider Fourze - Kamen Rider Wizard - Kamen Rider Gaim - Kamen Rider Drive - Kamen Rider Ghost - Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - Kamen Rider Build - Kamen Rider Zi-O Reiwa Era: (2019 - Current) - Kamen Rider Zero-One - Kamen Rider Saber - Kamen Rider Revice (Revi & Vice) - Kamen Rider Geats - Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kamen Rider Gavv (Upcoming)
@@Vortigern21 ZX (Pronounced Zee-Cross) was introduced in the 10 Rider Special. It was an attempt to get a series off the ground for him, but it didn't take. Then 3 years later, we got Black and Black RX (Same character, RX was a sequel series) and then the franchise went off air for about 10 years, during which we got Shin, J and ZO as specials. Once we hit Kuuga, the series hasn't missed a year.
@@adaraka345 ok relax the reason why saber was made because it was the pandemic and they want to cheer things up so don’t blame the show blame the creators who made it
Fun fact: The one who sing kamen rider drive is actually the same actor who act as kamen rider eternal in w. In the end of the music video, You can see "A Blue flare turn into a Red Driving!" Which represents Mitsuru act
Also, fun fact, well one, you were sorta right with Ryuki since it’s basically a translation of dragon, and knight, hence the last one being called Dragon Knight, the only other rider series to be adapted
35:50 Fun fact about Kamen Rider W: Two People, One Suit. The main suit wearer is Shotaro Hidari (the one wearing the fedora) while Philip's (the one constantly holding a book) consciousness gets transported into the suit.
Your guess was correct! Ryuki does indeed translate to "dragon" so Kamen Rider Ryuki is "Masked Rider Dragon." The anime, Fuuto PI, is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider W, so it's recommended to watch KR W first.
Fun fact: The singer who sung "Be the One" the theme for Kamen Rider Build is fluent in English and has an English version of the song on her own TH-cam channel. Her name is Beverly. No last name.
@@Vortigern21 People only bashed Gotchard at first because they had high standards after Geats. Gotchard generally became better received when it started doing two part arcs.
OK, quick bits of trivia for a lot of seasons: Kamen Rider Super-1: We're probably never going to even hear about his actor again. Shunsuke Takasugi got into a lot of legal bother around 2013 (he'd been caught scamming people to the tune of 50 million yen overall, roughly $450k equivalent) and as of 2017, the man's a fugitive who's managed to disappear. Kamen Rider Den-O: The four monsters that were singing the song in the second version of the opening are collectively known as the Taros (all their names end in -taros) and are the means by which Den-O gets his various base forms... usually by possessing the main character. Those four people walking around the room each with a coloured streak in their hair? The various possession looks, meaning those looks are all the same actor. Den-O was also so popular that while most Riders have 1 or 2 movies featuring them, Den-O's cast has about 10 movies where they have major roles (three of which are compiled together as the 'Cho-Den-O Trilogy') Kamen Rider Kiva: They formed an in-house band for this season: Tetra Fang. All of the vocal songs for this season are done by this band. Kamen Rider Decade: At 31 episodes, it's the shortest season of Kamen Rider since it returned with Kuuga. Only Amazon has a shorter run (24 episodes). Kamen Rider W: From this point on, the style shifts a bit. Main difference is that we actually have clear villains at the start... although whether they stay as the main villains is heavily dependent on the season. From Kuuga to Decade, we typically had the threat established at the start, but there was frequently not a 'face' for them until the later parts of a season. From W onwards, we typically have a villain in place at any time. Kamen Rider OOO: This season featured the 1000th episode of Kamen Rider. They took two episodes to celebrate it and the monster was a tribute to the Showa era. Kamen Rider Fourze: The female lead was ultimately revealed to be part of a cult. Not the character, the actress is part of the Happy Science cult and was raised in their environment. Kamen Rider Wizard: Thanks to the last two episodes being a special that aired in the show's normal timeslot, Wizard is considered the longest Heisei era show at 53 episodes. If you don't count those two, then it matches Agito at 51. Kamen Rider Gaim: If you enjoy Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica and/or the first season of Psycho Pass? Check this one out, it's the same head writer, Gen Urobuchi. Kamen Rider Drive: Because of the main rider's collectible gimmick being car-themed, this is the only season where the toys tributing previous seasons are themed primarily for the secondary rider's gear, since his is Bike themed. Kamen Rider Ghost: This series has a defined time-frame throughout the story, being around six months, thanks to dealing with two 99-day countdowns. The first of these was also mostly handled in real time, unless an episode was a multi-parter. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: At 45 episodes, this is the second shortest Heisei era season, behind Decade. This is because Wizard debuted in September 2012 and Gaim was October 2013. Drive, Ghost and Ex-Aid were all October starts, and with Build, it's back to September. Kamen Rider Zi-O: This is a somewhat-sequel to Decade. Decade is a prominent fixture in the series, albeit a recurring cast member. Kamen Rider Zero-One: This season got affected by the Pandemic, losing about 5 weeks worth of time and resulting in numerous rewrites. It also meant that the summer movie got pushed to winter, meaning Zero-One didn't get a crossover movie with Kamen Rider Saber. Kamen Rider Saber: This is the first season in over a decade to feature an end credits sequence. Kamen Rider Revice: 50th anniversary of the franchise, so all of Revi and Vice's forms have some design references to previous riders, such as the look for their Eagle Form being themed after Kamen Rider W or their Mammoth form referencing Den-O. Kamen Rider Geats: Due to the format of the show, this season has the most named riders in the franchise. The vast majority are known solely through name cameos though. Kamen Rider Gotchard: This is the first season where Eitoku, the suit actor known for playing the secondary riders, took the lead role. Tjhey made a big point of this. He would not retain this position for the next and current season, Gavv.
quick fun facts about some openings: -the first one were sang by the same main characters... until ZX (movie) -The Kamen Rider Kuuga op had an english version, called Masked Rider Kuuga, it only appears in the full music album collection -kamen rider blade is the first season to had 2 opening songs -Decade's op is sang by Gackt, one of the oldschool rockstars of japan, most of the ppl knew him because he was the lead singer of Malice Mizer. -Fourze op was made by Anna Tsuchiya, the same who made the NaNa opening and seiyuu. -Drive opening's singer was also a kamen rider back in W's season, he was a movie exclusive named Eternal, and it has the best suits of all time -build opening clip is a major spoiler, no one knew that until the final episodes.
35:55 There was the Imajin Anime, which was basically just some shorts featuring some comic relief characters. And in the 80s there was SD Kamen Rider, which was a comedic series featuring chibi versions of the Showa Era Riders. There are plenty of Manga though. I'd recommend Kamen Rider Spirits which is basically a massive crossover featuring all the Showa Era Riders and it's still going. It has a really awesome pseudo-rider called Taki Rider.
Fun fact, the Imagin anime was the second time KR and Ultraman had a crossover as Ultraman Taro did appear in the anime (voiced by his official VA), the joke being that he was the fifth Taros
Instrumental openings are sooooo underrated! Hibiki’s first intro rocked by using its instrumental weapons influencing its opening. I’m just a sucker for instrumentals 🤷♂️
Full song and series list: =Showa Era= 0:00:20 Let's Go! Rider Kick [Kamen Rider (1971) OP1] 0:01:39 Lonely Kamen Rider [Kamen Rider (1971) OP3] 0:02:57 Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3 ("Fight! Kamen Rider V3") [Kamen Rider V3 (1973)] 0:04:14 Set Up! Kamen Rider X [Kamen Rider X (1974)] 0:05:41 Amazon Rider Koko ni Ari ("Amazon Rider is Here") [Kamen Rider Amazon (1974)] 0:06:59 Kamen Rider Stronger no Uta ("Kamen Rider Stronger's Song") [Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)] 0:08:22 Moero! Kamen Rider ("Burn! Kamen Rider") [Kamen Rider (1979) OP1] 0:09:49 Otoko no Na wa Kamen Rider ("That Man's Name is Kamen Rider") [Kamen Rider (1979) OP2] 0:11:08 Kamen Rider Super-1 [Kamen Rider Super-1 (1980)] 0:12:26 Dragon Road [Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (1984)] 0:14:04 Kamen Rider Black [Kamen Rider Black (1987)] 0:15:34 Kamen Rider Black RX [Kamen Rider Black RX (1988)] =Heisei Era= 0:17:09 Kamen Rider Kuuga! [Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000)] 0:18:26 Kamen Rider Agito [Kamen Rider Agito (2001) OP1] 0:19:34 Kamen Rider Agito ~24.7 Version [Kamen Rider Agito (2001) OP2] 0:20:44 Alive A life [Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002)] 0:21:54 Justiφ's [Kamen Rider 555 (2003)] 0:23:04 Round ZERO～BLADE BRAVE [Kamen Rider Blade (2004) OP1] 0:24:21 ELEMENTS [Kamen Rider Blade (2004) OP2] 0:25:35 Kagayaki ("Radiance") [Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005) OP1] 0:26:25 Hajimari no Kimi e ("To the Original You") [Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005) OP2] 0:27:34 NEXT LEVEL [Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006)] 0:28:43 Climax Jump [Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) OP1] 0:29:57 Climax Jump DEN-LINER form [Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) OP2] 0:31:12 Break the Chain [Kamen Rider Kiva (2008)] 0:32:24 Journey through the Decade [Kamen Rider Decade (2009)] 0:33:38 W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~ [Kamen Rider W/Double (2009)] 0:34:47 Private Eye [Fuuto PI (2022)] 0:36:17 Anything Goes! [Kamen Rider OOO (2010)] 0:37:29 Switch On! [Kamen Rider Fourze (2011)] 0:38:54 Life is SHOW TIME [Kamen Rider Wizard (2012)] 0:40:16 JUST LIVE MORE [Kamen Rider Gaim (2013)] 0:41:31 SURPRISE-DRIVE [Kamen Rider Drive (2014)] 0:42:47 Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warere Ari ("We Think, Therefore We Are") [Kamen Rider Ghost (2015)] 0:44:06 EXCITE [Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016)] 0:45:21 Be The One [Kamen Rider Build (2017)] 0:46:40 Over "Quartzer" [Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018)] =Reiwa Era= 0:48:08 REALxEYEZ [Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019)] 0:49:32 ALMIGHTY ~ Kamen no Yakusoku ("ALMIGHTY ~ The Promise of the Mask") [Kamen Rider Saber (2020)] 0:51:00 liveDevil [Kamen Rider Revice (2021)] 0:52:19 Trust・Last [Kamen Rider Geats (2022)] 0:53:38 CHEMYxSTORY [Kamen Rider Gotchard (2023)] =Movies & Stand-Alone Series= 0:55:05 Forever [Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992) Ending] 0:58:31 Ai ga Tomaranai ("Love Doesn't Stop") [Kamen Rider ZO (1993) Ending] 1:01:24 Kokoro Tsunagu Ai ("Hearts Connect Love") [Kamen Rider J (1994) Ending] 1:03:45 Armour Zone [Kamen Rider Amazons Season 1 (2016)] 1:05:05 DIE SET DOWN [Kamen Rider Amazons Season 1 (2017)] 1:06:09 Did you see the sunrise? [Kamen Rider BLACK SUN (2022)] =American Adaptations= 1:08:26 Saban's Masked Rider [Saban's Masked Rider (1995)] 1:09:26 Let's Ride [Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (2008)] Little bits of trivia: -The thing with the show titles is kind of odd. As others have said, "Kamen" means "mask" in Japanese. Officially, the shows made from 2000 to 2009 (Kuuga through Decade) are called "Masked Rider" in English, while the shows before and after are called "Kamen Rider". There's really no explanation for it. -The original show had two Riders because the star, Hiroshi Fujioka, got injured early on when a stunt went wrong. Since they needed to keep going, they introduced a second Rider (TLDR, the villains tried making another one to hunt down the original, but the original rescued him) and had him carry the show while Fujioka healed. -The 1979 series is just called "Kamen Rider", like the '71 original. It was intended to be a reboot, but they abandoned that idea later on. Fans will usually refer to this series as "New Kamen Rider" or "Skyrider" (the name he received from his predecessor Riders partway through the show). -"Birth of the 10th!" wasn't a full series, but a one-shot TV special that introduced Kamen Rider ZX (pronounced "Ze-Cross"). It was made to gauge interest for a full TV series, but that never happened. -Black RX is the first (and to date, only) direct sequel in the franchise, focusing on the hero from Kamen Rider Black fighting a new enemy and gaining new powers. It's also the series that introduced the idea of form-changing, where a Rider would have alternate forms to suit different combat situations (like one with strength, one with speed, one with super senses, etc). -The anime featured in this is Fuuto PI, based on a manga sequel to Kamen Rider W (Double). It was running for a couple of years before, but it got animated as part of the franchise's 50th anniversary in 2021. -The three movies in the "EX" section were done as stand-alones, but are officially part of the Showa Era due to creator Shotaro Ishinomori being involved in them. This is a unique quirk to Kamen Rider's classifications, since the actual Showa Era of Japanese history ended in 1989 in the middle of Black RX's run. -Amazons is a stand-alone series made for Amazon Prime; it has a few thematic references to the original Amazon, but it isn't a sequel, remake, or anything like that. Because of its darker themes, Amazons isn't considered a Heisei Era series despite being made at the same time as Ghost (in fact, it's said that splitting the budget two ways actually hurt both shows). -Black Sun is another Amazon Prime series, but this one is a darker, more modern re-imagining of Kamen Rider Black. -Saban's Masked Rider was an American adaptation of Black RX, made by Saban to try and capitalize on the runaway success of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Unfortunately, it wasn't very good, and reportedly Shotaro Ishinomori swore he'd never license Kamen Rider out again as long as he lived. Though apparently, the show's star T.J. Roberts is a pretty nice guy and is a good sport about the whole thing. -Dragon Knight was made by a pair of brothers who were KR fans and really had to fight to prove that they would respect the material, following what happened with Masked Rider (also, it was made after Ishinomori's passing). The crazy thing is that Dragon Knight eventually got "reverse-imported" back to Japan and found a small share of popularity there, even getting an official sequel in novel form. Also, you should totally listen to the Japanese theme song, "Dive into the Mirror".
The series is divided into Eras The Showa Era was its start, with the crew figuring out exactly what they wanted the show to be as they went along. Some filmmakers like James Gunn admire the originals because of their stories and underdog status at first, this was a show with a fraction of Ultraman’s budget because the network didn’t believe it would last and now 50+ years later it’s a multi billion yen franchise! Showa is very classic with cheesy sci-fi action and was only hampered by the ‘74 oil crisis and tough competition from anime, which was reaching a new level of quality and action with the rise of the Super Robot genre. This resulted in a stop and go pattern after Stronger with it being replaced by Super Sentai. It happened again after Super-1 did not wow crowds, so it was replaced by the Metal Heroes starting with Gavan. ZX was floated around in radio dramas, manga and a TV special but no interest was given for a full show. At the peak of Japan’s economic boom in the mid-80s, Toei tried again and created the beloved Kamen Rider Black in ‘87, followed by RX. Ishinomori got bored with his creation and wanted to do other things, so the TV series went dormant for 11 years. Three movies came and went that kept the brand alive and sadly Shotaro passed away from a heart attack in ‘98 just as he was planning a revival for Kamen Rider to ring in the new millennium.
Heisei is divided into two; Phase 1 was an effort to find out how to make Kamen Rider appealing in the 21st century. Initially, Toei was just going to make Kuuga out of respect to the final wishes of its creator and end it there, but then 9-11 happened and the producers, seeing how scared everyone was, decided that the world needed heroes to comfort them in dark times and kept the series going. Since Bandai was a sponsor, new innovations came to sell more toys. Despite this, writers treated the series as a superhero J-drama with darker elements as it was the style of the era especially in Hollywood with their comic superhero movies. Phase 2 saw the show go back to basics while upping the ante for toy gimmicks. Due to a financial debacle from a failed licensing spinoff, Ishinomori’s company became partly controlled by Bandai in earlier in 2007, which meant more toys had to be made to keep the brand profitable for the toy maker. It embraced being fun and a bit silly again and not apologizing for it while keeping some drama. Once the Emperor of Japan was too old and unable to perform his ceremonial duties in 2019, he abdicated his throne to his son and a new era dawned.
Reiwa (2019-present) was off to a rocky start thanks to the pandemic, with Zero-One being delayed midway in the show to go on a one month hiatus so proper safety protocols could be implemented after the Red Ranger actor of Kiramager contracted the illness. Rather than be stuck with an empty lot, Toei pooled its cash to get new technologies that Disney’s The Mandalorian utilized for its production to create digital environments to make Saber. The 50th anniversary was celebrated with a three year long jubilee, which made special projects for the occasion including a modern remake film of the original Rider. Geats amazed the audience and Gotchard quickly disappoints soon after. On the horizon is an alien gummy man and his chocolate armored ally, coming out in two weeks!
That Saban's Masked Rider is ass BUT KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT IS REALLY GOOD ACTUALLY. IN FACT JAPAN LOVED IT SO MUCH IT GOT AN ORIGINAL JAPANESE OPENING & A JAPANESE EXCLUSIVE SEQUEL NOVEL.
Since no one seem to tell him the Kamen Rider in 9:24 is known as Kamen Rider Skyrider, I honestly don't know why they did not include his name but there you have it
Trust me, this is the start of an incredible journey, following the stories of these bike riding fighters, a story between a constant struggle of good and evil, right and wrong
My favorite OPS are ex aid, build, w, zi o, kiva, revice and geats. They are just so good Oh yeah at 37:04 the hand is like that season's (ooo/os) monster's hand that got sliced years ago and now the monster is just a floating and talking sliced hand and the one who gave the main character's transformation device or driver Oh and also at 51:40 that was that season's (revice) main character with his "inner demon"
34:56 Indeed! kamen rider 2(pronounced double because japan loves puns) got an anime sequel based on a manga called fuuto tantei (fuuto detective(s)[japanese doesn't distinguish between singular and plural so this could also be word play]) or fuuto PI in english
This isn't really true. At all. Japanese doesn't really have the same concept of cursing as English does. It does have words that could be translated as curses, or as more child friendly word, and fan translator often translate them as such, but in Japan, they aren't considered that at all and are child-friendly word. There are some words considered non-child friendly and those are not used, or even legal It think.
So that show that was just called Kamen Rider at around 8:22 was a soft reboot after a 4 year hiatus. And he was later dubbed Sky Rider for his power to fly
21:47 you're half right, ryuki is derived from ryu meaning dragon and kishi meaning night, making his name dragon knight, which is how the american adaptation got it's name
Regarding props and merch. There are a lot of really high quality toys (Bandai Japan puts Bandai America to shame). There are only a few gimmicks, belts and weapons that don't have toys. Most do.
I don't know if anyone said this yet, but there is an official english version of Kamen Rider Build opening song. Also, it is possible to buy some of the belts, but I don't know if they have the transformation device you might want, but you could be lucky.
So just to make sure you're aware, the anime op is there because Fuuto PI is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider W(Double) which came before it. The anime is based off a short run manga series that was the continuation, but came out a bunch of years after W originally aired, and only got one season so far so we might not get to see the full story.
35:08 fuuto pi is the amine version of kamen rider W,it story take place after the live action so even tho you don't need to but you should watch the live action first to get to know the charaters presonality,back story and charater development(but sadly the anime only have 12 ep with no news about a ss2 but the manga is still going)
Here my recomendation : 1.) Gaim 2.) Ryuki 3.) Blade 4.) Geats 5.) Kabuto 6.) Faiz 7.) Drive 8.) Fourze 9.) W 10.) Build 11.) Decade (need to watch at least 1st 9 heisei season since this an anniversary theme) 12.) Zio (need to watch at least 9 2nd heisei season since this also anniversary theme after Decade). For mature theme : 1. The First The Next Duo Films. 2. Amazons trilogy 3. Black Sun
Kuuga was the first one I saw beginning to end on Tubi, that opening song and the horror element to it was what got me hooked, and the suit got cleaner as the season went on
idk if anyone commented it yet but fuuto pi is sadly the only anime so far but it is getting a movie soon, the anime is a direct sequel to kamen rider w and the movie seems to be half prequel to the series
The Kamen Rider anime, Kamen Rider Fuuto PI, is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider W, which incidentally is also one of the better introductory series to the genre, so I highly recommend starting with W, especially if you want to get to the anime.
so you know for a few good years in early 00 Kamen Rider always had a "Masked Rider" branding beneath it but it was stopped early 2010 because i guess it never sticked
KR openings: Showa era (1971 to 1989, with gap years of no seasons in between): Kamen Rider (1971) op 1: :Let's Go!! Rider Kick" by Hiroshi fujioka (actor thst plays the first main rider) Op 2: "Rider action" by Masato Shimon KR V3: "Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3" by Hiroshi Miyauchi and The Swingers KR X: "Set Up! Kamen Rider X" by Ichirou Mizuki KR Amazon: "Amazon Rider Koko ni Ari" by Masato Shimon KR Stronger: "Kamen Rider Stronger no Uta" by Ichirou Mizuki Skyrider op 1: "Moero! Kamen Rider" by Ichirou Mizuki and Kōrogi '73 Op 2: "Otoko no Na wa Kamen Rider" by Ichirou Mizuki KR Super-1: "Hi o Fuke Rider Ken" by Shunsuke Takasugi with Korōgi '73 KR ZX: "Dragon Road" by Akira Kushida KR Black: "Kamen Rider Black" by Tetsuo Kurata KR Black RX: "Kamen Rider Black RX" by Takayuki Miyauchi KR Shin ED: "Forever" by Noriko Watanabe KR ZO ED: "Ai ga Tomaranai" by infix KR J ED: "Kokoro Tsunagu Ai" by BYUE Heisei era phase 1 (2000 to 2009): KR Kuuga: "Kamen Rider Kuuga!" By Masayuki Tanaka KR Agito op 1 and 2 (24.7 version): "Kamen Rider AGITO" by Shinichi Ishihara KR Ryuki: "Alive A life" by Rica Matsumoto Dragon Knight (Ryuki adaptation): "Let's Ride" by Cage9 KR Faiz (or KR 555): "Justiφ's" by ISSA (of DA PUMP) KR Blade op 1: "Round ZERO~BLADE BRAVE" by Nanase Aikawa Op 2: "ELEMENTS" by RIDER CHIPS KR Hibiki op 1: "Kagayaki" with Composition & Arrangement by Toshihiko Sahashi (no singer) Op 2: "Hajimari no Kimi e" by Akira Fuse KR Kabuto: "NEXT LEVEL" by YU-KI KR Den-o op 1: "Climax Jump" by AAA DEN-O Form, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Sayuri Kusanagi and Rider Chips Op 2: "Climax Jump DEN-LINER form" by Toshihiko Seki, Koji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura KR Kiva: "Break the Chain" by Tourbillon KR Decade: "Journey through the Decade" by Gackt Heisei era phase 2 (2009 to 2019): KR W (or KR Double): "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" by Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA FUUTO PI (KR W anime sequel season): "Private Eye" by Big Gadgets ft. Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA KR OOO: "Anything Goes!" By Maki Ohguro KR Fourze: "Switch On!" By Anna Tsuchiya KR Wizard: "Life is SHOW TIME" by Sho Kiryuin from Golden Bomber KR Gaim: "JUST LIVE MORE" by Gaim no Kaze KR Drive: "SURPRISE-DRIVE" by Mitsuru Matsuoka (also who sang the FUUTO PI ED) KR Ghost: "Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warera Ari" by Kishidan KR Amazons S1: "Armour Zone" and S2: "DIE SET DOWN" both by Taro Kobayashi KR Ex-Aid: "EXCITE" by Daichi Miura KR Build: "Be the One" by PANDORA and Beverly KR Zi-O: "Over Quartzer" by Shuta Sueyoshi (AAA), feat. ISSA (DA PUMP) Reiwa Era (2019 - ongoing): KR Zero-One: "REAL×EYEZ" by LUNA SEA bassist J featuring Takanori Nishikawa KR Saber: "ALMIGHTY ~ Kamen no Yakusoku" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with Yoohei Kawakami KR Revice: "liveDevil" by Da-iCE ft. Subaru Kimura KR Geats: "Trust・Last" by Koda Kumi x Shonan no Kaze KR Gotchard: "CHEMYxSTORY" by BACK-ON KR Gotchard OP v2: "CHEMYxSTORY (BACK-ON x Flow ver.) By BACK-ON and FLOW
8:33 ok so, kamen rider got put on hiatus following stronger. In 1979 the decision was made to revive the show with what was originally intended to just be a reboot, titled "kamen Rider" (or occasionally in maketing "Shin Kamen Rider" which I am not going into that names complicated history). Originally the show had nothing to do with the past 5 seasons, but in the last 3rd of the run it was decided to tie the new show back into the old one, with most if not all of the previous main characters returning. Typically most people now refer to the 1979 season as "Skyrider", the name used to refer to the main rider of the season. 11:14 "I know he a snitch" Oh you dont Know... you dont know. 27:32 Hibiki is really good... for the first half. Second half is rough. be warned.
In Kamen Rider there were 3 Eras; first being Showa era (Kamen Rider Ichigo to Kamen Rider Black RX) second being Heisei era (Kamen Rider Kuuga to Kamen Rider Zi-O) and lastly being Reiwa era [Kamen Rider Zero-One to the current Kamen Rider Gotchard. (I don't count Gavv yet)] Each season is unique to their show like Kuuga is an ancient warriror with ancient monsters, Kiva is a vampire fighting vampire monsters. Kamen Rider Decade and Kamen Rider Zi-O are special shows where Decade is the 10th Anniversary for Heisei and Zi-O being the 20th Anniversary, and in these shows we get to see other riders from previous shows appear. But of course both have a theme, but idk if telling would be a spoiler or not?
You may or may not have noticed that the shows have veered away from motorcycles, to either sparsely using them or using CGI vehicles (like Ghost's lizard thing). That's because Japan has strict modded vehicle laws.
My first modern Rider series was Gaim, which is S Tier no question. Then I watched Den-O, OOO's, Faiz, Kiva, then Drive, Ex-Aid, Build, 01, Geats, and finishing Gotchard in the next few weeks before the new series starts. Older shows I watched were the original then Black and Black RX.
Ok so the first 3 themes in the extra themes are for movies (Kamen Rider Shin Prologue which is NOT related to the Shin Kamen Rider Movie, Kamen Rider ZO, and Kamen Rider J). They are some of the only Kamen Rider media from the wilderness years of the 90s where there were no rider shows outside of the American adaptation of Masked Rider (which was made by the Power Rangers people). Kamen Rider Amazons is a two season with a movie modern reimagining of the showa era Kamen Rider Amazon that was made for Amazon Video and aired in Japan. It was available on Amazon Prime Video in North America for a while as Amazon Riders but not available there anymore. Prime Video does have Shin Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider Black Sun (similar situation to Amazons). One thing I love about this video is how not matter how different the songs are an how many styles they go through, you vibe to them all.
Just so u know next month on the 1st The new Kamen rider series Kamen Rider Gavv will be airing on tv in Japan 🇯🇵 and yes their are all ready trailers for it so u might wanna check it out I just hope you don’t get hungry for some candy 🍬
Had so many favorites but I’ll say for my top 3 are Geats, Hibiki, and prob kiva lmao also sorry if u see some lil clips here and there. Yk toei don’t play dat shiii
First two eps of GEATS REACTION- www.patreon.com/posts/110065893?
Most people dont like Hibiki and it almost not a kamen rider
The reason why their outfits are different is because they have different forms when they gain new powers
@@blazesaber5325 Exactly
maybe check on henshin and finisher help you decide
Geats’ op got me hyped up everytime I listen to it
20:45 the girl who sung this song is actually the Japanese voice actress for ash from pokemon
今はブンブンジャーでブンドリオの声優をやってます
"Kamen" (仮面) literally means "mask" in English, so both "kamen rider" and "masked rider" are correct translations. The official English title was "Masked Rider" until 2010. From Kamen Rider W they started using the original Japanese pronunciation as the official English title.
0:20 The original Showa Era, which began with the og Kamen Rider on April 3, 1971, and ended on September 24, 1989, with Kamen Rider Black RX.
1:14 Gradually over decades.
17:09 Start of Heisei Era Phase 1, which started on January 30, 2000, with Kamen Rider Kuuga and ended on August 30, 2009, with Kamen Rider Decade.
33:39 Start of Heisei Era Phase 2, which started on September 6, 2009, with Kamen Rider W and ended on August 25, 2019, with Kamen Rider Zi-O.
48:08 And now the start of the current Reiwa Era, which began September 1, 2019, with Kamen Rider Zero-One. The current series, Kamen Rider Gotchard, is scheduled to end soon on August 25, 2024, with the next series, Kamen Rider Gavv, scheduled to air on September 1, 2024.
49:33 Kamen Rider Saber is the first KR series I watched from beginning to end.
Thank u
yes
For extra context, the "Eras" are real periods in Japan that are named after the Emperor of Japan at the time. In the context of Kamen Rider, it just refers to the time it came out.
For those of you guys that didn’t know, just throwing it out there, that Kamen rider ryuki opening was sang by Rica Matsumoto, aka the VA of Ash from Pokémon.
who is now voicing Bundorio/Boonboomger Robo in Boonboomger
Who is also part of JAM Project, so you know she's great
Someone needs to tell him that the "K" in "K-Pop" Stands for "Korean".
Obviously it stands for kamen
@@Sakuma_Saikoro_DiceKun 2026 rider season? Lol
exactly lol
Nah, K-pop is Kamen rider POPpy
@@SaucegiversPoppin Gummy JUICY!
A part of what makes Kamen rider have so many great openings is that allot of these singers and musicians grew up on the series
That's amazing!
I once dislocated my shoulder, and I just sing the part of kuuga's opening "no fear no pain" and it suddenly goes back to normal.
But I got weak after that
Showa: Cyborgs
Early Heisei: Modified humans
heisei after Kuuga & Agito: Humans with magic/tech belts
Reiwa: Random bullshit go!
I mean, after 50 years of designing characters, at some point you gotta start thinking up random bullshit.
The story is lighter and easier to understand than the complex and heavy early heisei phase, That's what's liked by 250 million years old parents like you
@@ilhamabad1664 i never said my age so the random bullshit isnt only the themeing i guess
@@ilhamabad1664 also gavv is a cyborg prob so ha!
@@ilhamabad1664What the hell are you yapping about
Has anyone ever tell you that super Sentai and Kamen rider does crossover? Often times it's done in a movie, but on rare occasion it's on a canon episode of a certain series.
Its Japan song so its...
J-POP not kpop.
75% of them are j-pop
24% are j-rock
1% is ska, jazz and orchestal (hibiki)
You should see some of the Music Videos they have done for the Forms. Time Judged All, Bounce Back, Cosmic Mind, Ranbu Escalation, and Climax Jump Den-liner Form are four of the best
In case you're wondering, here are all the main riders' names.
Showa Era:
- Kamen Rider (Ichigo & Nigo)
- Kamen Rider V3
- Kamen Rider X
- Kamen Rider Amazon
- Kamen Rider Stronger
- Kamen Rider (Skyrider)
- Kamen Rider Super-1
- Kamen Rider ZX (Didn't get his own show)
- Kamen Rider Black
- Kamen Rider Black RX
- Kamen Rider Shin (Was a movie)
- Kamen Rider ZO (Also a movie)
- Kamen Rider J (Again, a movie
Heisei Era: (2000 - 2018)
- Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Kamen Rider Agito
- Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Kamen Rider Faiz (555)
- Kamen Rider Blade
- Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Kamen Rider Den-O
- Kamen Rider Kiva
- Kamen Rider Decade
- Kamen Rider W (Double) (Here they officially started using Kamen instead of Masked)
- Kamen Rider OOO (O's)
- Kamen Rider Fourze
- Kamen Rider Wizard
- Kamen Rider Gaim
- Kamen Rider Drive
- Kamen Rider Ghost
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
- Kamen Rider Build
- Kamen Rider Zi-O
Reiwa Era: (2019 - Current)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One
- Kamen Rider Saber
- Kamen Rider Revice (Revi & Vice)
- Kamen Rider Geats
- Kamen Rider Gotchard
- Kamen Rider Gavv (Upcoming)
ZX doesn't have his own show?? Then when does he debut in the showa era?
@@Vortigern21 ZX (Pronounced Zee-Cross) was introduced in the 10 Rider Special. It was an attempt to get a series off the ground for him, but it didn't take. Then 3 years later, we got Black and Black RX (Same character, RX was a sequel series) and then the franchise went off air for about 10 years, during which we got Shin, J and ZO as specials.
Once we hit Kuuga, the series hasn't missed a year.
Not gonna lie ZO was such a fucking kick ass movie
37:55 bloom want a suprise this guy is ichigo actor from bleach live action
22:03 because kamen in english is masked so that why it is like that.
Watched half of it loved it keep it up dude love your videos was a banger so far the tracks are awesome
Kamen Rider and Super Sentai was created by the same guy, Shotaro Ishinomori. He is a mangaka (manga artist).
Kamen is the Japanese word for mask. I for one enjoy Kamen Rider Saber theme song
same
~ALMIGHTY!~ yeah, i agree with you brotha
I still think the OP and ED should change places
just opening, i agree. but not the whole series right? cuz saber is trully piss me off
@@adaraka345 ok relax the reason why saber was made because it was the pandemic and they want to cheer things up so don’t blame the show blame the creators who made it
Fun fact: The one who sing kamen rider drive is actually the same actor who act as kamen rider eternal in w. In the end of the music video, You can see "A Blue flare turn into a Red Driving!" Which represents Mitsuru act
CBloom: 31:40 "Is this K Pop?"
You're asking if Kamen Rider Kiva, a Japanese show, uses K Pop for their opening??
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Also, fun fact, well one, you were sorta right with Ryuki since it’s basically a translation of dragon, and knight, hence the last one being called Dragon Knight, the only other rider series to be adapted
35:50 Fun fact about Kamen Rider W: Two People, One Suit. The main suit wearer is Shotaro Hidari (the one wearing the fedora) while Philip's (the one constantly holding a book) consciousness gets transported into the suit.
Your guess was correct! Ryuki does indeed translate to "dragon" so Kamen Rider Ryuki is "Masked Rider Dragon."
The anime, Fuuto PI, is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider W, so it's recommended to watch KR W first.
Technically, the "ryu" translates to dragon and the "ki" is derived from "kishi" meaning knight. Hence the American adaptation Dragon Knight.
Tbh kamen rider OOO and Build are my favourite OPs
36:13, wait until you hear about Ultraman
Fun fact: The singer who sung "Be the One" the theme for Kamen Rider Build is fluent in English and has an English version of the song on her own TH-cam channel. Her name is Beverly. No last name.
LET'S GOOOOO, YOU STARTED WITH GEATS
I'd also recommend Ex-Aid and Gotchard for you to watch next!
Gotchard suckk!!
Is gotchard actually good? That show was getting bashed a lot when it first started
@@Vortigern21 People only bashed Gotchard at first because they had high standards after Geats. Gotchard generally became better received when it started doing two part arcs.
OK, quick bits of trivia for a lot of seasons:
Kamen Rider Super-1: We're probably never going to even hear about his actor again. Shunsuke Takasugi got into a lot of legal bother around 2013 (he'd been caught scamming people to the tune of 50 million yen overall, roughly $450k equivalent) and as of 2017, the man's a fugitive who's managed to disappear.
Kamen Rider Den-O: The four monsters that were singing the song in the second version of the opening are collectively known as the Taros (all their names end in -taros) and are the means by which Den-O gets his various base forms... usually by possessing the main character. Those four people walking around the room each with a coloured streak in their hair? The various possession looks, meaning those looks are all the same actor. Den-O was also so popular that while most Riders have 1 or 2 movies featuring them, Den-O's cast has about 10 movies where they have major roles (three of which are compiled together as the 'Cho-Den-O Trilogy')
Kamen Rider Kiva: They formed an in-house band for this season: Tetra Fang. All of the vocal songs for this season are done by this band.
Kamen Rider Decade: At 31 episodes, it's the shortest season of Kamen Rider since it returned with Kuuga. Only Amazon has a shorter run (24 episodes).
Kamen Rider W: From this point on, the style shifts a bit. Main difference is that we actually have clear villains at the start... although whether they stay as the main villains is heavily dependent on the season. From Kuuga to Decade, we typically had the threat established at the start, but there was frequently not a 'face' for them until the later parts of a season. From W onwards, we typically have a villain in place at any time.
Kamen Rider OOO: This season featured the 1000th episode of Kamen Rider. They took two episodes to celebrate it and the monster was a tribute to the Showa era.
Kamen Rider Fourze: The female lead was ultimately revealed to be part of a cult. Not the character, the actress is part of the Happy Science cult and was raised in their environment.
Kamen Rider Wizard: Thanks to the last two episodes being a special that aired in the show's normal timeslot, Wizard is considered the longest Heisei era show at 53 episodes. If you don't count those two, then it matches Agito at 51.
Kamen Rider Gaim: If you enjoy Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica and/or the first season of Psycho Pass? Check this one out, it's the same head writer, Gen Urobuchi.
Kamen Rider Drive: Because of the main rider's collectible gimmick being car-themed, this is the only season where the toys tributing previous seasons are themed primarily for the secondary rider's gear, since his is Bike themed.
Kamen Rider Ghost: This series has a defined time-frame throughout the story, being around six months, thanks to dealing with two 99-day countdowns. The first of these was also mostly handled in real time, unless an episode was a multi-parter.
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: At 45 episodes, this is the second shortest Heisei era season, behind Decade. This is because Wizard debuted in September 2012 and Gaim was October 2013. Drive, Ghost and Ex-Aid were all October starts, and with Build, it's back to September.
Kamen Rider Zi-O: This is a somewhat-sequel to Decade. Decade is a prominent fixture in the series, albeit a recurring cast member.
Kamen Rider Zero-One: This season got affected by the Pandemic, losing about 5 weeks worth of time and resulting in numerous rewrites. It also meant that the summer movie got pushed to winter, meaning Zero-One didn't get a crossover movie with Kamen Rider Saber.
Kamen Rider Saber: This is the first season in over a decade to feature an end credits sequence.
Kamen Rider Revice: 50th anniversary of the franchise, so all of Revi and Vice's forms have some design references to previous riders, such as the look for their Eagle Form being themed after Kamen Rider W or their Mammoth form referencing Den-O.
Kamen Rider Geats: Due to the format of the show, this season has the most named riders in the franchise. The vast majority are known solely through name cameos though.
Kamen Rider Gotchard: This is the first season where Eitoku, the suit actor known for playing the secondary riders, took the lead role. Tjhey made a big point of this. He would not retain this position for the next and current season, Gavv.
quick fun facts about some openings:
-the first one were sang by the same main characters... until ZX (movie)
-The Kamen Rider Kuuga op had an english version, called Masked Rider Kuuga, it only appears in the full music album collection
-kamen rider blade is the first season to had 2 opening songs
-Decade's op is sang by Gackt, one of the oldschool rockstars of japan, most of the ppl knew him because he was the lead singer of Malice Mizer.
-Fourze op was made by Anna Tsuchiya, the same who made the NaNa opening and seiyuu.
-Drive opening's singer was also a kamen rider back in W's season, he was a movie exclusive named Eternal, and it has the best suits of all time
-build opening clip is a major spoiler, no one knew that until the final episodes.
35:55 There was the Imajin Anime, which was basically just some shorts featuring some comic relief characters. And in the 80s there was SD Kamen Rider, which was a comedic series featuring chibi versions of the Showa Era Riders.
There are plenty of Manga though. I'd recommend Kamen Rider Spirits which is basically a massive crossover featuring all the Showa Era Riders and it's still going. It has a really awesome pseudo-rider called Taki Rider.
Fun fact, the Imagin anime was the second time KR and Ultraman had a crossover as Ultraman Taro did appear in the anime (voiced by his official VA), the joke being that he was the fifth Taros
仮面ライダーとスーパー戦隊（パワーレンジャー）の原作者は同一人物です。
伝説の漫画家 石ノ森章太郎
A true legend and treasure! o7
日本人いた！
Instrumental openings are sooooo underrated! Hibiki’s first intro rocked by using its instrumental weapons influencing its opening. I’m just a sucker for instrumentals 🤷♂️
Full song and series list:
=Showa Era=
0:00:20 Let's Go! Rider Kick [Kamen Rider (1971) OP1]
0:01:39 Lonely Kamen Rider [Kamen Rider (1971) OP3]
0:02:57 Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3 ("Fight! Kamen Rider V3") [Kamen Rider V3 (1973)]
0:04:14 Set Up! Kamen Rider X [Kamen Rider X (1974)]
0:05:41 Amazon Rider Koko ni Ari ("Amazon Rider is Here") [Kamen Rider Amazon (1974)]
0:06:59 Kamen Rider Stronger no Uta ("Kamen Rider Stronger's Song") [Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)]
0:08:22 Moero! Kamen Rider ("Burn! Kamen Rider") [Kamen Rider (1979) OP1]
0:09:49 Otoko no Na wa Kamen Rider ("That Man's Name is Kamen Rider") [Kamen Rider (1979) OP2]
0:11:08 Kamen Rider Super-1 [Kamen Rider Super-1 (1980)]
0:12:26 Dragon Road [Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (1984)]
0:14:04 Kamen Rider Black [Kamen Rider Black (1987)]
0:15:34 Kamen Rider Black RX [Kamen Rider Black RX (1988)]
=Heisei Era=
0:17:09 Kamen Rider Kuuga! [Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000)]
0:18:26 Kamen Rider Agito [Kamen Rider Agito (2001) OP1]
0:19:34 Kamen Rider Agito ~24.7 Version [Kamen Rider Agito (2001) OP2]
0:20:44 Alive A life [Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002)]
0:21:54 Justiφ's [Kamen Rider 555 (2003)]
0:23:04 Round ZERO～BLADE BRAVE [Kamen Rider Blade (2004) OP1]
0:24:21 ELEMENTS [Kamen Rider Blade (2004) OP2]
0:25:35 Kagayaki ("Radiance") [Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005) OP1]
0:26:25 Hajimari no Kimi e ("To the Original You") [Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005) OP2]
0:27:34 NEXT LEVEL [Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006)]
0:28:43 Climax Jump [Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) OP1]
0:29:57 Climax Jump DEN-LINER form [Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) OP2]
0:31:12 Break the Chain [Kamen Rider Kiva (2008)]
0:32:24 Journey through the Decade [Kamen Rider Decade (2009)]
0:33:38 W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~ [Kamen Rider W/Double (2009)]
0:34:47 Private Eye [Fuuto PI (2022)]
0:36:17 Anything Goes! [Kamen Rider OOO (2010)]
0:37:29 Switch On! [Kamen Rider Fourze (2011)]
0:38:54 Life is SHOW TIME [Kamen Rider Wizard (2012)]
0:40:16 JUST LIVE MORE [Kamen Rider Gaim (2013)]
0:41:31 SURPRISE-DRIVE [Kamen Rider Drive (2014)]
0:42:47 Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warere Ari ("We Think, Therefore We Are") [Kamen Rider Ghost (2015)]
0:44:06 EXCITE [Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016)]
0:45:21 Be The One [Kamen Rider Build (2017)]
0:46:40 Over "Quartzer" [Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018)]
=Reiwa Era=
0:48:08 REALxEYEZ [Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019)]
0:49:32 ALMIGHTY ~ Kamen no Yakusoku ("ALMIGHTY ~ The Promise of the Mask") [Kamen Rider Saber (2020)]
0:51:00 liveDevil [Kamen Rider Revice (2021)]
0:52:19 Trust・Last [Kamen Rider Geats (2022)]
0:53:38 CHEMYxSTORY [Kamen Rider Gotchard (2023)]
=Movies & Stand-Alone Series=
0:55:05 Forever [Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992) Ending]
0:58:31 Ai ga Tomaranai ("Love Doesn't Stop") [Kamen Rider ZO (1993) Ending]
1:01:24 Kokoro Tsunagu Ai ("Hearts Connect Love") [Kamen Rider J (1994) Ending]
1:03:45 Armour Zone [Kamen Rider Amazons Season 1 (2016)]
1:05:05 DIE SET DOWN [Kamen Rider Amazons Season 1 (2017)]
1:06:09 Did you see the sunrise? [Kamen Rider BLACK SUN (2022)]
=American Adaptations=
1:08:26 Saban's Masked Rider [Saban's Masked Rider (1995)]
1:09:26 Let's Ride [Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (2008)]
Little bits of trivia:
-The thing with the show titles is kind of odd. As others have said, "Kamen" means "mask" in Japanese. Officially, the shows made from 2000 to 2009 (Kuuga through Decade) are called "Masked Rider" in English, while the shows before and after are called "Kamen Rider". There's really no explanation for it.
-The original show had two Riders because the star, Hiroshi Fujioka, got injured early on when a stunt went wrong. Since they needed to keep going, they introduced a second Rider (TLDR, the villains tried making another one to hunt down the original, but the original rescued him) and had him carry the show while Fujioka healed.
-The 1979 series is just called "Kamen Rider", like the '71 original. It was intended to be a reboot, but they abandoned that idea later on. Fans will usually refer to this series as "New Kamen Rider" or "Skyrider" (the name he received from his predecessor Riders partway through the show).
-"Birth of the 10th!" wasn't a full series, but a one-shot TV special that introduced Kamen Rider ZX (pronounced "Ze-Cross"). It was made to gauge interest for a full TV series, but that never happened.
-Black RX is the first (and to date, only) direct sequel in the franchise, focusing on the hero from Kamen Rider Black fighting a new enemy and gaining new powers. It's also the series that introduced the idea of form-changing, where a Rider would have alternate forms to suit different combat situations (like one with strength, one with speed, one with super senses, etc).
-The anime featured in this is Fuuto PI, based on a manga sequel to Kamen Rider W (Double). It was running for a couple of years before, but it got animated as part of the franchise's 50th anniversary in 2021.
-The three movies in the "EX" section were done as stand-alones, but are officially part of the Showa Era due to creator Shotaro Ishinomori being involved in them. This is a unique quirk to Kamen Rider's classifications, since the actual Showa Era of Japanese history ended in 1989 in the middle of Black RX's run.
-Amazons is a stand-alone series made for Amazon Prime; it has a few thematic references to the original Amazon, but it isn't a sequel, remake, or anything like that. Because of its darker themes, Amazons isn't considered a Heisei Era series despite being made at the same time as Ghost (in fact, it's said that splitting the budget two ways actually hurt both shows).
-Black Sun is another Amazon Prime series, but this one is a darker, more modern re-imagining of Kamen Rider Black.
-Saban's Masked Rider was an American adaptation of Black RX, made by Saban to try and capitalize on the runaway success of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Unfortunately, it wasn't very good, and reportedly Shotaro Ishinomori swore he'd never license Kamen Rider out again as long as he lived. Though apparently, the show's star T.J. Roberts is a pretty nice guy and is a good sport about the whole thing.
-Dragon Knight was made by a pair of brothers who were KR fans and really had to fight to prove that they would respect the material, following what happened with Masked Rider (also, it was made after Ishinomori's passing). The crazy thing is that Dragon Knight eventually got "reverse-imported" back to Japan and found a small share of popularity there, even getting an official sequel in novel form. Also, you should totally listen to the Japanese theme song, "Dive into the Mirror".
Great reaction man. I love how you are always upbeat.
About recommendations, I would recommend Kamen Rider Build for the newcomers.
Fun fact the Japanese voice of ash ketchum sung ryukis theme
The series is divided into Eras
The Showa Era was its start, with the crew figuring out exactly what they wanted the show to be as they went along.
Some filmmakers like James Gunn admire the originals because of their stories and underdog status at first, this was a show with a fraction of Ultraman’s budget because the network didn’t believe it would last and now 50+ years later it’s a multi billion yen franchise!
Showa is very classic with cheesy sci-fi action and was only hampered by the ‘74 oil crisis and tough competition from anime, which was reaching a new level of quality and action with the rise of the Super Robot genre. This resulted in a stop and go pattern after Stronger with it being replaced by Super Sentai. It happened again after Super-1 did not wow crowds, so it was replaced by the Metal Heroes starting with Gavan. ZX was floated around in radio dramas, manga and a TV special but no interest was given for a full show. At the peak of Japan’s economic boom in the mid-80s, Toei tried again and created the beloved Kamen Rider Black in ‘87, followed by RX. Ishinomori got bored with his creation and wanted to do other things, so the TV series went dormant for 11 years. Three movies came and went that kept the brand alive and sadly Shotaro passed away from a heart attack in ‘98 just as he was planning a revival for Kamen Rider to ring in the new millennium.
Heisei is divided into two;
Phase 1 was an effort to find out how to make Kamen Rider appealing in the 21st century. Initially, Toei was just going to make Kuuga out of respect to the final wishes of its creator and end it there, but then 9-11 happened and the producers, seeing how scared everyone was, decided that the world needed heroes to comfort them in dark times and kept the series going. Since Bandai was a sponsor, new innovations came to sell more toys. Despite this, writers treated the series as a superhero J-drama with darker elements as it was the style of the era especially in Hollywood with their comic superhero movies.
Phase 2 saw the show go back to basics while upping the ante for toy gimmicks. Due to a financial debacle from a failed licensing spinoff, Ishinomori’s company became partly controlled by Bandai in earlier in 2007, which meant more toys had to be made to keep the brand profitable for the toy maker. It embraced being fun and a bit silly again and not apologizing for it while keeping some drama. Once the Emperor of Japan was too old and unable to perform his ceremonial duties in 2019, he abdicated his throne to his son and a new era dawned.
Reiwa (2019-present) was off to a rocky start thanks to the pandemic, with Zero-One being delayed midway in the show to go on a one month hiatus so proper safety protocols could be implemented after the Red Ranger actor of Kiramager contracted the illness. Rather than be stuck with an empty lot, Toei pooled its cash to get new technologies that Disney’s The Mandalorian utilized for its production to create digital environments to make Saber. The 50th anniversary was celebrated with a three year long jubilee, which made special projects for the occasion including a modern remake film of the original Rider. Geats amazed the audience and Gotchard quickly disappoints soon after. On the horizon is an alien gummy man and his chocolate armored ally, coming out in two weeks!
That Saban's Masked Rider is ass BUT KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT IS REALLY GOOD ACTUALLY. IN FACT JAPAN LOVED IT SO MUCH IT GOT AN ORIGINAL JAPANESE OPENING & A JAPANESE EXCLUSIVE SEQUEL NOVEL.
Better than ryuki honestly.
Okay just give me kamen rider geats show man, the opening of video was unexpected. But also great reaction
Since no one seem to tell him the Kamen Rider in 9:24 is known as
Kamen Rider Skyrider, I honestly don't know why they did not include his name but there you have it
Now is the time for the ultraman openings from 1966 to 2024.
Trust me, this is the start of an incredible journey, following the stories of these bike riding fighters, a story between a constant struggle of good and evil, right and wrong
Ryuki, Faiz, blade, kabuto, den-o, decade, double, build, zero one, Geats. Was my favorite
My favorite OPS are ex aid, build, w, zi o, kiva, revice and geats.
They are just so good
Oh yeah at 37:04 the hand is like that season's (ooo/os) monster's hand that got sliced years ago and now the monster is just a floating and talking sliced hand and the one who gave the main character's transformation device or driver
Oh and also at 51:40 that was that season's (revice) main character with his "inner demon"
34:56 Indeed! kamen rider 2(pronounced double because japan loves puns) got an anime sequel based on a manga called fuuto tantei (fuuto detective(s)[japanese doesn't distinguish between singular and plural so this could also be word play]) or fuuto PI in english
Fun fact kamen rider has cursing in it because it's due to their not any laws on it
Waaaaa
@@CBLOOMyou know Ash Ketchum's VA sang Ryuki's opening? Cuz the moment u said "I choose you", you were unintentionally correct lmao
@@vegitoboi1075 LMAOO NO WAY
@@CBLOOM YES WAY BOIIIIII!!!! I ALSO LOVE THE BAKURA LAUGH IN HER 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
This isn't really true. At all.
Japanese doesn't really have the same concept of cursing as English does. It does have words that could be translated as curses, or as more child friendly word, and fan translator often translate them as such, but in Japan, they aren't considered that at all and are child-friendly word.
There are some words considered non-child friendly and those are not used, or even legal It think.
So that show that was just called Kamen Rider at around 8:22 was a soft reboot after a 4 year hiatus. And he was later dubbed Sky Rider for his power to fly
In the Kamen Rider Fourze , the theme is the School Shounen Where he becomes kamen rider fourze , the Main Character is name is Kisaragi Gentarou
21:47 you're half right, ryuki is derived from ryu meaning dragon and kishi meaning night, making his name dragon knight, which is how the american adaptation got it's name
21:07 That's a pretty funny coincidence because Ash's japanese VA sings that song
Fun fact, Ryuki's opening was sung by the original VA for Ash ketchum
Can't wait to see you tackle their transformations, Super forms, and Final forms
Regarding props and merch. There are a lot of really high quality toys (Bandai Japan puts Bandai America to shame). There are only a few gimmicks, belts and weapons that don't have toys. Most do.
0:0 showa
17:13 heisei
48:09 reiwa
Super idol
Kamen Rider Hibiki ( the instrument one) was not originally a Kamen Rider series but was turned into a Kamen Rider later to sell more toys.
theres still no official sources to back this
I don't know if anyone said this yet, but there is an official english version of Kamen Rider Build opening song. Also, it is possible to buy some of the belts, but I don't know if they have the transformation device you might want, but you could be lucky.
I love watching this guy rock out to the OP themes.
Love your reaction 💕
Could you react to all the main Kamen rider transformations and finishers next ?🙏
To this day Ryuki/ Dragon Knight is one of my favorite series of all time. Never was super into Kamen Rider but Ryuki has a special place in my heart.
The series with guitar you talked about is called kamen hibiki
Kamen rider is crazy
So just to make sure you're aware, the anime op is there because Fuuto PI is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider W(Double) which came before it. The anime is based off a short run manga series that was the continuation, but came out a bunch of years after W originally aired, and only got one season so far so we might not get to see the full story.
35:08 fuuto pi is the amine version of kamen rider W,it story take place after the live action so even tho you don't need to but you should watch the live action first to get to know the charaters presonality,back story and charater development(but sadly the anime only have 12 ep with no news about a ss2 but the manga is still going)
Finally some more Kamen Rider videos!!!
8:24 I answer your question, He is Kamen Rider Sky Rider. 10:03 This is Sky Rider opening 2
Fun fact: the Geats and Gaim openings were done by the same band, but the Geats opening had a featured singer
Ya gotta listen to Kamen Rider final form themes bro, they are all sick as hell. Ride the wind and Rewrite the story are two of my favorite
Here my recomendation :
1.) Gaim
2.) Ryuki
3.) Blade
4.) Geats
5.) Kabuto
6.) Faiz
7.) Drive
8.) Fourze
9.) W
10.) Build
11.) Decade (need to watch at least 1st 9 heisei season since this an anniversary theme)
12.) Zio (need to watch at least 9 2nd heisei season since this also anniversary theme after Decade).
For mature theme :
1. The First The Next Duo Films.
2. Amazons trilogy
3. Black Sun
I'd say he should go Geats as one of his first. Maybe Den-O if he's into funny stuff.
Kuuga was the first one I saw beginning to end on Tubi, that opening song and the horror element to it was what got me hooked, and the suit got cleaner as the season went on
Someone needs to tell him that "Kamen" is japanese for Mask
EDIT: Start with Fourze, its a really good introduction series
idk if anyone commented it yet but fuuto pi is sadly the only anime so far but it is getting a movie soon, the anime is a direct sequel to kamen rider w and the movie seems to be half prequel to the series
The vibe from Agito changes to Ryuki is still a banger until now!
The Kamen Rider anime, Kamen Rider Fuuto PI, is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider W, which incidentally is also one of the better introductory series to the genre, so I highly recommend starting with W, especially if you want to get to the anime.
so you know for a few good years in early 00 Kamen Rider always had a "Masked Rider" branding beneath it but it was stopped early 2010 because i guess it never sticked
Masked is Kamen for Japanese
36:00 I believe there is a movie sequel coming out this november
KR openings:
Showa era (1971 to 1989, with gap years of no seasons in between):
Kamen Rider (1971) op 1: :Let's Go!! Rider Kick" by Hiroshi fujioka (actor thst plays the first main rider)
Op 2: "Rider action" by Masato Shimon
KR V3: "Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3" by Hiroshi Miyauchi and The Swingers
KR X: "Set Up! Kamen Rider X" by Ichirou Mizuki
KR Amazon: "Amazon Rider Koko ni Ari" by Masato Shimon
KR Stronger: "Kamen Rider Stronger no Uta" by Ichirou Mizuki
Skyrider op 1: "Moero! Kamen Rider" by Ichirou Mizuki and Kōrogi '73
Op 2: "Otoko no Na wa Kamen Rider" by Ichirou Mizuki
KR Super-1: "Hi o Fuke Rider Ken" by Shunsuke Takasugi with Korōgi '73
KR ZX: "Dragon Road" by Akira Kushida
KR Black: "Kamen Rider Black" by Tetsuo Kurata
KR Black RX: "Kamen Rider Black RX" by Takayuki Miyauchi
KR Shin ED: "Forever" by Noriko Watanabe
KR ZO ED: "Ai ga Tomaranai" by infix
KR J ED: "Kokoro Tsunagu Ai" by BYUE
Heisei era phase 1 (2000 to 2009):
KR Kuuga: "Kamen Rider Kuuga!" By Masayuki Tanaka
KR Agito op 1 and 2 (24.7 version): "Kamen Rider AGITO" by Shinichi Ishihara
KR Ryuki: "Alive A life" by Rica Matsumoto
Dragon Knight (Ryuki adaptation): "Let's Ride" by Cage9
KR Faiz (or KR 555): "Justiφ's" by ISSA (of DA PUMP)
KR Blade op 1: "Round ZERO~BLADE BRAVE" by Nanase Aikawa
Op 2: "ELEMENTS" by RIDER CHIPS
KR Hibiki op 1: "Kagayaki" with Composition & Arrangement by Toshihiko Sahashi (no singer)
Op 2: "Hajimari no Kimi e" by Akira Fuse
KR Kabuto: "NEXT LEVEL" by YU-KI
KR Den-o op 1: "Climax Jump" by AAA DEN-O Form, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Sayuri Kusanagi and Rider Chips
Op 2: "Climax Jump DEN-LINER form" by Toshihiko Seki, Koji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura
KR Kiva: "Break the Chain" by Tourbillon
KR Decade: "Journey through the Decade" by Gackt
Heisei era phase 2 (2009 to 2019):
KR W (or KR Double): "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" by Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA
FUUTO PI (KR W anime sequel season): "Private Eye" by Big Gadgets ft. Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA
KR OOO: "Anything Goes!" By Maki Ohguro
KR Fourze: "Switch On!" By Anna Tsuchiya
KR Wizard: "Life is SHOW TIME" by Sho Kiryuin from Golden Bomber
KR Gaim: "JUST LIVE MORE" by Gaim no Kaze
KR Drive: "SURPRISE-DRIVE" by Mitsuru Matsuoka (also who sang the FUUTO PI ED)
KR Ghost: "Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warera Ari" by Kishidan
KR Amazons S1: "Armour Zone" and S2: "DIE SET DOWN" both by Taro Kobayashi
KR Ex-Aid: "EXCITE" by Daichi Miura
KR Build: "Be the One" by
PANDORA and Beverly
KR Zi-O: "Over Quartzer" by Shuta Sueyoshi (AAA), feat. ISSA (DA PUMP)
Reiwa Era (2019 - ongoing):
KR Zero-One: "REAL×EYEZ" by LUNA SEA bassist J featuring Takanori Nishikawa
KR Saber: "ALMIGHTY ~ Kamen no Yakusoku" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with Yoohei Kawakami
KR Revice: "liveDevil" by
Da-iCE ft. Subaru Kimura
KR Geats: "Trust・Last" by
Koda Kumi x Shonan no Kaze
KR Gotchard: "CHEMYxSTORY" by BACK-ON
KR Gotchard OP v2: "CHEMYxSTORY (BACK-ON x Flow ver.) By BACK-ON and FLOW
8:33 ok so, kamen rider got put on hiatus following stronger. In 1979 the decision was made to revive the show with what was originally intended to just be a reboot, titled "kamen Rider" (or occasionally in maketing "Shin Kamen Rider" which I am not going into that names complicated history). Originally the show had nothing to do with the past 5 seasons, but in the last 3rd of the run it was decided to tie the new show back into the old one, with most if not all of the previous main characters returning. Typically most people now refer to the 1979 season as "Skyrider", the name used to refer to the main rider of the season.
11:14 "I know he a snitch" Oh you dont Know... you dont know.
27:32 Hibiki is really good... for the first half. Second half is rough. be warned.
In Kamen Rider there were 3 Eras; first being Showa era (Kamen Rider Ichigo to Kamen Rider Black RX)
second being Heisei era (Kamen Rider Kuuga to Kamen Rider Zi-O) and lastly being Reiwa era [Kamen Rider Zero-One to the current Kamen Rider Gotchard. (I don't count Gavv yet)]
Each season is unique to their show like Kuuga is an ancient warriror with ancient monsters, Kiva is a vampire fighting vampire monsters. Kamen Rider Decade and Kamen Rider Zi-O are special shows where Decade is the 10th Anniversary for Heisei and Zi-O being the 20th Anniversary, and in these shows we get to see other riders from previous shows appear. But of course both have a theme, but idk if telling would be a spoiler or not?
theres 2 version of climax jump, one is sung by the band, one buy the voice actors for the suit
You can reaction all henshin in kamen rider geats?
37:56
well yes...the guy in 37:59 are acting Tokyo Revengers Movie as Mikey lmao
27:48 his face lmaooo
36:07
You can watch it and then watch the original season. My recommendation is to watch the OG W before going to Fuuto P. The anime is a sequel.
39:39 in Kamen rider wizard one of the first monster/villain was a black dude
Geats is goated
You may or may not have noticed that the shows have veered away from motorcycles, to either sparsely using them or using CGI vehicles (like Ghost's lizard thing). That's because Japan has strict modded vehicle laws.
42:52 should we tell him?
Maybe let him experience for himself, just for now till it settles in
Nope
It wasn't that bad, but it is when compared to others
My first modern Rider series was Gaim, which is S Tier no question. Then I watched Den-O, OOO's, Faiz, Kiva, then Drive, Ex-Aid, Build, 01, Geats, and finishing Gotchard in the next few weeks before the new series starts. Older shows I watched were the original then Black and Black RX.
Ayo my guy, the main actor for Drive is casted as Kiryu in the upcoming live-action Yakuza
It's jpop and rock
Heisei, it Pronounce hey say
Yeah, the Kamen Rider has some amazing opening songs! I can't say any of the main series having bad openings, they're real bangers!
You should react to all kamen rider base-final or movie forms from 1971-gotchard
32:23artist GACKT
Ok so the first 3 themes in the extra themes are for movies (Kamen Rider Shin Prologue which is NOT related to the Shin Kamen Rider Movie, Kamen Rider ZO, and Kamen Rider J). They are some of the only Kamen Rider media from the wilderness years of the 90s where there were no rider shows outside of the American adaptation of Masked Rider (which was made by the Power Rangers people). Kamen Rider Amazons is a two season with a movie modern reimagining of the showa era Kamen Rider Amazon that was made for Amazon Video and aired in Japan. It was available on Amazon Prime Video in North America for a while as Amazon Riders but not available there anymore. Prime Video does have Shin Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider Black Sun (similar situation to Amazons). One thing I love about this video is how not matter how different the songs are an how many styles they go through, you vibe to them all.
Just so u know next month on the 1st The new Kamen rider series Kamen Rider Gavv will be airing on tv in Japan 🇯🇵 and yes their are all ready trailers for it so u might wanna check it out I just hope you don’t get hungry for some candy 🍬
Heyo, is there ever gonna be a public release of the Geats reaction?
There’s going to be an anime OVA for Kamen Rider W, but right now Fuuto PI is the only Kamen Rider anime.
Wait till bro realizes there’s extended versions of these songs
The Train one was a time traveling train