@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork while there is truth to that, only Hibiki’s second half was written by Inoue and I’ll admit that Kiva is a more enjoyable watch than Hibiki from episode 30-48
@@jarnahmaxux7187 But I still consider Kiva a great showing of what I love about the franchise and consider it a great show. It's probably sad that it's sandwiched between Den-o and Decade because it really can't compare to either.
I'm glad you enjoyed this show despite some of it's flaws. It's one of my favorite KR series as it had my favorite Horror/Supernatural themes put into it. And I think it held up okay from Den-O at the time which I loved to pieces. Also, Kiva had a Chopper for a bike. How bad@ss is that ?! 😎
You forgot to mention that the reason why The Emperor Form ends up being overused, it's due to Regular Form Kiva's real chains ended up nearly killing the suit actor, Seiji Takaiwa. And this is why Rmperor Form is used so much, because it's light.
Another interesting concept from the KR franchise, a vampire bat changer, a dragon castle, 3 monsters from classic movies, among other things. Happy Halloween KNK!
That black and white segment at the beginning was really cool. And I’ve just replayed Kingdom Hearts 1 at Halloween Town seeing how it’s already Halloween now.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yeah and I managed to make it all the way to the end with out getting a game over once! (Well exept for that one time I got caught in Jafar's Ice tornado.) But other then that I had a blast.
Kamen Rider Kiva is another one of my favorite Kamen Rider series. Plus, the Soundtrack is AWESOME! And Waturu is one of my favorite characters. I enjoyed his journey and growth as he evolved throughout the series.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Unpopular opinion = I Really Liked Kiva , Kiva is actually very underrated if you think about it , the series itself has a good mix between seriousness , character development and humour for some episodes , I loved watching Kiva and it was lighter compared to Hibiki's 2nd half which had a different tone and liked it better than Faiz's 2nd half.
From what I read, Wataru didn't even show up in the Zi-O episode, which I feel defies the whole point of even doing one if your main lead isn't going to be there.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Which is stupid because there's grease just in the next room. He could have been Kiva son who doesn't want to be king. That would have give Sougo the teaching someone to be king.
I love that a previous rider returned as a character. Also if anyone is wondering, the climax cop movie I say could be watched after episode one because even though it takes place in a separate timeline it will probably spoil episode one because it has the first villain and Wataru without his mask that he used when he thought he was allergic to everything in the world
Okay, I have my guesses for your Halloween review #1. Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames a.k.a. The Animation #2. Monster Musume #3. In/Spectre #4. The Conjuring #5. Either Coraline or ParaNorman #6. Zombieland Saga Seasons 1 & 2 #7. Child's Play (1988) #8. Kamen Rider Kiva, the only Kamen Rider themed off of Universal Monsters
I love this more than Faiz but that being said yea there were things that were either poorly explained or not shown reasons why certain things are the way they are. Yes the major plot points get resolved or explained but other than that... i wish they did a better job. Faiz was the first one i watched through and looking back that one was REALLY rough around the edges. I love the kiva monster designs and rider designs. Nago i can understand how you feel but after a while nago was far more tolerable than Kusaka. I might make my own reviews based on rider.... i love Jirou.
I like 555, but yeah, Kiva is definitely the superior series. Nago did get better as the series went on, I just wish they had actually explored his character better.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork im watching 1st phase hesei and im on episode 28 of Den 0. But yea theres a lot unexplored. I would argue mios actor was much better in kiva because she had a role that mattered. Could her acting be a little bit better? Yes. But i connected with her and wataru... Nago is definitely rough but he really gives it his all. Thankfully IXA doesnt have the same issues like Delta did.
I'm pretty sure the Ixa knuckle didn't magically turns into a belt, there are always scenes where the users wear the belt, then press the knuckle Also, isn't the reason Nago collects button because he accidently pulled out the button of the first person he killed( like his father or sth )
There was a scene for the first few times, but then suddenly the moment someone pulled out the Ixa Knuckle the belt was automatically around their waist. One instance was with Rook and then it happened with Jiro a few times and even the Spider Fangire. Like we saw him take the belt, but we never actually saw him put it around his waist.
🎼I love Kivas ost the mixing of the violins and heavy rock is awesome "Don't lose yourself" is my second favorite rider song of all time First is " KOKORO TSUNAGU AI" from J
12:42 The reason Natou collects buttons is because when after he ratted his father for being a corrupt cop, the latter confronted him and the two fought. During the skirmish, Natou ripped one of his father's buttons off and kept it as a reminder to always stay to true to his own sense of justice
I just started decade and I have a few questions. In the universe of decade, all rider history has been changed so that different versions of the main riders exist, but in the world of den o, nothing has changed, everything is the same other than the imagins possessing people( other than the taros, that was already known) and the fact that one of the mirror monsters was there. I mean I know the oni somehow brought them into that world, but each monster from each worlds never traveled to the others and the gelnewts should not have been able to travel outside of mirrors unless they made a contract with a rider. Am I crazy, or should someone try to explain this? Also, what was with the arms monsters being in the past in the den o decade team up? It was a hilarious cameo but left me with a lot of questions as to how they were in the altered rider universe when it was revealed that only their monster forms exist
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork true. I guess if anything made sense it would be boring. I still find the jirou, Ramon and Riki cameo in the past in the decade and den o movie funny, especially since they were possessed by other ally monsters from their predecessor
You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
This was actually my first ever Rider series believe it or not. I watched it back in high school, which is pretty much appropriate since this was my edgy teenage faze and what better series to quench that thrust was a vampire themed rider series.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork my least favorite character was always Nago. Even back then I hated this dude’s guts, and I really don’t get why he’s such a dick. Seriously, i never got why he was so hell bent on destroying Kiva to that absurd degree. It would be understandable if say, the original Kiva killed someone close to him then maybe it would’ve made sense. Instead it just comes off as him being like “I hate Kiva for no reason even though he’s clearly saving people and fighting the fangire but I hate him so I’m gonna kill him.”
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
The only problem with Kiva i felt was the final like resurrecting the king as final boss out of nowhere, I mean if you that ending atleast make a build up for it like they are already planning to revive the former king from the very beginning of the sho or something like that, but they didn't. Well from my point of view it felt like the writer has no ideas left for final and they just like- "you know what, let's just end this thing, I am done from it"
You know, I’m currently rewatching Faiz(and greatly enjoying it like I did when I first watched it) and I came to the realization that Lucky Clover and the Checkmate 4 are just copy/pastes of the Vyram but less interesting/developed
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork it’s interesting to see how much Inoue recycles his ideas from Jetman in his rider shows. I mean, Otoya is literally just Gai but an even bigger asshole to women. Hell his arc is almost identical to Gai’s
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
Honestly i think if this was brought to the US it would’ve been a hit given how popular Vampires are. Out of all the checkmate four though i think Rook and King are my favorites imo, due to the fact they’re probably the evilest of the four though am i the only one who gets Tim Burton vibes from the show?. Weird that this series never got a video game when every other Heisei show up to this point got one.
Ah Kiva my 8th favorite season. Personal anecdote time, my favorite rider in this season is Kamen Rider Rey. And no it's no because of the name. It's because of his motif and ice powers, as I love ice powers and I wanted a rider who had ice powers and stuff and then I saw Rey. Now I was a little disappointed with his reason on why he was a villian rider because it didn't work some what it came off one dimensional but it is what it is and I can't do anything about it. I will also say I heavily disagree with Marcosatsu on Yuri and Otaya's relationship working. I just didn't see it working and I don't know why but I guess not every relationship can work. As for the ost; I love the hell out of it. It is my second favorite OST in Kamen rider the first being Ryuki and I listen to it whenever I want to rock out to some rock and roll. My favorite somg on the album is Eternity Blood by Tetra Fang.
I like the design for Rey, but that's about it. It doesn't help that he is played by the same actor as Saga. I haven't watched Marcosatsu's review, did he really say Yuri and Otoya was perfect? Because I felt the show made sure you know right from the start nothing ends up happening between them in the long run.
Yeah I questioned why Saga's actor was casted for Rey like could they not get anyone else for the role? I also read a lot of people were confused by that too but whatever. As for Marcosatsu's History Of Kamen Rider Kiva, he called him a cheater and said he didn't deserve certain things happen to him to which that's kind of messed up and one sided.
@@rayhayes7701 But I still consider Kiva a great showing of what I love about the franchise and consider it a great show. It's probably sad that it's sandwiched between Den-o and Decade because it really can't compare to either.
Series seems pretty good btw the only kamen rider ive seen is fourze but personally I think it's cool that the suits a bat but I think it's kinda gimmicky.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I wanted Kiva to have an sequel for it's 15th anniversary but not like an garbage movie like Decade complete 21 and OOO 10th.
Honestly this show was entertaining I love the music especially to super nova I always jam to that music every day and over all I think show is overhated in my opinion ngl
Well Highlander and Kung Fu and later Arrow had lots and lots of Flashbacks...oh so did Person of Interest. Oh and since I missed this...oh no its Gash again and he is really mad so...so mad on NO its his...its HIS...(clink, clink, clink) GIGA PHANTOM!!!
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I never end reminder of how I think Gash is a bad @$$. You don't have to play fist to cuffs with the multi colored clowns to be bad @$$!!! Uh, Oh, you made someone mad again Kami. (Clink, Clink, Clink) Giga Phantom!
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Ok. But i was talking about this video when it was just titled Halloween special no 4. Also you wrote the wrong year in Kiva (is from 2008) and in Ghost (is from 2015)
While I like Jetman, love Agito with every fiber of my being and 555 makes my blood boil, Kiva sits in that middle place amongst Inoue's series. While the bad stuff is certainly infuriating (as to be expected from Inoue), it doesn't necessarily outweigh the good. But the good stuff isn't mind-blowing either. Kiva is certainly an enjoyable series, but when it comes to Inoue resume, it's sort of.......there.
Kiva was kinda eh to me, I wasn't a fan of the plot structures and the time travel thing kinda threw me off for a show that Inoue wrote I kinda thought it would be similar to Agito and Faiz but guess not I'll give it this at least the soundtracks and suit designs were cool
I actually suprise that you like Kiva, cause i saw a Few comment says that they dislike Kiva a lot and Saying things like "Kiva is the Go Onger of Kamen rider" Edit: need to change the word Sentai to Kamen rider
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah i supposed that make sense, if you like one genre you probably Will also like the same genre on different movie/series
Every time I hear the opening, I think of the Batman beyond(if anyone’s heard of that) opening if it had lyrics. I’m almost done with den o by the way, one episode
@@royshaheer You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade
Back when i started to watch Kiva after finishing DenO (thanks old youtube), i didn't like it because i didn't get the story and DenO still fresh in my mind ( i like DenO but hate the finale and toei milking DenO )
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Unpopular opinion = I also Really Liked Kiva , Kiva is actually very underrated if you think about it , the series itself has a good mix between seriousness , character development and humour for some episodes , I loved watching Kiva and it was lighter compared to Hibiki's 2nd half which had a different tone and liked it better than Faiz's 2nd half.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I wanted Kiva to have an sequel for it's 15th anniversary but not like an garbage movie like Decade complete 21 and OOO 10th.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Why Was Kiva Cancelled? I Thought People Loved it And From What I've Heard Den-o Was Really Boring and Decade Was Uninteresting.
I finished kiva like 4 days ago. Yeah, if I am to summarize how I feel about kiva, it would be "Bad writing, saved by the soundtracks". Seems to me both of us are suckers for violin, huh? lol. I must say, at the 1st 10 or so eps, I can't stand the gimmicks & the anime tropes. At 1st, I didn't like Wataru & Ootoya at all. Eventhough, the 1st 10 or so episodes seems to be traditional formulaic monster of the week stuff that I should like. I was also thrown off by how seemingly-random they switched back to the past as well. So I went on a break & watched Kamen Rider Dragon Knight instead. Then I came back & I was surprised the flashy gimmicks & the anime tropes were decreasing & decreasing as the show progresses, Wataru & Ootoya also seems to mature. The jumping back & forth took a bit to get used to. And then, nearing the end, the writing quality dropped, things & characters starts to appear out of nowhere, characters doing things with no real reasons or clear motives. I'd still think Fangaia is a missed opportunity, could use actually proper horror treatment to make Fangaia feels like a real threat & they were actually building up Rook so well just to dropped the ball for the rest of the entire show. I also didn't like how they failed to handle Tago & his problems of his authority being challenged properly.Typical modern kamen rider writing style of introducing way too many things & can't end them properly. But to be fair, I do like the ending, it's kinda cute. It is funny that I don't hate any characters in kiva, I just don't like the writing quality in general. The actions are good, they overplayed the whole resurrected trope a few episodes too many times. So when the big bad showed up, I was actually annoyed at their lack of creativity above all else. I also didn't like Kiva suit, it looks like Kamen Rider Kuuga with Halloween theme. Kiva is just unoriginal. And Emperor form is kinda okay, I guess. Red & gold is just too basic, it's auspicious colours that you get to see everywhere anyway, so it's just meh to me. Dark kiva is just a rip off of kiva again. I feel like they were trying to go with the whole Black Sun vs Shadowmoon because modern kamen rider just got to rip off Kamen Rider Black tropes 1 way or another. But the Emperor form with Sunsword looks badass, so I'll give'em that. Saga suit is kinda ugly, I'm just not a fan. I do like the designs of Ixa, except the powered up form. Kiva is the 1st 1 so far I actually look up the soundtracks just to find the ones I like. I like pretty much all of the songs, which is a surprise even to me, must be the damn violins. Now I don't know should I continue watching Decade or try to slog through Den O. I've watched 6 eps of both, I enjoyed Decade more, but I hate the character. Den O is just annoying. Oh my 1st world problem! lol.
I'm a sucker for the violin indeed. Den-O seemed a lot worse when it first came out because at the time it was a complete tonal change from what Kamen Rider was doing. Now, it seems violent.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Now I feel depressed. It's super hard for me to slog through den o. I thought ryuki & agito was bad, this is just way worse. I tried to watch it in conjunction with drive, rebuild & shliban, nothing helps.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Finally finished Den O, a literal torture, don't like it at all. The characters & the acting are top notch, though. Have you watched Gotchard finale? I recalled you said you gave up since 1st ep. So is it safe to assume you watched something else instead?
I just sent you an email because I want to get your opinion on a book I finished. If you see it, like I said, you don't have to read it if you don't want to or if you think it's boring, I would like to hear your opinion. Sorry for talking about something that has nothing to do with the video.
I saw your email, I haven't had the chance to look at it yet. This is the last week of school and I've got report cards to do along with final projects ot grade. I'll probably forget until next week. 🙂
I feel like Inoue wrote wataru to be a pansy. The whole love triangle towards when his 'girlfriend' dies and hes like, I'm gonna go back to the past to make sure I was never born. Although nothing against his actor.
@@vejokublue6984 That's the point though. He goes from scared shut in to hero over the course of the series. Wataru has some of the biggest amount of character growth compared to other main riders. I did not care for the going back in time thing though.
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Fun Fact: the Kiva Emperor form was actually introduced earlier than other Rider's final form due to how heavy the base form's suit was
That would make sense.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork The real kicker was that the Chains on Kiva's base suit aren't plastic, they are actual metal
@@dakotadoyle7573 I wanted Kiva to have an sequel for it's 15th anniversary but not like an garbage movie like Decade complete 21 and OOO 10th.
As awsome as kiva’s base form is why the hell would you put actual chains on a suit the required much movement and acrobatics
That's untrue. It's because it wasn't available most of the time, being used in events
I wish there was a cross over with thus Kiva and Decade. They even got the actor to give Decade exposition about earths merging together.
Yeah, and then they went and changed him to a boy later.
I would want that
There was a crossover between Kamen Rider Kiva and Den-O though
That's I'm going to cover whenever I do Den-O.
Actually it's universe not earth
Basically, Kiva is to Inoue as to what Turboranger and Fiveman are to Soda and Toqger is to Kobayashi
I can't agree there. I'd say Hibiki is Inoue's Fiveman.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork while there is truth to that, only Hibiki’s second half was written by Inoue and I’ll admit that Kiva is a more enjoyable watch than Hibiki from episode 30-48
@@jarnahmaxux7187 But I still consider Kiva a great showing of what I love about the franchise and consider it a great show. It's probably sad that it's sandwiched between Den-o and Decade because it really can't compare to either.
I'm glad you enjoyed this show despite some of it's flaws. It's one of my favorite KR series as it had my favorite Horror/Supernatural themes put into it. And I think it held up okay from Den-O at the time which I loved to pieces.
Also, Kiva had a Chopper for a bike. How bad@ss is that ?! 😎
I've always been a fan of Kiva despite its flaws and always find it out when people say they complete hate it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I , on the other hand, hated Double and immediately welcomed Wizard. :-)
You forgot to mention that the reason why The Emperor Form ends up being overused, it's due to Regular Form Kiva's real chains ended up nearly killing the suit actor, Seiji Takaiwa. And this is why Rmperor Form is used so much, because it's light.
With how much information there was to talk about, there were a few things I skipped.
Another interesting concept from the KR franchise, a vampire bat changer, a dragon castle, 3 monsters from classic movies, among other things. Happy Halloween KNK!
Yep. Happy late Halloween to you too.
That black and white segment at the beginning was really cool.
And I’ve just replayed Kingdom Hearts 1 at Halloween Town seeing how it’s already Halloween now.
Nice.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yeah and I managed to make it all the way to the end with out getting a game over once! (Well exept for that one time I got caught in Jafar's Ice tornado.) But other then that I had a blast.
@@gavinlucas9761 I admit that Kiva has much better writing than Hibiki's 2nd half
Kamen Rider Kiva is another one of my favorite Kamen Rider series. Plus, the Soundtrack is AWESOME!
And Waturu is one of my favorite characters. I enjoyed his journey and growth as he evolved throughout the series.
Yeah, I don't get how some people could find him boring.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Unpopular opinion = I Really Liked Kiva , Kiva is actually very underrated if you think about it , the series itself has a good mix between seriousness , character development and humour for some episodes , I loved watching Kiva and it was lighter compared to Hibiki's 2nd half which had a different tone and liked it better than Faiz's 2nd half.
If kiva had a proper tribute episode in Kamen rider Zi-O, i believe that Dark Kiva would have been another Kiva!
From what I read, Wataru didn't even show up in the Zi-O episode, which I feel defies the whole point of even doing one if your main lead isn't going to be there.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Which is stupid because there's grease just in the next room. He could have been Kiva son who doesn't want to be king. That would have give Sougo the teaching someone to be king.
I love that a previous rider returned as a character. Also if anyone is wondering, the climax cop movie I say could be watched after episode one because even though it takes place in a separate timeline it will probably spoil episode one because it has the first villain and Wataru without his mask that he used when he thought he was allergic to everything in the world
Oh Break the Chains your favorite? That's cool. Mine is Suprise Drive
Yeah, I love hearing the violin, especially when it is integrated into rock/techno/industrial music.
Okay, I have my guesses for your Halloween review
#1. Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames a.k.a. The Animation
#2. Monster Musume
#3. In/Spectre
#4. The Conjuring
#5. Either Coraline or ParaNorman
#6. Zombieland Saga Seasons 1 & 2
#7. Child's Play (1988)
#8. Kamen Rider Kiva, the only Kamen Rider themed off of Universal Monsters
Some interestingly odd choices there. :-)
I love this more than Faiz but that being said yea there were things that were either poorly explained or not shown reasons why certain things are the way they are. Yes the major plot points get resolved or explained but other than that... i wish they did a better job.
Faiz was the first one i watched through and looking back that one was REALLY rough around the edges.
I love the kiva monster designs and rider designs. Nago i can understand how you feel but after a while nago was far more tolerable than Kusaka.
I might make my own reviews based on rider.... i love Jirou.
I like 555, but yeah, Kiva is definitely the superior series. Nago did get better as the series went on, I just wish they had actually explored his character better.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork im watching 1st phase hesei and im on episode 28 of Den 0. But yea theres a lot unexplored. I would argue mios actor was much better in kiva because she had a role that mattered. Could her acting be a little bit better? Yes. But i connected with her and wataru...
Nago is definitely rough but he really gives it his all. Thankfully IXA doesnt have the same issues like Delta did.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I liked 555's first half and their movie itself , I hated the 2nd half because Inoue's writing was a shit
Top 3 guesses
1. Skyrider
2. Ex-Aid
3. Faiz
lol
Oh, yeah, my time :) The Halloween Special this time is Kiva.
:-)
Love the Young Frankenstein joke you did
Thanks. It was something I came up with on the fly as I was recording my live bits. :-)
I'm pretty sure the Ixa knuckle didn't magically turns into a belt, there are always scenes where the users wear the belt, then press the knuckle
Also, isn't the reason Nago collects button because he accidently pulled out the button of the first person he killed( like his father or sth )
There was a scene for the first few times, but then suddenly the moment someone pulled out the Ixa Knuckle the belt was automatically around their waist. One instance was with Rook and then it happened with Jiro a few times and even the Spider Fangire. Like we saw him take the belt, but we never actually saw him put it around his waist.
🎼I love Kivas ost the mixing of the violins and heavy rock is awesome "Don't lose yourself" is my second favorite rider song of all time First is " KOKORO TSUNAGU AI" from J
It was such a great soundtrack.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Why Kiva is so underrated
How come you never talked about the insert themes like Destinys Play or Supernova?
It really all just depends on which music pleases me ears the most and that I mark in my notes to include in there.
🎃 Happy Halloween !!!!!!!! 👻
You too.
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The reason Natou collects buttons is because when after he ratted his father for being a corrupt cop, the latter confronted him and the two fought. During the skirmish, Natou ripped one of his father's buttons off and kept it as a reminder to always stay to true to his own sense of justice
Oh I know why he does it, but that doesn't mean I can't make fun of how over the top obessive he is about it.
Just finished kiva. Final thoughts: pretty awesome. Love the twist at the end with the neo fangire and wataru’s son
Glad you enjoyed it. Who was your favorite character?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork wataru. His personality matches ryotaro in that he’s shy and goofy but when the time comes he becomes serious
I just started decade and I have a few questions. In the universe of decade, all rider history has been changed so that different versions of the main riders exist, but in the world of den o, nothing has changed, everything is the same other than the imagins possessing people( other than the taros, that was already known) and the fact that one of the mirror monsters was there. I mean I know the oni somehow brought them into that world, but each monster from each worlds never traveled to the others and the gelnewts should not have been able to travel outside of mirrors unless they made a contract with a rider. Am I crazy, or should someone try to explain this? Also, what was with the arms monsters being in the past in the den o decade team up? It was a hilarious cameo but left me with a lot of questions as to how they were in the altered rider universe when it was revealed that only their monster forms exist
It's best to just look at each Decade world as a different world even if it does have similar aspects.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork true. I guess if anything made sense it would be boring. I still find the jirou, Ramon and Riki cameo in the past in the decade and den o movie funny, especially since they were possessed by other ally monsters from their predecessor
Ah Kiva. Such good memories. This series inspired me to create my 1st book. And omg where did you get good subs for this? I have the old TV Nihon subs
You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
It wuold be cool having an sentai series with two teams in difrent time periods
Could be interesting.
This was actually my first ever Rider series believe it or not. I watched it back in high school, which is pretty much appropriate since this was my edgy teenage faze and what better series to quench that thrust was a vampire themed rider series.
Of course I believe it, everyone Kamen Rider series was someone's first. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork my least favorite character was always Nago. Even back then I hated this dude’s guts, and I really don’t get why he’s such a dick. Seriously, i never got why he was so hell bent on destroying Kiva to that absurd degree. It would be understandable if say, the original Kiva killed someone close to him then maybe it would’ve made sense. Instead it just comes off as him being like “I hate Kiva for no reason even though he’s clearly saving people and fighting the fangire but I hate him so I’m gonna kill him.”
Yeah, they never actually explain why Nago hates Fangires so much, he just does.
Yeah this was one of my first. Kiva is lit as shit
Do you have a favorite episode?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
Glad to see more Kamen Rider reviews
I hope four in one month has satisfied everyone who was starving for them. :-D
It wuold be cool having an sentai season about halloween monsters and the six ranger is some kind of monster hunter
That woul be cool.
The only problem with Kiva i felt was the final like resurrecting the king as final boss out of nowhere, I mean if you that ending atleast make a build up for it like they are already planning to revive the former king from the very beginning of the sho or something like that, but they didn't.
Well from my point of view it felt like the writer has no ideas left for final and they just like-
"you know what, let's just end this thing, I am done from it"
Yeah, that was a bit weird with the king.
One of the ixa users played Kamen rider grease in build right?
Yeah, Otoya's actor.
You know, I’m currently rewatching Faiz(and greatly enjoying it like I did when I first watched it) and I came to the realization that Lucky Clover and the Checkmate 4 are just copy/pastes of the Vyram but less interesting/developed
They kind of are.
I'm planning to review 555 later on this year, so I'm looking forward to revisiting this show after about 12 years.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork it’s interesting to see how much Inoue recycles his ideas from Jetman in his rider shows. I mean, Otoya is literally just Gai but an even bigger asshole to women. Hell his arc is almost identical to Gai’s
He also loves his love triangles.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
@@jarnahmaxux7187 Why is Kiva considered a failure and suffered from poor ratings despite its solid storytelling?
That opening theme is awesome though.
It definitely is.
Toshiki Inoue Is A Weird But Interesting Head Writer
Those are typically the best.
Emperor form is hands down one of the coolest final rider forms ever, plus the theme song Supernova is AMAZING!!!!
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It's King Form for me with Blade.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork well thats up their two
Honestly i think if this was brought to the US it would’ve been a hit given how popular Vampires are. Out of all the checkmate four though i think Rook and King are my favorites imo, due to the fact they’re probably the evilest of the four though am i the only one who gets Tim Burton vibes from the show?. Weird that this series never got a video game when every other Heisei show up to this point got one.
I think it would work too.
before the Twilight movies Kiva had the concept of vampires turned into shattered glass when they die, lol.
Quite true.
Ah Kiva my 8th favorite season. Personal anecdote time, my favorite rider in this season is Kamen Rider Rey. And no it's no because of the name. It's because of his motif and ice powers, as I love ice powers and I wanted a rider who had ice powers and stuff and then I saw Rey. Now I was a little disappointed with his reason on why he was a villian rider because it didn't work some what it came off one dimensional but it is what it is and I can't do anything about it. I will also say I heavily disagree with Marcosatsu on Yuri and Otaya's relationship working. I just didn't see it working and I don't know why but I guess not every relationship can work. As for the ost; I love the hell out of it. It is my second favorite OST in Kamen rider the first being Ryuki and I listen to it whenever I want to rock out to some rock and roll. My favorite somg on the album is Eternity Blood by Tetra Fang.
I like the design for Rey, but that's about it. It doesn't help that he is played by the same actor as Saga.
I haven't watched Marcosatsu's review, did he really say Yuri and Otoya was perfect? Because I felt the show made sure you know right from the start nothing ends up happening between them in the long run.
Yeah I questioned why Saga's actor was casted for Rey like could they not get anyone else for the role? I also read a lot of people were confused by that too but whatever.
As for Marcosatsu's History Of Kamen Rider Kiva, he called him a cheater and said he didn't deserve certain things happen to him to which that's kind of messed up and one sided.
@@rayhayes7701 But I still consider Kiva a great showing of what I love about the franchise and consider it a great show. It's probably sad that it's sandwiched between Den-o and Decade because it really can't compare to either.
Happy Halloween great review 😎
Thanks.
Will you ever review the OG Kamen Rider?
At some point I'll get around to it, it's just that 98 episodes is a lot to commit to right now. I'd rather knock out a few other shows first.
Great job . Keep up the good work .
Thanks.
Series seems pretty good btw the only kamen rider ive seen is fourze but personally I think it's cool that the suits a bat but I think it's kinda gimmicky.
It can be gimmicky, but it worked past its gimmicks compared to the shows of today that are on crutches from them.
I remember me saying how I thought it was weird that you reviewed Ghost but not Kiva for Halloween was weird. Jokes on me ig lmao
lol I figured I would confuse everyone by making Ghost my first review of the month.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I wanted Kiva to have an sequel for it's 15th anniversary but not like an garbage movie like Decade complete 21 and OOO 10th.
Honestly this show was entertaining I love the music especially to super nova I always jam to that music every day and over all I think show is overhated in my opinion ngl
I agree with it being overhated. It's not perfect, and there are a lot of areas that the show messes up in, but overall, it is entertaining.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I’m glad we both can agree ^^
Kiva emperor form is the greatest final form in all of Kamen rider
That's how I feel about Blade King FOrm.
Excellent
:-D
A *BETTER* vampire saga than Stephanie Meyer's Twilight.
Totally true.
No Count Chouola??? Hey I like coffee...but not all the time.
Well technically Kiva is Count Chocula.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork OK...whatever.
wow, no Halloween franchise to look at this year
That's because I finished everything last year and I can't exactly do anything with Kills right now.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork cool
Well Highlander and Kung Fu and later Arrow had lots and lots of Flashbacks...oh so did Person of Interest. Oh and since I missed this...oh no its Gash again and he is really mad so...so mad on NO its his...its HIS...(clink, clink, clink) GIGA PHANTOM!!!
Huh, Giga what now?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I never end reminder of how I think Gash is a bad @$$. You don't have to play fist to cuffs with the multi colored clowns to be bad @$$!!! Uh, Oh, you made someone mad again Kami.
(Clink, Clink, Clink) Giga Phantom!
I give up trying to guess, I keep getting it wrong.
lol Come on, why stop now?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Ok fine, Shin Kamen rider prologue.
What Kamen rider are u going to do next.
Well I'm 26 episodes into Ex-Aid, 20 into Kuuga, and 5 into Skyrider, so whichever one of those I finish first.
So what show is next.
We're 26 episodes into Ex-Aid, 20 episodes into Kuuga, and I'm 10 episodes into Skyrider, so one of those.
My guess for the batform,motorcycle and vehicle being used only a few times.
Advertisement for toys
Pretty much.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork It's pretty much the purpose of all the battleizers in super sentai. To sell toys.
we finally got kiva
Yep.
So what’s the next Kamen Rider?
Well I'm currently watching Ex-Aid, Skyrider, and Kuuga.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Ok. But i was talking about this video when it was just titled Halloween special no 4.
Also you wrote the wrong year in Kiva (is from 2008) and in Ghost (is from 2015)
something you can sink your teeth into
lol
While I like Jetman, love Agito with every fiber of my being and 555 makes my blood boil, Kiva sits in that middle place amongst Inoue's series. While the bad stuff is certainly infuriating (as to be expected from Inoue), it doesn't necessarily outweigh the good. But the good stuff isn't mind-blowing either.
Kiva is certainly an enjoyable series, but when it comes to Inoue resume, it's sort of.......there.
I'll take Kiva over a lot of other series even if it isn't Inoue's best.
Kiva was kinda eh to me, I wasn't a fan of the plot structures and the time travel thing kinda threw me off for a show that Inoue wrote I kinda thought it would be similar to Agito and Faiz but guess not
I'll give it this at least the soundtracks and suit designs were cool
I loved the concepts with the time periods, but it was a bit messy with the execution.
I actually suprise that you like Kiva, cause i saw a Few comment says that they dislike Kiva a lot and Saying things like "Kiva is the Go Onger of Kamen rider"
Edit: need to change the word Sentai to Kamen rider
I think it helps I'm a horror movie person, and Kiva has a lot of elments taken from horror.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah i supposed that make sense, if you like one genre you probably Will also like the same genre on different movie/series
Please review the original kamen rider series?
I will at some point. 98 episodes is a lot to invest in and will take time.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork you can do a three parter!
Every time I hear the opening, I think of the Batman beyond(if anyone’s heard of that) opening if it had lyrics. I’m almost done with den o by the way, one episode
I could totally hear that.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork right? It’s like the more you listen to it the more you hear it
Which is probably why I love it so much.
You missed the first ever crossover here.... Oh wait it was not that much there.
Which crossover?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Den O and Kiva
Oh, I'll cover that whenever I do Den-O.
@@royshaheer You know , for series that’s often ignored for being smack dab in the switching between of Den-o and Decade , I find myself enjoying Kiva more than Den-o and a bit more then Decade
Kamen Rider Halloween The Horror Show 🎃 🦇
You got an error in the title. Kiva is from 2008, not 2009. The 2009 Kamen Rider entry is Decade.
Oops, you're right, I need to fix that.
I , on the other hand, hated Double and immediately welcomed Wizard. :-)
Of course you did.
Back when i started to watch Kiva after finishing DenO (thanks old youtube), i didn't like it because i didn't get the story and DenO still fresh in my mind ( i like DenO but hate the finale and toei milking DenO )
I, on the other hand, hated Den-O and immediately welcomed Kiva. :-)
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Unpopular opinion = I also Really Liked Kiva , Kiva is actually very underrated if you think about it , the series itself has a good mix between seriousness , character development and humour for some episodes , I loved watching Kiva and it was lighter compared to Hibiki's 2nd half which had a different tone and liked it better than Faiz's 2nd half.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I , on the other hand, hated Double and immediately welcomed Wizard. :-)
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I, on the other hand, hated Build and immediately welcomed Saber. :-)
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I , on the other hand, hated Double Extreme and immediately welcomed Build Genius. :-)
Kamen Rider Castlevania
In a way, yes.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I wanted Kiva to have an sequel for it's 15th anniversary but not like an garbage movie like Decade complete 21 and OOO 10th.
Nago seems to have some serious trust issues and an inability to think for himself other than his own sense of justice.
Yeah, I don't get the writing for him at times.
If this show gets an English Dub Please make most of the voices on the show sound British
Hahahahaha.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Why Kiva is so underrated
Kamen Rider Kiva The Of Halloween
Interesting title you've got there.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Why Was Kiva Cancelled? I Thought People Loved it And From What I've Heard Den-o Was Really Boring and Decade Was Uninteresting.
Kiva wasn't canceled. It ran its year.
Inoue i think is a better Sentai director than Rider director.
I can't say for sure as he has done great with everything except Hibiki.
Kami, while I love the theme myself...Jeff Lynne is still a bad @$$!!!
Jeff Lynnne?
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Electric Light Orchestra. Thank Jeff Lynne and the Beatles for strings and rock.
Wake Up And Break The Chain
Best opening theme ever.
I finished kiva like 4 days ago. Yeah, if I am to summarize how I feel about kiva, it would be "Bad writing, saved by the soundtracks". Seems to me both of us are suckers for violin, huh? lol.
I must say, at the 1st 10 or so eps, I can't stand the gimmicks & the anime tropes. At 1st, I didn't like Wataru & Ootoya at all. Eventhough, the 1st 10 or so episodes seems to be traditional formulaic monster of the week stuff that I should like. I was also thrown off by how seemingly-random they switched back to the past as well. So I went on a break & watched Kamen Rider Dragon Knight instead. Then I came back & I was surprised the flashy gimmicks & the anime tropes were decreasing & decreasing as the show progresses, Wataru & Ootoya also seems to mature. The jumping back & forth took a bit to get used to. And then, nearing the end, the writing quality dropped, things & characters starts to appear out of nowhere, characters doing things with no real reasons or clear motives. I'd still think Fangaia is a missed opportunity, could use actually proper horror treatment to make Fangaia feels like a real threat & they were actually building up Rook so well just to dropped the ball for the rest of the entire show. I also didn't like how they failed to handle Tago & his problems of his authority being challenged properly.Typical modern kamen rider writing style of introducing way too many things & can't end them properly. But to be fair, I do like the ending, it's kinda cute. It is funny that I don't hate any characters in kiva, I just don't like the writing quality in general.
The actions are good, they overplayed the whole resurrected trope a few episodes too many times. So when the big bad showed up, I was actually annoyed at their lack of creativity above all else.
I also didn't like Kiva suit, it looks like Kamen Rider Kuuga with Halloween theme. Kiva is just unoriginal. And Emperor form is kinda okay, I guess. Red & gold is just too basic, it's auspicious colours that you get to see everywhere anyway, so it's just meh to me. Dark kiva is just a rip off of kiva again. I feel like they were trying to go with the whole Black Sun vs Shadowmoon because modern kamen rider just got to rip off Kamen Rider Black tropes 1 way or another. But the Emperor form with Sunsword looks badass, so I'll give'em that. Saga suit is kinda ugly, I'm just not a fan. I do like the designs of Ixa, except the powered up form.
Kiva is the 1st 1 so far I actually look up the soundtracks just to find the ones I like. I like pretty much all of the songs, which is a surprise even to me, must be the damn violins.
Now I don't know should I continue watching Decade or try to slog through Den O. I've watched 6 eps of both, I enjoyed Decade more, but I hate the character. Den O is just annoying. Oh my 1st world problem! lol.
I'm a sucker for the violin indeed.
Den-O seemed a lot worse when it first came out because at the time it was a complete tonal change from what Kamen Rider was doing. Now, it seems violent.
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Now I feel depressed. It's super hard for me to slog through den o. I thought ryuki & agito was bad, this is just way worse. I tried to watch it in conjunction with drive, rebuild & shliban, nothing helps.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork
Finally finished Den O, a literal torture, don't like it at all. The characters & the acting are top notch, though. Have you watched Gotchard finale? I recalled you said you gave up since 1st ep. So is it safe to assume you watched something else instead?
Yeah, I did not watch Gotchard yet. I'll get there eventually. Maybe SHout! will release it on BD early next year.
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I see, I won't spoil anything for you, then. But my opinion on Gotchard remains surprisingly the same. Super generic.
I just sent you an email because I want to get your opinion on a book I finished. If you see it, like I said, you don't have to read it if you don't want to or if you think it's boring, I would like to hear your opinion. Sorry for talking about something that has nothing to do with the video.
I saw your email, I haven't had the chance to look at it yet. This is the last week of school and I've got report cards to do along with final projects ot grade. I'll probably forget until next week. 🙂
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork oh. Okay, I completely understand
I'm sorry I instantly got triggered when you don't mention gintoki (gintaman) from tomokazu sugita list of work
lol Too many series to list. :-)
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork well great reviews btw I would love to see you reviews Kamen rider ooo (ozs) since the Anniversary is near
Not sure when I'll get around to OOO. It'll really just depend on when I'm in the mood to watch it.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork well I be sure waiting ,keep up the great reviews
@@erdyrahman4176 Eiji's death in ooo 10th movie
Watching the first time, I enjoyed it. 2nd time, I saw many problems and it made me hate it. And thats probably because Wataru.
Really? I thought Wataru is one of the best things. What did you not like about him?
I feel like Inoue wrote wataru to be a pansy. The whole love triangle towards when his 'girlfriend' dies and hes like, I'm gonna go back to the past to make sure I was never born. Although nothing against his actor.
@@vejokublue6984 That's the point though. He goes from scared shut in to hero over the course of the series. Wataru has some of the biggest amount of character growth compared to other main riders. I did not care for the going back in time thing though.
I also heard Seiji Takawa passed out couple times because of the kiva suit
@@vejokublue6984 I've heard the same, which is why he gets the Emperor suit by the halfway point.
Wake up fever
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Kamen Rider Alucard
I unlocked my... Alucard.
Why is Kiva considered a failure and suffered from poor ratings despite its solid storytelling?
Because it was? I don't know, ask Toei and Japanese audiences.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Why Japanese fans and Toei hate Kiva so much