Original Fiction + Pop Critique
Kamen Rider Decade sees Tsukasa Kayoda's world on the brink of destruction. He and his friend Natsumi travel through the worlds of the 9 Riders to save their world. As Kamen Rider Decade, Tsuakasa can use the power of the other Riders.
Kamen Rider Shinobi wraps up with a one-two punch of slice of life warmth and foreboding hints at an overarching plot I doubt I will ever see closure on.
In addition to the review, I thought it would be fun to list all the ninja techniques I can think of and see what has been used in Kamen Rider Shinobi so far, as well as where I encountered them.
Get ready for me to talk about various tokusatsu shows as the wind blows me.
I remember a few years back before Gaim premiered, one fan with a large collection of Kamen Rider figures and memorabilia liquidated his entire collection as he rage quit the franchise. I couldn't help, but be amused by that over-reaction. I never wanted to be that guy, so I rolled with Zi-O as it didn't appeal to me, but I hung around and my patience has been rewarded.
Audio Only version of the video review of Kamen Rider Brain 01
Kamen Rider Drive just won't quit! This dark little detour sees Brain stepping into Takeshi Hongo's role and it's surprising enjoyable.
Kamen Rider Kiva features stained-glass vampires of with various animal forms who prey upon unsuspecting humans. It also features other humans, some in 1986 and others in 2008, who fight to stop the Fangires from draining the life out of people. It seems the folks in 1986 let a few slip away, but our agoraphobic protagonist with a superiority complex, Wataru turns into Kiva to shatter the ambitions and bodies of these creatures who stalk the night, and sometimes the day.
Imagin are invading the past to try to change the flow of time. Den-O must sop them. Hana, a mysterious young woman who rides on the DenLiner, a train that travels through time, pulls hard luck case Ryotaro into the conflict when she discovers he can become Den-O because is a Singularity Point.
Kamen Rider Kabuto follows a world bent on smacking around Kagami who works for Zect a group dedicated to the destruction of the Worm who kill people and take on their identities. Tendou Souji is the center of that world. He is chosen to become Kabuto.
I love Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider more than the others and I am so thankful for its existence. Some itty bitty Rider merch just lifted my spirits.
Kamen Rider Hibiki pairs up a callow youth with a charismatic and well-trained demon slayer. They cross paths and Asumu seems pulled into the action as Hibiki finds and fights demons who have been preying on people.
