The Kamen Rider ( Japanese: 仮面ライダー, Hepburn: Kamen Raidā, translated as "Masked Rider"), also known as simply Rider ( ライダー, Raidā), is a collective name referring to the eponymous heroes and numerous individuals of the series. Similar to its counterpart, each series focuses on a different Rider, a new set of characters and a different story set in its universe, though there have been multiple instances of past characters from previous Kamen Rider series crossing over to team up against a common foe. A common running theme in the franchise is that the Rider's power is derived from the same source and technology used by malevolent forces, thus forming a moral vow for the protagonists to use this power to fight against evil. The Kamen Rider franchise primarily revolves around the eponymous Kamen Rider, a superpowered vigilante who mostly resembles a grasshopper and rides a motorcycle, and their one-man war against an ever-larger malevolent force, usually a terrorist organization bent on world domination. Bandai Collectables, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco, distributes Kamen Rider merchandise in North America. īandai owns the toy rights to Kamen Rider in Japan and other Asian regions. The original series spawned television and film sequels and launched the Second Kaiju Boom (also known as the Henshin Boom) on Japanese television during the early 1970s, impacting the superhero and action-adventure genres in Japan. The franchise began in 1971 with the Kamen Rider television series, which followed college student Takeshi Hongo and his quest to defeat the world-conquering Shocker organization. Kamen Rider media generally features a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains, often known as kaijin ( 怪人, lit. The Kamen Rider Series ( Japanese: 仮面ライダーシリーズ, Hepburn: Kamen Raidā Shirīzu), also known as Masked Rider Series (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company (for Oronamin C) MBS/ TBS (1975–1989, from Stronger up to Black RX) More like a robot with Kamen Rider suits Nonetheless,this is still a good movie for Tokusatsu fans looking for a crossover kamen rider movie,just don't put too much expectation on it.A statue of Kamen Rider 1 outside of Bandai Corporate Headquarters in Taitō, Tokyo The Kamen Rider feels soulless,they don't speak,they don't act like the character they supposed to be in the series. They could make a better plot and better storyline if only the duration is much longer. I never know the reason why Tokusatsu movie duration is only around 1 hour and never actually reached 2 hours or even more. Another Kuuga supposed to look strong and scary but they make it looks like a PS2 video game character,the CGI for Zi-O's & Geiz's Time Mazine are also bad. Oh man,you wouldn't believe how bad the CGI in this movie were compared to the previous Kamen Rider series and movie,I don't even know why Toei's CGI went really downgrade in this movie. But I guess my expectation for this movie is way too high,I thought this movie would be the "Avengers Endgame" of Kamen Rider franchise,here are the reasons why I don't like it as a movie to end the Heisei era of Kamen Rider: -Really really bad looking CGI. The first time I saw the trailer of this movie I was REALLY REALLY hyped to see it especially when the movie was announced to be released in my country too. I'm a big Tokusatsu fans since i was a little kid,watching Ultraman,Kamen Rider or Super Sentai,but Kamen Rider always have a special place in my heart.
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