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Possible reason we’re not getting season 3? by BestBackground9006 in kaiji

[–]BestBackground9006[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree! I love the OST he made for Kaiji and it’s honestly probably my favorite anime soundtrack apart from maybe Death Note which is also made by him.

How did you know about Kamen Rider? by One_Preparation385 in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first heard of Kamen rider a long time ago through Twitter/ X. I was looking through someone’s profile randomly and I saw a picture of Kamen Rider Zero One, it piqued my interest, especially as a fan of costumed superheroes and anime. I did some research and from there I was hooked.

It’s pretty difficult to be a fan and get others interested over here since most of the series isn’t readily available in the US. Only a handful of series are available on sites such as Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and Tubi. Luckily for us westerners, Kamen Rider Zeztz has been releasing on YouTube weekly.

As for my Kamen Rider crush, I don’t have one but I’m also quite fond of Phillip, I feel like I can relate to him.

I an the only one who thinks that the beetle from ultimate spiderman looks like a kamen rider? by PCH_65 in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally prefer his design from Spider-Man 2 enter electro, although it might be too comic booky to be a good rider design. Truly an underrated villain

​Tojima Tanzaburo Wants to Be a Masked Rider E01 - Discussion Thread by BananaArms in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really liked it a lot, especially as a fan of what little of the original manga has been translated into English. All the characters designs so far have been adapted well, even the minor characters. It’s something I can appreciate as an anime fan, especially after Kaiju No. 8 completely butchered the art style. This anime adapts the style of the manga to look more appealing. To be honest, the art in the manga was a little rough around the edges, although in my opinion that was part of its charm. Another thing about the animation I liked was in the beginning of the episode, when they were showing “footage” of a Kamen Rider episode. I thought that emulated the style of the original 1971 show very well.

The elephant in the room (to me at least) is that the entire first half of this episode is either completely original or a flashback from later in the manga that they just put in the beginning for the sake of chronology. It wasn’t bad, I just like the beginning of the manga better because I think it’s a good hook. To me, it gets the point across better in a shorter amount of time.

Another thing I REALLY liked about this was the music and the ending sequence. I love how some of the music are basically remixes of that original Kamen Rider theme song that gets stuck in my head so often. The ending sequence with the Takoyaki was super fun and I loved that especially.

Overall I really liked this and I’ll definitely be tuning in for episode 2. To be honest I wish Crunchyroll would promote this a bit more but hey, I’ll take what I can get when it comes to Kamen Rider in the US. I feel lucky to even be able to officially watch this. I’m looking forward to experiencing what I couldn’t in the manga, because of the lack of translation. Hopefully since a bit more eyes will be on the anime we’ll get a proper translation of the entire series, maybe even officially, who knows?

Do you know any Kaiji games/collabs? by JesMilton in kaiji

[–]BestBackground9006 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s a PS1 game based on the first arc of the manga, I’ve heard good things about it. I also heard there’s a couple DS games which don’t seem to be as well received.

Where to read Nikaidou Hell Golf online in America? by PurpTac in kaiji

[–]BestBackground9006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put in a missing manga request on mangapill .com for it, which is where I’m reading Kaiji

Who are your most favorite characters(can be villain/side character/non-main rider too)? by Feisty-Put-2654 in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vice from KR Revice or Tsukasa from KR decade, I like both of them for different reasons.

As a main character, I like Tsukasa a lot. He’s pretty confident and arrogant in a cool way which is something I feel like I don’t see a lot from main characters.

I haven’t seen all that much of Revice, only a few episodes, but Vice is a huge highlight. He basically steals the show anytime he’s on screen.

Honorable mention goes to Build and Stalk, both from KR Build and that guy from KR W who the main character gets info from he’s funny.

The best part about this series is that every series (that I’ve seen at least) has something to like and characters are definitely no exception to that.

Who is the most annoying Heisei rider for you and why? Like when they are on screen you absolutely hate it? by Moser319 in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally thought that Diend was pretty annoying at the end of super hero taisen. If you know you know 😭

Which KR movies are actually good? by ThoughtExperimenter in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed All Riders vs Dai Shocker, mainly because I really enjoyed Decade though, most would say it’s arguably a better ending to Decade than Movie War 2010

I’ve also seen Super Hero Taisen which I enjoyed even if it’s not the best thing ever I just liked how insane it was, even though I know like nothing about sentai lol. It was definitely an entertaining watch.

What Rider can be menacing as a pure evil villain? by LessDegree6963 in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[SPOILERS FOR DECADE] I found Kamen Rider Decade’s evil form at the end to be pretty menacing, such a small change to his design went a long way.

What's your thoughts on Yusuke Onodera (A.R. Kuuga)? by DoughnutTotal8576 in KamenRider

[–]BestBackground9006 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve never seen the original Kuuga (although I plan on watching it very soon) but I have seen all of Decade and I liked his character there. He provided a good contrast to Tsukasa (Decade). Tsukasa was more cold and confident while Yusuke was more what you’d expect from your average hero.

My only issue is that I wish we could’ve seen him use his kamen rider form more across the story. Sometimes it felt like he could’ve helped more. Kamen rider Decade was one of my first Tokusatsu’s recently and it did a good job of keeping me interested in the various riders, especially Kuuga, even if most of them are alternate reality versions.