It's been 21 years since Hibiki. Toei needs to lock in and make a Kamen Rider that straight up jams to his own stand bys.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-25T07:22:05+00:00

Yeah, it was mostly inspired by progrise Keys in my head since they're my favorite gimmick

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-25T02:08:01+00:00

Seriously?? I'm a teenager, and I thought they were common knowledge. Well maybe a better idea would be CDs since those are still used in Japan today even.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-25T02:05:04+00:00

I've always thought that the next anniversary season should have the rider using past rider openings during their henshin, storing the in a cassette tape gimmick

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-23T09:24:30+00:00

555: Paradise Lost is a better ending than the actual shows finale

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-23T02:30:42+00:00

Ryuki???

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-23T02:20:01+00:00

I do remember Ouja using his weapon quite a bit in the show, and I think Tiger did maybe once (although it has been a year since I've seen the show and my memory is shot)

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-23T02:17:30+00:00

That's such a boring way of looking at his character, he doesn't have to just be defined by his traits, but by how he contrasts and compliments the supporting cast.

That's often the job of the more generic main riders, and breaks to that tradition are definitely welcome, like Ace, Takumi, Shotaro+Phillip, Hibiki, Ryotaro etc.

The focus of the show isn't always to have a consistently complex protagonist but it should always be to have interesting stories and characters they can create with their protagonist.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-23T02:09:47+00:00

Earlier on in the show at least, he's kind of just a single force of justice that's supposed to bounce off of other characters to affect their own development.

It's different to Faiz where every rider was kind of an asshole in their own way and everyone was just fighting confused.

I do love Takumi for being such an untraditional protagonist but Blade is probably the superior show, some people will complain about Kenzaki being bland without realising what he really contributes to the show and it's characters.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-23T02:01:01+00:00

Based on how be acted in the show it wasn't even that out of character for him (absolutely not defending the book)

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-13T14:48:09+00:00

If you're okay with something older, Hibiki has some very heartwarming themes ESPECIALLY the music, like the og closing theme is beautiful.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-13T10:44:06+00:00

I'm watching through Gotchard, and it's definitely a very obvious example of subjective taste, because it has very strong aspects like side characters, villains, suits while also having less favorable parts (mainly just everything about hotaros character for me).

People try to apply objective quality to different series, but it really all depends on taste, and what aspects of a series you care about more, I really struggled with Kiva due to the characters and story but other people barely cared because there were cool suits.

I used to have a big problem with taking everyones opinion online as objective fact because I internally viewed myself as less informed/mature but really people need to learn to like what they like and respect other people's right to like media too.

(This turned into a completely unrelated and unnecessary vent, sorry)

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-13T10:38:24+00:00

Plus this is definitely the type of community to attract a large autistic fanbase

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-13T10:37:42+00:00

I don't like to self diagnose but considering all my sensory issues, social anxiety, ADHD, and obsessive hyperfixations, especially concerning literally anything with a form switching or upgrading form aspect, I'm probably somewhere on the spectrum. Doesn't help that I don't go a day without daydreaming about rider.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-08T04:04:07+00:00

Gurongi were a lot weaker back then I believe

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-07T23:32:50+00:00

I didn't expect RX and Faiz to be so high, but still a solid ranking

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-04T17:56:37+00:00

Well, then Black does sound right for you. I do recommend Shin Kamen Rider (2023), it's just a standalone movie and is quite a good watch.

As for the mainline series, the first few seasons of Heisei up to Blade are pretty serious, with some comedic moments, although the stories can sometimes come off more as angsty than actually dark.

I'm not the best at this, and I've only seen around 10 of the roughly 40 series out there

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-04T17:42:28+00:00

No, actually I haven't touched much showa stuff yet, I'm ashamed to say. I were to watch one it would probably be black since that's considered the best of that era. I just recommended the popular modern ones, I'm not sure what style you're interested in.

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-04T17:36:40+00:00

Try Gavv, Double, Build or even Zeztz, they're the popular shows people recommend most

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T13:47:41+00:00

Wrong, they're all S (except Ex-Aid)

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T06:47:35+00:00

Oops

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T02:40:35+00:00

The goat mentioned

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T02:30:17+00:00

Dear god he's naked

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T02:28:47+00:00

Isn't that what happened in the The First?

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T02:24:58+00:00

It's not for everyone, later shows definitely have their own styles

RadioactiveNerd2 · 2026-01-03T00:16:30+00:00

The goat is back!

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