All Kamen Rider Intros ( 1971 - 2021 ) reaction and Ranking

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Great Saiyaman is actually a direct reference to Kamen Rider. And the Ginyu Force is a reference to Super Sentai lol There are a lot of Tokusatsu references in anime

Kamen Rider Shin, ZO, and J were a series of experimental films released in the 90’s while Kamen Rider was on hiatus. Being movies, they didn’t have openings, instead putting their theme songs during the end credits. That’s why there was a short series of ED’s.

Fun Fact: Both Kamen rider Decade and Kamen rider Zio are anniversary series to celebrate the Ten and Twenty years of Heisei era.

Kiva OP is just 👌🏻 Thank you for the video!

Some facts about each season, because I know way too much about Kamen Rider: The first Kamen Rider (themes: Let’s Go Rider Kick (there are two versions) and Rider Action) ran into a bit of production troubles during filming when the main character’s actor, Hiroshi Fujioka, shattered his leg in a motorcycle stunt gone wrong. Because of this, his character was written out of the show around episode 11 and a new character was quickly introduced to replace him as the second Kamen Rider until he could return. Kamen Rider V3 (theme: Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3) was the first Kamen Rider to be shown in the west in some capacity, as it (along with Kikaider and Himitsu Sentai Gorenger) was aired with English subtitles in Hawaii. Kamen Rider X (theme: Set Up! Kamen Rider X) was the second Rider to have his own weapon after V3’s secondary Rider, Riderman & his prosthetic peanut arm. Kamen Rider Amazon (theme: Amazon Rider Koko Ni Ari) was cancelled for being too graphic. EDIT: Check the comments; this one’s wrong. Kamen Rider Stronger (theme: Kamen Rider Stronger No Uta) is the last season where all of the previous Riders’ actors all appear together. Kamen Rider, also known as Kamen Rider 1979, Kamen Rider Skyrider, Skyrider, or The New Kamen Rider (themes: Moero! Kamen Rider & Otoko No Na Wa Kamen Rider) was intended to be a reboot of the franchise. It didn’t do too well. Kamen Rider Super-1 (whose theme doesn’t have a name) is the only season where the main Rider’s actor is a criminal in real life. Birth Of The 10th (theme: Dragon Road) was intended to be a pilot to a full ZX show, but as you can probably guess, it never really took off. Kamen Rider Black (which, again, doesn’t really have a theme with a real name) is called “Black Man” in Brazil, and I find that really funny. Black RX (again, theme doesn’t really have a name) is the first and so far only direct sequel to another Kamen Rider season. Shin Kamen Rider Prologue is the first of the three Showa movies. I also didn’t realize how weird the ending is until watching this, especially because of how out-of-context it appears here. ZO (whose end theme name escapes me) and J (whose end theme is Kokoro Tsunagu Ai) were intended to be a “new” version of the first two Kamen Riders. Oh, also J can grow to massive sizes. Not ZO though. I’m starting to get why the whole “new version of older Riders” thing never panned out. Kuuga (if you guessed that this theme also doesn’t have a name, you’d be correct!) was the first Rider season directed after the passing of series creator Shotaro Ishinomori. Agito (whose first theme isn’t really called anything but whose second theme is AGITO 24.7 Version) was originally intended to be a sequel to Kuuga, but beyond a few minor references in the first few episodes, it’s mostly its own thing. Ryuki (theme: Alive A Life) is a confusing mess chronologically, mainly due to the introduction of time travel and the questionable canonicity of its movie. 555 (theme: Justifaiz, alternately spelled Justiϕs) is, one, pronounced (and referred to by most people as) Faiz, which is a pun on the Greek letter phi and the word “fives”, and two, is the first major instance of multiple people sharing the same Rider form. Agito’s secondary Rider kinda did it first, but Faiz is the first time where it’s especially common. Blade (themes: Round Zero (Blade Brave) & ELEMENTS) is a goldmine of memes, including but not limited to Are You Really A Traitor, UWAAAAA, and the anti-homeless bench that makes everyone cry. I won’t spoil anything but there’s a reason for that last one. Hibiki (first theme is Kagayaki, no idea what the second one’s called) wasn’t initially intended to be a Kamen Rider, but was given the name later for reasons I don’t know. Kabuto (theme: NEXT LEVEL) is supposedly one constant 50-episode long reference to Kamen Rider Stronger. Also, the main Rider’s actor is bilingual (English/Japanese) which is all fine and dandy until you get this cursed-ass scene: https://youtu.be/AyBaO8yO7Qc Den-O (themes: Climax Jump & Climax Jump DEN-LINER Version) is the first (and no longer only) season to feature demonic possession as a main theme and plot point. Kiva (theme: Break The Chain) includes the first secondary Rider that could qualify as both a Heisei and Showa-era Rider. Decade (theme: Journey Through The Decade) is best watched if you haven’t watched Kuuga through Kiva before it. It’s also the only Kamen Rider season to get Toei, the company that owns and makes Kamen Rider, in trouble with the Japanese government. W/Double (theme: W Boiled Xtreme) is set up a lot like a detective drama story-wise, and was where the “monster of the fortnight” trope became prevalent, in which a monster will be introduced in one episode, then defeated in the next, which I honestly think is a better format for storytelling than the usual “monster of the week” formula that shows like Power Rangers use. OOO (theme: Anything Goes) is my favourite Kamen Rider season. All of the insert themes are awesome and the plot is absolutely stellar. Also Ankh is beautiful and I can’t wait to see him come back. That’s it, that’s the fact. Fourze (theme: Switch On!) was produced during the franchise’s 40th anniversary. It’s at this point where I realise I’ve spent about an hour writing this, and that I’m incredibly tired. Wizard (theme: Life Is SHOW TIME) is disliked by a decent amount of people. From what I’ve seen of it, it’s okay, but for some reason not a lot of people like this one. Gaim (theme: Just Live More) starts off fun and lighthearted but gets really fucking dark. Drive (theme: Surprise Drive) has a character named Mr. Belt who is (get this) a belt. Ghost (theme: We Think Therefore We Are) is the only season that I’ve watched all the way through in a month. I don’t think I’ll ever be okay again after doing that but oh well. Ex-Aid (theme: EXCITE) hits differently in *current year*. Build (theme: Be The One) is one of the best seasons of Kamen Rider in recent history. There’s also a fanfic out there where the final villain of the show fucks the show’s (inanimate) deus ex machina, a box from space. It’s... interesting, to say the least. Zi-O (theme: Over Quartzer) features the best character ever, Woz. He’s like Zi-O’s personal hype man. Zero One (theme: REALxEYEZ, not shown here) was unfortunately affected by the Pandemic, which drastically changed its ending. Still a great season though. Saber (theme: ALMIGHTY) was the first Rider to have a bike but not have a bike. Let me explain: Japan passed some sort of law before Saber premiered making motorcycles with basically any kind of modification to them not street legal, so Saber’s bike, Diago Speedy, appeared in a single CGI scene in the first or second episode and then was never mentioned again. Revice (theme: LiveDevil) is the current season and now the second to prominently feature demonic possession. Amazons (themes: Armour Zone & Die Set Down) were made for Amazon (the company) and are available to watch with subtitles on their version of Netflix. Masked Rider was a shitty adaptation of Black RX by Saban after Power Rangers got super popular. It had basically no budget and gave us the god-awful character of fuckin’ Ferbus. Oh, and the suit actor for Ferbus was apparently the same dude that played Mini-Me in Austin Powers. In fact, it was his last acting role before he passed away. What a way to end your career, am I right? Slight correction: it wasn’t his last role. I have no idea when or where I heard that but it’s not true. My bad. Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was really good but got fucked over by 4kids. The final episode didn’t even air on TV. It was just uploaded to 4kids’ website and quietly left to die. Also worth mentioning: SD Kamen Rider is a comedic anime featuring chibi versions of the Showa Riders up to Black RX. Kamen Rider The First & The Next were two darker movie reboots of the first two seasons of Kamen Rider (the original from 1971 and V3). Kamen Rider G was a movie made as a crossover/preview of Decade, and the main Rider uses wine to transform. Also, yeah, Kamen Rider is crazy popular in Japan. Like, more popular than Sentai. Power Rangers is to the West as Kamen Rider is to Japan. God damn, this took way too long to type. Great video btw.

Yeahh, been waiting for this video to pop out haha. Kamen rider songs always been a banger to listen

Been looking for a good quality reaction of kamen rider and this was it, good job guys

RX op: "this is a banger" you are damn right

Stan Lee and Toei co-produced the Japanese Spider-Man show around the same time as the first Super Sentai, both of which were inspired by Kamen Rider. The Japanese Spider-Man was the first show of this kind to use a giant robot in the plot, and that carried over into all later Super Sentai shows.

The ryuki opening is sung by the voice actress for ash Ketchum from pokemon in Japan.

"every girl is crying man we need to save them" I love this dude

been waiting for this reaction

24:55 funny enough, the one who sing ryuki's opening is also a japanese voice actress who voiced ash/satoshi in pokemon anime, her name is Rica Matsumoto

42:23 Ghost plot explanation: - Young Takeru Tenkūji is killed on his birthday by the Gamma (Eye Demon), but a mysterious hermit brings Takeru back to life and gives him the Ghost Driver and a Ghost Eyecon. The hermit tells Takeru that he has 99 days to collect 15 additional Heroic Eyecons in order to be brought back to life permanently, and he must fight Gamma as Kamen Rider Ghost to obtain them.

Subbed. Me and other people are always looking for that rare Kamen Rider reaction

Watching these openings brings back memories of my childhood. Rushing home from school just to watch my favorite Kamen Rider series. :))

kuuga(2000) is about someone using power from ancient civilization to fight monster agito(2001) is about god of light fragment fighting against angel & god of darkness ryuki(2002) is about 14 riders doing death battle royal using contracted monster from mirror world to grant wish for the winner

- 2009 decade, world destroyer who have power from previous rider to keep maintaining the balance of the main multiverse by destroying alternate universe - 2009 w, basically sherlock holmes but kamen rider - 2011 fourze, is about (astronot + highschool + friendship)

finally up again nice