Kamen Rider Decade

[RedWolf]

Anybody else watching this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Decade

Premise

The story revolves around the nine previous universes of the Heisei Kamen Riders merging into one. To prevent this, Tsukasa Kadoya transforms into Kamen Rider Decade to protect his own dimension by defeating the other Kamen Riders

Mind you I'm not a fan of the Hesei era Kamen Riders but of the Showa Era Kamen Rider.

So I'm watching this with open eyes without the fanboyism of the previous shows.

What attracted me to it is the premise of a Crisis of Infinite Earths storyline.

Here's episode 1 though I'm pretty sure you can find a clearer one in Veoh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH47sQ0GKso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fg5poieSgo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YwgcWZGMCc

[azrael]

I call it a clever way of celebrating 10 years of Hesei-Riders.

Too bad the can't call back all the original actors for the Riders.

[RavenHawk]

I call it a clever way of celebrating 10 years of Hesei-Riders.

Too bad the can't call back all the original actors for the Riders.

And a great way to take advantage of how few people in Japan have probably read Crisis on Infinte Earths, or the current Final Crisis.

[areaseven]

Not liking the new Kamen Rider outfit at all, especially the use of pink.

[areaseven]

Here's a look at the Decadriver.

Edited March 7, 2012 by areaseven

[Hikuro]

Sort of sad that it's only going to be a 30 episode series, shortest Kamen Rider series thus far...but maybe that'll make way for a super awesome series next year?

[RavenHawk]

Sort of sad that it's only going to be a 30 episode series, shortest Kamen Rider series thus far...but maybe that'll make way for a super awesome series next year?

Really? I had just assumed that each one was 20-30 episodes per season, and next season was a new one.

I've never really watched more than a random episode here or there, just to explain my ignorance. Somehow, even though I love this kind of stuff animated, the live action just seems too... cartoony, I guess... for me. Plus, to be honest, those cards he uses just make me think of Yugioh.

I do love the transforming bikes though. Would love to see more of that.

[Hikuro]

Well the whole essence of this show is that Decade steals the power of other riders in a card form.

Usually each season lasts between 45-49 episodes depending on what's going on in television or sponsors etc.

Decade is to encounter atleast 10 different main riders, Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Blade, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva, etc from the last 10 years of the Hesei rider era...each rider takes atleast 3 episodes starting with Kuuga.

And it looks like Decade/Tsukasa if that's his name, travels using backdrops of his grandfathers picture studio...which is kind of cool.

[RedWolf]

Meet Kamen Rider G!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE76cypufIQ...re=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHwc8JPb4q4...re=channel_page

TV Asahi must be on crack.

[areaseven]

Links don't work, RedWolf.

[RedWolf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE76cypufIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHwc8JPb4q4

Now try it.

[azrael]

Meet Kamen Rider G!

TV Asahi must be on crack.

That is TV Asahi on crack. That's the host from Goro's Bar, Goro Inagaki.

[RedWolf]

3/3 of episode 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8fdIiRsuGk

Interesting that there is one rider left to fight Decade after the rider massacre in the prologue.

[areaseven]

It's been revealed that Saban Brands has recently registered the name "Power Rider". Most likely, Saban will adapt Kamen Rider Decade, as that series features a Shinkenger (Power Rangers Samurai) crossover. And most of us remember the last time Saban adapted a Kamen Rider title...

Saban Brands Registers "Power Rider"

[azrael]

It's been revealed that Saban Brands has recently registered the name "Power Rider". Most likely, Saban will adapt Kamen Rider Decade, as that series features a Shinkenger (Power Rangers Samurai) crossover. And most of us remember the last time Saban adapted a Kamen Rider title...

Saban Brands Registers "Power Rider"

Di-kei-do!!! Waitaminute.....how am I suppose to scream "Power Rider"?????

[Hikuro]

Could be just for that cross over though, not gonna explode yet. Stupid choice though.

[areaseven]

After years of ignoring this show, I decided to check out a few notable episodes. Quite frankly, I don't like Tsukasa at all. He is a pompous, arrogant prick who doesn't deserve to be called a Kamen Rider. If there's any reason for me to watch the whole series, it has to be Natsumi-chan.

The Decade/Shinkenger crossover in eps. 24-25 actually worked pretty well - mainly because the Shinkengers are a much more interesting bunch of characters and Decade really needed them to make the show watchable. As with current Kamen Rider and Super Sentai shows, both shows had their movies (Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: The Decisive Battle, respectively) play back-to-back in theaters. Here's a clip of the cast members interacting with the audience between the two movies. Kotoha-chan is so kawaii!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIUcRNSDomI

Perhaps the other saving grace of Decade is the return of Tetsuo Kurata as Kotaro Minami/Kamen Rider BLACK/Kamen Rider BLACK RX in eps. 26-27. He hasn't aged well, but it's great to see the original BLACK suit back in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKNidQZ8aVI