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02-04-2018, 05:50 AM | #1 |
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Back in 2003, the Kamen Rider for that year was a cool mysterious young man who fought to protect the dreams of others by wearing a suit of armor thanks to a flip phone and a belt and fighting against the Orphenochs. Fast-forward to 2018, Kamen Rider Faiz, the 4th Heisei Rider show, celebrates its 15th anniversary by announcing a collaboration event with Sanrio's Hello Kitty in SANRIO EXPO 2018. On the day of this announcement, actors of the show Kento Handa who played Takumi Inui/Kamen Rider Faiz and Kouhei Murakami who played Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa(and recently Bud/Zyuoh Bird in Zyuohger) graced the stage with their prescence. Handa said he "could not be any more happier" and Murakami claimed the event to be "cute".
A total of 22 types of merchandise will be sold such as tote bags and keychains,etc on May 2018. referenced from Mainichi Shimbun(URL: https://mainichi.jp/articles/2018020...0m/200/021000c )
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02-04-2018, 07:52 AM | #2 |
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MaiDigiTV have posted up the videos of the announcement.
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02-04-2018, 12:31 PM | #3 |
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Well, say what you will about Kamen Rider, its versatility as a brand impossible to argue against.
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02-04-2018, 12:34 PM | #4 |
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I do not get Faiz's enduring popularity. It had some cool suits, but the show itself was such a melodramatic clusterfuck.
Also, I am so envious of Kento Handa's hair. Last edited by Switchblade; 02-04-2018 at 12:37 PM.. |
02-04-2018, 01:05 PM | #5 |
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Nothing says whiplash like a Faiz x Hello Kitty collab.
Pairing up something as cute and fluffy as HK with something as dark and depressing as Faiz is practically joke-worthy. |
02-04-2018, 02:33 PM | #6 |
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02-04-2018, 04:29 PM | #7 |
さあ, 海賊の時間だ!!
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LMAO. I don't understand, but I love it!
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02-04-2018, 04:32 PM | #8 |
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Welcome to Sanrio. They'll crossover with everything and anything.
Godzilla Transformers Evangelion KISS Faiz is just another to add to the list. The shirts they've made for this promotion though are gorgeous and I need them.
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02-04-2018, 05:25 PM | #9 |
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What? I mean, I love it but... what?
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02-04-2018, 07:36 PM | #10 |
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I think one of the reasons it endured this much is that the main cast continues to communicate with each other like Hurricanger, Dekaranger, and Blade's cast, and people like Murakami embrace the memes and have fun with it themselves such as Kaixa day. As far as I can remember he has been consistant with that thing. Also Handa is a well-known celebrity in Japan post-Faiz as he garnered further popularity and attention as the young handsome celebrity with a love for classic Japanese pop music during the Showa era and also does not shy away from his toku background when brought up during variety shows, etc. And despite the narrative not being tidy enough the characters and gimmicks were popular looking back now.
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