Decade, Faiz, Kabuto.

<---will die on a hill defending Faiz...

for me its a toss up between..

Faiz- the show is just plain awful almost every character is a brooding a-hole, and the show just drags on and on forever

Kiva- okay if you had a hard time following Decade because of the world switching then you should also hate Kiva, its so hard to follow because of that switching thing, not to mention Wataru is just boring

Wizard- the show for me started off good but the terribly boring and one dimensional characters and the ridiculous goofiness at stupid points just killed what couldve otherwise been a pretty decent show

I wont include Hibiki because the show is just completely off the wall because it wasnt originally a Kamen Rider show. but I have tried 3 times to watch it and cannot get past the first episode no matter how hard I try

and I wont say Decade because I *gasp* actually really liked Decade, yes it has its faults but its not as bad as some make it out to be

I don't think Kiva really had any "switching" per se, it's just that it would introduce plot points, drop them and never explain them. I personally like Wataru as a character.

Kiva had that era switching thing, it constantly confused the crap outta me cause they were almost always random as hell

Oh yeah, that. I don't know, it never really bugged me, but I can see how it could get confusing.

I'm gonna have to be the second then (unless someone else in the thread did as well, haven't read it all then).

Wizard was my first, and I ended up liking the seasons I watched over the course of its run much more.

I'll have to say Wizard too. I'm sure there are worse shows out there, but right now that's easily the one I've had the least interest in for the most part.

Wizard is really hard to finish. I'm at episode 34, I think? And I just don't have the willpower to get through the last run of episodes. I just don't.

The last run are some of the best ones, so if you've managed to get that far I say keep watching.

But watching Haruto is paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaainful...

He gets better.

I can only try >_>

I think Wizard was much easier to watch than Kiva or Decade. Those two literally gave me a headache. Which is a pity, since I think Natsumi and Wataru are really adorable characters...

There is only one Kamen Rider I would call the worst...and he made sure I will always remember him -.-

onore, dikeidoooooooo!

KUUGA!

ALL OF MY HATE.

Seriously Kuuga is the first toku series I utterly despise. Introduced as the second coming, Kuuga was an unnecessarily mean spirited slog of shit characterisation, terrible action sequences and painfully bad storytelling. Kuuga doesn't have a single redeeming quality.

Convoy... The stage is yours.

Of every series I've seen, whole or in part, I'd have to say it's Kuuga. Definitely Kuuga. I honestly cannot think of one positive thing to say about the show at all.

No need for that.

They dont like it so whats the point in arguing about it.

What would be the point of that? Everyone likes different things.

It was a joke dude. No need to get defensive about it

I vote Hibiki, simply because it was never supposed to be a Kamen Rider Show.

Hibiki was always meant to be a rider show. The whole "was changed the last minute" thing is just a rumor and a stupid one at that. The production schedule on Rider is so strict that things like that would never work.

I'd still vote Hibiki. But not near the top of the bad list. I did enjoy Hibiki and the Seven Oni movie, just not some of the show.

Im gonna get a lot of hate for this, but for me its Gaim. The suits just do not do it for me, and i know that it gets better after episode 5. i just cannot stand the fruit theme in the slightest.

What the fuck?!

Kidding, Kidding :lol I can understand it.

Not even the awesome theme song?

I didn't get defensive. I just asked a simple question.

The awesome awesome theme song. No Feah! No Pain!

I like these guys.

I skipped the intros as for some reason they always rammed them with spoilers.

I've never watched a series I didn't enjoy, but if I had to say which was the worst series I've seen...I'd have to say Faiz. I enjoyed it and it had a lot of great things going for it(characters, the mystery of the orphanage) but it was just bogged down by the terrible pacing, over reliance of miscommunication for the plot to even function, weak ending, huge plot holes(seriously the Lucky Clover keep having a hard time finding Kiba when he is staying in the apartment Smart Brain is PAYING FOR) and pathetic main villains. Say what you want about Wizards villains not moving the plot forward at least they had Phoenix and Sora and when Wizard beat the Phantoms they replaced them with stronger ones, unlike Faiz who kept using Lucky Clover even after they not only always failed at their missions but even started to lose to the heroes and have to retreat.

On the other hand I understand the problems have with Decade but honestly I had no problem with it and enjoyed it a lot. Maybe it's because I went into it knowing it's reputation and expected a nonexistent plot and unsatisfying ending, and was surprised to find I was actually satisfied with it. I watched All Riders after the Amazon episodes and just placed the movie their in my head cannon and then watched the movie right after the last episode and it was just the conclusion I felt worked for a show like Decade.

I LOVE Tsukasa, he might not be my favorite 'Kamen Rider' but he is one of my two favorite characters in Kamen Rider(the other being Ankh). I love his dry sarcastic humor and the fact he is just such a jerkass(though at the end of the day will fight to help others). He is my favorite type of comedy protagonist, like Black Adder if he had supper powers. The rest of the supporting cast were fun as well. I expected a fun plotless tail about a group of people traveling to different worlds(and introducing me to some of the ideas used in Kamen Rider) and fighting monsters in suits and I was not disappointed. It wasn't the best idea for an anniversary special but it was the first Kamen Rider I saw so that didn't bother me at all. And even now after seeing seven other Kamen Rider series I still enjoy it for what it was. Then again I don't really judge the series on whether they are good 'Kamen Rider' shows, since all I've seen have so many differences it's hard to pin that down. I love intricate plots but sometimes I just want a show to shut my brain off and enjoy. And Decade is that.

.... I gotta watch Faiz :eyebrow

If everyone hates it, Sentai will love it!

I'd say go for it ^-^ While it has too many weaknesses for me to ever call it a 'good show' I do not regret watching it at all. There is a strong main cast and the focus on character interacts instead of the fighting helped make you really care for them. Kiba is an awesome character and Kusaka is just so delightfully deranged. It also had subtler humor that is rare in neoheisei shows.

That's one of the reason Kuuga is my favorite Kamen Rider. The 'supporting' cast was just as important as the rider when it came to the plot, screen time, and character development. Which is the thing that bugs me about NeoHeisei shows, I don't want a show about one or two cool and important characters surrounded by nothing but comic relief characters/characters that have no impact on the plot. But that seems to be the way Kamen Rider is handled now a days so there's no point in gripping about it.

We've been joking about this yesterday because Convoy really likes Kuuga and we had a discussion of what show every Heisei Rider-Fan might like. I was just referencing to that, so kind of an inside joke- sorry for that ;)


As for the topic... I think every Rider season has some good and some bad points. I mean, I honestly like Kiva and Wizard, despite my opinion that both of them were terribly written. In the end, it's up to personal preference which show one considers worst and which one's the best. Though I guess by being objective, we should find some kind of consensus... but apparently we don't xD

If you're anything like me you'll love it but I am a very biased Kamen Rider fan, and love everything I've watched.

Fourze was my first series (not counting dragon knight) and I loved it.
I also LOVED Kiva Decade and Wizard.

The only series I've seen so far that I didn't like was Kabuto and I guess because it looked unappealing and I didn't like Kabuto's design.

I've only watched three ride shows but, I will have to go with Fourze and I didn't finish it yet, I might after W but I have been thinking of doing Ryuki instead.

Watch Ryuki. I enjoyed Fourze, it was the first season I watched start to finish (since Wizard, which is the season that got me into the franchise, was ongoing at the time I watched Fourze), but if you weren't already liking it the later episodes aren't going to win you over. Ryuki is far and away my favorite season and I won't hesitate to recommend it to anyone interested in watching it. Not the first season I'd recommend to someone getting into Kamen Rider as a whole, but definitely one I feel most should eventually look into.