Hahahah, sorry. With all this pandemic stuff and many good thing got postponed, i get worried easily.

it begins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y56V0RHYOg

And what a fantastic beginning it is!

Very much expected, but honestly, it's the best place to start us off.

Just watched it. The sub doesn't have any obvious grammatical errors. The action is quite decent even though the villains look tacky and I find people dissolving into foam to be a strange concept.

I will always fucking love that he flubs the first Rider Kick :lol
(Watch closely at 22:07)

Do you all think this is basically the highest quality version of Kamen Rider that exists? Direct from Toei themselves.

Part of me thinks they should've saved the first episode for the day it premiered 50 years ago.

I guess this is an indication previous deals with Shout won't hinder what they upload.

Now the second episode just dropped.

Makes complete sense we'd start with those. Guess I'll get to them shortly then!

I'm surprised that some of you haven't seen these early episodes before. I'm envious, in fact, because you're watching it for the first time, and you're in for an absolute treat! This stuff is just amazing! I'm really excited to read all your thoughts on these episodes.

Ryuki episode 1 out, guess they aren't going for chronology!

Ah we're just going in random order huh?

Not bad, I can dig it.

Ah Ryuki episode 1, it's been a long time. Hello again old friend.

Next up is Ryu---Amazon episode 1.

There is no pattern.

Die.

God this website needs a 'like' button :lol

I'm loving this. 71, Ryuki, Amazon, it's like they're specifically targeting just series I've either already watched or just watched the first episode of. My wild guess is that next will be Wizard, because that's another one I just watched the first episode of.

Nah it is gonna be Saban's Masked Rider. :lolol

Yep, it could do with a TFW style rework.

Atleast then we could all have a shared laugh.

Without irony, I genuinely enjoyed Saban's Masked Rider. :p

You are the first person I've ever seen say that. I unironically feel like you deserve a reward.

*wipes tears from eyes as she clutches award*

"Thank you. Firstly, I'd like to thank my parents for raising a child with no critical evaluation skills."

hahah.

I would like to see W be next on Youtube because I would love to revisit that show.

I think it'd be pretty funny if they uploaded an RX episode before a Black episode

I'm waiting for W because it's the one I want to share most with my friend group as I think it's the best chance at somebody wanting to watch it, however slim that really is..

Which is also why I'm still not thrilled we're just getting 1 or 2 episodes and not the whole dang show but I digress there...

Since I already watched Ryuki, gonna skip that, but guess I'll add that Amazon episode to my watch list. Finally adding more Rider reminded me too I never got around to watching Shin so getting through that right now.

I'm hoping they add Hibiki soon, because Hibiki is underrated (well, at least the first half).

They'll add all the main series eventually! What I'm more curious about is if they'll add...

Amazons - not really considered part of the main series
ZX, ZO and J - considered part of the main series, but as they're a single movie each you'd be uploading the entirety of their 'run'. As well, Shin is already on the channel
The First/The Next and G - both of the above

I actually do hope they upload G, since to my knowledge no one has actually subbed that yet.

No G's been subbed, I watched it last year. It's the best thing ever made

Then I need to hunt this down ASAP. Thanks!

We're talking G as in the sommelier of sommeliers? Good times. :lolol

Noticed something interesting, all three series uploaded so far have been ones that follow the tradition of spider themed first monster. If they keep going with those, what else might be next? I know Kuuga did, but I'm not familiar with what else

Having a spider as the first villain was always pretty much the standard in Rider shows, certainly throughout the Showa era. I must admit, I'm always surprised by the shows that don't feature a spider as the main antagonist in the first episode.

Damn, just watched it and Amazon is brutal for a PG show! If it aired now it would be PG13 most likely. Following this formula (or lack thereof) I feel like the next rider will be a heisei rider, preferably neo-heisei.

More don’t than do, thanks to the Heisei era, actually. Offhand...

-Kuuga did, although Mighty Form first debuted against a Bat (another staple Rider enemy, often the second).
-Agito didn’t, iiirc.
-Ryuki did, iirc.
-Faiz didn’t iirc.
-Blade definitely didn’t, the enemies for Episode one were Boar and Locust.
-I really can’t recall for Hibiki, but I don’t think so.
-I don’t think Kabuto did, but it would make sense with its trying to be an homage to Showa Riders.
-Den-O didn’t, though it did use a bat.
-Kiva did in its ‘86 parts, but it was a Horse in the ‘08 parts.
-I don’t confidently recall for Decade, either.
-W didn’t either, but we know that his ex-mentor, Skull, fought a Spider and Bat as his first enemies in the past.
-OOO didn’t, it was a mantis.
-Fourze didn’t either, though I don’t recall what constellation the first Zodiarts was based on.
-Wizard didn’t, it used a Minotaur.
-Gaim didn’t, it used the Black Tortoise, Genbu.
-Drive’s first on-screen baddies are the Roidmude’d base forms, which are themed after the ‘big three’ Rider enemies - Spider, Bat, and Cobra - but the main enemy for it is the Crush Roidmude.
-Ghost used Katana (Sasaki Kojiro) and Yari (Hozoin Inshun), no spiders.
-Ex-Aid had Salty, a fictional game-boss who was a snail-based chef.
-Build had the Needle Smash and Strong Smash, based on the Hedgehog and Gorilla.
-Zi-O had Another Build.
-Zero-One had...an extinct species of mantis, I think.
-Sabre had a Golem.

Wow. I wanted to unearth a treasure trove of spiders by doing that, but it turns out that the only ones I know of for certain are Kuuga, Ryuki and technically Kiva. RIP.
In any case, welcome! It’s always nice to see another girl around here!

Hibiki did! It was just a giant actual spider with a house on its head

Haha, this is where I reveal my absolute unfamiliarity with the Heisei era. :p Actually, looking at this list, these post-DCD shows, I don't think I've even seen a single episode of some of them.

As kurona said though, Hibiki absolutely has a giant spider in it. *shudder*

(also: thank you for the warm welcome, it's much appreciated! *high fives you*)