It would still be Kamen Rider, but made in the US. It would be no different how the US did with Godzilla.

Well if that Blue Beetle show ever sees the light of day...

Bad comparison. EVERYONE knows the cultural phenomenon Godzilla, Kamen Rider is a very niche franchise and would need brand recognition from traditional fans

I think this should have been in the "Sensical Rider Opinions" thread.

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Sensical Rider Opinions

1. Maybe try not eating a bunch of candy before watching.
2. It isn't, really. I think they were still trying to figure out which direction to go and, at the time, trying to connect the series seemed the way to go.

Silly Rider Opinions

Ya gotta slow down on the candy, son...

I think that'd be cool. Honestly though, I think it'd be cool to use the footage from one of the crossover movies to give a Rider a cameo appearance in PR. Ninja Steel will probably be the last time they could do that though, since after Ninninger the crossovers are just the Rider showing up for one fight scene.

Not really. In fact, I think it'd be better that way because if they took any liberties, it wouldn't upset as many people. Though, I'd rather they stayed true to the original.

:lol, I’ve always known I was weird so the fact that I ♥ Kiva shouldn’t have been a shock.

But at that point why bother paying Toei for the licensing? as Annuga said Godzilla's an icon here too Rider is not.

If you're just going to do your own thing you're better off making something from scratch.

Something can be obscure and still work well. Comic book characters like Blade and Guardians of the Galaxy are not very well known outside of the comic book fandom and they did fine. With a original American Kamen Rider show, you can show people that it is not Power Rangers and something different.

As long if it's good, people will enjoy it.

Because I forgot about licensing fees :lol

Maybe for a film or something it'd be cool and worth it though.

If you're not using any of the props or costumes it's not Kamen Rider it's just a name.

Nobody in their right mind is going to pay licensing costs for just a name for something as obscure as Kamen Rider and ignoring that American superheroes like Iron Man,Ghost Rider,Blue Beetle and Spawn have already covered Rider's themes and are far easier to sell to Americans.

Blade and GOTG may have done their own takes on the characters but they were still the characters from the books.

And Blade and GOTG got made in the first place largely to cash in on popular movie trends at the time vampires in the 90s and comic book heroes now.