Kuuga at 25: Retrospective Rewatch Project
 

Hi everyone,

A few weeks ago I decided to try my hand at writing about Kamen Rider Kuuga for it's 25th Anniversary. I'm 3 episodes in, and looking for ways to get it out to other fans and continue the discussion! Drops are 'usually' once a week (attempting to keep them close to airdate). Some other places like reddit didn't take kindly to firing a bunch of blog links into the void (understandable), and upon further reflection, a message board thread I could update with each drop makes a lot more sense.

So if you come across these, I hope they find you well, and I'd love to hear your thought on each episode throughout the course of this rewatch!

Each drop thus far:

Introduction: https://outerstevan.wordpress.com/20...-introduction/

Episode 1: "REVIVAL" https://outerstevan.wordpress.com/20...ode-1-revival/

Episode 2: "TRANSFORMATION" https://outerstevan.wordpress.com/20...ransformation/

Episode 3: "TOKYO" https://outerstevan.wordpress.com/20...isode-3-tokyo/

Thanks for your time!

Cool idea! Good luck in bringing it to life!

This does remind me that I need to get back to my Kamen Rider Kuuga rewatch at some point.

Episode 2 of Kuuga can be summed up as "Why you never let an auteur direct or produce a kid's superhero show" pretty much. :lolol

I finished watching Kuuga last year. And as much as I'd love to blab about the whole thing, I'll keep it brief:

I absolutely loved it!

I will elaborate more if I find the time to...

Always great to see people rewatching Kuuga! A quarter-century of Cool Guy is definitely a good excuse, but really, it's not like any excuse is needed at all. This show is just kinda eternal that way. Much like its title character, no matter how old it gets, it will still awaken from its ancient slumber when its power is needed again. :p

You misspelled ?always.?

Thanks for checking out the thread everyone!

We're picking back up with Episode 4, featuring a whole lot of murder, and Kuuga becoming a Rider in the conventional sense.

EPISODE 4 - "SPRINT": https://outerstevan.wordpress.com/20...sode-4-sprint/

Ahahaha:lolol

Real talk, so this bit of behind the scenes trivia, for those not familiar, Takatera who worked on the show had a chapel set built from scratch but he set it on actual fire for the epic transformation scene of the episode. Masashi Taniguchi known for GogoV, Kamen Rider Amazons, Kamen Rider Saber, and Ultraman Decker has gone on record at a press conference for I believe Amazons saying around the time GogoV was wrapping up production he saw the aftermath of the chapel set and asked one of the staff members what happened. :lolol
Keep in mind folks, Toei was ceasing production of Metal Hero shows and gearing up for Kamen Rider with Kuuga circa 1999 when GogoV and Robocon were the toku shows for Toei.

I love your idea.
That's amazing