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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Today I finished watching Kamen Rider Amazon!

But the show has alot more to offer. The story, as basic as it is, moves at a rather solid pace all throughout. The shorter run time means that the show never overstays its welcome. And in terms of overall themes, there's alot to do with friendship, communication, and the need for peaceful coexistence.

Yeah, it's the only Showa Rider show I've watched so far that has pretty much no connection to its predecessors, other than Tachibana and Garanda Empire which doesn't even show up until the second half. Of course, being my first Showa Rider show, it was still a unique experience for me and I enjoyed it for its own merits.

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The smaller cast also lent to many of them being alot more involved than your average Showa supporting cast. The biggest highlight being Mole Beastman, who is just an absolute delight the entire time that he's in the show. Heck, one of the major gripes I have with Amazon is how dirty the show does him towards the end. Why the heck hasn't he gotten a Seihou figure yet!?

I totally agree with everything said above about this guy. Mole Beastman was such a lovable sidekick and tomodachi for Amazon and the most tragic part of the show was when he performed a heroic sacrifice to gain the antidote for the poisonous fungi. I still remember Amazon crying his name in that fight.

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The only other downside I'd throw at the show is that I felt the villains were rather lackluster in comparison to many other Showa baddies.

What about Jyumenki's design though? I imagine he must've scared a lot more kids than any of Great Leader's incarnations.

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But again, atleast they didn't overstay their welcome like, say, General Shadow in Skyrider.

You mean either General Monster in SkyRider, or General Shadow in Stronger.

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So, yeah. I don't think I'd call Amazon my favorite Showa season(that'd still be Super-1 currently), but I had alot of fun with it, and I'd put it high up on the list.

I ranked it highly as well, in third place below V3 and Stronger. Still haven't got to Super 1 yet as I'm currently prioritizing my Sentai and Metal Hero backlog.

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The next time I'm feeling a Rider show, well, with all the seasons I've seen, I think it's about time I tackle the season that to this day I still hear fans herald as the greatest the franchise will ever see, with nothing even remotely coming close to how it good it was ever since it aired.

I hear that break dancing might be involved too.

Popular and breakdancing.... Obviously you must be referring to Kamen Rider Den-O!