[Jotaro Kujo]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Totally.

Gaim already looks to have more story and intrigue, as well. And unlike Ryuki, the mystery of where the powers come from is, well, a mystery.

You knew five episodes into Ryuki how everything in it operated? What the deal was with the Mirror World, and why the Advent Decks worked? And why the Rider War existed in the first place?

Didn't think so.

Gaim is being compared to Ryuki, mainly because the guy who is the head writer was the head writer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica, who also loved Ryuki. And when you compare Ryuki to Madoka, they are also very similar. Furthermore, the main director for Gaim is the same as in (Agito, Faiz, Den-O, Kiva, Decade, W, OOO and) Ryuki.

Even though we are five episodes in, there are a lot of similar things between the two, such as:
shadowy figure giving out the ability to turn into a Kamen Rider to a lot of different people
monsters from another "world" (so far, who knows where they're really from yet in Gaim)
each character using something to change their powers Lockseeds / Cards
main character reluctant to fight (well, has been reluctant once in Gaim, Shinji was always in Ryuki against other Riders)
someone(s) disappearing to start off the series

but there's also couple things that are different, such as:
seven Riders at this point as opposed to four, Bravo and Zolda both appear(ed)in episode six of their respective series
"Teams" as opposed to one against all (again, so far)
Beasts vs. Fruit for power source (and even then, the Lockseeds still summon Invess when not in a Driver)
Ancient Warrior & Fruits suits vs. Just random suits sorta monstery themed

The number of Riders being "set" is something that is up in the air at this point, in Ryuki it's "set" at 13, and SO FAR Gaim is "set" at seven (Sid says he has six Drivers to give away), but Zangetsu clearly breaks this mold being the seventh, and there definitely could be more, and definitely will be another form of Rider.

Simply, five episodes in with a few spoilers for later on, is much too early to tell how similar they are, but it is just fine to draw similarities between the two. There are similarities between every Kamen Rider series.