[ElConvoy]

Finally started to watch all the Rider shows and movies in chronological order.

Watched the first 13 Episodes of the 1971 Kamen Rider so far an I liked it. Its rough no doubt and not as polished as the Heisei Shows or some of the later Showa series. But it still has that kinda low budget charm a lot of Tokusatsu from that era has. Plus given that it was Toeis first attempt at this its a lot more forgivable for me that the effects are somewhat cheap and some of the camera angles can be pretty questionable.
What I really like about those early episodes is how they slowly introduce the Nazi connections Shocker has into the show. They dont tell you everything up front and keep it a mystery why they seek out old Nazi artifacts.

Takeshi Hongo is just a great protagonist. He is extremely charismatic and I like how he delivers his fear that with these new powers he can no longer safely be around humans. His supporting cast rocks too with Tachibana helping him understand his cyborg body and Ruriko helping out where she can. Yes she gets in trouble alot and has to be rescued but its because shes actually trying to fight shocker and not just sitting around worrying if Hongo can take care of it.

Next up is the introduction of Kamen Rider Nigou