[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Wait till you see Kamen Rider BLACK and Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue. Plenty of Kleenex boxes will be required.

That said, a very common element in Kamen Rider shows is that it is mostly a story of a person who uses the forces of evil to fight said evil despite the struggle. Not all shows are like that, but most of them are and I think it is something I don't mind seeing be regurgitated over and over again.

Yeah, I just did Build and that was a big part of that one, too. Seems like a pretty common theme for Kamen Rider to explore.

This is probably a much bigger thing than I can do justice to right this minute, but one of the things I found interesting watching Kamen Rider as an American superhero fan is that the one of the core principles is "with great responsibility comes great power", inverting the standard American superhero paradigm. American heroes receive power, then have to prove their worthiness. Riders are generally (that I've seen) men who demonstrate their selflessness, their heroism, and then receive power because of it. It's a fun difference, as an American viewer.

(A lot of it has to do with another difference between Japanese and American superheroes, the way American exceptionalism is discarded in favor of deference to the group, but that's, yeah, a much bigger topic!)

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Originally Posted by catwhowalks

I like to do things in order. I suspect I may be high functioning autistic and that kind of always doing things in order thing is typical. It really never occurred to me to do otherwise. Would have started with the original Kamen Rider if there were subs for everything, but Kuuga was where the unbroken line of subs started, so there I started.

That's an interesting way to approach the franchise! I can't imagine starting the whole thing with the first show.

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Originally Posted by KaijuUltraFan

I wasn't trying to spoil anything (I hope I didn't), just addressing the overall tone of the show to me mirrors the Original Rider in some ways and that's part of the appeal.

Also Rising Ultimate Kuuga is probably one of the most powerful out of all the Riders, and he looks super cool.

Yeah, I can see how Kuuga would hit that Showa sweet spot for a lot of fans.