[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I don't even dislike this direction, I just dislike that it's Black. I would've loved to see an update to the Black design, or even an evolution like RX. This is just a Kamen Rider. A cool-looking Kamen Rider, but not Black.

Yes, it is the Black Sun. If it makes it easier to enjoy the show that way, just consider him another rider, who related to Black only by a similar name. In the end, this is not a direct sequel, where familiarization with the original series is mandatory, but what the director was inspired by watching it.
And by the way, this applies not only to Black. How often does a rider become not an ordinary Japanese guy, but a native from the jungle, who is hit by a big city almost more than monsters? And how often were designs as grotesque as Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos? Nevertheless, the remake just ignored this part for the sake of its own history, so as not to be just a pale copy with cosmetic changes.