[DreamSword]

I have finished Skyrider and in the end... it was about what I expected.

That's not to say it's bad, but once you get to a little past the halfway point, you very much know what you're getting from that point forward.

There was stuff I did very much like though. Almost every crossover episode was alot of fun, and the double-twist with Admiral Demon and Hiroshi's' father was handled really well. Ontop of the the very impressive prop made for the finale.

As well, while he's no Imata for me, I did like GanGanG. He's not super hilarious by any stretch, but I found him to be a welcome presence whenever he showed up. Like Imata though, I can see how some might be annoyed by him, especially as the main symbol of the shift in cast once the halfway mark hits.

That also said... I didn't really notice that big of a shift, like how there is for other seasons? Like, sure, there are definitely some notable differences(Sailing Jump being relegated to the finale, a bunch of the cast getting changed, etc), but this isn't like, say, Black, where the entire tone and atmosphere changes after a given point. It all still felt on the same wavelength for me.

In the end, even though it's technically not one, I still prefer to think of Skyrider as the first ever Anniversary season for Rider, as it establishes alot of the beats that Rider crossover(season)s would follow in the future, kinda like how many say the first Secondary is Riderman. Thinking of it in that light also helps to make the show stand out more, as otherwise... it doesn't really have too much else to make it stand out for Showa, outside of like, Rider Break.

Also as a side note: One thing that's held consistent throughout the entire season is that Skyrider is weak to rocks, and that's just funny to me.

Overall, Skyrider is a solid season. Nothing spectacular, but nothing super wrong with it either. But that said, Super-1 is still my favorite Showa season currently. We'll see if that changes whenever I get to the other entries I haven't seen yet.

Whenever I decide to binge Rider next, it's gonna be Build. If nothing else, I am digging that Kikaider aesthetic.

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Oh, and as for how Bereke Scrubs did on their subs for Skyrider: Pretty solid, though not as good as their work on Super-1. There were noticeably more typos this time around, as well as them being indecisive on whether or not to put first or last names first. The MC flip-flops between getting called Hiroshi Tsukuba and Tsukuba Hiroshi alot. Still, quality work otherwise. Would recommend.