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For myself, Kamen Rider W was and still is one of the good introductory shows because it carries the elements of a classic Kamen Rider show established during the Showa era but gives it a Heisei flavor to it. Shotaro and Philip together are the textbook Kamen Riders in that they each hold a tragedy/sadness of their own, be it the loss of someone close, originating from a place (or in this case, a family) of evil, but they run with it by putting on a mask and ride on to help those in need. It's this approach of taking a curse and repurposing it as a gift to benefit those around you that is I think what made the first generation of Kamen Riders from the 70s and 80s Kamen Riders, and this show making that point more obvious further cements the reason to start with this show to those unsure of where to begin after at least half a century of shows and movies.

The show really pays tribute to the early years of the series well. Aside from what I said about the origins of Shotaro and Philip, the choice of using green and black invoke to me the first two double riders, Takeshi Hongo and Hayato Ichimonji, aka Ichigo and Nigo, and the overall shape and form of the suit, though it may not be insectoid, have key design elements of the archetypal Kamen Rider design. Ryu is a nice tribute to both Kazuya Taki from the first show, an FBI agent who helped out both riders, and Shiro Kazami the protagonist from the second show Kamen Rider V3 by being an agent of a law enforcing entity, an eventual ally, and a rider whose tragedy involves the horrific death of his parents and sister. Lastly, Kamen Rider Skull is a nice tribute to what resulted during the culmination of the og Kamen Rider, Skullman, in that he was the catalyst for the titular rider to be born.

Anyway, those are my two cents and I hope you enjoy Fuuto P.I.