[Kamen Rider Die]

KAMEN RIDER CLUB MEETING – QUIZ: KAMEN RIDER URBAN LEGENDS!! EPISODE 08



First, nothing in this world will ever be loved as much as Miu loved that Salamander Kaijin; adorable, the glee in her eyes. Second, I matched Miu’s joy with watching Tomoko (and her partner, I don’t know who, some dead-weight) finally win a quiz and get to celebrate with her toy; addictive, that little triumphant smirk.

Finally, man, Ryuusei clearly did not like doing this! I understand that it's got to be hard coming on with Quiz 8 when everyone’s already used to rhythms of these bits of ancillary media, much like it’s tough to be the new cast member months into an established ensemble, but he was not good here. The “Thinking Time” segments were just dead air, as were all of the times the cast watched clips of Skyrider. He didn’t really goof around or try to entertain, which (judging from the rest of his career into the future) speaks to him being a more dedicated actor that doesn’t want to do much of the goofy side-project stuff, or at least not being too much of a natural when asked/ordered to participate.

I say that, and I think it's a defensible theory off of this installment, but I remember him being really good at hosting the stunt team talk show from the summer’s Net Movies? Maybe this one was rough because they filmed it too early after him getting hired, or maybe he just needed a bad one under his belt in order to do better next time, but this one was kind of a rough watch. Not my favorite quiz, despite being such a good one for Miu and Tomoko!

[Androzani84]

I like the callback with the Chameleon Man. Not sure it tops Shun’s mock offence at Stronger’s first foe being a kangaroo.

Anyway, quiz time. As pointed out, I played into the electric theme by making Stronger’s answer key AAA. Answers should be more random again starting here.

1. Skyrider has a unique attack known as the Rider Break where he crashes the Sky Turbo into a target. But what was the IRL inspiration?
A. Kids questioning why Kamen Rider didn’t use his bike more in battle.
B. The actor didn’t have a motorcycle license and crashed the bike.
C. Ishinomori and the director thought it would be cool.

2. In the show’s Christmas episode, the villainous plot involves disabling Hiroshi’s ability to transform. How do they achieve this?
A. They threaten the lives of hostages.
B. They use an EMP to disable his belt.
C. They spray black gunk into his rotor to stop it from working.

3. In the back half of the show, Hiroshi received occasional “help” from a mascot character in a cheap costume. But what was his name?
A. Gan Gan G
B. Handle Man
C. Musou Knight.