[coturos]

mmmmmmm maybe not kiva. wat i want to see is a series everyone can agree on as good, i say its ooo, wat do u guys think

[ryan]

Yeah, OOO is very enjoyable. I'm not really good at ranking the Kamen Rider series I've seen, I've really liked all of them, for different enough reasons that I can't compare them very well.

I rank Kiva and Den-O at the top, followed by Double/OOO, followed by Kuuga. Not sure where Ryuki, Kabuto and Fourze will end up on the list, not being finished with them, but right now I'd say Ryuki is up there with Double/OO and Kabuto with Kuuga. I really need to catch up on Fourze, so far behind.

[coturos]

all im thinking is... how's wizard gonna end up. with all the kiddyfying ive been seeing, i hope they back to the seriousness of kiva, or at least the equal balance of ooo

[Matrixbeast]

OOO is definitely a great series. It's easily my favorite ^^
As for Wizard, I'm not sure. I wouldn't call anything that's been going on "Kiddyfying" just because a series is goofy nor would I call a goofy series a kiddy series. For example, Den-O is wedged between Kabuto and Kiva, two relatively serious series, and, while eccentric, neither OOO or Double could fall into a "Kiddy" series.
Fourze isn't a serious show. But there really hasn't been much of a "Kiddy" trend, seeing as Den-O is really the only show to match Fourze in tone of late (And that was 4 years ago).

[coturos]

u got to admit, the seriousness has been dumbed down. ooo is my favorite series too ^v^ then its decade,kiva and den-o for third. then double is second to last and kabuto is last

[Matrixbeast]

But you're acting as if there's been a trend of the seriousness of the series declining, which isn't true. Fourze isn't a series series, but Double and OOO were. Until Wizard airs, this is just a one time thing.

[Dr Kain]

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I'm on episode 32 of Ryuki and I have to say I'm still loving it. Although I was really confused by the abrupt change of tone in episode 29 and 30...It almost felt like the writers said "Man...all this death and fighting and what not is depressing...let's do something WACKY and funny for a couple of episodes!" It was really jarring and I didn't really care for it. I know Ryuki has had some humor in the past but it was sprinkled here and there, not all at once in a whole episode (or in this case, 2 episodes). Thankfully episode 31 returned back to form and reinforced how much of a monster Ouja is (although there was still a hint that he has some humanity...maybe...probably not...)

Actually, that seems to be normal for any Kamen Rider series. Blade had episodes 30 and 31 that were really goofy, W had it with the Gene two parter (which might have been early 30s as well), and I even recall Kabuto having a set like that.

[Matrixbeast]

All the series takes a little break, especially if it's just after (Or sometimes, before) the game changer episodes of the late 30's/early 40's.

[Blade Raider]

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All the series takes a little break, especially if it's just after (Or sometimes, before) the game changer episodes of the late 30's/early 40's.

I agree, even Kuuga that almost never gets silly (Depending on how you view the character "Uncle") has "breather" episodes. The difference is that breather episodes these days get pretty silly and dumb. There's still some good ones, but Kuuga doesn't have a drastic tone shift in order to breath.

Really, Kuuga vs W is a strange thing. I started Kuuga soon after finishing W and it's almost a completely different kind of show, which is what I needed at the time. W was so good that current Riders just aren't as good when I tried watching them. They were only made 10 years apart, and yet Kuuga feels like it was aimed at an older audience than W. I'm not sure if it was a time slot change or just how much Japanese censorship has changed in 10 years, but they are two very different beasts. I'm use to seeing this from the Showa era (which I've seen little of), but not in the Heisei era.

PS For the record, I currently rank W as #1 and Kuuga as #2 on my best list. W only wins by a hair and I haven't finished Kuuga just yet.

[Den-O]

I know exactly what you're talking about Blade Raider. Den-O is a series that I hold near and dear. Seeing it, and then having watched Ryuki this month there is a huge difference. There's only a 5 year difference between the two. Ryuki is sad, depressing, dark, adult, and powerful. Den-O is comedic, fun, and a bit more kid oriented. It's crazy to think that those 2 shows are even closer together than Kuuga and W and the difference feels more staggering to me.