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12-26-2017, 06:14 AM | #14981 |
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I've started to watch Kamen Rider Super-1 on a whim since it's one of the Showa Riders I knew next to nothing about, I'm now 5 episodes in and happy to report that I love it.
It's just so simple and fun. It will never win any award for great story-telling or character development (although I'd like to be proven wrong) but it just feels right to me. I pop one episode every other day and am entertained enough to keep going. I like how the setup is different yet similar to most Showa Riders, our hero is transformed into a cyborg but this time out of his own free will and with no relation to an evil organization, he's rebuilt as a cyborg to be a better astronaut, a new-age human who can survive in space. The evil Dogma Kingdom only comes in after the work is done and tries to kidnap him. What follows is rather interesting though: Our hero, Kazuya Oki, can't transform right away. The science institute that rebuilds him and helped him to do that is gone thanks to Dogma, so in order to find his way to transforming into Super-1 again he trains with Shaolin Monks. This is something I really liked, it not only explains to us why our Rider is so badass at fighting (he learned from the best) but also gives him as a character a journey towards becoming a hero that is worth watching. In fact, there is a lot of un-transformed fighting scenes and also a lot of different fighting styles which makes this more interesting to watch than the usual battles against grunts and monsters. I also love the Five Hands. It's the perfect compromise between form changes of later Riders while also keeping the base suit relevant. And the variety of powers Super-1 has at his disposal thanks to the different hands is really cool. I also quite like how Super-1 has a base where he needs to go to check-up on the mechanics inside his body. It not only makes sense but grounds our hero a bit as he sometimes does have malfunctions that then need to be taken care of. The characters are rather bland and we have a complete idiot who brings the "comedy" to the table but I don't mind really. It's all just a frame to get the plot of the week moving and have Kazuya and his gang help resolve it. Speaking of plots, the Dogma Kingdom is rather ambiguous, even for Rider-villains. So far they wanted to build a city made out of gold, open a museum with the best art around and, wait for it, kidnapped beautiful people and paired them up so they can produce the perfect offspring to live in their kingdom. Summing it up like that sounds halfway interesting, but what they effectively do is have their spider-monster sack random couples and then let them do the silliest tests in order to see who fits which partner best. Said tests include hanging from the ceiling long enough, being blasted with loud sounds and (my favorite) being locked in cages and hit with a giant fan and a hose. To simulate a storm. Those Dogma guys are so fucked up. I'm incredibly tempted to open a Dogma-style dating site. Although I'd probably go to jail for the rest of my life because of it So, all in all, it's just mindless fun so far and I don't hate it. I might get tired of it sooner than later but I try to regulate my consumption of it so I only watch more when I really want to. I would recommend giving it a try. The only thing that I was quite sad about was to learn that Kazuya Oki's actor is a giant asshole who used his Kamen Rider fame to rip-off fans... geez.
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12-26-2017, 06:17 AM | #14982 |
Sky Henshin!
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Yeah I have heard negative things about Kazuya's actor too. It is weird to learn about the Yakuza news too. He was one of the ones I'd love to see return because Super-1 is such a great series and great rider. Though, if he is not the greatest person and you know him being on the run too, then I can see why they wouldn't.
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12-26-2017, 06:24 AM | #14983 |
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SkyRider Episode 51: This was pretty similar to the last episode; however, it was done much better. I did enjoy seeing Ringbear use his manipulation headbands on Admiral Demon and see him attack the minions, just a fun moment. Hiroshi beating the programming and not attacking the kids, I loved so much. It shows that his heart and beliefs are more powerful than evil’s control. Also, it was great to see the kids thank him as well. The fight scenes were great and showed how durable and tough SkyRider is, as well as, showing how crafty and confident he is too. 3 episodes left and the other Riders show up too. I am going to miss this series, but just want to watch more of it.
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12-26-2017, 06:24 AM | #14984 |
Dai Shogun
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He never gave the money back and refused to appear in court, but there's a screenshot of a television show floating around where he is seen performing Dogeza. Him being missing is probably a sign that he fucked around with the wrong people. |
12-26-2017, 11:31 AM | #14985 |
I have a problematic type
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I don’t know what it is about Super-1, but I’ve never been able to get more than a couple episodes into it.
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12-26-2017, 11:57 AM | #14986 |
Dai Shogun
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You know how Black is a really wild ride at first, with a cinematic feel to it, almost scary plots and monsters and how it cools down to "Strange thing happens, it must be Golgom, Kohtaro goes to investigate"? That's Super-1 so far, exactly that actually. A strange thing happens, it must be Dogma, Kazuya goes to investigate. I feel like for someone who has seen more Showa this may be a very cookie cutout show, but for someone like me who has only finished one Showa Rider series so far, this is quite entertaining. |
12-26-2017, 12:17 PM | #14987 |
I have a problematic type
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The only comparison I can make (having watched very few Showa shows), it's very much like Kamen Rider Black after the first couple of episodes.
You know how Black is a really wild ride at first, with a cinematic feel to it, almost scary plots and monsters and how it cools down to "Strange thing happens, it must be Golgom, Kohtaro goes to investigate"? That's Super-1 so far, exactly that actually. A strange thing happens, it must be Dogma, Kazuya goes to investigate. I feel like for someone who has seen more Showa this may be a very cookie cutout show, but for someone like me who has only finished one Showa Rider series so far, this is quite entertaining. |
12-26-2017, 12:32 PM | #14988 |
Dai Shogun
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... Probably not |
12-26-2017, 03:31 PM | #14989 |
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12-26-2017, 05:44 PM | #14990 |
YABEEEIIIII
Join Date: Nov 2017
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19 episodes into Drive now. It's good I guess, there's a few ongoing plot threads like Chase's story (probably the best part of the whole show) and... well I can't think of much else. Otherwise it's more of an episode to episode basis with some cases running across multiple episodes.
I do like the humour in this though. Especially when Drive's first three forms get seen by one of his colleagues from different angles (the arms, the legs and then the head which leads to the inaccurate drawing later on). I also like how when Gou sent the signal bikes out to do a job one of them just kept turning left all the time and not going anywhere. Overall though Drive has good characters but everyone in this show manages to overshadow the main character. I have heard that the show gets really good in the second half of the season though.
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