Kamen Rider

[Major sssspielberg!]

Good one! I'm presuming that both of these films are mostly considered to be in the so-bad-they're-terrible category?

Absolutely. Maybe even their own special Sompote Sands sub-category.

I was kinda hoping Shin Kamen Rider focused on Hongo alone. I wonder if the Spider Man is going be the only villain?

[Angilasman]

Just picked up my chunky hardcover of the original manga.

The 1st of several official Kamen Rider media releases we're getting this year! How crazy is that?

[Bigdog]

Last time I watched Kamen Rider was a crossover with MMPrR and one episode of Masked Rider.

Think I'll end up wating for Shin Kamen Rider and maybe working from there.

Oddly enough, my first exposure was through a comic that included Turbo and Samurai Pizza Cats. I had zero exposure beyond that until I stumbled across Black RX.


Here's the ones I recommend:

1. Kabuto - I waited to watch it because it had a dub, which I wanted to watch since high school, but the show's really entertaining and the only one I finished. The suit designer is the same exact one that handled B-Fighter/ Big Bad Beetleborgs and while it does get goofy at times especially with the insufferable protagonist, it's pretty good.

2. Kuuga - A return to basics and is rather realistic and down to earth with its characters and world. I've seen almost half of it and it's a decent series. Like Kabuto, this really works when watching two of them at once. It just got a bit repetitive with the power ups, though the general drama in the story feels like Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.

3. OOO. It's basically a gimmicky remake of Kuuga with a more anime-esque writing style. While I bowed out due to how repetitive the switching of Core Medals became by Episode 16, it's good for a watch due to Ankh.

4. Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue - It's basically like the Japanese equivalent to the 80's Jeff Goldblum Fly. It's more horror than a superhero film.

5. Kamen Rider The First. A retelling of the 71 series.

6. Amazon. I've only seen a couple episodes, but it's pretty interesting.

[MaxRebo320]

Good one! I'm presuming that both of these films are mostly considered to be in the so-bad-they're-terrible category?

Absolutely. Maybe even their own special Sompote Sands sub-category.

I've defended Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman countless times on here, and stand by it isn't a bad movie. At the very least, it's on-par with your average episode of Ultraman Ace or Taro. Not to mention it's legit significance to Thai cinema.

Hanuman and the Five Riders is another story, albeit to call it "so-bad-it's-terrible" is still a bit of a stretch, mostly just due to how bizarre a production it is. I'd probably put in on-par with something like Turkish Star Wars, i.e., an insane hodgepodge of stolen footage.

Hanuman and the Five Riders was surprisingly released in a number of countries outside of Thailand (apparently distributed by the Shaw Bros in some). Hell, some countries saw both Hanuman and the Five Riders AND The Five of Super Rider (the authorized Taiwanese adaptation of Kamen Rider X's movie) released.

[Angilasman]

Were the officially licensed Taiwanese Kamen Riders a pre-Saban version of Sabanization? Like, integrating Japanese fight footage?

[MaxRebo320]

Were the officially licensed Taiwanese Kamen Riders a pre-Saban version of Sabanization? Like, integrating Japanese fight footage?

In a nutshell, yeah. There were three produced, one utilizing footage from Kamen Rider vs. Shocker and Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell, one based on Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and one (Which is considerably rarer) based on The Five Riders vs. King Dark. They all had fairly wide releases (Including as Frankenstein's Kung-Fu Monster in Germany) and there was even a HK English dub produced for the first film. They have their fair share of unique content, like some original monsters and Riderman being a woman.

The same company (I think) also made similar movies based on episodes of Super Robot Mach Baron (Released in some Spanish-speaking countries as a Mazinger Z movie, and over here as The Iron Super Man) and Chaiyo's Jumborg Ace and Giant (Released in some parts as Mars Men).

[Angilasman]

^ Neat!

[miguelnuva]

Just wanted to pop in and say, I hope the cool Jacket design is in the film from the inital announcement. Also need a figureart of that design.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Shin Kamen Rider set for March 2023.

[Cryptid_Liker]

TRENCHCOATS!

[Angilasman]

Shinya Tsukamoto!

[G-Matt]

TRENCHCOATS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U40IUnxsgls

Looking good so far.

[LegendZilla]

Anyone care to guess what property Anno will give the Shin treatment next?

[miguelnuva]

Anyone care to guess what property Anno will give the Shin treatment next?

He's probably going back to Eva next as he said he has ideas for Eva without Shinji.

Kamen Rider, Ultraman and Godzilla were his big 3 to work on.

[Cryptid_Liker]

Anyone care to guess what property Anno will give the Shin treatment next?

He's probably going back to Eva next as he said he has ideas for Eva without Shinji.

Kamen Rider, Ultraman and Godzilla were his big 3 to work on.

Wasn't 3.0+1.0 supposed to be his farewell to the franchise, if not the end of it in general?

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Looks fun!

[miguelnuva]

Anyone care to guess what property Anno will give the Shin treatment next?

He's probably going back to Eva next as he said he has ideas for Eva without Shinji.

Kamen Rider, Ultraman and Godzilla were his big 3 to work on.

Wasn't 3.0+1.0 supposed to be his farewell to the franchise, if not the end of it in general?

It's the end of Shinji's story. Anno said he has some stories left to tell but Shinji's story is over.

[LegendZilla]

It seems that In this Shin Kamen Rider, he won’t be able to morph back and forth between forms at will, but rather have to dress up into his suit.

[Angilasman]

It seems that In this Shin Kamen Rider, he won’t be able to morph back and forth between forms at will, but rather have to dress up into his suit.

Whoa... goes back to the original body horror aspect; being permanently transformed.

[LegendZilla]

It seems that In this Shin Kamen Rider, he won’t be able to morph back and forth between forms at will, but rather have to dress up into his suit.

Whoa... goes back to the original body horror aspect; being permanently transformed.

I don't know for sure, but it just looks that way from the trailer.