History of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2017
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● History of Kamen Rider:
○Introduction - • Video
○Kuuga - • Video
○Agito - • Video
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○ Ryuki - • Video
● Did You Know Toku?
○Kamen Rider Ghost - • Video
○Kamen Rider W - • Video
○Go-Busters - • Video
● Toku Sins and Wins:
○Ex-Aid - • Video
○Kyuranger - • Video
○Ghost: 100 Eyecons - • Everything Right and W...
● Honest Trailers
○Kamen Rider Decade - • Honest Trailers - Kame...
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● Countdowns:
○ Top Fifteen Super Sentai Themes - • Video
○ Top Ten Kamen Rider Themes - • Video
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I may have said that Faiz is coming next but thanks to Patreon, History of Kamen Rider Drive is what's really coming next time :)
I KNEW IT I KNEW FAIZ WAS GOING TO BE NEXT CUZ IT WAS OBVIOUS but now i'm sad
I like how you go into this like you never did Ryuki
I am now disappointed
first shin dan second i didnt predicted that
I did say something similar to that.
Fun fact: In the Japanese dub for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Len is voiced by the same actor who played Ren in Ryuki.
Raihan Hakim98 I wonder why did they have to dub Dragon Knight considering they made the source material?
WingsOfTime99 the same reason they air dubs of power rangers in Japan. Sure the action may be the same, but the stories are usually completely different
Raihan Hakim98 you what would've been funny?
ITS EPIC
I know it’s wierdly epic I grew up with wing knight then I found knight
Now I’m seeing knight be wing knight
I like how the Wang Brothers took a Heisei Rider series and made it feel like a classic Showa Rider series
In what way?
be the one oneonrft6tyfcg67yvct67tcct7tycvvhub
The wang brothers really know how to make Kamen Riders
Yes.... the WANG brothers
@Jerry Uhila for real how ? International tv from another country like Japan couldn’t have been easy to get in those days
20:00The riders are in suspended animation for 12 years because they rotate guard duty. One rider is awake and protects the world for a full year while the others are in suspended animation. At the end of the year, the rider wakes the next one line before going into suspended animation himself.
It is explained that the reason they do this is because the decks are DNA coded to each rider so if a rider dies or is vented, the deck becomes useless and the world looses a hero.The only one who can unlock a deck to give it to another person is the Advent Master.
One of the dumb reasons to do that imo. It'd make more sense to have each rider have a partner so neither would be caught alone, at least that's what I thought when I heard this.
@@grizzakaful I disagree. From a writing perspective, having the decks become unusable upon the riders death raises the stakes and makes the villain’s plan simple. Kill or manipulate potential riders that could stand against him.
@@grizzakafulWhat if there's a situation where both of the riders lose and then perish? You're losing out on both riders. It's just a way to minimize the collateral of the job
SUCH an underrated show by the American tokusatsu community. THIS is one of the examples of writing that I wish Power Rangers, and American toku in general, would be at in this day & era.
The GloryXros RPM, like KRDK, wisely set much of its source storyline on fire...along with most of the footage. But since then, you’re right, the writing hasn’t been great. Like we got non-Super Dino Charge and...not much else.
Yes, but they aired concurrently
What american toku is there besides Dragon Knight and power rangers? Bc thats the only ones ive ever heard of
@@notakirakarakaza2118 beetleborgs,superhuman samurai,masked rider,vr troopers,tattoodteenage alien fighters from Beverly Hills,mystic knights of tir na nog,tmnt:the next mutation,guyver and guyver 2 dark hero and MANTIS
@@brandonspencer5594 I see, thats quite a few then. I'll go ahead and ignore Masked Rider (like ive been doing for the last few years) but i might check out the rest. I do recognise some of those names tho. Are there some original western productions or are most of them Adaptations?
Maya quit being a Kamen Rider to be a Common Writer
Underrated best comment lol
@@CrowScareify Haha, thanks for reminding me of this, still one of my favorite comments I've ever written.
@@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8 the sound I made reading this scared my cat lol
I really wanted to see more U.S. kamen rider adaptations in the future.
Same. I want Kabuto to be adapted. An adaptation of Kiva will be a teenage grimdark version as opposed to the semi-emo version of the original. Fourze, W, Gaim, Drive and Ex-Aid could work, though.
kuuga would be pretty cool plus effects the are pretty outdated it shouldn't be too hard to make more og stuff but thats my opinion
I want to see an adaptation of EXaid, given the video game aspects I think it would do well.
I believe one of the reasons they chose Ryuki is because there's diversity in terms of the people that become the riders. So, if there was another adaptation of the Kamen Rider series, I think they would choose the one with a sizable amount of riders.
@@TheSHIELDCap technically Kabuto was adapted but it was in English dub that aired on Cartoon Network actually happened look it up
This season was my introduction to Kamen Rider, and still one of my favourites.
Sabbat-X but the ending
Sabbat-X same. Heck, I only learned about the other Rider series because of the UA-camr Tyler James and his TJ TV series.
Now I've several Rider movies gotten off UA-cam and even a DVD of Kamen Rider Movie War 2010 that I got IN Japan when my dad and I were there back in 2012.
It was while there I even saw an episode of Kuga's series, plus m6 introduction to Go Busters... though it took me til late last year to actually find out what the series was called or any of its episodes.
Seriously hoping Saban don't screw Go Busters up with Beast Morphers
He's Saban. He'll fuck it up.
Me and my little brother enjoyed watching this a lot back then. Oh the memories...
Same
Actually Marco, I heard Dragon Knight didn't do well because of a lack of promotion and toys came out waaaay too late so they couldn't cash in on that well either
Annuga It was canceled right before the penultimate episode, which was really the finale. The actual finale was another clip show. Both got put online.
Annuga plus they sucked- the toys and stuff. Weird the series did better than the then super sentai and the original ryuki in japan
@@dragoredrox7493 cause it was?
The toys were honestly crap. Leave it to Bandai Of America to totally not give a fuck
The biggest problem was that the show was aired on a 4Kids tv block. This killed the show before it could ever began.
One thing I really like was how the focus on Kit and Len was equal, unlike the focus between Shinji and Ren. Plus we actually got to see Dragon Knight fight Wrath in a final battle, unlike Ryuki.
Pcuspard
That's what I feel about Ryuki. Heck, Ren got more development in the show than Shinji was.
Thanks for this video. It reinstates why I liked Dragon Knight for many reasons.
I can never consider Dragon Knight as a "watered down" Americanized Ryuki since it was never a direct adaptation and had an original story. I even always point out, even to Ryuki fanboys, that Dragon Knight's story is also a reminiscent of the Showa Riders and even Kuuga. Thanks to Dragon Knight, it made me appreciate the Showa Riders shows even more (W, OOO, Gaim, Drive, and Ex-Aid are an exceptions).
Heck, Kamen Rider Black is dark yet it's straightforward good vs evil plot with some drama in it. No wonder why there is a thing called Black RX being a light-hearted sequel.
Oof
Eh, Black is a lot sillier then people say, it literally has an episode called "the day the tuna disappeared" it's still a good show though.
Good idea keeping this video seperate from Ryuki. A normal reviewer would've just spent the whole time comparing the two which doesnt do this show justice.
The funny thing is, when Dragon Knight came out in 2009, I was 8 years old, the perfect age for this series. However, I never watched the show or saw ads for it. I only saw ads for the toys and the toys in stores. I actually dissed it when I was younger because I thought it was "a stupid Power Rangers rip-off." Now that I'm 16 years old and know better, I wish I had gotten into this series when I was a kid. Kamen Rider is a series I love and and I wish I had gotten into it earlier than I did, when I watched Den-O back in 2013.
DigitalBrave Studios Better promotion would not have changed that mindset, regardless of scheduling or show quality. Y'all doomed this show upon arrival
dmfighter I never said that more of all that would've saved it. It definitely wouldn't have.
I'm 16 too and I watched KRDK as well back then on 4Kids! It was my introduction to other Kamen Rider series. :D
Jerry Dolph I never watched Dragon Knight as a kid, but it was the first time I had heard of the franchise, but I hadn't watched any of it until I watched Den-O 4 or 5 years later.
I’m 17 and yeah I remember seeing a random episode but just saw it as nothing special.
fun fact: kamen rider camo's scenes are original because in ryuki camo only have the shortest screen time why? because he died to fast
Verde (Camo's Japanese counterpart) only appeared in the 13 Riders Special.
Someone already said it but Verde only appearance is in kamen rider ryuki 13 rider special
@@panduvandal yes he did
Jesus christ how are they able to deviate so far from its source. It is pretty impressive like that.
Ringkun Mori willingness to spend on all new action scenes, something that not even Saban would do
Literally RPM tho.
Tarv Is In Space Galaxy Lightspeed Rescue and Jungle Fury
And Japan loved it!
@@kingcoheed1208 Hasbro LOL
Sting is one of the better Rider stories. "Semper Fi"
Sabbat-X when I watched ryuki tezukas death gave me flashbacks of that
When I first saw sting being vented I cried. All he wanted to do was serve his country, but because of his health issues he was pretty much bared.
Plus he went with some dignity. Everyone flails and panics as they fade. Sting? Stand to attention.
At ease, soldier.
Loved Sting so much I got Raia's SHF figure for a good figure to call Sting
I will call him Quinn twin from ventara
Dragon Knight was my first Kamen Rider season that I saw, before knowing the term Kamen Rider, I remember when it first came out as I was excited for this cool new original show. As of now I have seen every Heisei and Neo Heisei era Kamen Rider and eagerly awaiting the next Ex-Aid episode, movie and Build.
same word for word!!!
Me too. Power Rangers and Super Sentai have been a let down for me. I only watch Kamen Rider and sometimes Ultraman now.
Same here, haven't finished as many series as you though, ;)
Koil475 give showa a look in too. Kamen rider shin is just messed up!
steven310250 I couldn't agree more my friend. Kamen Rider I hope one day returns to the USA with a faithful and awesome adaptation similar to KRDK but unique in it's own way
Imagine if Power Rangers shouted "POWER RANGER!" to transform...
.....wait
I see people's argument on why they hate the morphing phrase but here's my counters. GO GO MEGAFORCE, and Go go Samurai. Hearing that EVERYTIME is more annoying than just Kamen Rider.
yeah, they can say henshin is a foreign password/key phrase in a ventaran language
@@joshuasung9164 that would have been smart
I agree with the sentiment... but they never say that to my knowledge lol.
@@HordikaNate3821 "LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!" "TIME FOR TIME FORCE" "NINJA STORM RANGER FORM!" "DINO THUNDER POWER UP!" "SPD EMERGENCY!" "MAGICAL SOURCE! MYSTIC FORCE!" may not be screaming power rangers but they did scream their team name.
30:30 Mark Musashi, who did stunts in the last chunk of KRDK, said he was giddy about the stunt casting they pulled, but didn’t say who it was gonna be. It turned out to be Mark Dacascos.
I feel like America could do Kamen Rider as an after school show.
I'd honestly like to see a western adaptaion of one of the recent series like Gaim, Ex-Aid, or maybe not build because that one fit perfectly with being based in Japan...but maybe like Drive would be cool.
@@raidonshin I think fourze could work to
Kids wont be able to handle the dark side of the kamen riders so they are going to pull the same thing for what they did for power rangers
@@twinsaiyans4319 I was a kid when Dragon Knight was on and my friends and I loved it. Besides it's not like Kamen Rider is Nolan Batman in terms of darkness
It was actually a pretty good show. I remember watching it on Saturday mornings
and really enjoying it. It was strangely dark relative to everything else on Saturday mornings
barring stuff like Young Justice.
Dragon Knight and Power Rangers RPM were my two favorite Saturday morning shows at this point. Nothing else touched them, and in hindsight these shows still hold up.
Power Rangers:
Boys don't wear pink
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight:
Real men wear pink
I reached your comment to 20 likes.
👍
Kamen rider ex aid:
@@WiiSwallower Kamen rider decade:
(I don8 want anyone telling me that decade isn’t pink but magenta, I believe what I want)
@Spider-Man well my dad is a bit color blind as well...
*holds up case* KAMEN RIDER
Kamen Rider
Kamen...Rider?
Shiro Covers it's morphing time?
Vapor...ize?
pj 11 I wish they kept that rather then the official translation they have now
If it was aired in the philippines. It would be Rider Change.
Ectophase..............activate?
Not saying that this series was flawless, but this was the push to get me into tokusatsu. After watching Ryuki and Dragon Knight, trying to compare them is like trying to compare apples to oranges. They're similar in very obvious ways, but they are also very different. If anything, I like the premise of Dragon Knight when compared to Ryuki.
I like to think this is canon to Power rangers and takes place during the gap between Jungle Fury and Samurai.
No reason other than there's no Power rangers team running around during that period.
Funny enough, they did have the opportunity to do a crossover, but declined.
@@lukedelameter7961 when did you hear this?
@@lukedelameter7961 totally random coincidence that we're both commenting the same day on a very old video, but yeah, where did you hear that? That could have been awesome, but I've never heard this?
It could be completely false info. If I recall correctly I read on the TVTropes Trivia page for this series.
@@lukedelameter7961 all this does is make me want a crossover between Ryuki and Go Onger. It would’ve been tonally all over the place and it would’ve been delicious.
And that's why Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is awesome.
This is actually better than Saban's masked rider but I enjoy both either way. Plus at least a series that's not power rangers had a proper ending
This show was my first venture into the world of Kamen Rider. I remember watching it all the time on Saturdays and I remember loving it, sadly I never finished it.
29:51 “Len... I don’t feel so good...”
I loved this show back on CW4kids so much
Dragon Knight was my childhood! Thank you Marcos for doing this.
This was a good series. I know some of you guys will disagree but i love it
Both this AND Ryuki are my favorite Kamen Rider seasons. It will never happen but I still kinda want an American Kabuto adaptation, they could go absolutely crazy with the fight scenes in that show
Edit: consensus on that last statement has altered a bit, but that'd still be cool
Whenever he says 'Mirror noise', I keep thinking he's saying Mirinoi.
Chad Riggs and then when he says maya in like wait is he really saying mirinoi? Lol
I hate how Dragon Knight never took off in the west. I remember watching the show early in the morning when I was a kid and I loved it.
Kamen rider dragon knight was my gateway to the Kamen rider world. From before I watched Power rangers but grew out of it but was drawn to Kamen rider because it's more unique suit design.
I also was drawn to it because the characters have more agency in their place in the fight. They do not have a team fall back to and place them right at the left leg of the zord. They need more justification for relationships than the power of friendship.
One thing I love is how in the us, we get rid of death, and killing, but replace it with something darker. Like the shadow realm in yugioh, or the void in dragon knight. Which honestly makes me admire power rangers more when they actually addressed death in multiple seasons. Hell, they showed a child getting murdered in lost galaxy.
Marcos: I prefer transform or let’s ride
Me: Let’s ride! Ultra ride! What’s your ride? “I’m a Legend Rider”
It did take me a little while to get used to them saying "Kamen Rider" to transform, but after I did.. I loved this! Gave me exactly what I wanted in a Toku adaptation, with a dope concept (i love cards lmao) to go with it
I have heard that a lot of people did not like Kamen Rider Dragon knight a lot. But after this video, I was like "wow, the plot seems pretty good."
I will put it in my backlist to watch.
But you didn't explain why Venting Torque was bit the writers in the ass.
They had to keep editing footage after that episode, since they killed Torque off earlier than he did in Ryuki, and so, it was likely one of the main reasons Siren was made part of the main cast.
Good vid. This show is an interesting part of the Kamen Rider franchise’s history. Rather than an adaptation, I’d consider Dragon Knight a spin off, due to the fact that it carries the Kamen Rider name and it’s more of a retelling of Ryuki taking place in an alternate timeline with original characters (separate from Ryuki’s timeline).
I knew I wasn't the only one that liked Kamen Rider Dragon Knight more than Ryuki
You're not alone. I prefer it more than Ryuki. At least it has an honest plot as opposed to Ryuki being contrived drama crap.
OneManSentai add me to the list. In fact, I kinda hated watching Ryuki. Maybe it's because my first encounters with Kamen Rider where this, Fourze, Gaim, and Ghost. Most of which were goofy.
RiNickulous Productions Possibly. But I saw Ryuki first then DragonKnight. Aside from some early still-finding-itself cringe, DK ultimately was a more satisfying story that made a lot more sense.
Kit was a lot more relatable than Shinji. Shinji wamted everyone to drop their goals without really having his own. When Kit made a similar stance, it was burdened with his own sacrifices in consideration as well.
Ryuki was way better
^You will realize that when you try to get past Highlander, Ryuki wasn't even better. It all boils down to opinion, though.
Oh yes, Shinji is really weird. I don't know why Ryuki fanboys hailed Shinji as a guy with "big hero spirit" while he's also a douche just like every Rider in the show. More like that Ryuki is about a man who tries to save others yet he can't save himself. It is also debatable whether his motivations on saving people is *either it's the right thing to do... or he just want to play the hero than play the villain.*
When he was killed off before the end of the series, it's disappointing that he died but it became more of an illustration that how pointless Kanzaki's Rider War was, and while he's technically alive at the end, everything that happened in series has been wiped away from existence, meaning that all Shinji's character development means nothing.
42:52, the same thing can also be said about the anime Evangelion, how it went from being a simple monster of the week show to being extremely complex and having some of the main characters have some of the worst day of their lives. Thats kind of thing happening isn't the case here obviously but I think its something to think about a bit.
Props to Stephen Ford for pulling off a double roll as both Kit and Adam.
This show was awesome asf back in 2008. I was 12 years old when the show appeared, I was little sad and alone since I barely had any friends back in middle school. Fast forward: Now I'm 24 years old and I still love this show! This show is awesome sauce, thanks to the "Wang Brothers" who decided to give the show a more Serious tone through an americanized version of Kamen Rider Ryuki. After i finished watching this show, I decided to go on the internet to watch the Japanese original version of this show "Ryuki" to watch and learn about some cool things about the Original show. And honestly it's pretty awesome, I'm really enjoying the Original show, I'm on episode 6 right now. Sometime in the Future, when I buy a Portable Video recorder, I'll make some Review videos on my UA-cam channel my thoughts and feelings of the Show!
I don't like Incisor's design but I have to ask, have you ever looked at a crab and examined it? Of course it isn't the prettiest thing in the world.
LOOOOOOVE Dragon Knight! It's the series that got me into rider.
I really like the fact that Len is the americanized(?) version of Ren, as the L is read as L in Japanese
Very noice
I've always been a big fan of spirits he stories, among other things. So personally I think the No Men were a very interesting secondary antagonist. It's certainly a more original name then the Men in Black, or the Illuminati.
And I certainly don't know very many Power Ranger TV shows that actually add a second big bad to the roster.
I love Kamen Rider Dragon Knight!
Same! ❤️
Me too bud
This show was my first introduction to Kamen Rider. Me and my little brother had so many good memories in watching this back then ❤️❤️❤️
Kits blank deck didn’t work when he tried to transform because his deck was upside down
As the adaptation goes, Dragon Knight is a really good series, even ya never watch Ryuki, ya can still invested in the plot, although a lot of characters aren't memorable as what I remembered...
the HoKR series is always great, i've learned so much from these videos and i'd probably be really lost today without them...great video dude keep it up :)
Honestly Dragon Knight is pretty good. It does have some flaws but it’s good nonetheless. Idk why people dislike it, they should be thankful it’s not like another Saban’s Masked Rider.
I think the people who hate this show are mainly purists who can't get past "iT's NoT lIkE rYuKi"!!! Even if both have there pro's and con's
thanks for this review! I'm glad people still remember and appreciate this show even after all these years
"Prepare for the un-KAMEN!"
JTC was saved by Xaviax because he was suppose to join the No men and ended up doing his bidding.
I so much love Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, but I hate how it ends because the show was about to be canned, hence the rushed ending. Kinda reminds me of how Ultraman Nexus ends.
But you should be grateful because....
*NO FREAKING RESET BUTTON!!!!*
The dark dragon knight looks so cool, especially the black and yellow dragon. Reminds me of shiny rayquaza from pokemon
This series is what got me into kamen rider
dragon knight was the very first kamen rider ive seen with kiva being the first japanese series ive seen. i love dragon knight for being a good introduction to the kamen rider idea. and the fact that it was pretty good in my own opinion really helps
39:31 You're saying that Dragon Knight became more popular than the 2002 show it was adapting? Damn that's a first! Big props to the people working behind the show!
I was such a Power Rangers purist back when I was a kid that I boycotted watching this when it was on TV.
Fast forward a decade (heh) later and I love Kamen Rider more than anything.
This Kamen Rider is my childhood so its really my favorite from all the kamen riders. I even remember trying to copy the final vent of Dragon Knight and let's say a bit injuries are made. I even made a cardboard box copy of the decks but no cards and belt.
I think sting is more of a majenta rider than a pink rider. Like decade.
Daniel Wi I’d say closer to hot pink
@@michaelnally2841 Okay
Justice for majenta
I wasn't aware of how Kamen Rider Dragon Knight ended. Thanks, I kinda like how the series went. I look forward to more reviews. Especially of Kamen Rider W when you get there.
I was actually into dragon knight when I was either 6 or 7 and I watch nearly all the episodes including the last one it really brought to me to kamen rider
it was ok at the time and should of expanded for it.
this is my personal opinion for KR
@@joshuasung9164 I was so young when I watch it so it felt nostalgic when I see it again but den o was the real the show that I really got into at that same time
So a crab based kamen rider is named after a tooth?!
Still, could be worst. Kamen Rider Claw?
@@jasons2023 honestly wished they kept the original Ryuki name, Kamen Rider Scissors
They could call him Kamen Rider pincers
Even I’m a PR fan & don’t have any problem with them shouting “Kamen Rider” before transforming. If people are alright with “Morphin Time”, then shouting “Kamen Rider” shouldn’t be different.
My very first kamen rider before I watch other kamen rider
At first I don't know the story in this because well I'm just 6 year old back then
Damn feel like to rewatching these back
The whole "Saban was banned from adapting further Kamen Rider show" rumor is baseless assumption. The reason they never adapted any more Kamen Rider shows is because there was nothing else to adapt. RX was the latest series at the time when Saban's Masked Rider was made and it was already a few years old by the time the Americanized version was made. Kuuga didn't start airing until 2000 and by that time Saban probably wasn't that interested in making another Ameritoku series.
Dude; this took so long to make and yet you sat there, and made it; amazing. :D
Xaviax would definitely want Kanzaki's research about the Mirror World. In exchange, he MIGHT give Kanzaki advanced medical technology for Yui.
Emphasis on might
My favorite thing about Kit is that I have the exact same leather coat. It is a really good coat
So maybe JTC stands for James the cobra
You just blew my fucking mind!
This is nice. Ive just followed a whole season. Thanks man!! :)
I've been looking forward to this one 😊
I wonder if the whole "12 years between every Kamen Rider" was a reference to the fact that Saban's Masked Rider ended 12 years before Dragon Knight began?
I'm probably one of the very few Ryuki/Dragon Knight fans who liked Scissors/Incisor suit :)
Great content here, mate. I never got to see this series on TV so curious on it's parallels with the original Ryuki series.
Scissors's/Incisor's suit>>>>>>Gai's/Thrust
That's just my silly opinion though
I thoroughly enjoyed what I saw of this series. Unfortunately due to my schedule, I was unable to watch the entire series and never knew how it ended. The last episode I was able to watch was where they vented Kit. Thanks for making this video. I loved seeing how it all ended.
thanks for a trip down memory lane. this was my kamen rider start as well which led me to decade. my only regret is not getting a driver back in the day.
I think James was helping Xaviax because he helped him escape from prison. It must have been a gratitude motivation.
That would seem like a good reason.
It wasn’t a sword it was a lance that kamen rider wing night summoned
You hit my childhood so i love you. This show was my favorite and has the most cool suits.
its morphine time: got accepted
kamen rider: rejected
To those people, Hypocrite much!?
Give me this show any day over Ryuki, and an example that adaptations CAN and DO work in the right hands.
- Its creators aren't trying to be edgy for edginess' sake, whilst cashing in on something that ultimately ended up as a fad (Battle Royale), and done much better later on (Kamen Rider Gaim)
- In fact, rather than try to deconstruct Shotaro Ishinomori's already cynical-yet-optimistic themes (be a hero, be human, even when you're physically not), they try to honor it, being actual fans, as opposed to Yasuko Kobayashi admitting she knew squat about KR.
- Kit actually SHOWS he's a kind, selfless, understanding, and friendly hero type...unlike Shinji, who is a serious "told, not shown" guy, who's often stupid, rash, irrational, antagonistic, reliant on base impressions, and often unfairly shilled.
- We have Len and Kit actually working together, and believable as a hero duo.
Well Ryuki is her first work so she was a bit spotty on KR
2:50 The opening for the Japanese dub of Dragon Knight is amaazing tho
Really Enjoying these History of Kamen Rider Episodes Keep it up
Thank you :)
2021 - I still like Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. After watching Ryuki, I rewatched this series and, I don't know if I'm the only one, I like this even more. It feels like the right way to adapt Ryuki. Also, the card motif would've done really well, had this show had more exposure. Also, while most people don't know it - most of the Riders were played by professional martial arts stunt actors & Zaviax's actor was an experienced stage, TV, & movie actor; This gave the show a higher level of legitimacy, had people known. I feel like this was more of a SciFi Channel series than a kids cartoon block add-on...though we'll never know.
Thanks for making this video essay!
I saw this show like 6/5 years ago. I didn't understand much back then but I do now and it's epic
Same.
1:30 Wait, so it's just The Holy Grail War, but with Kamen Riders instead of Servants?
@Izuku Midoriya Basically.
This is my first Kamen rider show that i watched briefly. Didn't get a chance to finish it, but it's the reason why i am a fan of Kamen Rider as a whole.
My childhood Kamen Rider series and my introduction along with Kuuga to the franchise overall!! 👌☺
10:20 Hold on, is this doing a better job of using bikes than actual Kamen Rider?
I agree. While I think this is a cool show, there are way too many plot points that spew around too late in the series. This show really could have done better as a movie series going something like this:
Movie 1: Episodes 1-9 and some of episode 10 with Kit struggling to understand his identity as Kamen Rider Dragon Knight as well as who the good guys and bad guys are.
Movie 2: Some of episode 10 and Episodes 11-15 (with all of 15 being skipped except for the last two minutes or so) in which the plot is centered around the stories of Brad Barrett and Chris Ramirez as well as Kit trying to understand where the dragon deck came from if not from Xaviax.
Movie 3: Episodes 16-21, which center around the plot of looking for James (Kamen Rider Strike).
Movie 4: Episodes 22-31 (with all of episode 29 being skipped except the last two minutes), which center around Kit battling his fears and dark temptations, then conclude with a huge battle.
Movie 5: Episodes 32-40 (with all of the recap parts in 40 being skipped), in which Kit comes out of the advent void as merely perfected kamen rider and in which the plot centers around setting off all of the transmitters.
Dragon Knight may not have been great, but it lead me to the kamen rider franchise.
I was too young when this aired on Cartoon Network so I didn't catch any of the story but thanks to this this might be one of my favourite
I used to watch this show when I was little around 6 years old was when I first started watching it and dam I’m 15 now and it’s still. A good series I’m even in touch now with one of the actors on the show Stephen Stensford and dam I can not believe how happy This show has made me