This adaptation actually put some more effort on recreating scenes and story, it's waaaaay better than Saban's Masked Rider. It's a good adaptation on its own
Bad writing aside, this show was actually a perfect adaption of Ryuki. Not too childish like Power Rangers, but not too edgy and dark either. The perfect blend. The action sequences were great plus the characters were actually morally believable as opposed to just the standard binary "Lawful Good" and "Chaotic Evil"
Transformation is amazing, characters looked great and a really great adaptation, I don't care if they say that this is bad writing. This is actually a pretty great standalone show but comparing it to Kamen Rider Ryuki, Dragon Knight looks so bad but it doesn't mean that it is truly bad.
@@andrewbormann1724 Masked Rider, being adapted from Black RX had more, and always have a negative feedback for Western tokusatsu fans, especially for those who watched the source material.
@@hitsumaru100 yeah it's kinda crazy when you think about it and kinda cool but also surprising that they actually like the American adaptation more then ryukki it's interesting 🤔 but it definitely is a change over theirs more action less battle Royale 🤣 glad to hear they liked it though
eons better than masked rider but also you cant blame it being the first and i applaud saban for trying to get tokusatsu shows to america not just the best rendition but dragon knight was well done
I want to see Saber and Zero One in the US. Or better yet and don’t kill me for this, the US could make their own versions of Kamen Rider. That way we get a Kamen Rider series without people complaining about how it was either botched or not a good take on the original series!
what I love about this is the fact that even if the fan base maybe split if this was a good adaptation or not. It introduced western viewerrs to the kamen rider world. The original ryuki was my first kamen rider series and when I watched it during 2004 due to reruns here in the Philippines it was the coolest shit on the tv back then. I will always have fond memories about the original series, I'm just as happy to see that other people are now curious about the world of Kamen Rider in general :)
Technically, the first Kamen Rider show to come to America was Saban's Masked Rider (an adaptation of Kamen Rider Black RX), and before that, there was the internationally released "The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO" for Sega CD.
I remember watching this when I was very little. My memories are very foggy, and since I’m an 03 kid, I was probably about 5 years old around the time it came out. I remember watching so many episodes yet I couldn’t fully describe a single one. I just remember really liking this show and it took me so long to find it again. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find what it was called. Now rewatching these transformations it does give me a nostalgic feeling!
I’m the exact same way. I can remember watching this in my parents room but i can recall nothing about this show except the fact that it was dope as fuck.
I'm actually surprised everyone loved this adaptation of ryuki which makes me more happy that I always love this series!! Thanks to this series I get to watched the entire kamen riders series!
Because of the low ratings. Hasbro is just starting with Power Rangers. We never know if the tokusatsu concept be popular again for the kids in America. However, TOEI is starting to give up series to test the waters again.
Also it doesn't help that many Asian businesses like Japan hate the aspect of a niche audiences, if they have cash cow that does well domestic they rather play it safe they might acknowledge there an international audience but they rather ignore them and not risk it. Most Asia has this Galpagos Syndrome in a nutshell they don't want to risk any loses internationally if this does well domestically and they rather stay Isolated, Japan is one of them and they hardcore when it comes this syndrome to the point it basically part of their culture.
Some of these actors are well-known small screen actors; in fact, two of them-Wing Knight (Matt Mullins) and the Advent Master (Mark Dacascos)-would go on to be in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
@@MuiGohan Not to mention Dacascos played Kung Lao in Legacy Season 2; sadly, Mullins didn't return as Johnny Cage from Legacy Season 1 and the Rebirth fan film.
I watched Kamen Rider Ryuki as a small kid when I was always visiting my grandparents in Vietnam. Japanese shows were hugely popular for kids back in Pacific Asia, but it never got popular in the west like Super Sentai/Power Rangers. This series reintroduced me back to the Kamen Rider franchise and I still love the nostalgia stemming from it. Superheroes, Anti-Heroes or Villains fighting not only for good/bad, but foremost for themselved had always intrigued me.
How the series SHOULD have ended: Following that final morph, DK, WK and Siren are fighting a monster at night, having fought throughout the day to no avail. The monster which is grey coloured and looks like a minotaur just won’t go down. As the three riders lie on the floor struggling to get up, the monster sees someone approaching from under a bridge. A person wearing armor with red glowing lines in the shape of a human, and a face of a circle in two halves. The monster charges this person, who throws a single punch and sends it flying back. DK looks in shock and awe at the Power of this mystery assistant. The mystery man then pushes a button on their belt, and an electronic voice calls out “EXCEED CHARGE”. A glowing pulse follows the red lined from the belt down their right leg to a device which chimes when powered up. The man then throws a roundhouse kick which sends a red energy pulse at the monster, creating a cone vortex which holds him suspended in place. He then jumps into the cone and goes straight through the monster, reducing it to ash. DK, WK and Siren slowly get up and ask who he is, to which he slowly turns and says “You think you’re the only Kamen Riders in this world?” before walking away.
@@darrisreid502 facts I seen it once and it was after a tmnt episode the week after they changed its time slot and sonic x was after tmnt instead of KRDK
Kamen Rider Ryuki: A Kamen Rider meets Hunger Games meets Battle Royal for one single wish with a phrase: "If you don't fight, you won't survive." Kamen Rider Dragon Knight: A Kamen Rider adaptation about Riders fighting between their identity, moral values & loyalty as well as another world twist aka Ventara
Power ranger bring break story timeline each eps. You get a problem, fix it, play with monster, summon in big creature, call megazord, and die, while kamen rider bring good connection each eps. just like a series super hero eps.
Lmao you and me both, I was like 7 in 2009 and was legit the intended audience but for whatever reason I never watched it on CW w/ my brothers. Guess all we cared about is yugioh but at least I can watch Ryuki now 🔥
Feels so good to reconnect with my past with all these classic's i can't get enough of it man i used to watch this show now seeing it on here just brought some awesome memories i love kamen rider dragon knight still do even as an adult it's still an awesome series to watch glad to know i'm not the only one still watches this series
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.
Shinji and Kit are both friendly, selfless, and a kind hero. Both are willing to use their power to save civilians from Mirror Monsters. But Shinji is holding back when fighting another Rider/s due to the fact that he does not want to kill someone, unlike Kit. Shinji is more on dense than being stupid and he's not that serious compare to other main Riders. Maybe the serious Shinji you're referring to is either Dark Shinji or A.R. Shinji. The reason why Len accepts Kit at the first part is bec. the latter prove to the former that he is different from Adam. The reason why it takes a long time for Ren to warm up to Shinji is bec. of the Battle Royale. After all, there should be only one Rider in the Ryuki series.
Watching this as a kid was a gem right along side power rangers it was that turnt up and I loved it got me watching Kamen rider Ryuki just cause of it really wish more were adapted
Wish they did the riders' unique poses each time before they transformed. Besides that, this was a decent adaptation. Shame they don't do more of these.
I just realized Matt Mullins who plays Len here (Wing Knight) was Leo Howard's (Jack from kickin' It!) actual martial arts trainer - he also played a character in Kickin' It too.
This show impressed me a lot when I was a kid compared to Power Rangers with some of its direction. Like the main character Ryuki dying halfway through the season and returning later as Ryuga.
Funny that they say "Kamen Rider" to transform here when Decade happened to be running at the same time. Remind me, what did the Decadriver say when Tsukasa threw in a card?
The fact that this has a better henshin sq than the original 🤣 for me atleast the buckle collapsing when inserted with the advent deck is pretty neat addition
I'm surprised how much this adaptation introduced a lot of American people to Kamen Rider. I'm French and I was introduced to Super Hero Time back in 2011 with the Gokaiger/OOO lineup.
I agree that would be nice let's hope if that ever happens in the future hopefully they say something other then Kamen Rider for the transformation that got old real fast🤣
I remember back then this series was aired just a week after Ryuki's last episode, and it initially make me think maybe Ryuki aren't over yet until i see western actors
Man, I just wish instead of saying "Kamen rider" every time they transform they would just say "Transform" or something... it'd be improved so much just with that simple change.
All I have to say the English one is best , because in Japanese when u going to transform you have to point your card to the mirror and make your poses . But in this one , you can point every direction you want even with the mirror and say " Kamen Rider "
Kamen Rider and Power Rangers were my go - to shows as a kid it's been a long while since I watched this show ... I have favored the ones who had the scenes with the girl, cobra/snake, and the other the tiger
If I could, I’d change the Onyx (dark) rider to a different animal motif. A wolf, in my opinion. What would you change it too if you felt the same way?
I LOVED this show (and its Japan descendent) but when this came out I remember the shows episodes took FOREVER to drop weekly and I feel like that’s kind of why nobody hyped it up as much as it should have been
I think for the English Adaptation they should’ve said “Let’s Ride” instead of “Kamen Rider” when they morph (even though Henshin is very very easy to pronounce, even for English-speakers like me)
Saying Henshin would be pretty weird, unless you either had Japanese actors/set the show in Japan, or appropriate it into a magic word. At most, you could get away with keeping it in a dub. "Transform" should be the easy replacement, but I think the existence of Transformers has made this very difficult to be taken seriously. "Metamorph" would be a good alternative (officially used for the English Kuuga theme) if Power Rangers didn't have the word morph so closely associated.
Where did you get to find these episode in such high quality
Search "Bereke Scrubs".
Japanese dvd release of the japanese dub of Dragon Knight (not talking about Ryuki) has the eng dub as an option.
@@ViewpointProd oh yeah? Neat😁
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This adaptation actually put some more effort on recreating scenes and story, it's waaaaay better than Saban's Masked Rider. It's a good adaptation on its own
Yeah, they spent so much money for his original story.
After all Saban's Masked Rider was Black RX with some ZO scenes
@@ErnestoJara It aired alongside Power Rangers RPM in 2009.
@@ErnestoJara where did you find film of series at
@@MIRRORMAN_REFLEX_OFFICIALS Search "Bereke Scrubs".
The fact this show won a award says something
ikr!
KAMEN RIDAAAAA!
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination. Alright learned something new today.
@@MuiGohan Henshin! XD
@@jamesmoran9543 haha I knew I effed up 😂😂😂
Bad writing aside, this show was actually a perfect adaption of Ryuki. Not too childish like Power Rangers, but not too edgy and dark either. The perfect blend. The action sequences were great plus the characters were actually morally believable as opposed to just the standard binary "Lawful Good" and "Chaotic Evil"
Good points 👊🏻
True
Transformation is amazing, characters looked great and a really great adaptation, I don't care if they say that this is bad writing. This is actually a pretty great standalone show but comparing it to Kamen Rider Ryuki, Dragon Knight looks so bad but it doesn't mean that it is truly bad.
Soundtrack is good too
I dont think the writing was bad, but the delivery of the actors when speaking just feels so stale and emotionless at times
Dragon Knight is so far one of of the best Western adaptations of Kamen Rider out there.
One of? To my knowledge there were only two, Dragon Knight and Masked Rider. TL;DR not one of, THE best adaptation.
@@andrewbormann1724 Masked Rider, being adapted from Black RX had more, and always have a negative feedback for Western tokusatsu fans, especially for those who watched the source material.
@@PatrickBautista_RR3Gamer What got changed?
@toumafr9816 As expected from Saban to be honest.
At least he brought the franchise to the west.
Ryuki:
*Battle Royale*
Dragon Knight:
*Entering the task to stop Zaviax' invasion*
🤣 true this adaption is very very very different I guess we have different taste compared to the Japanese when it comes to tv shows
@@meric12131415 True, but from what I've heard japan really liked this adaptation as well
@@hitsumaru100 yeah it's kinda crazy when you think about it and kinda cool but also surprising that they actually like the American adaptation more then ryukki it's interesting 🤔 but it definitely is a change over theirs more action less battle Royale 🤣 glad to hear they liked it though
@@meric12131415 Really?! If thats the case, why have'nt there been another international adaptation ever since.
@@sorasun7757 🤷♂️ which one of my comments are you referring to?
Ita crazy that Marc Dacascos is not only an iron chef host, hes also a deadly assassin (John Wick 3) and a rider. The guy is a human Swiss Army knife
Wow. Just know him? First see Mark dacascos in bill and Ted, only the strong, kickboxer5 etc.....
@@azrulhisham7394 wait what the hell, this is news to me.
He is One of the most popular Martial artist
I also noticed the main guy is the dude who plays Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat Legacy season 1
I saw Xaviax on an episode of Shameless
This show was ahead of its time
*I FUCKIN' LOVE THIS ADAPTATION*
What exactly was this show nominated for?
You can thank the Wang Bros for knowing how to make a series. And their trying to get more so show support.
eons better than masked rider but also you cant blame it being the first and i applaud saban for trying to get tokusatsu shows to america not just the best rendition but dragon knight was well done
@@sweeshaman that’s the power of the Wang brothers
@@ZephyrBW 🤣 Wang brothers
when i was a kid i would always love watching this show. as an adult i still do to this day. i hope we get more kamen rider shows like this
Hey, me too lol
Would be awesome for some more American adaptation of some kamen riders
I want to see Saber and Zero One in the US. Or better yet and don’t kill me for this, the US could make their own versions of Kamen Rider. That way we get a Kamen Rider series without people complaining about how it was either botched or not a good take on the original series!
Sorry but there wont be a english version of AMAZON, the story was too dark
I wish this one never ended
I wonder what this shows budget on leather jackets was.
Too much clearly
Every CW show always had to have leather jackets.
Honestly i thought they had their own
Its Kamen rider ryuki
@@michaelwisser4388 yeah
It was this show that introduced me to Kamen Rider. I loved it so much when I was a kid.
Sentai and power rangers introduced me
@@rachelschenck9761 eh I'm a power rangers kid🤣
What about japan
but did you go see the Japanese stuff after?
Same dude, because of this I got introduced too a whole lot of Kamen rider mainly ryuki
I was in high school when this show was out, getting me into Ryuki and the whole Rider franchise. Grateful for Dragon Knight.
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what I love about this is the fact that even if the fan base maybe split if this was a good adaptation or not. It introduced western viewerrs to the kamen rider world. The original ryuki was my first kamen rider series and when I watched it during 2004 due to reruns here in the Philippines it was the coolest shit on the tv back then. I will always have fond memories about the original series, I'm just as happy to see that other people are now curious about the world of Kamen Rider in general :)
It sure did to me even better if the series was more uncut as much I like good kid friendly gotta see where it may lead
it was okay. It definitely needed better music lol.
what about the 90's one
Technically, the first Kamen Rider show to come to America was Saban's Masked Rider (an adaptation of Kamen Rider Black RX), and before that, there was the internationally released "The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO" for Sega CD.
Ryuki is my first series, just watched in pluto tv and finished it today. Gives me a more mature vibe than super sentai. Love it
I remember watching this when I was very little. My memories are very foggy, and since I’m an 03 kid, I was probably about 5 years old around the time it came out. I remember watching so many episodes yet I couldn’t fully describe a single one. I just remember really liking this show and it took me so long to find it again. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find what it was called.
Now rewatching these transformations it does give me a nostalgic feeling!
I'm in pretty much exactly the same boat.
I’m the exact same way. I can remember watching this in my parents room but i can recall nothing about this show except the fact that it was dope as fuck.
@@Destractoidme too 😊😅
This series was so underrated and its is my 1st kamen rider series since childhood.
Same here
Same
not sure how i feel about them shouting “kamen rider” but everything else 👏
would have been better if they just say ‘Transform’ or some variant of that.
I agree, they should have just kept it as Henshin
@@ValtyrianFFXIV eh western actors saying a japanese word like ‘henshin’ would be unpleasant. trust me.
Maybe use "Lets ride" ? Its in the opening and all
@@TheGreenThunder1607 yea that would be a good one.
Man this series is still alive in me even after 10 years
Same here
alive a life
If anyone is unaware and interested shout factory is putting some of the japansese shows out on bluray. I now have kuga and zero 1.
Where do I get those?
@@marcelosandoval8719just torrent it
I'm actually surprised everyone loved this adaptation of ryuki which makes me more happy that I always love this series!! Thanks to this series I get to watched the entire kamen riders series!
Man, this show almost had a movie continuation. That could’ve been awesome.
Man, this is so nostalgic i used to watch kamen rider dragon knight when i was a kid
Yo me too lol. I watched it when I was like 10-11 or somethin'. Loved it
Why don’t they do more adaptions? Come on Hasbro make Kamen rider a thing already
Not with the quality of power rangers that they put out
Because of the low ratings. Hasbro is just starting with Power Rangers. We never know if the tokusatsu concept be popular again for the kids in America. However, TOEI is starting to give up series to test the waters again.
@@ErnestoJara Really?
@@echo1736 you can search and check it on your own. Sadly, that's the true.
Also it doesn't help that many Asian businesses like Japan hate the aspect of a niche audiences, if they have cash cow that does well domestic they rather play it safe they might acknowledge there an international audience but they rather ignore them and not risk it. Most Asia has this Galpagos Syndrome in a nutshell they don't want to risk any loses internationally if this does well domestically and they rather stay Isolated, Japan is one of them and they hardcore when it comes this syndrome to the point it basically part of their culture.
Some of these actors are well-known small screen actors; in fact, two of them-Wing Knight (Matt Mullins) and the Advent Master (Mark Dacascos)-would go on to be in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Dacascos is working in the upcoming Knights of the Zodiac film 😄🌠.
@@ErnestoJara Really? I just hope it’s good.
@@MrWii000 ua-cam.com/video/KtZff8H7zfg/v-deo.html
Dude was literally in double dragon while the other was johnny cage for a short period and also blood and bone
@@MuiGohan Not to mention Dacascos played Kung Lao in Legacy Season 2; sadly, Mullins didn't return as Johnny Cage from Legacy Season 1 and the Rebirth fan film.
Imagine if Kamen Rider Dragon Knight and Power Rangers RPM had done a crossover/collab episode together in 2009. It would've been insane!
True on that. There are several crossovers between Kamen Rider and Super Sentai in Japan, so I think a cross over between this and PR would be nice.
God, i wish this show's creators adapted more kamen rider shows like Ghost, Ex-aid and others.
Imagine an adaptation of Ghost but fixes the deus ex stuff. Thatd be funny. And yet cool.
Yeah blame the ratings and no one wanting to fund any more. Had they gotten the funds, they'd more than likely continue
I want to see Kamen Rider Saber adaption,but with better writing and better story
I wanna see Revice and Geats
8:34 me and the boys after get a new toy
When the boys are getting ready to do a sword fight
I actually remembering liking this show. Wished we got more adaptations.
I agree
W seems like a good adaptation
In your dreams,,👿👿👿
no they already ruined a lot of good super senti with adapting it to an American version
Kabuto would be a god-tier adaptation
I watched Kamen Rider Ryuki as a small kid when I was always visiting my grandparents in Vietnam. Japanese shows were hugely popular for kids back in Pacific Asia, but it never got popular in the west like Super Sentai/Power Rangers. This series reintroduced me back to the Kamen Rider franchise and I still love the nostalgia stemming from it. Superheroes, Anti-Heroes or Villains fighting not only for good/bad, but foremost for themselved had always intrigued me.
Bro the term ‘VENTED’ really does have a whole new meaning nowadays, huh
Remember, If Power Rangers gets cancelled like the rumours say we can always hope to see more of this in the near future.
Yup, we can
I want to see an adaptation of Zero one
@@Iron8127 agree
@GalaxyRed you can't sell as many toys with just one or two heroes
Ex-Aid adaption would have been lit with theme of combating illness like Covid and done in game enviroment
How the series SHOULD have ended:
Following that final morph, DK, WK and Siren are fighting a monster at night, having fought throughout the day to no avail. The monster which is grey coloured and looks like a minotaur just won’t go down. As the three riders lie on the floor struggling to get up, the monster sees someone approaching from under a bridge. A person wearing armor with red glowing lines in the shape of a human, and a face of a circle in two halves.
The monster charges this person, who throws a single punch and sends it flying back. DK looks in shock and awe at the Power of this mystery assistant. The mystery man then pushes a button on their belt, and an electronic voice calls out “EXCEED CHARGE”. A glowing pulse follows the red lined from the belt down their right leg to a device which chimes when powered up. The man then throws a roundhouse kick which sends a red energy pulse at the monster, creating a cone vortex which holds him suspended in place. He then jumps into the cone and goes straight through the monster, reducing it to ash.
DK, WK and Siren slowly get up and ask who he is, to which he slowly turns and says “You think you’re the only Kamen Riders in this world?” before walking away.
That would have been amazing. Sadly, we may never get a Faiz adaptation...
Kamen rider dragon knight
Lol faiz adaptation cameo
@@GurahkWeavile lol wtf you wanna hear from this shit huh?
"yEaH We aRe kAmEn rIdEr"
Awesome
Its been 8 years not watching this holy fuck
How did I miss this show back in the day I would’ve gone nuts as a kid
The scheduling was trash. I remember barely seeing it when it aired.
@@darrisreid502 probably because 4kids hated that it was actually good and not making fun of little kids
@@darrisreid502 facts I seen it once and it was after a tmnt episode the week after they changed its time slot and sonic x was after tmnt instead of KRDK
I loved this show as a kid. I'm glad to see this once again.
Wish that there'd be more American/English adaptations of Kamen Rider!
I’m making a series of adaptations myself, XD
I wouldn't, Sub language obsessed male karens would ruin it with their complaints
@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002 woah, this fandom’s GATEKEEPING?
the way and the sound the buckle made everytime they "kamen rider", it sounds like draining in washing machine
clothes dry faster after taken out from washing machine!!!
Bro this was my childhood, I enjoyed this so much as a kid.
APUHAH 🙂
I love how they didn’t bother to photoshop the deck some times and just had the actors slot the props in
10:10 that one gave me chills
Sound design was top notch on that one
10:15 VENT OR BE VENTED!
Kamen Rider Ryuki: A Kamen Rider meets Hunger Games meets Battle Royal for one single wish with a phrase: "If you don't fight, you won't survive."
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight: A Kamen Rider adaptation about Riders fighting between their identity, moral values & loyalty as well as another world twist aka Ventara
Man this series' CG was still good even tho that this was already a decade old now
To be honest here,I prefer this over power rangers
same. its more true. although this was around at the same time the power rangers where going about(even the tech is almost the same)
It's better
I definitely agree this was way better than power rangers
both of them are horrible shitty parody
Power ranger bring break story timeline each eps. You get a problem, fix it, play with monster, summon in big creature, call megazord, and die, while kamen rider bring good connection each eps. just like a series super hero eps.
The amount of time I’ve spent trying to remember what this show is called is unhealthy, I’m just glad I’ve finally been reunited
Man if I watched this as a kid the levels of delusions I could have reached are criminal
Lmao you and me both, I was like 7 in 2009 and was legit the intended audience but for whatever reason I never watched it on CW w/ my brothers. Guess all we cared about is yugioh but at least I can watch Ryuki now 🔥
My brother told me to watch this... And its get even better every transformation!
Watching this show again makes me realize how chad every rider was compared to the original one
ua-cam.com/video/wtbcaWnybzs/v-deo.html ,,
Tell me about it, those Japanese Sub voices are starting to get on my nerves.
Feels so good to reconnect with my past with all these classic's i can't get enough of it man i used to watch this show now seeing it on here just brought some awesome memories i love kamen rider dragon knight still do even as an adult it's still an awesome series to watch glad to know i'm not the only one still watches this series
The power rangers is nothing compared to this. I really hope we get to see more of this in the future.
Its kind of like seeing John Connor and The Terminator. In another alternate timeline 💪😎😂
Many cute young actors in this Kamen Rider. I never miss an episode on Saturday morning. 😁
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.
Shinji and Kit are both friendly, selfless, and a kind hero. Both are willing to use their power to save civilians from Mirror Monsters. But Shinji is holding back when fighting another Rider/s due to the fact that he does not want to kill someone, unlike Kit.
Shinji is more on dense than being stupid and he's not that serious compare to other main Riders. Maybe the serious Shinji you're referring to is either Dark Shinji or A.R. Shinji.
The reason why Len accepts Kit at the first part is bec. the latter prove to the former that he is different from Adam.
The reason why it takes a long time for Ren to warm up to Shinji is bec. of the Battle Royale. After all, there should be only one Rider in the Ryuki series.
@Grosser Kids The names Kid and Glenn reminds me of Chrono Cross 😅😅
@Grosser Kids 🤣
I would but those Sub Karens are gonna complain about it because they ruin people's lives.
@@r.holtmangum5170 shut it Sub Karen.
Watching this as a kid was a gem right along side power rangers it was that turnt up and I loved it got me watching Kamen rider Ryuki just cause of it really wish more were adapted
Bruh i used to watch these as a kid just came back for the nostalgia..whats that part where they go into a mirror and fight there
This show has the plot than exist two worlds (Earth and Ventara) and the only way to access between them through a window it's to be a Kamen Rider.
@@ErnestoJara or face crashing into a door or at least a mirrored surface 🤣
VENT OR BE VENTED !!! truly a dialogue of all time
Wish they did the riders' unique poses each time before they transformed. Besides that, this was a decent adaptation. Shame they don't do more of these.
I don't know if you watched the pilot, but the poses was a thing. Later they removed.
@@ErnestoJara IIRC the poses happened on the unaired pilot, right? yea they should have sticked with the poses imo
I told my friends to watch the show, but I couldn't keep the show alive.
It was cool that all the Riders got their own cycles in this version.
I just realized Matt Mullins who plays Len here (Wing Knight) was Leo Howard's (Jack from kickin' It!) actual martial arts trainer - he also played a character in Kickin' It too.
Best part is when they say: "Kamen Rider!"
It really had so much potential
the orchestral version of the DK theme in the last clip is so epic
This show impressed me a lot when I was a kid compared to Power Rangers with some of its direction.
Like the main character Ryuki dying halfway through the season and returning later as Ryuga.
Making ryugen a power-up for ruki is actually really clever
Ryuga*
Ryugen is from Gaim.
I wonder if a western Kamen Rider or other Tokusatsu existed again, would it be on Netflix or Hulu?
I look for kamen rider dragon knight on Netflix and Hulu those apps didn't have the series
If I'm not mistaken....Pluto TV has the old episodes
0:34 I’m gonna tell my kids this is Batman in my era
Fr 😭☝️
17:24 Drifting his bike during transformation is so cool and unexpected.
Batman style
This was an amazing show. Remember watching this in the morning on 4kids tv and power rangers SPD in the evening. Nostalgic childhood ❤
Funny that they say "Kamen Rider" to transform here when Decade happened to be running at the same time.
Remind me, what did the Decadriver say when Tsukasa threw in a card?
Kamen Ride: Decade
And then something on somewhere place there is a sound: FINAL ATTACK RIDER.....
I blame my fascination with red on this show and PR RPM
If I’m being honest, the transformation call could’ve been better. Something like “Rider Initiate!” Or “Let’s Ride!” Could’ve honestly worked better
"Let's Ride!" Would have matched perfectly, mostly because it's the intro's main phrase
@@zuskuaquos6414 ye I agree. KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT! TOGETHER WE CAN FIGHT THE FIGHT SO LET’S RIDE!
They predicted Zi-O with these scenes
I've always liked that they can jump to a parallel world through reflective surfaces
This is best made than other Kamen Rider, ever.
The fact that this has a better henshin sq than the original 🤣 for me atleast the buckle collapsing when inserted with the advent deck is pretty neat addition
I'm surprised how much this adaptation introduced a lot of American people to Kamen Rider.
I'm French and I was introduced to Super Hero Time back in 2011 with the Gokaiger/OOO lineup.
I really wish Hasbro could do more Kamen Rider adaptation. The best ones would be Build, Zero-One, and Saber.
I agree that would be nice let's hope if that ever happens in the future hopefully they say something other then Kamen Rider for the transformation that got old real fast🤣
Ex-Aid would be pretty cool
@@palblue yeah definitely 😁
Yeah more kamen rider adaptations I still pray to this day
@@palblue Yea dat too
I would love to rewatch this legendary show , or hope for a DVD / BlueRay release .
It does have a dvd release
@@HonerableG splendid, easy to find on EBay or Amazon ?
Okay will look for it
@@robertmaldonado6247please do , let me know if you find it
I remember back then this series was aired just a week after Ryuki's last episode, and it initially make me think maybe Ryuki aren't over yet until i see western actors
i hope hasbro makes a adaptation of kamen rider one day
I am an adaptation maker.
As a kid whenever I see any reflective surface I would imagine myself transforming and entering the glass
The transformation and putting the belts on are better in this adaption. Hope it's gets rebooted or even an anime would be cool
as much as I love the original japanese ver, I have to give credit to the transformation here
Nice nickname.
@@ErnestoJara its too bad this show don't have kamen rider abyss or kamen rider jaws as i called it
@@MIRRORMAN_REFLEX_OFFICIALS 🤣 yeah I can see why
i grew up with this show and by god i love this to death
Not me wanting to be these riders when I was young😂
This is one of the shows ever created in humanity history.
best nostalgic feels😢 ever this is our childhood😭 we want this childhood back🤧
Man, I just wish instead of saying "Kamen rider" every time they transform they would just say "Transform" or something... it'd be improved so much just with that simple change.
Ill never get over how early 2000s everything is, Bieber long hair, or black spikey hair, etc etc.
Wow that’s awesome I never watched this before
All I have to say the English one is best , because in Japanese when u going to transform you have to point your card to the mirror and make your poses . But in this one , you can point every direction you want even with the mirror and say " Kamen Rider "
Needing to face a mirror was what made it unique and it makes sense for the story.
25:20 “Not this time.”
Dude I got chills
I remember back then when I first started watching this show I thought it was a different season of Power Rangers lol
What the hell I never knew of this until today I heard of mask rider and the Japanese Kamen rider but I didn’t think America had another series
We do now🤣 just messing with you I wish though eh maybe make the transformation more epic though rather than a big shield 🤣
This was better than the power rangers! I never understood why this stopped airing on channel 11 without ending!
It has an ending & the show was dropped cuz ratings.
Kamen Rider and Power Rangers were my go - to shows as a kid it's been a long while since I watched this show ... I have favored the ones who had the scenes with the girl, cobra/snake, and the other the tiger
I'm glad this showed up in my recommended.
If I could, I’d change the Onyx (dark) rider to a different animal motif. A wolf, in my opinion. What would you change it too if you felt the same way?
He’s a good guy here
it is supposed to mirror the main character, having a dark dragon against a fire dragon makes sense.
I LOVED this show (and its Japan descendent) but when this came out I remember the shows episodes took FOREVER to drop weekly and I feel like that’s kind of why nobody hyped it up as much as it should have been
This show premiered at a time when not many people were interested in sci-fi tv shows with fantastic characters and aimed at a kids/teen audience.
Ryuki with a standard rider machine isnt real , he cant hear you
Ryuki with a Rider Machine:
This is what I remember in local TV. Not Ryuki but Dragon Knight. No wonder why I always remember this Kamen Rider is Dragon Knight
I think for the English Adaptation they should’ve said “Let’s Ride” instead of “Kamen Rider” when they morph (even though Henshin is very very easy to pronounce, even for English-speakers like me)
Saying Henshin would be pretty weird, unless you either had Japanese actors/set the show in Japan, or appropriate it into a magic word. At most, you could get away with keeping it in a dub.
"Transform" should be the easy replacement, but I think the existence of Transformers has made this very difficult to be taken seriously. "Metamorph" would be a good alternative (officially used for the English Kuuga theme) if Power Rangers didn't have the word morph so closely associated.