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nightblood · 2 years

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Here’s the results for the top 100 Kamen Riders:

1. Kamen Rider Den-O 2. Kamen Rider W 3. Kamen Rider Kuuga 4. Kamen Rider OOO 5. Kamen Rider Faiz 6. Kamen Rider Decade 7. Kamen Rider Kabuto 8. Kamen Rider 1 9. Kamen Rider Build 10. Kamen Rider Grease 11. Kamen Rider Cross-Z 12. Kamen Rider Zero-One 13. Kamen Rider Zeronos 14. Kamen Rider Wizard 15. Kamen Rider V3 16. Kamen Rider BLACK RX 17. Kamen Rider Eternal 18. Kamen Rider BLACK 19. Kamen Rider Genm 20. Kamen Rider Joker 21. Kamen Rider Hibiki 22. Kamen Rider Meteor 23. Kamen Rider Agito 24. Kamen Rider Zi-O 25. Kamen Rider Blade 26. Kamen Rider Mach 27. Kamen Rider Ouja 28. Kamen Rider Ohma Zi-O 29. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid 30. Kamen Rider Drive 31. Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha 32. Kamen Rider Evol 33. Kamen Rider Chalice 34. Kamen Rider Fourze 35. Kamen Rider Knight 36. Kamen Rider Garren 37. Kamen Rider Kiva 38. Kamen Rider Revice 39. Kamen Rider Skull 40. Kamen Rider Kaixa 41. Kamen Rider Amazon 42. Kamen Rider Vulcan 43. Kamen Rider Zangetsu 44. Kamen Rider Chaser 45. Shadow Moon 46. Kamen Rider Ryuki 47. Kamen Rider 2 48. Kamen Rider Gaim 49. Kamen Rider Kick Hopper 50. Kamen Rider Accel

51. Kamen Rider G3 52. Kamen Rider Lazer 53. Kamen Rider Ark-One 54. Kamen Rider IXA 55. Kamen Rider Baron 56. Kamen Rider Gills 57. Kamen Rider Gatack 58. Kamen Rider Saber 59. Kamen Rider Cronus 60. Kamen Rider Super-1 61. Kamen Rider Diend 62. Riderman 63. Kamen Rider Woz 64. Kamen Rider Dark Kiva 65. Kamen Rider Stronger 66. Kamen Rider Zolda 67. Kamen Rider Horobi 68. Kamen Rider Snipe 69. Kamen Rider Ghost 70. Kamen Rider Espada 71. Kamen Rider X 72. Kamen Rider Rogue 73. Kamen Rider Birth 74. Kamen Rider Eden 75. Kamen Rider Delta 76. Kamen Rider Necrom 77. Skyrider 78. Kamen Rider Valkyrie 79. Kamen Rider 1 (THE FIRST) 80. Kamen Rider ZO 81. Kamen Rider Orga 82. Kamen Rider Zanki 83. Kamen Rider NEW Den-O 84. Kamen Rider Para-DX 85. Kamen Rider Kenzan 86. Kamen Rider Jin 87. Kamen Rider Shin 88. Kamen Rider Geiz 89. Kamen Rider Amazon Neo 90. Kamen Rider Another Agito 91. Kamen Rider Durendal 92. Kamen Rider Amazon Omega 93. Kamen Rider Saga 94. Kamen Rider Ryuga 95. Kamen Rider Saikou 96. Kamen Rider Ryugen 97. Kamen Rider Blades 98. Kamen Rider Sabela 99. Kamen Rider 3 100. Kamen Rider Taiga

#kamen rider #decided to compile the results in a text post

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barber100dr · 2 years

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Kamen Rider Saber: DX Kougouken Saikou & Seiken Saikou Driver “GOLD OR SILVER” “Saikou Lumination! Who is the shining sword? Saikou Chapter One! The blade shining gold and silver, Saikou!” “Who is this? Saikou Chapter Two! The shade born from the light, Shadow!” “I am the sword, and the sword is me” #toyphotography #kamenrider #kamenriderseries #kamenridersaber #kamenridersaikou #seikensaikoudriver #kougoukensaikou #kinnobukiginnobuki #wonderridebook #henshinbelt #swordoflogos #仮面ライダーセイバー #仮面ライダー最光 #光剛剣最光 #石ノ森章太郎 (at Wonder World) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZWy05sMNzI/?utm_medium=tumblr

#toyphotography #kamenrider #kamenriderseries #kamenridersaber #kamenridersaikou #seikensaikoudriver #kougoukensaikou #kinnobukiginnobuki #wonderridebook #henshinbelt #swordoflogos #仮面ライダーセイバー #仮面ライダー最光 #光剛剣最光 #石ノ森章太郎

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toku-action-figure-news · 3 years

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SO-DO Saber Book 8 reveals Saikou X-Swordsman Wonderful & Powerful forms; King Arthur Robo confirmed as normal retail release

With reveals for SO-DO Saber's 8th wave having started last week, the official Bandai Candy Toy blog has revealed that Kamen Rider Saikou X-Swordsman's Wonderful and Powerful forms - where the comic-themed areas go to his arm or leg - will be getting separate figures in the wave. In addition, they will contain new hand pieces for both Saikou Shadow and Saikou X-Swordsman for a titled sword wield and closed punching fists.

As well, it has been confirmed that the massive King Arthur Robo is indeed set to be a normal part of SO-DO Saber Book 8 between four boxes, rather than a separate 'extra' wave like previous Kamen Rider robos.

SO-DO Kamen Rider Saber Book 8 is set to release at general retail in June 2021 for 400 Yen per box.

#SODO #Kamen Rider #Kamen Rider Saber

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kamenriderlogik27 · 3 years

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Kingdom as Kamen Rider Saber Riders!

So... for those that don't know (which ya'll prob don't since I don't really reveal a lot on this page other than rider/sentai related stuff) but I'm a HUGE fan of K-pop. In fact, I've been following it for a good 10 years now, which is the longest I've ever been obsessed with a specific topic/thing. Anyway, so There's a K-pop group called Kingdom that debuted at the beginning of this year and they're about to make their first ever comeback this week! So, while watching videos and buying albums online to help me get hyped up for it, I had a funny thought.

"How cool would it be if the members of Kingdom were able to transform into Kamen Riders?"

And thus, me being me, started this train of thought that led to this post. I specifically chose Saber over all the Rider series because of Kingdom's group concept: Each member's stage name is based off of a mythical/historical King, each member is a King of their own 'Kingdom', and so far their choreography let's them dance with swords. lol. So, which Saber being mostly a 'Knight in shining armor' concept and being based off of stories, I thought they fit each other pretty well~

I lit only assigned each member of Kingdom to a Saber Rider. I'm avoiding Saber characters 'cause I didn't want to compare personalities and backstories. Instead I'm just focusing on the Rider titles and suits only. So let's go~

1. Arthur as Kamen Rider Saber!

-Real name: Jang Yunho

-Stage name and concept is based off of King Arthur Pendragon

- Arthur hails from the 'Kingdom of the Rain'

- Kingdom's debut MV "Excalibur" as well as their first album used Arthur's story as it's main focus.

Reason why he's Saber:

- He's a sort of "chosen one" like Saber

- Saber is the only Saber Rider to wield the 'King of Arthur' WRB and sword

- Saber is also the only Saber Rider (other than Yuri) to step foot into Avalon

- Saber is the primary Rider of his season and Arthur is the primary member of their first MV

-Arthur would totally come up with ways to incorporate Saber's fire powers into new choreography/ sword stunts

2. Dann as Kamen Rider Calibur!

-Real Name: Jung Seungbo

- Stage name and concept is based off of King Dan of Denmark

- Kingdom's Leader

- Dann hails from the "Kingdom of Change"

Reasons:

- 'Kingdom of Change' made me think of Calibur and how he can foresee the future, which causes any of his users to go insane trying to change said future

- 2/3 of Calibur's users wanted to protect someone, Dann as the leader does his best to protect his group members (as well as teases and plays around with them every chance he gets)

- Calibur is just such a pretty purple suit and I think Dann fits with it's aesthetic

3. Mujin as Kamen Rider Kenzan!

-Real name: Go Seungho

- Stage name and concept is based off of Emperor Jinmu, aka the first Emperor of Japan

- Mujin hails from the 'Kingdom of Cherry Blossoms'

Reasons:

- Kenzan is wind-based and the image of Cherry Blossoms falling gives me huge 'wind' vibes

- Kenzan is also a Ninja so with Mujin basically being based off a Japanese Emperor, it kinda just fits perfectly

- Mujin uses a Katana in their debut MV and I love how he looks with his hair pulled back into a top-knot

- Mujin get's teased the most by his members (even the younger ones) so I can see him using Kenzan's powers to sometimes get his revenge

4. Louis as Kamen Rider Saikou!

-Real name: Yang Dongsik

- Stage name and concept is based off of King Louis XIV, aka Louis the Great of France

- Louis hails from the "Kingdom of Beauty/Aesthetic"

Reasons:

- Louis XIV was the longest reigning Monarch in European History, Saikou is the oldest Saber Rider

- Saikou is like the 'Rider of Light', which kinda makes me compare it to the 'Lights of Paris' which are BEAUTIFUL

- Louis is Kingdom's moodmaker and I can totally see him having fun playing pranks while in shadow form (Especially on Mujin~)

5. Ivan as Kamen Rider Blades!

-Real Name: Park Yoosung

- Stage name and concept is based off of King Ivan IV, aka Ivan the Terrible of Russia

- Ivan hails from the "Kingdom of Snow"

Reasons:

- 1. Snow can melt into water 2. Blades has a legit 'Snow/Ice' form

- Ivan is BEAUTIFUL= Blades (especially his final form) is my favorite Rider suit ever because it has such a beautiful design

- Ivan's favorite colors are Black and sky BLUE

- Used to be a part of K-Tigers (a Taekwondo group) so he knows how to fight and defend himself

- There's a scene in their debut MV where Ivan uses a magical Ice Scepter and it reminds me so much of Blade's final form

- He'd totally ride his blue lion everywhere

6. Jahan as Kamen Rider Espada!

-Real Name: Im Jihun

- Stage name and concept is based off of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, aka the man who built the Taj Mahal

- Jahan hails from the "Kingdom of the Sun"

Reasons:

- Espada's WRB is based off of a Middle Eastern story involving a Magic Lamp and Djinn, and he can fly on a magic carpet

- That's the main reason why, but Espada's suit design also kind of gives off a 'Land of the Sun' feel despite his main power being lightning

- This pic of Jahan is amazing and totally fits the image of 'the face behind Espada's mask'

- I can see Jahan using Espada's powers to secretly zap people, also he'd get a kick out of riding the magic carpet all the time

7. Chiwoo as Kamen Rider Falchion!

-Real name: Guk SeungJun

- Stage name and concept is based off of Emperor Chiyou of China

- Chiwoo hails from the "Kingdom of Clouds"

Reasons

- I read somewhere that Chiyou is also thought of to be a sort of "God of War" (please don't quote me on this as I researched this last minute and have no solid sources yet) which reminded me of Bach/Falchion who became something similar to an immortal God that lived for battle/destruction

- The Chinese Phoenix is completely different from the western Phoenix, however I think Chiwoo aesthetically fits with Falchion's concept

- Chiwoo is said to always like looking after the members despite being the youngest, so I can see him trying to find out way of using his negation powers to try and help out in bad situations

-Like if Arthur accidentally set their practice room on fire, or if Dann got angry and accidently infested a passerby with darkness

And that's it! Hope ya'll find this fun 'cause I had a lot of fun thinking it up!

#kamen rider #kamen rider saber #kamen rider random thoughts #kpop #kingdom

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tokupedia · 7 years

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SPECIAL SAIKOU!: Superhero Showcase: Gatchaman Pt. 1: Introduction

“Sometimes we are one...sometimes we are five....the white shadow that slips through unseen ! Science Ninja Team GATCHAMAN!”

Tatsuo Yoshida had loved the concept of superheroes from the very beginning. As a young boy after the US occupied Japan at the end of WWII, he and his two brothers often interacted with American GIs. Some of them were polite and respectful to young Japanese kids and gave away their old comics they weren’t reading anymore to them so they would have something to enjoy.

While none of the Yoshida boys could understand the English text, there was a resonance of appreciation that transcended language in the artwork of the comics. Then again, seeing mighty beings with powers and abilities far beyond mortal man or skilled costumed athletes showing the best of humanity’s good nature resonates with humanity no matter what side of the map you are on. Their favorite of course was Superman, though given the design of the superheroes we are going to talk about, it wouldn’t surprise me if they had a love for the other half of the World’s Finest as well.

These costumes were bright and colorful, so the boys started drawing them and eventually became very good at it.

Superman is the one hero who inspires other ideas in many people, especially since he helped bring the superhero concept to the mainstream masses. This would follow Tatuso as he would again intertwine with the hero of his youth.

In 1959 or 1960 Tasuo was working in a manga studio and was asked to do a manga on Superman!

Yes, this was more or less a manga made to capitalize on the 1957 George Reeves TV show, which had been brought over to Japan in 1958.

While a few Japanese citizens saw US superheroes and scoffed them as propaganda, Tatsuo looked past that. He saw the very core of what made superheroes great, that they are willing to do the right thing and selflessly help others.

In 1962, after a good career in the manga industry, Tatsuo opened Tatsunoko Productions with the help of his brothers. After the first series about modern super spy ninjas and an Astro Boy clone called Space Ace in 1965 (no relation to the Don Bluth animated video game), Tatsunoko hit the really big time on TV in 1967. Debuting a high octane action show that would eventually make waves around the world....Mach GoGoGo!

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The series made it to American airwaves in the fall of that year as Speed Racer, which was one of several old school anime would set off a slow chain reaction that would later explode into our modern western otaku culture.

Then came one of the pillars that held it in place....

In 1969, its codemane was Production 21 and later it went by many names: Science Ninja Squad 5 and even Birdman until Tatsunoko presumably found out there was a Hanna-Barbera character with that name. Finally, the advertisers chose a name...Gatchaman, which premiered on October 1, 1972. The series was partially influenced not only by Shotaro Ishinomori’s Henshin Hero Boom from the popularity of Kamen Rider, but also the spark of love Tatsuo had for heroes like Superman.

The reason so many in the comics industry love Gatchaman such as Alex Ross is because out of all Japanese superheroes, this one takes the rawest form of its rooted American concept. One can simply observe the look of the original costumes and see aspects of Adams, Giordano, Swan and many other Silver and Bronze Age artists in the aesthetic. The same can be said for the evolving costumes later on as they borrow elements of popular western media and comics of the specific period.

Now you have to be asking, what the heck is a “Gatcha”?

Gatcha, at least in one translation, is the Japanese onomatopoeia sound of machinery such as a loom. This is more or less a reference to the fact this superteam uses machines to stop evil in its tracks.

If you wanna know more on the process of this series coming to be, check out this page:

http://www.battleoftheplanets.info/whatwas.html

Overview

The Original Series (1972-1974)

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The International Science Organization and the world are under attack by a terrorist organization known as Galactor, overseen by the evil Sosai X, who want to control Earth’s resources for themselves. Dr. Kōzaburō Nambu, who knew of Galactor’s schemes, deploys a special task force to deal with them: The Science Ninja Team...Gatchaman!

The Sequels (1978-1980)

Gatchaman II (1978-1979)

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After the destruction of his army, Sosai X tried yet again to attack the Earth with the help of an abducted child mutated into an adult Commander named Gel Sadora. The Science Ninja Team head out again with new weapons, vehicles and a revived comrade to do battle with Galactor yet again!

Gatchaman Fighter aka Gatchaman F (1979-1980)

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After seemingly being destroyed by the Gatchaman, Sosai X’s remains mutate and he revives into the more devious Sosai Z. He recruits the cruel European dictator Count Erun Egobossler to make his Galactor organization even deadlier than ever before. Their first attack completely obliterates the Gatchaman’s gear and ship from the last season and defeats them. The team manage to get rescued before they are killed by an engineer, who shows Dr. Nambu’s latest mechas and gear for the team. This season gets darker than previous one towards the end and features the death of Dr. Nambu.

If the energy charged sword called the Gatchafencer and the Gatchaspartan ship weren’t dead giveaways, this was when Star Wars was a pop culture cult phenomenon in Japan. Every studio tried to duplicate the George Lucas magic in one way or another or at least ride its coattails.

The OVAs (1994)

In the 90s, Tatsunoko tried to revive their old heroes with polished new looks and retooled the characters for a modern audience. The story for the most part is derived from various episodes of the first series, but mostly the first episode and a few plots from others.

Gatchaman ‘98 (Unmade)

Tatsunoko was going to revive their characters again full time in a new set of TV shows, including Gatchaman.

However, one of the main problems that prevented this was their poor choice of a starting show: A Mach GoGoGo reboot. While the classic show celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1997, times had changed in the anime landscape. A guy with a cool gadget-laden car racing around a track was a bit pedestrian in a realm of Kamehamehas, Dragon Slaves and Moon Healing Escalations. Going big and loud for spectacle or subliminally selling tons of toys/video games/merchandise was the norm in the 90s for anime.

The Mach GoGoGo show cost a lot to make as it used CGI in parts of its animation and it was cancelled over halfway through due to low ratings. Another roadblock (no pun intended) for Gatchaman reviving in the late 90s was no sponsor wanted to back it despite the shows legendary status in pop culture (Possibly due to the debacle investment in the new Mach GoGoGo.)

NTT (2000)

http://gatchaman.wikia.com/wiki/NTT_Gatchaman

The Gatchaman Team vanished for 3 years until NTT East approached Tatsunoko with a proposal for a set of internet service provider commercials starring SMAP and brand new animation and costumes of the science ninjas in action.

The Imagi Disaster (2011 aborted animated film)

Already talked about this one:

http://tokupedia.tumblr.com/post/147082771026/special-saikou-examples-of-toku-projects-that

Live action film (2013)

This is the film that, at the very least, made the older, traditional version of the superheroes limp on life support. This movie did what many revisionists do to any beloved superhero, find faults in ideas where there are none and make beloved aspects disappear and be replaced by something near unrecognizable.

Gone were the bird motifs and chest emblems, no mecha aside from the God Phoenix, no Sosai X and no Galactor (unless you count the in-name only reference). What was added was unnecessary, the Gatchaman all had superpowers and weapons given by shiny McGuffin stones and something about a virus that creates energy shields.

They didn’t even get to be ninjas too much in this movie. The saddest part is the complete waste of Tori Matsuzaka and this could have worked as a tokusatsu given the show’s legacy in the form of Super Sentai.

Gatchaman Crowds (2013-2015)

Sometimes derided by a few older purists as “Gatchaman for Millennials” or “Facebook: The Anime”, this reboot series departed from capes and costumes for neon Tony Stark armor by way of Akihabara, new characters and notebook souls. Lots of newcomers gravitated towards this season and it was considered as the sleeper hit of 2013 and 2015. So despite critics, it acted as its own entity. Crowds was also was the first new, full fledged Gatchaman TV show in over 30 years.

The show’s core philosophical focus was to examine how the internet and social media have affected society in both positive and negative ways and in rare cases, the relevancy of superheroes in the digital age. The second season insight focused on how hive mentality and politics associated with it on the internet could have very bad consequences or be distorted even in cases where the intentions are originally noble.

A creative sort of re-imagining, this series examined how our future could be shaped for good or for ill by digital media before finally taking a neutral perspective as that is the choice we humans will have to make for ourselves.

Good Morning Ninja Team Gatchaman

There was a morning comedy Flash animation series of shorts featuring the original Gatchaman, but it is not worth the time examining as its is just gag sketches with no action.

Battle of the Planets/G-Force/Eagle Riders (1978, 1986, 1996)

The various edited dubs of the original trio of shows, which served as a gateway series to about 2 or 3 generations worth of future anime fans in the west. The content in some cases was heavily edited or censored as most anime were known for doing at the time.

Due to the various companies who hold the rights to these adaptations, it is impossible at the moment for the original Japanese Gatchaman Trilogy to be completely on DVD or Blu-Ray. But Sandy Frank Productions did relinquish their rights to the first series to Funimation for a release..so there’s that.

Up next....The leader of the ninja flock!

#tokusatsu #anime #tatsunoko #55th anniversary #gatchaman #gatchaman ii #gatchaman f #gatchaman fighter #gatchaman crowds #superhero

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