I picked up a more Naruto vibe with Kouta being Naruto(only pursuing power for the sake of others once shit gets real) and Kaito being Sasuke(focused only on gaining power to further his own world view while being an arrogant douche)
I gotta say I disagree, with Kamen Rider Gaim being one of the better seasons of Kamen Rider. Its mature theme is a standout even among Kamen Rider series, which are generally more mature than their other tokusatsu cousins. I could be looking at the show through rose-tinted glasses, but the show lead writer is Urobuchi Gen, a legend among show-writing in Japan for his plot twist and having mastered the art of twisting something fun and light hearted into something more gritty and mature. The characters are consistent in writing for the most part, all with good setup and paid off. Takatora, Kouta, Kaito and Mitsuzane (unfortunately) all have good reasons for doing the things they did, and the audience could empathise with their action. Micchi having a redemption episode at the end being way better than he deserved. His writing came out strong in the show, although the kamen rider production formula did cause a lot of issues. Characters being bring back due to popularity reasons, the show being made to sell toys like all modern toku, the cross-over and advertising episodes all contributed into making what would have been an amazing season into just a great one. Also the show being primarily a children show also hinder how Urobuchi would usually write his show. If you didn't enjoy Gaim for having a mixed tone (which wasn't quite the fault of the show runners but the production company and the general expectation of toku shows in general) you might like Fourze and Ex-aid which are both crazy and fun shows. On the other end of the spectrum is Kamen Rider Amazon (the Amazon show, not the old Showa show) is truly dark, bloody and is targeted at adults, which had a great season 1 and a decent season 2.
Wow you're very passionate about Kamen Rider. It's been a while since I did this one yet I think I can remember my thought process... I just had issues on how certain episodes threw me off since I'm watching something turn dark one episode and then bam! It's really lighthearted the next. I can understand the sense of production meddling though. On one hand you want to respect the artistic direction of the show runners but you also have this obligation to the studios that just want to make money. It's a hard path to walk. I'll add your recommendations to the list of stuff I need to watch. Thank you for your response! X3
9:52 uhhhhhh you do realize that is how japan just advertises right? ITs pretty clear its for a special and/or a movie. You have to go see it to see these characters.
9:43 those clips arent other shows, those are clips to Gaim's movies that were coming out at the time, some take place in his story like the soccer movie (hence why there was an episode with soccer players) and others are about him meeting the previous riders like the one you showed in your video, the cross over episodes are publicity to that, expect the Kikaider episode that was use to announce the Kikaider reboot movie, Gaim came out in a time were they were rebooting japanese heroes and since Kamen Rider is popular they used they're movies to do so, like the year before they used the Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider Wizard cross over movie to show rebooted version of Inazuman and Young Masked Beauty Poitrine
For the sake of many confused westerners, it would of been better if they decided to throw in a commercial spot during the show as opposed to splicing in the footage with Gaim's opening. I think that would've flowed better, but I digress. Thank you for the information. :3
To be fair they do that in the original brodcast (alongside the kamen rider gummy juicy comercials...which trust me get alot weirder with each season that came out) but most of the time it's shown after the previews for the next episode, the subbers just tend to edit them out cuz no one wants to see comercials in these things. Your welcome though xD
as someone who grow up with kamen rider series(Heisei Era) and watch majority of them(not all) Gaim is great.... you maybe not believe me but if you watch this after Wizard(Previous Year) You'll love Gaim. 9:11 that cross over special episode , meaning it's not effect the story and only show for commercial purposed. the reason that kind of episode exist is mainly because of the Gaim episode is not enough to last the year just my opinion but after god awful 2 episode rules of Wizard I'm very happy about Arc-based story telling of Gaim
wow! didn't expect to be reply back IF you didn't check this series yet but want to watch more KR then I recommend -Heisei Rider : Den-O(for comedy) , Kabuto -Neo Heisei : W , OOO , Fourze , Ex-Aid(for meme) -Amazons just my own opinion I like Faiz but after second watched without nostagia glasses, the pacing is terrible Kuuga , Agito , Ryuki I barely remember them lol it's been too long Kiva has some moment and keep switching between protagonist as a theme , interesting but still not as good Decade is.... decade ...10th anniversary rider /w parallel world theme rider that mess with everything Wizard is like I said.... 2 episodes rule is bad for the show Drive has some moment but somehow still fell short for me Ghost.... It's really bad for me.. every episode feel like toy commercial drop it really fast.. like... 15 episode Build , I didn't watch this yet, just from the suit design look like W 2.0 to me just my personal taste may not be the same to you but Have fun!!
Definitely a really good review. I personally never watched Kamen Rider, but it kind of looks interesting and since 90s nerd me already watched the Power Rangers movie (FYI it is mostly terrible no surprise there), this might be worth checking out. I won't spoil the power rangers movie, but I will say it doesn't take itself seriously which is a good thing because it achieves the perfect level of 90s cheeziness that the show was known for. However, the first hour of the film isn't really that good at all and is just an edgy teenage film. Shame about May 13, I totally would've loved to come see you guys perform however I am away in Vegas that week...If you guys are doing another performance, let me know. I'd totally be interested in going to see you guys live.
The goal of A.R.R. (or at least mine anyway) is to expose the audience to subject matter that is primarily glossed over and leave them with enough information to get invested without ruining the series. I actually went to go see the Power Rangers Movie with Medium Mike, it was ok but I was expecting way worse. Although screw that one scene where no one tries CPR on the drowning victim. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ I'll keep you in the loop, and thank you for supporting my videos. :3
Firstly, we have the same couch. I am not joking... The micro fiber one. Secondly, your reviews are delicious, for you arouse the same feelings I use to get when life was different, when I use to hit the 5 star restaurants in South Africa. The waiter would introduce the specialty of the evening, some brazen beef, or salmon with a pinapple salsa. I swear I am salivating. Your reviews are served up in a way which triggers my cravings. I suddenly have an urge for this, Godzilla, whatever that gummy was, and power Rangers. I will await your next review for desert...You are amazing. I am just glad you are not a waiter because I would be as fat as hell.
Honestly it hurt me when you said "subpar script" I believe this show deserves a 10. It's my personal favorite show. The writing, acting, and cinematography are superb. The effects (while I understand may be a deal breaker for some) don't bother me. The tone can be an issue, but it's mainly focused on Oren and Jonouchi. They're gag characters. Aside from that, this show is the first show (and the only one other than the last airbender) to make me really question my life and want to improve myself.
I'm glad this show is something you're so passionate about. I'm like that when it comes to Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Frankly there is no correct way to view art since a lot of people have different opinions. I enjoyed the show but felt like a lot of choices took me out of the immersion and thus made the show more difficult for me to get into it. I try my best not to destroy the subject I'm reviewing but at the same time, proper analysis requires me to ponder why something didn't work and what could have been done to make it better. Either way, thank you for watching my video. :3
@@SonicMTD oh I forgot to say that it was a very good video. I enjoyed it. At the very least I'm glad people are talking about the show. Anyways, keep up the good work.
I gotta say a big flaw with Gaim is how overused the Bow Weapon becomes. All the genesis driver forms use the bow and by the midpoint you have everyone using the genesis driver forms as they are so much stronger than normal arms. Its a good show and definitely one of Urobuchi's better works as he just has to apply his writing style to a preexisting formula and can't really lose himself in nonsense too much.
what makes that soccer episode worse is that it was just a tie in for the movie... in a way that didnt even mesh with the movie aside from the soccer world. Gaim had way too many episodes dedicated to advertising movie events
It really screws with the flow of the show cause as a viewer I kept worrying “Am I missing important story events and character growth by not watching these secondary shows?”.
@@SonicMTD right? Especially with the Kikaider one where Duke removes his brain and puts it in a robot body, just for it to end up back in his normal body by the next episode
@@elrick44 (checks to make sure ears are not bleeding.) all of that sounds pants-on-head insane. Well... thanks for watching the video... hope you liked it.
That's fair. The acting and cinematography is really superb. There were things that took me out of the show but as a whole I did enjoy what I saw. I hope you enjoyed the review! :3
@@SonicMTD mai act as the catalyst of kouta kaito and micchi Mai is the first woman all she can do wait what unfold the situation And the fight between kaito and kouta ia kind of fight for ideal who can get the forbidden fruit the fighter or the kind one Kaito wamts to destroy the world create the new one those who weak will rise up Kouta want to save the world not beacause he wanted to its because he doesnt want everyone to suffer by kaito reign and he want to be it fair but he want to make kaito wish but in the Humanne way as possible Not because kouta goes to underdevelop planet he wants to create there without making a genocide There's no villian in this story only antagonist
considering WHO the main writer is for gaim it's actually disappointing. i'm someone who's just getting into kamen rider as well and so far i've finished two of the series. gaim and build. and honestly i find build to be so much more satisfying.
Im a long time kamen rider fan, and i can tell you that gaim is actually one of the sub par ones. Gaims big flaw is that that they when overboard on the toy advertising and made it fairly hollow, every lock seed was for sale and if you count those plus the ones that are just toys its excessive. add on that each rider had a belt with their face on it -you could get the plates for that part separate and all the weapon toys -there was a lot. The thing is the rider battles we the same over and over the plot as you pointed out repeated and worse of all there were very few different types of monsters. frequently they reused previous monsters and that was the biggest issue i had it was all the same -some kamen rider series have new enemies every 2 weeks -its a formate for the show that works 2 part stories building the larger story but gaim was all over. Plus the constant new power ups and weak villians who were dull as hell and we don't even know whats going on for most of the series
What would you recommend I should watch? I'm going to wait a fair bit before I review something Kamen Rider related however I wouldn't mind picking up something new.
Say something about the toy advertising being a flaw is not a valid criticism so lets get real. Subpar? its the best rider series so far not to mention if you couldnt follow along the story then you must have a small mind.
Kamen rider Gaim is basically a dmc for kids. Two men reaching out for power. One to change the world and one to conquer it for himself
Whoa I never thought of that!
Well kaito doesn't actually want to conquer it for himself.He wants to change the rules of society
I picked up a more Naruto vibe with Kouta being Naruto(only pursuing power for the sake of others once shit gets real) and Kaito being Sasuke(focused only on gaining power to further his own world view while being an arrogant douche)
I gotta say I disagree, with Kamen Rider Gaim being one of the better seasons of Kamen Rider. Its mature theme is a standout even among Kamen Rider series, which are generally more mature than their other tokusatsu cousins. I could be looking at the show through rose-tinted glasses, but the show lead writer is Urobuchi Gen, a legend among show-writing in Japan for his plot twist and having mastered the art of twisting something fun and light hearted into something more gritty and mature. The characters are consistent in writing for the most part, all with good setup and paid off. Takatora, Kouta, Kaito and Mitsuzane (unfortunately) all have good reasons for doing the things they did, and the audience could empathise with their action. Micchi having a redemption episode at the end being way better than he deserved. His writing came out strong in the show, although the kamen rider production formula did cause a lot of issues. Characters being bring back due to popularity reasons, the show being made to sell toys like all modern toku, the cross-over and advertising episodes all contributed into making what would have been an amazing season into just a great one. Also the show being primarily a children show also hinder how Urobuchi would usually write his show.
If you didn't enjoy Gaim for having a mixed tone (which wasn't quite the fault of the show runners but the production company and the general expectation of toku shows in general) you might like Fourze and Ex-aid which are both crazy and fun shows. On the other end of the spectrum is Kamen Rider Amazon (the Amazon show, not the old Showa show) is truly dark, bloody and is targeted at adults, which had a great season 1 and a decent season 2.
Wow you're very passionate about Kamen Rider.
It's been a while since I did this one yet I think I can remember my thought process... I just had issues on how certain episodes threw me off since I'm watching something turn dark one episode and then bam! It's really lighthearted the next.
I can understand the sense of production meddling though. On one hand you want to respect the artistic direction of the show runners but you also have this obligation to the studios that just want to make money. It's a hard path to walk.
I'll add your recommendations to the list of stuff I need to watch. Thank you for your response! X3
Saying to sell toys as a negative is not legit by the way. Lets get real
@@EpicFableBean Of course it could be. Selling toys is the reason many shows have been canceled or had executive meddling.
9:52 uhhhhhh you do realize that is how japan just advertises right? ITs pretty clear its for a special and/or a movie. You have to go see it to see these characters.
9:43 those clips arent other shows, those are clips to Gaim's movies that were coming out at the time, some take place in his story like the soccer movie (hence why there was an episode with soccer players) and others are about him meeting the previous riders like the one you showed in your video, the cross over episodes are publicity to that, expect the Kikaider episode that was use to announce the Kikaider reboot movie, Gaim came out in a time were they were rebooting japanese heroes and since Kamen Rider is popular they used they're movies to do so, like the year before they used the Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider Wizard cross over movie to show rebooted version of Inazuman and Young Masked Beauty Poitrine
For the sake of many confused westerners, it would of been better if they decided to throw in a commercial spot during the show as opposed to splicing in the footage with Gaim's opening.
I think that would've flowed better, but I digress. Thank you for the information. :3
To be fair they do that in the original brodcast (alongside the kamen rider gummy juicy comercials...which trust me get alot weirder with each season that came out) but most of the time it's shown after the previews for the next episode, the subbers just tend to edit them out cuz no one wants to see comercials in these things.
Your welcome though xD
as someone who grow up with kamen rider series(Heisei Era) and watch majority of them(not all)
Gaim is great.... you maybe not believe me but if you watch this after Wizard(Previous Year) You'll love Gaim.
9:11 that cross over special episode , meaning it's not effect the story and only show for commercial purposed.
the reason that kind of episode exist is mainly because of the Gaim episode is not enough to last the year
just my opinion but after god awful 2 episode rules of Wizard I'm very happy about Arc-based story telling of Gaim
Hey there,
I'll give Wizard a try and see how it makes me feel.
Thank you for the reply! :3
wow! didn't expect to be reply back
IF you didn't check this series yet but want to watch more KR then I recommend
-Heisei Rider : Den-O(for comedy) , Kabuto
-Neo Heisei : W , OOO , Fourze , Ex-Aid(for meme)
-Amazons
just my own opinion I like Faiz but after second watched without nostagia glasses, the pacing is terrible
Kuuga , Agito , Ryuki I barely remember them lol it's been too long
Kiva has some moment and keep switching between protagonist as a theme , interesting but still not as good
Decade is.... decade ...10th anniversary rider /w parallel world theme rider that mess with everything
Wizard is like I said.... 2 episodes rule is bad for the show
Drive has some moment but somehow still fell short for me
Ghost.... It's really bad for me.. every episode feel like toy commercial drop it really fast.. like... 15 episode
Build , I didn't watch this yet, just from the suit design look like W 2.0 to me
just my personal taste may not be the same to you but Have fun!!
Definitely a really good review. I personally never watched Kamen Rider, but it kind of looks interesting and since 90s nerd me already watched the Power Rangers movie (FYI it is mostly terrible no surprise there), this might be worth checking out.
I won't spoil the power rangers movie, but I will say it doesn't take itself seriously which is a good thing because it achieves the perfect level of 90s cheeziness that the show was known for. However, the first hour of the film isn't really that good at all and is just an edgy teenage film.
Shame about May 13, I totally would've loved to come see you guys perform however I am away in Vegas that week...If you guys are doing another performance, let me know. I'd totally be interested in going to see you guys live.
The goal of A.R.R. (or at least mine anyway) is to expose the audience to subject matter that is primarily glossed over and leave them with enough information to get invested without ruining the series.
I actually went to go see the Power Rangers Movie with Medium Mike, it was ok but I was expecting way worse.
Although screw that one scene where no one tries CPR on the drowning victim. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
I'll keep you in the loop, and thank you for supporting my videos. :3
The Power rangers movie wasnt terrible though. IT was legit good
Firstly, we have the same couch. I am not joking... The micro fiber one. Secondly, your reviews are delicious, for you arouse the same feelings I use to get when life was different, when I use to hit the 5 star restaurants in South Africa. The waiter would introduce the specialty of the evening, some brazen beef, or salmon with a pinapple salsa. I swear I am salivating. Your reviews are served up in a way which triggers my cravings. I suddenly have an urge for this, Godzilla, whatever that gummy was, and power Rangers. I will await your next review for desert...You are amazing. I am just glad you are not a waiter because I would be as fat as hell.
Honestly it hurt me when you said "subpar script" I believe this show deserves a 10. It's my personal favorite show. The writing, acting, and cinematography are superb. The effects (while I understand may be a deal breaker for some) don't bother me. The tone can be an issue, but it's mainly focused on Oren and Jonouchi. They're gag characters. Aside from that, this show is the first show (and the only one other than the last airbender) to make me really question my life and want to improve myself.
I'm glad this show is something you're so passionate about. I'm like that when it comes to Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
Frankly there is no correct way to view art since a lot of people have different opinions. I enjoyed the show but felt like a lot of choices took me out of the immersion and thus made the show more difficult for me to get into it.
I try my best not to destroy the subject I'm reviewing but at the same time, proper analysis requires me to ponder why something didn't work and what could have been done to make it better.
Either way, thank you for watching my video. :3
@@SonicMTD oh I forgot to say that it was a very good video. I enjoyed it. At the very least I'm glad people are talking about the show. Anyways, keep up the good work.
Kamen rider gaim is the my favorite season either then ex-aid and kabuto and ooos
I gotta say a big flaw with Gaim is how overused the Bow Weapon becomes. All the genesis driver forms use the bow and by the midpoint you have everyone using the genesis driver forms as they are so much stronger than normal arms.
Its a good show and definitely one of Urobuchi's better works as he just has to apply his writing style to a preexisting formula and can't really lose himself in nonsense too much.
what makes that soccer episode worse is that it was just a tie in for the movie... in a way that didnt even mesh with the movie aside from the soccer world. Gaim had way too many episodes dedicated to advertising movie events
It really screws with the flow of the show cause as a viewer I kept worrying “Am I missing important story events and character growth by not watching these secondary shows?”.
@@SonicMTD right? Especially with the Kikaider one where Duke removes his brain and puts it in a robot body, just for it to end up back in his normal body by the next episode
@@elrick44 (checks to make sure ears are not bleeding.) all of that sounds pants-on-head insane. Well... thanks for watching the video... hope you liked it.
Kamen Rider Gaim is possibly the only show of not only Kamen Rider, but TV in general to be a 10/10 in my book... Beacuse i didn't mind the effects.
That's fair. The acting and cinematography is really superb.
There were things that took me out of the show but as a whole I did enjoy what I saw. I hope you enjoyed the review! :3
@@SonicMTD you didnt know one of the writer who write fate zero
@@shaminabalamo525 I haven’t touched the Fate franchise at all so I wasn’t aware of that.
@@SonicMTD mai act as the catalyst of kouta kaito and micchi
Mai is the first woman all she can do wait what unfold the situation
And the fight between kaito and kouta ia kind of fight for ideal who can get the forbidden fruit the fighter or the kind one
Kaito wamts to destroy the world create the new one those who weak will rise up
Kouta want to save the world not beacause he wanted to its because he doesnt want everyone to suffer by kaito reign and he want to be it fair but he want to make kaito wish but in the Humanne way as possible
Not because kouta goes to underdevelop planet he wants to create there without making a genocide
There's no villian in this story only antagonist
@@shaminabalamo525 The hell you mean no villain? Ryouma pushes like half the plot forward.
considering WHO the main writer is for gaim it's actually disappointing. i'm someone who's just getting into kamen rider as well and so far i've finished two of the series. gaim and build. and honestly i find build to be so much more satisfying.
despite Gaim is the best rider series?
What is with that commercial hahahha
It's 10 pounds of sugoi in a 5 pound bag!
you should watch the current rider show ex-aid
I'll take a look and try it out. It won't make an A.R.R. episode but I'm always up for something new. :3
Do Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 for the ps4!!! plz plz plz plz
We hate you so much Trevor. :p
kouta is like a mary sue character, with overhyped sense of his own justice....
More like a chosen one. His over sense of justice is his flaw though. Dude got stabbed for being too trusting
Mate, that's not even close to what mary sue/gary stu means.
ugly costumes except for kachidoki arms. love the story though.
costumes are actually pretty good considering their motif
Im a long time kamen rider fan, and i can tell you that gaim is actually one of the sub par ones. Gaims big flaw is that that they when overboard on the toy advertising and made it fairly hollow, every lock seed was for sale and if you count those plus the ones that are just toys its excessive. add on that each rider had a belt with their face on it -you could get the plates for that part separate and all the weapon toys -there was a lot. The thing is the rider battles we the same over and over the plot as you pointed out repeated and worse of all there were very few different types of monsters. frequently they reused previous monsters and that was the biggest issue i had it was all the same -some kamen rider series have new enemies every 2 weeks -its a formate for the show that works 2 part stories building the larger story but gaim was all over. Plus the constant new power ups and weak villians who were dull as hell and we don't even know whats going on for most of the series
What would you recommend I should watch? I'm going to wait a fair bit before I review something Kamen Rider related however I wouldn't mind picking up something new.
Say something about the toy advertising being a flaw is not a valid criticism so lets get real. Subpar? its the best rider series so far not to mention if you couldnt follow along the story then you must have a small mind.