A wholesome fact about Tendou's actor, Hiro Mizushima, is that he revealed his role as Kabuto to his daughter. Now his daughter carries around a Kabuto vinyl figure that she calls "Kabuto-Papa" everywhere she goes since it's like her father is protecting her all the time.
I think one of the crowning moments for Kagami is when he first transforms into Gattack, even when he said he wouldn't forgive the Worms for betraying him, he still fulfilled his promise to the kid mimicking Worm that he'll show him the night sky with the moon, and cementing to me that Kagami was the real protagonist all along.
Tendo can be considered a paragon. Someone already accomplished/OP and is only meant to elevate the people around him. For me Kagami is the true protag of the series and Tendo is only there to make him into a hero he truly is. That's why I didn't mind that Kagami inherited the Kabuto Zecter in Zi-O.
He is basically an old school Ace from Geats. And rewatching Kabuto recently i really dug that vibe. Ofcourse Ace is alot smoother and collected. Where as Tendou is a little more rough and bratty but still with a good heart and still has given us some of the funniest kamen rider moments with a completely serious face. I still chuckle every time i hear "If he is stronger, Then i am Strongest"
Usually protagonist came off weak although motivated and had to build himself as the show moves on, Kagami embodied that role, Tendou in the other hand had been build himself up to exactly the moment when he received his transformation off screen, he's more like mentor, so pretty much tendou had been there doing that in episode zero while kagami is coming into the story from episode 6 or something, there's gotta be skill difference of course but in the end Kagami proves that he worthy partner for Tendou. Its like comparing Obi Wan and Luke, Obi Wan had pass for being cool while Luke had to sit down and learn from him
People always say that tendou was boring because he was just an arrogant asshole. I say dont look at what he says to people. Look at his actions, When he refues to hit kagami,s brothers double and the one you mentioned. These instances proves there is alot more to him that meets the eye.
How ironic when Inoue himself also wrote some episodes of Kabuto. Seriously though, WTF was that Kiva arc? Also ironic when Inoue himself was the head writer for Kiva - _- Glad that the Kabuto arc is written by the usual writers.
I liked Kabuto a lot. It's the serie that got me into Kamen Riders. Hyper Kabuto is still my favorite final form for a rider. But what I really liked about it was that instead of showing how the main character evolves as the serie progress (let's face it, Tendou doesn't need to evolve, he's already the chosen one), it shows how other characters like Kagami and Hiyori evolve and change due to coming into contact with the Chosen one.
@@SirSadness Exactly l laugh when people say tendo is a great character when he was the worst part of the series seriously this dude gimmick is that he's a gary stu, and the story wasn't good either, not the worst series, but is not a series l'll be re-watching in my lifetime.
Dunno, but I always thought Tendou was quite charming. Sure, he kinda is a Gary Stu as he can almost do everything on his own even when it doesnt always make much sense for how competent he is.... But the dude is just so dorky yet brimming with so much confidence and legitimately coming off as a bad ass, that I cant help but like him. Easily one of my favorite main riders in the franchise.
Tendou is not a Gary stu. The only way you could think so is if you don't know what a Gary stu is or you aren't paying attention. The guy sucks as a person and is treated as such by most people. He doesn't communicate and that causes most of his problems with people.
Daisuke saying goodbye to Gon is still probably my favorite in not just Kabuto but Rider in general. I don't know why, but Daisuke just moving on after he realized she lost her memories is one of the saddest moments in the franchise but it has a bittersweet vibe to it that while she forgot who Daisuke was, she has her original life but it hurts that Daisuke will always remember her. I don't even think her regaining her memories ruins the scene in any way.
It is his fault. At least in the eyes of Toei. He dropped his agency to make his own. And it wasn't a mutual drop, it was an abandonment. That's why Toei blacklisted him.
Think my favorite funny moment in Kabuto was during one of Daisuke's arcs (the one with the female Worm), where Tendou's little sister had asked him about love, and Tendou misunderstood that as his little sister having found someone she liked. The way he acted like an anime dad was hilarious to me, even if it lasted about ten seconds
I had to rewind that like 3 times the first time I saw it. It was SO funny seeing this perfect, untouchable, Gary Stu character genre, just COMPLETELY lose character and all testosterone in his voice at the idea of his little sister liking a boy.
Kabuto was good in the beginning, but the second half was pretty bad and rushed for me. In the other hand, the visual and special effects of Kabuto is one of my favorites
@@gutsmcgordan4184 yes the cast form was beautiful and the cast-off was even more beautiful, it's one of my favorites designs, my favorite is Fourze for its astronaut motifs (ok, judge me)
On one hand I never really liked Change Dragonfly and base Sasword. On the other hand while Hyper Cast Off Kabuto is weird bc it's even bulkier than normal the rainbow wings are lit asf.
My favorite rider series ever. I just love the idea of paramilitary group fighting alien lifeforms while having the riders as their ACE frontliners. It somewhat like 555 and im really diggin it. I noticed that alot of people are hating on Tendou about his personality, but for me i think its super fresh and i really like it. He has that OP anime protagonist vibe to it which is quite surprising since this "trend" wasnt very popular back then. Its biased but i enjoy "quirky" protagonist like these. Also his fighting style its very sleek and smooth, focusing on timing and counters, even his signature rider kick was based on it. Its quite similar to Agito's which are very graceful. Kabuto's style aint as practical and powerful but its still very nice to look at. Great characters and rider designs. And like i said about fighting style, every single riders has distinct fighting styles: Yaguruma fights like kickboxer, Kageyama fights like a boxer, and Kagami fights like a brawler similar to Faiz, its awesome. Also i love at how unpredictable the story were. On one episode we have a huge drama about fight to the death and identity crisis, then on the next episode we got some insane anime cooking competition with supernatural knifes and such
I wish Marco would make a bonus video to talk about stuff like how Daiske was being framed and the riders attacked him, how one of the OP worms got hit in the head and the human memories took over and how she fell in love with Daisuke but that’s a dream that only time will tell
I watched Kabuto twice. Both times I felt that Kagami was the main character. We follow him as he discovers the world. Tendou might be the main rider, but Kagami remains the main character. It feels like a show from the perspective of the secondary rider and that's why I like it.
The Kabuto movie was good, it made the series make a lot more sense when Kabuto becomes Hyper Kabuto. Also, Hiyori in the movie is portrayed a lot better.
22:00 The Hyper Zecter you see is the one from the movie. Since in the movie Tendou travels back in time and changes the futur, a new reality (the one from the show) is created. The hyper zecter from the show's universe is destroy but the one from the movie still exists and it's that one that Always comes to Tendou's aid. 23:00 The Kick and Punch hopper zecters were created by Kagami's father in secret because he didn't trust the Natives. The Natives being the other species of shape changing aliens who are secretly living on Earth. They were the ones who originally gave humans the technology to build the rider system and Zecters which is why they can summon any zecter they wish and transform into any rider so long as they have the rider gear to go with the zecters.
This show had me thinking Arata was the main character when, technically, the show is all about Tendou and that's kinda messed up as they continue that pattern, like following an NPC who keeps interacting with the main character. I loved it.
Thank you! I was getting bored during class. Thanks Marcos. 👍 Also at 31:27 (might be 31:25) you kept in a line you messed up on AND the retake of that line.
Kagami is the real "main rider" of Kabuto to me. He has the real heroic development in this show, while Tendou started as a hero and ended as one (even if he was an incredibly smug one). Also, I think lore-wise, isn't Gattack the strongest of all Kabuto riders? I only wish Hyper Gattack had actually appeared in the show, instead of being relegated to a hyper battle video and figure arts.
Im guessing you are one of those people that also think Tycoon is the MC of Geats. While yes he can surely be the main rider to you or anyone, He factually isnt. But thats the great part. They are changing the expectations that a kamen rider will be fresh off from the start, And yes while the origin point is an important part. I like the story telling of Kabuto, Geats. kiva and Build. Where we see an MC who has already started his journey. And we have other characters that can fill the "new guy that gains super powers" role. So i think we should stop expecting the MC's to be brand new to kamen rider, And accept that as long as we have someone to fill those shoes, It doesnt really matter. It gets kinda boring that every first episode has the exact same formula. Introduce MC and his gimmick. Introduce the threat. Becomes kamen rider. Wins and learns about what he must do. That fits for like 15 different kamen rider shows. Which is getting very very boring to deal with, As the first many episodes will just be "monster of the week"..
23:00 I just rewatched KR Kabuto and I found the explanation for the Hopper zectors. But it's so short that it's almost a blink and you'll miss it moment. When Mashima takes over Zects and kicks Kagami's father to the curb, you learn that it was MR Kagami who made the two zectors in secret because he didn't trust the native worms and wanted a way to fight them should they turn out to be ennemies of humanity.
Gatack (Kagami Agata) is my personal favourite back then (Now it's Kisaragi Gentarou). His personal arc to his Gatack transformation was perfect! PERFECT! That transformation made a life long impact to me on a personal level.
its the best series ever. its so beautiful even my mom stay watch for 3 or 4 episode cuz she said its beautiful. i think its the first kamen rider to be shot in hd ccamera.
I've been waiting for a loooon time for you to get this season. This was my first "modern" Rider series I ever saw....so it really stuck with me. TheBee is probably my favorite suit in the series. So damn clean and straight to the point. :)
Tendou character perfectness is an intended one, to be a source of comedic scenes throughout the series, just like Barney Stinson in HIMYM. Thanks to his character we can have many absurd, funny scenes like the one how he ends up diagnosing the doctor instead.
Been waiting for this one for a long time! You really cleared up most of the stuff that happened on the second half that I was struggling to understand.
Okay, I'm just gonna make one thing perfectly clear... I was also hooked with Kamen Rider Kabuto ever since I first got into Kamen Rider during my childhood years, and it has taught me things that I was too distracted and kept myself away from a while, which makes me feel I've been blind for not following these lessons that Kabuto showed to me. I was also heartbroken at the moments that had a despressive yet also heartbroken state, it's like the happiness that I had was starting to fade away whenever Tendou or Arata break down and I soon find myself breaking down as well, which is something that often happens whenever my life is a living hell. Plus, the designs for the suits and the choreography of the fight scenes looked so amazing that I was quite surprised that some future generations of Kamen Rider even followed along with this process, at least... That's what I think. So yeah, Kamen Rider Kabuto is a series that I look up to during times of depression or Kamen Rider watching, and it's also considered to be one of my all time favorite seasons of Kamen Rider. It deserves an A+, espically one from the one who walks the path of Heaven
The one thing I didnt like about this season was the fact that Dark Kabuto was introduced after Hyper Beatle and didn't have a final of his own. As hype as that Dark Kabuto arc was I knew he wasn't on tendo's level the entire time.
Kabuto was my first Kamen Rider series, and is always what I think of when I hear Kamen Rider. So I kind of subconsciously compare all other rider series directly to it.
For me Kagami is the real Protagonist and the real ending of Kabuto is in Zi-O where it comes full circle from the first episode where the Kabuto Zectoer didn't come to him only to become Kabuto down the line in Zi-O
Bro i swear, kagami is my favorite character there but even if he's doing something fine, they just keep finding ways to bully this man, he's like a slightly more competent shinji at his irl jobs (from the KR ryuki series) but taking a shit ton more L's than he really deserves
Really enjoyed this review. I was in Japan when Kabuto aired. I introduced my brother to this particular series and Kabuto became his main favorite. Gatack is also my favorite in this series too.
I'll admit that I did not like Tendou at first. But I saw that his arrogance was actually a zen like understanding of the world and it's that attitude that allows him to be ahead of the curve, as he can see the bigger picture. I want to say he's one of my favorites but almost every rider in the Heisei era has good qualities that make it hard to rank them in any order after my top three.
Kabuto was the first Kamen Rider series I watched. I loved the designs, the powers, the storylines (the one with Daisuke was one of my favourite moments) and the fact that, unlikely previous tokusatsus I watched, Kabuto had balls to kill major characters (the death of Tsurugi was another of my fav moments). However, a big problem I had was with some/many WTF moments, like Tendou's belt getting repaired by itself, the other Riders' Zects just fusing on Kabuto for no reason and the Hyper Kabuto Zect re-appearing through space and time after being supposedly destroyed. My biggest issue was with the ending: I had to watch this video to actually understand who the heck was that Dark Tendou supposed to be. I had fun watching Kabuto. Ot was the series who introduced me to Kamen Rider. However, I'm not sure if I would recomend it as an introduction for a non-fan. Kamen Rider Build, on my opinion, would be a better recomendation as first series to a non-fan.
I almost squealed when you said Gatack was your favorite character from this show because Gatack is one of my favorite Kamen Riders so far. His suit, his character development, he was definitely the hero in my eyes. But Tendou was cool.
I just love Kabuto for like a lot of stuff. I love the egoist "Man who walks over the heavens" Tendo because let's be honest, it gets boring when our main rider is kind and heroic. Like I like Yusuke, Shoichi, Shinji, etc as the good guy, I like Eiji, Gentaro, Haruto, etc as good people and I like characters like Sento and Ace as "We're the good guys but egoistic" but I LOVE that sometimes we get these egoist, "we know better heroes" like Tendo and Tsukasa. And no, I don't see Tendo as a Gary Sue because not a lot of people like him, at all and he does show concern for others. He's trained his entire life to take on the worms while still having time to pursuit his dreams to be the best chef. What's more to it? And Kagami is the goat; I LOVE his character arc. It is the BEST that Kamen Rider has given us. From a guy who just wanted to fight the Worms but understood little to a guy with the power and knowledge to act. SIGH... I wish in Zi-O, both of them were present. They're like bros but Tendo "looks down" at Kagami so he tries harder. SIGH. Kabuto had its issues but like it was good, at least we got a decent villain-ish. Could have been better.
Kabuto was my first Kamen Rider series. I really love it. It knows when to be goofy and when to be serious. Gattack is my all-time favorite Kamen Rider too.
I Like Kabuto. Is not between my favourites, the show OVERALL for me is that "I mean, is alright" meme. But I think Tendou and Kagami are really cool characters and Tsurugi was my boy too, I felt so bad for him. Beside after watching Geats I started to appreciate the Tendou-Kagami Dynamic even more since Geats left me feeling the Ace-Keiwa dynamic was a failed attempt to replicate it. (They made Keiwa in particular so Dirty more than once imo, while Kabuto still treated Kagami with respect. And while I enjoyed Tendou's characters, I didn't care much about Ace. And I could actually explain why) Kabuto's best part are the characters. Kind of like Den-O now that I think about it. The story wasn't the craziest and if you take only the Base Story there is not much to it, but the characters carried their show (Except for Hiyori, she was such a missed opportunity) But my favourite part from Kabuto is Kamen Rider Gattack because *"Gattack"* sounds cool af 😂
God I love this show! I especially like Tendou and Kagami, to the point where I collect their SHF and custom painting the Figurise Kabuto for Kabuto and Dark Kabuto Masked Form. Thank you for covering my favorite rider show ever, all hail to the man who walk the path of heaven.
you do not watch kabuto for the adventures of tendo, you watch it to see what the group gets into this time. the early episode where there's only one rider are IMO the weackes because tendo IS a mary sue. up to the halfpoint he never really have any foil; even tsurugi, the only one that somewhat reach his level, stops being a rival after his introduction. his greater loss until he's met with a litteral clone of himself is using a loophole so that he gets to keep the hyper zeckter and it is ok, because the whole cast keeps the thing going flawlessly even when there isn't much story (the anghst of the hopper for the sake of being anghsty, for one). it is a problem we'll see later with kiva, which tried the same thing didn't manage to suceed but one problem of the serie is the underusage of some established point: kabuto's toy launcher, used a whole of 3 times, one offscreen; gatack is the one that uses his cannons from masked form the most, and he still press the trigger less than 10 times, sasword coilwhip used twice, drake underwater functionality barelly more than just told us, all the masked forms hazmat funtionality, the hoppers having clock up in every single appearence in ancillary media but not in the serie proper also, the suspended points. the hopper zeckters just appears out of nowhere when tendo is taking possession of all the others, straight after an exchange with how this is upsetting the natives (that we already know, are the one that made the zeckters) and look like prototypes for something you build bulks of. never brought up. after mishima becames thebee once, the thing is forgotten regardless of the pressure previously placed onto the importance of having thebee in the first place, not even a word of being in search of a new guy for it. not too big on their own, but they compounds upon eachother
I found the whole series fascinating. I really liked Hiyori and how she was one of the reasons why Souji was fighting to protect people. Also Juka was Souji's cousin. There were also several past Tokusatsu guest stars on Kabuto. Including some Sentai actors. What's your Twitter???
Hes "arrogant" because he inherited the memory of his alternate self. His alternate self was the strogest rider and the user of hyper zecter. He was also the saviour of the world and the world is hanging on his shoulder and literally revovles around him. Knowing that it cant be helped that hes a bit arrogant. Pity the series retconed that original plan with the shitty native arc. And im glad they retconed it back with the movie. He sees himself as the sun because he saw his altenate self as if he came from the sun.
It would have been cool to see It in the show, like how ZI-O was manipulated to be king. The difference is that Sogo is not a complete asshole after knowing that He will be the greatest Rider and rule the world, He even gives that up to be a hero.
@@SirSadness dats cuz he knows he was manipulated. Tendou was chosen by fate. Fate of 2 realities. As he sees it when he was a kid, hes chosen bu the sun. Homage i bet to kamen rider black who gets his energy from the sun.
@@zlee001 That doesn't change that much. Sogo will still be that, and He tries to keep going with the same mind set, He doesn't change because of the revelation, He chose to do so. Even after getting the supreme power, He still gave It up.
@@SirSadness thats why tendou character is so good. He was chosen and he bares all the power on his shoulder. And the power compels him to be the one and only. Sogo is just a school boy. And by the end hes still a school boy. Its like he dreams of becoming a king but when the dream is about to come true he chose to wake up. Cuz deep down hes just a school boy.
That ending clip is amazing Currently watching Kabuto myself and, I'll be blunt, I got bored with it. This video did convince me to go back and see everything through to the end though, so thank you
This is the series that got me into Kamen Rider because my best friend introduced it to me and it's always been one of my favorite series next to ryuki faiz kiva and blade along with all the newer riders that come out so far
Every other rider kicks is having a rider attacking directly to the monster. But, kabutos' rider kick waits for the monster to welcome them with death.
This season was perfect example of "Plot and writting was poorly done but with Great actor and Great character carried the show can make even badly written show a most fun you had in a while.". As much as I don't like plot,Actors did great job carried this season.
A wholesome fact about Tendou's actor, Hiro Mizushima, is that he revealed his role as Kabuto to his daughter. Now his daughter carries around a Kabuto vinyl figure that she calls "Kabuto-Papa" everywhere she goes since it's like her father is protecting her all the time.
Now that’s is super cute. So did hiro had his daughter during the show or did he have her after the show?
@@brandycoral1103 He had her after the show
Yagi Naito ok I get it
That is so wholesome I just did an audible “Awwww”.
awwww, that is so sweet
I think one of the crowning moments for Kagami is when he first transforms into Gattack, even when he said he wouldn't forgive the Worms for betraying him, he still fulfilled his promise to the kid mimicking Worm that he'll show him the night sky with the moon, and cementing to me that Kagami was the real protagonist all along.
At the very least, he did become Kamen Rider Kabuto in KR Zi-O.
Some KR fans: i dont like Tendou because he has a god complex
Those same fans: i like Kuroto because he has a god complex
Car Gua King complexi
I like tendon souji a lot. Kabuto always remind as my favourite series
Huh? Who ever said tendou has god complex?
But he never explicitly acts like he's a god. He acts he will be the best, but not a god.
@@LeinRa-Reaction He call himself the sun
Tendo can be considered a paragon. Someone already accomplished/OP and is only meant to elevate the people around him. For me Kagami is the true protag of the series and Tendo is only there to make him into a hero he truly is.
That's why I didn't mind that Kagami inherited the Kabuto Zecter in Zi-O.
He is basically an old school Ace from Geats. And rewatching Kabuto recently i really dug that vibe.
Ofcourse Ace is alot smoother and collected. Where as Tendou is a little more rough and bratty but still with a good heart and still has given us some of the funniest kamen rider moments with a completely serious face.
I still chuckle every time i hear "If he is stronger, Then i am Strongest"
Usually protagonist came off weak although motivated and had to build himself as the show moves on, Kagami embodied that role, Tendou in the other hand had been build himself up to exactly the moment when he received his transformation off screen, he's more like mentor, so pretty much tendou had been there doing that in episode zero while kagami is coming into the story from episode 6 or something, there's gotta be skill difference of course but in the end Kagami proves that he worthy partner for Tendou.
Its like comparing Obi Wan and Luke, Obi Wan had pass for being cool while Luke had to sit down and learn from him
Damn, got spoiled. Wish I didn't know that going into Zi-O.
Grandmother once said this; "Marcos will upload another HOKR of one of your favorite seasons."
Honestly the fact that tendou defeated that worm in clock up just to make it look like kagami defeated it himself is kinda heartwarming
People always say that tendou was boring because he was just an arrogant asshole. I say dont look at what he says to people. Look at his actions, When he refues to hit kagami,s brothers double and the one you mentioned. These instances proves there is alot more to him that meets the eye.
@@fragtical8540Yup
Perfect timing, because the zi o kabuto arc starts this week
Edit: My grandmother once said this, holy shit thanks guys for all the likes
I have 0 expectations, specially after the mess that was Kiva arc.
@@guilhermemarinho9861 Don't worry. It's not written by Inoue.
How ironic when Inoue himself also wrote some episodes of Kabuto.
Seriously though, WTF was that Kiva arc? Also ironic when Inoue himself was the head writer for Kiva - _-
Glad that the Kabuto arc is written by the usual writers.
@@darthva31 the same guy who fucked over ryuki with ridertime, watdya expect? XD
Another reason why Zi-O is shit
I liked Kabuto a lot. It's the serie that got me into Kamen Riders. Hyper Kabuto is still my favorite final form for a rider. But what I really liked about it was that instead of showing how the main character evolves as the serie progress (let's face it, Tendou doesn't need to evolve, he's already the chosen one), it shows how other characters like Kagami and Hiyori evolve and change due to coming into contact with the Chosen one.
I almost droped the reason twice because of Tendou, but Kagami was there and helped me pus h forward. Love the season, but damn It was hard.
@@SirSadness Exactly l laugh when people say tendo is a great character when he was the worst part of the series seriously this dude gimmick is that he's a gary stu, and the story wasn't good either, not the worst series, but is not a series l'll be re-watching in my lifetime.
Dunno, but I always thought Tendou was quite charming. Sure, he kinda is a Gary Stu as he can almost do everything on his own even when it doesnt always make much sense for how competent he is.... But the dude is just so dorky yet brimming with so much confidence and legitimately coming off as a bad ass, that I cant help but like him.
Easily one of my favorite main riders in the franchise.
Tendou is not a Gary stu. The only way you could think so is if you don't know what a Gary stu is or you aren't paying attention. The guy sucks as a person and is treated as such by most people. He doesn't communicate and that causes most of his problems with people.
Daisuke saying goodbye to Gon is still probably my favorite in not just Kabuto but Rider in general. I don't know why, but Daisuke just moving on after he realized she lost her memories is one of the saddest moments in the franchise but it has a bittersweet vibe to it that while she forgot who Daisuke was, she has her original life but it hurts that Daisuke will always remember her. I don't even think her regaining her memories ruins the scene in any way.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Same, I’m actually glad Gon remembered her.
Grandma once said:
"You thought Hiro will be back at Kabuto arc in Zio boi? You're making a huuuuge mistake lmao"
Yeah, it was pretty disappointing considering that he did wanted to return as a cameo in Heisei Generations Forever.
It is his fault. At least in the eyes of Toei. He dropped his agency to make his own. And it wasn't a mutual drop, it was an abandonment. That's why Toei blacklisted him.
He need to taking care of his sick wife
@@bennyhui8388 Correction, pregnant wife.
@@ArcDragoon Tendou in real life. Wow.
Think my favorite funny moment in Kabuto was during one of Daisuke's arcs (the one with the female Worm), where Tendou's little sister had asked him about love, and Tendou misunderstood that as his little sister having found someone she liked. The way he acted like an anime dad was hilarious to me, even if it lasted about ten seconds
I had to rewind that like 3 times the first time I saw it. It was SO funny seeing this perfect, untouchable, Gary Stu character genre, just COMPLETELY lose character and all testosterone in his voice at the idea of his little sister liking a boy.
Kabuto was good in the beginning, but the second half was pretty bad and rushed for me. In the other hand, the visual and special effects of Kabuto is one of my favorites
Also the belt voice is one of if not my favorite
I think kabuto i has some of the best kamen rider designs
@@gutsmcgordan4184 yes the cast form was beautiful and the cast-off was even more beautiful, it's one of my favorites designs, my favorite is Fourze for its astronaut motifs (ok, judge me)
On one hand I never really liked Change Dragonfly and base Sasword.
On the other hand while Hyper Cast Off Kabuto is weird bc it's even bulkier than normal the rainbow wings are lit asf.
@@leokakazu I’m only judging the part that you like cast on
My favorite rider series ever. I just love the idea of paramilitary group fighting alien lifeforms while having the riders as their ACE frontliners. It somewhat like 555 and im really diggin it.
I noticed that alot of people are hating on Tendou about his personality, but for me i think its super fresh and i really like it. He has that OP anime protagonist vibe to it which is quite surprising since this "trend" wasnt very popular back then. Its biased but i enjoy "quirky" protagonist like these. Also his fighting style its very sleek and smooth, focusing on timing and counters, even his signature rider kick was based on it. Its quite similar to Agito's which are very graceful. Kabuto's style aint as practical and powerful but its still very nice to look at.
Great characters and rider designs. And like i said about fighting style, every single riders has distinct fighting styles: Yaguruma fights like kickboxer, Kageyama fights like a boxer, and Kagami fights like a brawler similar to Faiz, its awesome. Also i love at how unpredictable the story were. On one episode we have a huge drama about fight to the death and identity crisis, then on the next episode we got some insane anime cooking competition with supernatural knifes and such
I wish Marco would make a bonus video to talk about stuff like how Daiske was being framed and the riders attacked him, how one of the OP worms got hit in the head and the human memories took over and how she fell in love with Daisuke but that’s a dream that only time will tell
I watched Kabuto twice. Both times I felt that Kagami was the main character. We follow him as he discovers the world. Tendou might be the main rider, but Kagami remains the main character. It feels like a show from the perspective of the secondary rider and that's why I like it.
The Kabuto movie was good, it made the series make a lot more sense when Kabuto becomes Hyper Kabuto. Also, Hiyori in the movie is portrayed a lot better.
Not to mention answers lods of plot holes like how tendou got his belt and why the meteor didn’t destroy all of Japan
Kagami’s arc Leading up to his transformation into a rider was so cool.
The best character of the season, a true hero.
22:00
The Hyper Zecter you see is the one from the movie. Since in the movie Tendou travels back in time and changes the futur, a new reality (the one from the show) is created. The hyper zecter from the show's universe is destroy but the one from the movie still exists and it's that one that Always comes to Tendou's aid.
23:00
The Kick and Punch hopper zecters were created by Kagami's father in secret because he didn't trust the Natives. The Natives being the other species of shape changing aliens who are secretly living on Earth. They were the ones who originally gave humans the technology to build the rider system and Zecters which is why they can summon any zecter they wish and transform into any rider so long as they have the rider gear to go with the zecters.
which also the reason how there are two belts for the Kabuto Zecter and how Tendou got it
Indeed.@@overhaul8416
This show had me thinking Arata was the main character when, technically, the show is all about Tendou and that's kinda messed up as they continue that pattern, like following an NPC who keeps interacting with the main character. I loved it.
The Actor for Tendou did do Hana Kimi and it's the best moments where you get him to react differently even when hes called out for being Kabuto
Thank you! I was getting bored during class. Thanks Marcos. 👍
Also at 31:27 (might be 31:25) you kept in a line you messed up on AND the retake of that line.
liberally
Kagami is the real "main rider" of Kabuto to me. He has the real heroic development in this show, while Tendou started as a hero and ended as one (even if he was an incredibly smug one). Also, I think lore-wise, isn't Gattack the strongest of all Kabuto riders?
I only wish Hyper Gattack had actually appeared in the show, instead of being relegated to a hyper battle video and figure arts.
Hyper Gattack would be god himself.
You know what's best thing? Kagami fianlly become Kabuto himself in Zi-O.
Im guessing you are one of those people that also think Tycoon is the MC of Geats.
While yes he can surely be the main rider to you or anyone, He factually isnt. But thats the great part.
They are changing the expectations that a kamen rider will be fresh off from the start, And yes while the origin point is an important part. I like the story telling of Kabuto, Geats. kiva and Build. Where we see an MC who has already started his journey. And we have other characters that can fill the "new guy that gains super powers" role.
So i think we should stop expecting the MC's to be brand new to kamen rider, And accept that as long as we have someone to fill those shoes, It doesnt really matter.
It gets kinda boring that every first episode has the exact same formula.
Introduce MC and his gimmick.
Introduce the threat.
Becomes kamen rider.
Wins and learns about what he must do.
That fits for like 15 different kamen rider shows. Which is getting very very boring to deal with, As the first many episodes will just be "monster of the week"..
Grandmother once said Kabuto is the next arc for Zi O featuring ONORE DECADE. Good retrospective anyway.
This is Shibuya, but it's not Shibuya. Here, only the pain is real. oh snap, wrong show!
Is that a Shibuya 15 Reference?
Mariosonic541 Ms541 I have never heard of that Shibuya, I only know the Shibuya that is next to 109.
@@TheHighsea Is a Tv series Based off a manga, And Ez Rider Review it.
Mariosonic541 Ms541 I’m just kidding, part of the intro mentions shibuya being between districts 108 and 109.
@@TheHighsea Okay,But did you know The Actor who played Mari in Kamen Rider Faiz is in this show.
I just finished watching Kabuto and boy was it a fun ride I can say it's my favorite rider seasons
23:00
I just rewatched KR Kabuto and I found the explanation for the Hopper zectors. But it's so short that it's almost a blink and you'll miss it moment.
When Mashima takes over Zects and kicks Kagami's father to the curb, you learn that it was MR Kagami who made the two zectors in secret because he didn't trust the native worms and wanted a way to fight them should they turn out to be ennemies of humanity.
Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod. That makes my day. Kabutos my absolute favorite. Thank you Marcos. You‘re the man.
Wait a minute... Could this mean Protodubs is actually a Worm mimicking the whole cast of Ex-Aid Abridged?
HOLY SHIT you're on to something tachibana go grab the zecterz we need to kill proto before he kills us all
Tachibana San.... why didn't they brought you in Zi o ....... U are important
Hold Up protodubs is a worm I have the engine souls and the g phone and the engine oh
windows me I found the G12 formation on eBay for a pretty reasonable price.
@@haydenreviewscustomcombos WOW THAT IS SO GOOD GO ONGER BEST SEASON IN 2008
Kabuto is the first common Rider series that I ever watch and it’s still one of my favorites to this day
The man that walks the path of Heaven!
A good recap before the Kabuto Tribute arc in Zi-O! Can't wait for the Ryukendo one!
Gatack (Kagami Agata) is my personal favourite back then (Now it's Kisaragi Gentarou).
His personal arc to his Gatack transformation was perfect! PERFECT!
That transformation made a life long impact to me on a personal level.
Marco: complains about Kabuto suit
Kabuto:Let me Cast Off
*CAST OFF CHANGE BEETLE*
Marco:*Fangirling while saying this* OMG ITS SO GOOD
Marcosatsu: Anyway, intermission over let's get back to the show
*ad pops up*
Me: you lied to me
This is the taste of a liar
Grandmother once said: I still ain't watched Kabuto but I love you buddy
its the best series ever. its so beautiful even my mom stay watch for 3 or 4 episode cuz she said its beautiful. i think its the first kamen rider to be shot in hd ccamera.
@Budgie Cat uh no you shoulda had your mom watch kabuto.
@Budgie Cat i told you she only stopped and watched 2 or 3 episode because its filmed beautifully. She didnt have any interest on kamen rider.
Lord of Speed is one of my favorite theme in kamen rider, it juat goes along with the debut of hyper kabuto.
I've been waiting for a loooon time for you to get this season. This was my first "modern" Rider series I ever saw....so it really stuck with me. TheBee is probably my favorite suit in the series. So damn clean and straight to the point. :)
Tendou character perfectness is an intended one, to be a source of comedic scenes throughout the series, just like Barney Stinson in HIMYM. Thanks to his character we can have many absurd, funny scenes like the one how he ends up diagnosing the doctor instead.
Been waiting for this one for a long time! You really cleared up most of the stuff that happened on the second half that I was struggling to understand.
Kabuto was my introduction to this series and I haven't looked back since.
If Kagami is your favorite rider of all time, then you have wisely!
Okay, I'm just gonna make one thing perfectly clear... I was also hooked with Kamen Rider Kabuto ever since I first got into Kamen Rider during my childhood years, and it has taught me things that I was too distracted and kept myself away from a while, which makes me feel I've been blind for not following these lessons that Kabuto showed to me. I was also heartbroken at the moments that had a despressive yet also heartbroken state, it's like the happiness that I had was starting to fade away whenever Tendou or Arata break down and I soon find myself breaking down as well, which is something that often happens whenever my life is a living hell. Plus, the designs for the suits and the choreography of the fight scenes looked so amazing that I was quite surprised that some future generations of Kamen Rider even followed along with this process, at least... That's what I think. So yeah, Kamen Rider Kabuto is a series that I look up to during times of depression or Kamen Rider watching, and it's also considered to be one of my all time favorite seasons of Kamen Rider. It deserves an A+, espically one from the one who walks the path of Heaven
The one thing I didnt like about this season was the fact that Dark Kabuto was introduced after Hyper Beatle and didn't have a final of his own. As hype as that Dark Kabuto arc was I knew he wasn't on tendo's level the entire time.
Kabuto was my first Kamen Rider series, and is always what I think of when I hear Kamen Rider.
So I kind of subconsciously compare all other rider series directly to it.
After Zi-O ends, please make "History of kamen rider after Zi-O" or somenthing like that.
Kabuto = Time travel
Den-O = Time travel
no wonder they form a band together
Darkwinx Kabuto started a weird time kick that last through Den-O and Kiva for some reason.
@@skyrogue1977 What weird time kick? The fact that he does a roundhouse kick instead of the normal kind?
For me Kagami is the real Protagonist and the real ending of Kabuto is in Zi-O where it comes full circle from the first episode where the Kabuto Zectoer didn't come to him only to become Kabuto down the line in Zi-O
Bro i swear, kagami is my favorite character there but even if he's doing something fine, they just keep finding ways to bully this man, he's like a slightly more competent shinji at his irl jobs (from the KR ryuki series) but taking a shit ton more L's than he really deserves
Just in time since the kabuto arc in Zi-O is coming this weekend.
Yes,this weekend the kabuto arc starts this weekend after this arc there will be two ridewatches for sougo to collect,drive and den-O
High chance Kagami will use the Kabuto Zecter this time
@@ExiaAvalancheMkII He, indeed, used it.
People hated Souji? Huh I never thought of him as a Gary Stu
Best part is the main guy is like the same in real life.He rocks both the riders world and the real world
Yup, can't fake his cool factor.
Really enjoyed this review. I was in Japan when Kabuto aired. I introduced my brother to this particular series and Kabuto became his main favorite. Gatack is also my favorite in this series too.
I'll admit that I did not like Tendou at first. But I saw that his arrogance was actually a zen like understanding of the world and it's that attitude that allows him to be ahead of the curve, as he can see the bigger picture.
I want to say he's one of my favorites but almost every rider in the Heisei era has good qualities that make it hard to rank them in any order after my top three.
I watched the movie before the main season and always thought of it as an alternate prologue of sorts. Greats season and Characters. Great video.
My grandmother said don't be bad guy be a good guy
I was binging Kabuto for the first time last week in preparation for this
Isaac the Worship Warrior how was it?
@@michaelrhett4958 it was pretty good. Even though Tendou got on my nerves so many times lol.
Kabuto was the first Kamen Rider series I watched. I loved the designs, the powers, the storylines (the one with Daisuke was one of my favourite moments) and the fact that, unlikely previous tokusatsus I watched, Kabuto had balls to kill major characters (the death of Tsurugi was another of my fav moments).
However, a big problem I had was with some/many WTF moments, like Tendou's belt getting repaired by itself, the other Riders' Zects just fusing on Kabuto for no reason and the Hyper Kabuto Zect re-appearing through space and time after being supposedly destroyed.
My biggest issue was with the ending: I had to watch this video to actually understand who the heck was that Dark Tendou supposed to be.
I had fun watching Kabuto. Ot was the series who introduced me to Kamen Rider. However, I'm not sure if I would recomend it as an introduction for a non-fan. Kamen Rider Build, on my opinion, would be a better recomendation as first series to a non-fan.
36:10 My favorite bit between Tendou and Kagami and Zuban.
I had to pause the video because im crying now remembering Tsurugi Death
Fun Fact: Kabuto is the first rider to start line of gimmick figures
I almost squealed when you said Gatack was your favorite character from this show because Gatack is one of my favorite Kamen Riders so far. His suit, his character development, he was definitely the hero in my eyes. But Tendou was cool.
MY FAVOURITE KAMEN RIDER SHOW!!!!!
You know its a great season, if its popular despite the bad story writing in the second half
THIS IS GREAT PLEASE KEEP DOING THESE, THEY GIVE ME A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE SHOW
You must be very happy to hear that kagami will be back for Zi-o..
hopefully the hell bros(hopper riders) story gets some sort of resolution in the zi-o kabuto arc
Zeal The Thorny Dragon Well it seems to be that Yagurama will be Another Kabuto.
Amazing my good sir keep the hard work up and work hard not like you already do.
I’ve been waiting for this yay
I just love Kabuto for like a lot of stuff. I love the egoist "Man who walks over the heavens" Tendo because let's be honest, it gets boring when our main rider is kind and heroic. Like I like Yusuke, Shoichi, Shinji, etc as the good guy, I like Eiji, Gentaro, Haruto, etc as good people and I like characters like Sento and Ace as "We're the good guys but egoistic" but I LOVE that sometimes we get these egoist, "we know better heroes" like Tendo and Tsukasa.
And no, I don't see Tendo as a Gary Sue because not a lot of people like him, at all and he does show concern for others. He's trained his entire life to take on the worms while still having time to pursuit his dreams to be the best chef. What's more to it? And Kagami is the goat; I LOVE his character arc. It is the BEST that Kamen Rider has given us. From a guy who just wanted to fight the Worms but understood little to a guy with the power and knowledge to act. SIGH... I wish in Zi-O, both of them were present. They're like bros but Tendo "looks down" at Kagami so he tries harder. SIGH.
Kabuto had its issues but like it was good, at least we got a decent villain-ish. Could have been better.
Kabuto was my first Kamen Rider series. I really love it. It knows when to be goofy and when to be serious. Gattack is my all-time favorite Kamen Rider too.
Bro, like no lie, Kabuto has the dopest rider kick of all time. It’s why I play him all the time in Battride War Genesis
I love the Dark Kabuto Rider kick
Xain Reaper You mean Rider Curbstomp haha 😂 Dark Kabuto is mad disrespectful to those who get in his way.
@@johnross3012 Rider Curbstomp is the best name for it
Xain Reaper 1..2..3...Rider. Curbstomp.
Kabuto was my first rider show , but seeing Kamen Rider Gattack is what kickstarted my path to rider fandom.
I Like Kabuto. Is not between my favourites, the show OVERALL for me is that "I mean, is alright" meme. But I think Tendou and Kagami are really cool characters and Tsurugi was my boy too, I felt so bad for him. Beside after watching Geats I started to appreciate the Tendou-Kagami Dynamic even more since Geats left me feeling the Ace-Keiwa dynamic was a failed attempt to replicate it.
(They made Keiwa in particular so Dirty more than once imo, while Kabuto still treated Kagami with respect. And while I enjoyed Tendou's characters, I didn't care much about Ace. And I could actually explain why)
Kabuto's best part are the characters. Kind of like Den-O now that I think about it. The story wasn't the craziest and if you take only the Base Story there is not much to it, but the characters carried their show
(Except for Hiyori, she was such a missed opportunity)
But my favourite part from Kabuto is Kamen Rider Gattack because *"Gattack"* sounds cool af 😂
Thank u!!! I've been waiting for this
Walk the path of heaven Marcos
Clock-Up = Accelerator
Kamen Rider 009 😄
Neostar Productions ohhhhhhh damn I never thought of that
Don Hillsman II To be fair, that only recently occurred to me after rewatching a video on Clock-Up. ^^
I don't get it?
@@BlossomPathOnStage15 Yeah, me either.
@@mkdemigodzillawarrior it's a joke on Cyborg 009
God I love this show! I especially like Tendou and Kagami, to the point where I collect their SHF and custom painting the Figurise Kabuto for Kabuto and Dark Kabuto Masked Form.
Thank you for covering my favorite rider show ever, all hail to the man who walk the path of heaven.
you do not watch kabuto for the adventures of tendo, you watch it to see what the group gets into this time. the early episode where there's only one rider are IMO the weackes
because tendo IS a mary sue. up to the halfpoint he never really have any foil; even tsurugi, the only one that somewhat reach his level, stops being a rival after his introduction. his greater loss until he's met with a litteral clone of himself is using a loophole so that he gets to keep the hyper zeckter
and it is ok, because the whole cast keeps the thing going flawlessly even when there isn't much story (the anghst of the hopper for the sake of being anghsty, for one). it is a problem we'll see later with kiva, which tried the same thing didn't manage to suceed
but one problem of the serie is the underusage of some established point: kabuto's toy launcher, used a whole of 3 times, one offscreen; gatack is the one that uses his cannons from masked form the most, and he still press the trigger less than 10 times, sasword coilwhip used twice, drake underwater functionality barelly more than just told us, all the masked forms hazmat funtionality, the hoppers having clock up in every single appearence in ancillary media but not in the serie proper
also, the suspended points. the hopper zeckters just appears out of nowhere when tendo is taking possession of all the others, straight after an exchange with how this is upsetting the natives (that we already know, are the one that made the zeckters) and look like prototypes for something you build bulks of. never brought up. after mishima becames thebee once, the thing is forgotten regardless of the pressure previously placed onto the importance of having thebee in the first place, not even a word of being in search of a new guy for it. not too big on their own, but they compounds upon eachother
As one of my favorite seasons im glad you did this.i aslo hated the theme at first but eventually grew on me
im gonna say it whether the kabuto fans like it or not:
kagami is the main protagonist and tendou is just a mentor figure
6:30 MOVIN' F*CKIN FAST
Gattack is my second favorite suit out of this season. Why? Cause I like stag beetles.
Coolest insects/bugs
If Gattack is second, who's first? 0.o
@@chasecole6794 Obviously Drake.
*CHANGE! STAG BEETLE!*
I found the whole series fascinating. I really liked Hiyori and how she was one of the reasons why Souji was fighting to protect people. Also Juka was Souji's cousin. There were also several past Tokusatsu guest stars on Kabuto. Including some Sentai actors.
What's your Twitter???
This series is what got me into kamen rider
Sameee
@@Lilifer. :D
does this mean we're now best friend?
@@ignpr6069 sure.
Kabuto had me crying on important eps 🥲
So how excited are you to hear about Kagami returning for the Kabuto arc in Zi-O
Obaa-chan once said: Rider Chips songs are bangers.
Hes "arrogant" because he inherited the memory of his alternate self. His alternate self was the strogest rider and the user of hyper zecter. He was also the saviour of the world and the world is hanging on his shoulder and literally revovles around him. Knowing that it cant be helped that hes a bit arrogant. Pity the series retconed that original plan with the shitty native arc. And im glad they retconed it back with the movie. He sees himself as the sun because he saw his altenate self as if he came from the sun.
It would have been cool to see It in the show, like how ZI-O was manipulated to be king. The difference is that Sogo is not a complete asshole after knowing that He will be the greatest Rider and rule the world, He even gives that up to be a hero.
Don't get me wrong, Sogo is not top 5 riders, or even top 10, but He's still a better person than Tendou.
@@SirSadness dats cuz he knows he was manipulated. Tendou was chosen by fate. Fate of 2 realities. As he sees it when he was a kid, hes chosen bu the sun. Homage i bet to kamen rider black who gets his energy from the sun.
@@zlee001 That doesn't change that much. Sogo will still be that, and He tries to keep going with the same mind set, He doesn't change because of the revelation, He chose to do so. Even after getting the supreme power, He still gave It up.
@@SirSadness thats why tendou character is so good. He was chosen and he bares all the power on his shoulder. And the power compels him to be the one and only. Sogo is just a school boy. And by the end hes still a school boy. Its like he dreams of becoming a king but when the dream is about to come true he chose to wake up. Cuz deep down hes just a school boy.
Yuhh, I been waiting for this one
Finally! Kabuto has always intrigued me and it's my favorite season design and concept wise, I just could never understand it. Hopefully now I can
That ending clip is amazing
Currently watching Kabuto myself and, I'll be blunt, I got bored with it. This video did convince me to go back and see everything through to the end though, so thank you
Just waiting for the history of Kamen Rider OOO.
Omg i just realised why there was 2 kabutos in one of the episodes. It makes so much sense when they released the alternative timeline
This is the series that got me into Kamen Rider because my best friend introduced it to me and it's always been one of my favorite series next to ryuki faiz kiva and blade along with all the newer riders that come out so far
I think is how the cast interacts respond to Tendou’s ‘perfection’ that make it interesting
As this season progressed, they stopped using clock up. My guess is the effect used high speed cameras. Maybe they were too expensive.
I love how you made the topics on this video!
Every other rider kicks is having a rider attacking directly to the monster. But, kabutos' rider kick waits for the monster to welcome them with death.
kagami finally get to used kabuto zector, his arc is complete.
Kinda weird seeing Kabuto using a different fighting style. Kabuto was always calm and defensive
After completing Kabuto and then watching That arc, without English subtitles lol, that was SUCH a satisfying moment.
Oh I’m very excited about this one. I’ve actually been wanting to watch Kabuto, but I really wanted to know more about it first :)
This season was perfect example of "Plot and writting was poorly done but with Great actor and Great character carried the show can make even badly written show a most fun you had in a while.".
As much as I don't like plot,Actors did great job carried this season.