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Published: 2015-11-02 13:31:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1641; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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Description Well,what can I say about Gaim? Gen Urobouchi,the guy who made Magical Madoka so and so as one of the most insane animes to ever be seen in the modern era. Well,I didn't watch it but after seeing Gaim,I can tell. Gaim is the Neo Heisei Riders' only spark of seeing the early days of the Heisei era and to its credit,everything about Masked Rider Gaim is filled to the brim with lots of engaging characters,awesome music pieces,amazing Masked Rider Designs and lore that even puts Harry Potter to shame..hell,Star Wars to shame and twists and plots around the corner that you don't even know happened. This series pays lots of tributes and respects to religions and creations of the early days of the Earth which is possibly the reason why everything in Gaim's world is well,fruit based. Because fruits came from seeds and seeds turn into trees which have branches which is what the Earth is,a giant tree so to speak. 

Kouta Kazuraba played by the ever-enthusiastic Sano Gaku really didn't need a backstory about his parents getting killed in Road Rash territory. His story is actually quite different from other Riders since Gen wrote his story to be what's going on during his adventure which is his own backstory and gives the character much more of a stronger feel to it. We see what he's going through in his ventures as an Armored Rider which is what the Masked Riders are called in this season to be exact and what conclusions and decisions he'll make when he found out about his consequences. That is one of the best things in a story to happen. You people can say Shotaro Left is the best Neo Heisei Rider ever,Ah don't think so,Eiji,not even close. Gentaro..close but eh..Haruto. Well,he feels like a rehash of Kotaro Minami to be honest but Kouta is much more of the observer and realizes that the world he lives in is pretty much Olympus from Appleseed. Heh,get it? Appleseed and Gaim are fruit-titled shows? XD So,Kouta is also good at break-dancing fighting. No doubt learning from Zack Taylor's Hip-hop Kido and branched it off as his own fighting style. XD

So Gaim is still going on as Gaiden movies after its finale last year and what better way to celebrate its end than to piss it all over with "Super Hero" Taisen GP? Yeah,I won't forgive Shoji Yonemura for pissing on KR Gaim throughout the movie. IT's really sad to see Sano Gaku's work of a character he cherished the most in his acting career and Toei executives find it funny to push Gaim around...not cool.

So to bring back the dignity of Gaim,I drew him in an Obari Sword Pose. Hope you guys like it. What do you think of Gaim in general? Is it the Kamen Rider you think it needs?

Also, Kamen means Masked in Japanese and Armored Riders are what the Riders are called in Gaim. Little known fact. I know its confusing,peeps.
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Comments: 26

YuusukeOnodera [2015-11-03 09:54:21 +0000 UTC]

i liked how i came out

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to YuusukeOnodera [2015-11-03 12:47:50 +0000 UTC]

How it came out. It sounds like I made you. XD Jokes aside,Yes..I wanted to make it like the Blade Runner comics with the variety of colors. 
www.chimpomatic.com/file-uploa…
lh5.googleusercontent.com/Yr0R…
Hell,even X-force's early days takes a cue from them. It is expected since Marvel produced both comics. 

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YuusukeOnodera In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-04 08:06:25 +0000 UTC]

yeah xD

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to YuusukeOnodera [2015-11-04 15:04:19 +0000 UTC]

I will make the greatest colors that ever pop!!

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YuusukeOnodera In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-04 16:47:37 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to YuusukeOnodera [2015-11-05 10:22:29 +0000 UTC]

I suggest you check out X-force 1-16. They're pretty good visual wise even though they have hiccups that will make you facepalm.

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YuusukeOnodera In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-05 16:41:23 +0000 UTC]

ok

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to YuusukeOnodera [2015-11-06 02:57:24 +0000 UTC]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmFTlL… Check it,yo.

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YuusukeOnodera In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-06 08:55:06 +0000 UTC]

cool! 

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to YuusukeOnodera [2015-11-06 10:18:29 +0000 UTC]

Uhuh.

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YuusukeOnodera In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-06 18:26:09 +0000 UTC]

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SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-03 03:27:17 +0000 UTC]

I love me some samurai lore, even in Kamen Rider form. And Kamen Rider Gaim was not only a superb Kamen Rider show, it was also one of the greatest Super Hero shows I've ever seen in a LONG time!

And funny you should mention hip-hop kido, because there is a Rider in Gaim named Zack from Team Baron! I was the only one making hip-hop kido jokes when I saw him transform into Kamen Rider Knuckle.

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-03 05:52:07 +0000 UTC]

This show blows any toku nowadays out of the water until a great and dark toku hits Japan once more.

Oh yeah,I haven't noticed that. XD Too bad no breakdancing nor do they ever use a house music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDIMdQ… They really dodged that chance.

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SamuraiEchidna In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-03 06:34:21 +0000 UTC]

I think that's because the dancing is really more of a metaphor or something. Organized dance teams is not really a popular thing in Japan, nor in many parts of the world. Some have theorized that it's suppose to be a child-friendly alternative for being in a gang or in a group of thugs, because Kamen Rider is a children's show after all. But then again, organized crime doesn't have leaderboards or DJ's that update you on what's going on, so maybe the Dance Groups thing is suppose to represent something else. I doubt even then Yakuza have something similar.

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-03 07:31:15 +0000 UTC]

If Kamen Rider Spirits taught us anything,Kamen Rider is anything but a kids show.

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SamuraiEchidna In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-04 00:41:10 +0000 UTC]

...Except the manga and the TV shows are completely different, and it's not really fair to compare them since the show is never faithful to the manga.

But trust me, I get it! Kamen Rider never talks down to its audience. It never pretends that people don't die or bleed, etc. They treat their audience like adults, since adults will probably share it with their kids anyways. Kind of like how Doctor Who is for all audiences also. But if it wasn't meant to be a kids show; there wouldn't be so many toys, they wouldn't play the show on Sunday Mornings, kids wouldn't be in all the toy commercials, there wouldn't be live shows at theme parks with kids being most of the audience, etc.

In fact, each show is planned ahead with Bandai's help. While we're enjoying Ghost, they've all ready finished all the details for next year's Kamen Rider, and they're currently planning the Kamen Rider after that! Bandai really wants to get those toys going as soon as possible.

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-04 06:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Aww nuts. What else now but to hope that the Riders after Kamen Rider Ghost would have an understanding of what KR is. Faiz and Blade and Ryuki and Kuuga..personally,every Heisei Kamen Rider understood what Shotaro Ishinomori envisioned KR to be and I hope the next Rider after Ghost would do so.

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SamuraiEchidna In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-04 06:14:04 +0000 UTC]

Early Heisei was much better, actually! They had more drama, more dark moments. Less toy-focused stuff. More dangerous stunt work. Makes modern Heisei look very different.
Would be great if there was a Kamen Rider anime. It could follow the mangas faithfully.

All I am saying is, just because something is for kids, doesn't mean its bad. People loved the Showa era stuff. People still love the Heisei era stuff. You could call Doctor Who "for kids" because it's scifi and sells lots of toys, but don't say that to the Whoovians, because they'll deny it. Because both shows, Kamen Rider and Doctor Who, don't treat their audience like idiots. Death happens in both shows. Bleeding happens in both shows. Both shows have great stories and characters and stuff!

And that's why we like these shows. Because unlike Power Rangers, the makers aren't trying to *protect us from real life*. You'll never see heroes die or even bleed on Power Rangers. Kids love the action and the toys, the adults love the stories and the drama, and the teens love both. They are great shows!

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-06 14:07:04 +0000 UTC]

Agreed. And isn't tokusatsu supposed to be...well,Special EFFECTS?!! Stuntwork is one of 'em,right? So what's the point?

That is true....hmm,ok,I'll just give Ghost a swig of a a chance. Still,W,OOO,Fourze and Wizard needs an American adaptation. I've heard W gained an American fanbase of Masked Rider immediately. Guess Toei wanted Riders to be sent to stateside pronto.

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SamuraiEchidna In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-07 04:42:35 +0000 UTC]

You can have as many American adaptions as you want, as long we get an uncut release of the Japanese show at the same time. I'm glad we finally have ZyuRanger, and soon we'll have DaiRanger too. There was a time when no one thought that would happen.

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-07 06:00:08 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha!! Dreams do come true!! T_T

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-03 07:20:25 +0000 UTC]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tG-xw…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnK79F…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tVOH2…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHVr5a…

Yeah,I really don't think that way. Hmm,guess something's gotta change. Breakdancing better be mainstream since it is seen in some parts of the world.

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SamuraiEchidna In reply to RyugaSSJ3 [2015-11-04 00:43:14 +0000 UTC]

I never said it wasn't popular at all. There are some places where it definitely has kicked off. You just don't always hear that much about it.

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to SamuraiEchidna [2015-11-04 06:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Dammit!! Someone greenlight those talentful guys!!

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DaidoKatsumi [2015-11-02 23:56:30 +0000 UTC]

While reading your post, I play this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAOKf…

Kamen Rider Gaim. My favorite and best Neo-Heisei Kamen Rider show IMO. And this was Gen Urobuchi's first toku show. And we see how it turned it out.

Even my brothers and friends found the fruit theme of the show being 'ridiculous'. But I told them that by time Gaim reached episode 11, things get serious. Everyone in the Kamen Rider fandom were proven wrong.

Oh yeah, I agree about Kouta. My first impression of him that he's more like Shinji due to his naivety, but as the series progresses, I was totally wrong as well. Unlike the cynical ambivalent protagonist of Ryuki (and also a douche himself), he's more open-minded and was willing to do something for the greater good, even at the cost of his humanity. Because he saw that people, despite their decisions and their personalities or thinking, also have their flaws and weaknesses as well. That's why Kaito had big respect on him; that's why Micchy hated his guts midway in the series (Kouta's line of "Silly Micchy, no matter how you did bad on me, we're still friends." really touches me) and that's why Takatora changed his perspective when Kouta told him that there is another way of saving the human race from Helheim. He's one of best KR protagonists I've ever seen.

Gaim is amazing on its own.

*goes back reading "Orange Swordsman"*

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RyugaSSJ3 In reply to DaidoKatsumi [2015-11-03 02:20:59 +0000 UTC]

You had every right to play that theme.

Gaim is leaps and bounds a creative toku of its time and I think tokusatsu should follow its standards of not only the characters but also depth of what the human spirit and what the dangers await them are. 

It is better than Gokaiger and any Sentai now playing. Yes,Ninninger sucks.

Thanks for reading my description of the series,KR Eternal. I thank you for enjoying the series.

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