Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

  As Kamen Rider Black celebrates its 35th anniversary (which was followed by its OBVIOUSLY FAILED SEQUEL, Kamen Rider Black RX ) - I felt like writing this post to get off some steam. True, the "big anniversaries" of the failed show that Saban's MASHED Rider hit in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2020. Kamen Rider BLACK celebrated its 30th anniversary last 2017. I felt like writing this rant even if the show's major anniversary would still be in 2025 - three years later! How, do we take a look at this COMMERCIAL FAILURE? Let's see how it went. Toei Ltd. did allow some of their less popular properties in Japan to get adapted for American audiences. Think about how World Event Productions adapted the stories of Golion and Dairugger XV into the two Voltron seasons. There was Lion Voltron and the less popular Vehicle Voltron . I watched the two materials and decided that "They're still better than the American shows!" Though, I felt Golion probably n...

If there's any licensed adaptation by Saban that was so stupid it was his version of Masked Rider.  I felt like the whole show is really that bad.  The whole series was first introduced through Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and later, it seemed to become a standalone show.  So what's the big deal with Saban's Masked Rider and why I really don't like it? Now I have nothing against lighter and softer if it's done properly but the way Saban's Masked Rider was carried out felt more like it was a bootleg fan film than a licensed adaptation.  Yes, Saban was able to secure the rights from Shotaro Ishinomori but the show went so bad that any possibility of Saban's staff securing Kamen Rider rights may be ruined.  Please note that Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is by Wang Brothers, not Saban.  I felt this show really ruined itself and the image of Kamen Rider to the American fans. Granted, Masked Rider Black RX (the show it was based from) didn't get so much of...