Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

Trying to catch up with one's childhood in one's 30s can be very fun and frustrating, isn't it? I remembered how I used to be so fascinated about Kamen Rider shows I haven't seen before or collected some Kamen Rider merchandise such as Kamen Rider cards. Well, I just didn't think that I could adjust that well with most Showa era Kamen Riders as an adult. Funny really how I have not much of a problem watching most old school Super Sentai all the while I prefer new school Kamen Rider over new school Super Sentai most of the time! Now, I've just finished Kamen Rider Skyrider (which was just titled as Kamen Rider -- intended as a reboot of sorts yet the seven other Riders were added later on) and I'd like to share my thoughts. Just beware -- if you're a Showa era fanboy then you may consider averting thine eyes! Skyrider was just called "Kamen Rider" or "New Kamen Rider". He was also called Skyrider by the fanbase because of his flyin...

It's no secret that I don't like or usually I don't care about most of the Showa era Kamen Riders  for many reasons. I always have it in my mind that Showa era Kamen Rider is lesser in quality than Showa era Super Sentai. So now I'm watching Skyrider and I've been into at least 14 episodes as of present. I'm watching it at what I'd call at a slow pace? It's said that it's called "Skyrider" by the fans because it was only called "Kamen Rider" -- perhaps to avoid confusion with the very early 70s the first Kamen Rider. The enemy is the newly reorganized Shocker known as "Neo Shocker" and the series was released four years after Kamen Rider Stronger ended in 1975. I admit I do love the action scenes but I always felt like that watching through old school Kamen Rider tends to bore me more often than not. I also wonder if Toei could try to make a new school Kamen Rider whose powers will include temporary flight after the...