November 30, 2010

A Natural Rider

Kamen Riders who don't use technology to transform -- Amazon, Shin and Hibiki -- all have legacies marred by controversy. Why the "organic Riders" are victims of circumstance.

Natural Rider No. 1

Natural Rider No. 2

Post Script: I feel that Amazon, Hibiki and Shin, different as they are from one another and many other Riders, are testaments to the versatility of the Kamen Rider story. One of the Kamen Rider Series' greatest strengths is its willingness and ability to tell its incredible story in new ways. I hope that, for all the folly that has been endured by the "organic Riders," that they are given a fighting chance in the Heisei era. I hope that, like card-themed Kamen Riders, they can become one more theme that appears every now and then over the years. How do you feel?

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