You might already be familiar with the Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight series currently showing in the US.  Kamen Rider V3 was a live-action, superhero TV show that first came out in the early 70’s, around the same time as Kikaider. (See my Kikaida article for more info).  A guy named Toru Hirayama got together with Ishinomoto, the creator of Kikaider, and put together a TV show based on a guy who wore a mask and costume that somewhat resembled a grasshopper. It was called Kamen Rider (which means “masked rider”). 

The two shows follow a similar formula:  a cyborg …

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Before there was the Power Rangers, or any other Japanese-inspired, live-action, superhero television show on for that matter, two series aired in Hawai’i and briefly in various cities around the continental U.S. called  Kikaider and Kamen Rider V3.  

Anyone who grew up in Hawai’i in the 70’s and 80’s knows about Kikaida and Kamen Rider V3.  They were tokusatsu (live-action superhero) shows which aired on an all-Japanese channel and although many of the young viewers could not understand the Japanese language, they fell in love with these shows nonetheless.   Many could not even read English well enough to …

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Pasadena, CA – Power Morphicon has come and gone, it was a mid-size event with a very good turnout. There were cosplayers, action figures, and Power Rangers from different generations signing autographs for the excited fans. I’m glad to say that Power Rangers is still kickin today, I remembered watching the shows afters school when it first came out. Of course, tons of Power Rangers have come and gone, but nothing stuck in people’s minds like Tommy, the Green Ranger. He was there and got the longest line for autographs. In case you didn’t know, he’s now a professional MMA …

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I interviewed Matt Mullins a while back while he was on the television series Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight and he was gracious enough to talk to me about his awesome Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film. Matt plays Johnny Cage in the popular short and I ask him about the making of the short film and the chances that it will become a feature-length movie.

NERDSociety (NS): The Mortal Kombat short film is an internet phenomenon. Is the short film a test reel so it can be pitched to studios ? Would you appear in the movie as Johnny Cage ?

Matt …

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Matt Mullins does a promo for an excellent contest from Bandai where kids/teens ages 6-14 years old can win a training session with Mullins himself and learn how to be a Kamen Rider…….crap, forget the kids, I wanna enter !!!!!!!!!

Go to http://www.bandai.com/kamenrider any time after November 7th when the sweepstakes goes live. This sounds like a great experience so if you have kids or you are a kid 6-14, give it a shot and let us know if you’re a winner.

Let’s Ride !…

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Nerdsociety recently had the opportunity to interview one of the talented stars of Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, Carrie Reichenbach. Carrie plays Kase/Kamen Rider Siren on the popular CW4Kids series. Kamen Rider airs every Sat morning on The CW4Kids:

NERDSociety (NS): Carrie, tell our readers a little about yourself. How did you get involved in acting ?

Carrie Reichenbach (CR): I started thinking about acting in high school, but I was involved in a lot of activities and cheerleading so I didn’t have a chance to check it out. Then I went to college…but I was still cheerleading and there was no …

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This is the full episode of Episode 19, “Semper Fi”, in 3 parts in awesome HD.

This is the best Kamen Rider episode I’ve ever seen. All 3 parts are linked below, Enjoy !

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Part 3:

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This week’s episode of Kamen Rider is easily the best of the series so far. An important episode that sets up a good chunk of the rest of the series. The episode is all about loyalty, friendship, and sacrifice. One of the riders makes the ultimate sacrifice to save another. The acting is improving each week and especially interesting is the character of Kamen Rider Sting. Chris Ramirez was a marine who got a medical discharge and was tricked into fighting for General Xaviax. After being told the truth, he has been fighting along side Wing Knight and Dragon Knight to …

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This is a clip of Kamen Rider Siren, coming up soon on Kamen Rider Dragon Knight on The CW4Kids.

Be sure to check back soon for my upcoming and exclusive interview with Kamen Rider actress, Carrie Reichenbach.

Enjoy the clip:

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The CW4Kids has made a last-minute (but very wise) decision to begin airing new episodes of Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight starting today, August 1st at 11am.

Here’s a clip of Matt Mullins kicking ass to get everyone ready:

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