Another really good episode of Kamen Rider has gone by last Saturday.  This episode again focused on Kamen Rider Torque (Drew) and his plan to win over Kitt, and turn him against Len.  Torque claimed that he could help Kitt find a cure for his father, who was in a hospital in a comatose state.  Meanwhile, Len was out brooding and looking for a fight, unable to convince Kitt of the sneering Drew’s true intentions.

Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight is taking its time to develop actual stories instead of just going for straight action and fight scenes and I admire that.  …

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Kamen Rider: Torque was the best mix of action and storytelling thus far on Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight.  THIS is the episode fans have been waiting for.  Torque was full of twists and dark turns and I enjoyed it thoroughly.  Besides an unnecessary subplot (well, it was necessary since it had to do with Kit’s Dad, but the characters are annoying), it was a near-perfect 20 minutes.

 Torque is the name of the latest rogue Kamen Rider.  Xavias schemes to use Torque to break up the newly formed alliance of Kit and Len.  Our heroes are doing quite well until Torque …

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5 episodes down for the very cool Kamen Rider series and the show continues to develop intriguing ideas.  I noticed that Dragon Knight Incisor wasn’t clicking with the fans (though I thought he was fun and I noticed a subtle gay subtext to his character Richie) so we’ve moved on to a new villain already after Richie was “vented” last episode.  We meet a new villainous Kamen Rider named Drew who is scouting both Kitt and the brooding Len (Matt Mullins).  There are more fun fight scenes but the show is mostly about the relationship between reluctant hero Kitt (a staple …

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Another week goes by and another very good episode of Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight.  We get some more backstory and another very cool fight or two.  There’s a lot of backstory backed into the 22 minutes and we learn more about the Kamen Riders.  There are 12 Kamen Riders and when one is defeated they wind up in the “Advent Void”, which sounds like a kind of limbo that you can never escape from. 

 Len defeats Dragon Knight Incisor and Incisor winds up evaporating and then he is never seen from again.  As the episode ends we see a new Kamen …

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Kamen Rider really kicked into high gear over the weekend offering both action and a deeper understanding of its story and mythology.  The 3rd episode was the best so far as we meet the big baddie of the show named General Xaviax.  He’s a monster in human form whose true shape can be glimpsed in any reflective surface.  He is recruiting fighters to destroy the new Kamen Rider (Kitt)  and Dragon Knight Wing (Matt Mullins).  He wants their advent decks (the source of the power for the riders) and eventually to rule the world.

This was easily the best episode yet …

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Need to catch up on the hottest new show on the air ?  No problem, dudes.  I’m enclosing some links from the CW4Kids to get you started out:

Link to the complete episode 1 “Search for the Dragon”:

 http://www.4kidstv.com/previews/search-for-the-dragon/101

Link to interview with some of the actors/producers of the series:

http://www.4kids.tv/show/kamen-rider/blog

PS……make sure you have the new adobe flash player 10 installed to play the clips properly.

Lets Ride !…

Episode 2 of the hit series Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight aired Saturday morning at 11:30am on The CW.  The episode picked up shortly after the events of the first episode.  Kitt makes his “contract” with the dragon and officially becomes a kamen rider while the brooding Matt Mullins goes Emo and sneers a lot.  The fight scenes are again directed with great panache by Steve Wang.  Someone must be dropping acid before they came up with this thing.  Kamen Riders can go through mirrors or any reflective surfaces and go from our world to the world just behind those mirrors.  The …

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The eagerly awaited US version of Kamen Rider hit the airwaves over the weekend and not even a crappy network (CW 4 Kids) showing a million commercials could ruin the buzz.  Kamen Rider had me at hello.  A giddy and surreal mix of Power Rangers and The Matrix, the show is genuinely cool and the effects are a lot of fun.  The secret weapon to the show’s success is Steve Wang.  He has cherographed and directed everything from Power Rangers to the underrated feature films Guyver: Dark Hero (live action) and the underrated gem called Drive.  Wang keeps the fights surreal …

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The show me (and many other Power Rangers/Kamen Rider fans) have been eagerly awaiting finally premieres Sat morning (tomorrow) at 9:30 am on The CW Network during its CW 4 Kids Block.  I will do a review later on in the weekend but for now, here’s a promo that has been airing on The CW.

Enjoy…