History WebAnimation / KamenRiderMaizen

* AnAesop: [[ThePowerOfFriendship True strength is given, not taken]].

* DropTheHammer: Maizen's Iron Golem form gives him an iron hammer along with super strength enough to block large pieces of building debris and trip up a giant-sized Warden. Sumanai's Gin-san form also has a hammer of similar size, which allows him to rewind time in an area struck by it.

The series ended on July 30th, 2023 with its 12th episode, with YASUEDA to follow up with ''WebAnimation/UltramanCraft'' after its conclusion.

* PlayingwithFire: Maizen's Blaze form gives him this power, along with a [[MartialArtsStaff an extending blaze rod staff]], making him on par with the second Enderman Bugman. It's finisher has a Blaze appear with Maizen smacking and holding the Bugman there, as the Blaze spins its body, causing the enemy to explode in [[JustForPun blaze]] of glory.

* BookEnds: #3 starts with Hinata dreaming of buying Zen a stun baton to win him over as a romantic partner. It ends with her getting her wish, except [[FaintInShock she's not as emotionally prepared as she thought she was]].

* LightningCanDoAnything: An electric current can free Mikey from his card prison, but zapping him again will seal him back. Zen's friend initially takes advantage of this to troll Mikey, but relents and lets Zen use it as something akin to [[Series/KamenRiderRevice how Ikki Igarashi controls Vice]].

** Maizen's default FinishingMove resembles [[Series/KamenRider555 the Crimson Smash]], as both involve trapping the opponent with a spinning field and using an externally-propelled DivingKick to drill it into the target.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbXw14psjLD2rLmnluJEdIaLevblk_ZMS Kamen Rider Maizen]]'' is a fanmade ''Franchise/KamenRider'' animated series by animator [[https://www.youtube.com/c/%E3%83%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A8%E3%83%80YASUEDA YASUEDA]]. Its characters are based on the Japanese ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' Website/YouTube channels Maizen and water_sumanai, and as such is also a crossover set in the world of the aforementioned video game. The first episode aired on August 31st, 2022, and YASUEDA plans to continue making more episodes.

The series will end with its 12th episode, with YASUEDA to follow up with ''WebAnimation/UltramanCraft'' after its conclusion.

* TheReveal: #6 reveals Hinata and Mikage were ChildhoodFriends that EscapedFromTheLab during the early days of the Illager organization. Back then, the Iceologer that Mikage turned into the core of his driver was their leader, and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal even then he was still slighting Mikage]]. However, while Hinata returned to society, Mikage stayed behind and [[TheStarscream usurped the Illagers' leadership entirely]], remaining a villain.

** #8 has Maizen transform into its Warden form... Though, the moment we see the Warden shove down Zenichi and Mikey, we know just what [[SuperPoweredEvilSide sort of conventions]] [[TheBerserker it's gonna have]].

* AmbiguousSituation: Zearu is the only member of Yorozoya who is represented by two avatars instead of one in real life, much like Maizen and Sumanai. Only the dog person appears in #8, making it unclear whether his human self doesn't exist or is a DecompositeCharacter doing something eslewhere.

* BigDamnHeroes: When it seems all hope is lost after Sando is unable to help Sumanai disengage the rampaging Maizen Driver in #8, Homura rushes in to help him up, followed by the rest of Yorozuya (sans Zearu) shortly thereafter. With four extra helping hands, they finally have enough manpower to pin down Maizen long enough for Sumanai to rip off the Maizen Driver.

** Sando, the head of the [=YouTuber=] group Yorozuya, is a RecurringExtra who helps out Zen every now and then. The rest of the group appears in #8 (sans Zearu, though his dog shows up in his place) to help him save Maizen from the Warden form's berserk rage.

** Sando, the head of the [=YouTuber=] group Yorozuya, is a RecurringExtra who helps out Zen every now and then. The rest of the group appears in #8 to help him save Maizen from the Warden form's berserk rage.

** #7 ends with Hinata getting kidnapped by the freed Iceologer

* CelebrityCameo: Sumanai's alternate forms are themed around this trope, as his cards use the avatars of real Japanese [=YouTubers=] instead of mobs. The powers provided by each card are per creator, meaning that if they have more than one distinct avatar (e.g. Penko-chan, who has both a [[SonicScream human baby]] and a [[BearsAreBadNews brown bear]]), the card will grant abilities based on all of them. Ironically, Sumanai himself is a DecompositeCharacter of the real person, with his more reserved qualities split off into his secondary avatar, the masked man.

* DropTheHammer: Maizen's Iron Golem form gives him an iron hammer along with super strength enough to block large pieces of building debris and trip up a giant-sized Warden

* CelebrityCameo: Sumanai's alternate forms are themed around this trope, as his cards use the avatars of real Japanese [=YouTubers=] instead of mobs. The powers provided by each card are per creator, meaning that if they have more than one distinct avatar (e.g. Penko-chan, who has both a [[SonicScream human baby]] and a [[BearsAreBadNews brown bear]]), the card will grant abilities based on all of them.

** In #7, Mikage as the Warden Bugman is nearly unstoppable and has SuperHearing. However, because Wardens need their sense of hearing to navigate, a SonicScream will create enough backlash to hold him in place. Conveniently, Sumanai's Penko-chan form readily provides this.

* DropTheHamer: Maizen's Iron Golem form gives him an iron hammer along with super strength enough to block large pieces of building debris and trip up a giant-sized Warden

** #6 Reveals the mole finding out about Hinata being alive as well as her connections to Mikage.

* HeroicWillpower: The only logical explanation for how Mikey's card is able to fly to Zenichi and block a blow from the Guardian Bugman

* PowerFist: Maizen's main weapon in his Enderman Form, though it runs on a limited energy reserve and isn't very effective without it or a Burst & Break.
* TheReveal: #6 reveals Hinata and Mikage were ChildhoodFriends that EscapedFromTheLab during the early days of the Illager organization. Back then, the Evoker that Mikage turned into the core of his driver was their leader, and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal even then he was still slighting Mikage]]. However, while Hinata returned to society, Mikage stayed behind and [[TheStarscream usurped the Illagers' leadership entirely]], remaining a villain.

* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Maizen uses this as his main attack in his default form and for the default Burst & Break.

** #5 reveals a person disguised as an Illager has been secretly using the Illager's base with a secret room. With plans of another new driver on the screen.

** #5 reveals a person disguised as an Illager has been secretly using the Illager's base with a secret room. With plans of another new driver on the screen.
** #6 reveals Hinata and Mikage weren't just a child and their caretaker or even friends, but test subjects in the beginning of the Illager organization forced to escape after the Evoker that was once Mikage's present-day lieutenant tried to kill them. Mikage turning him into the power source for his driver is thus years-overdue revenge, but why he returned at all is its own mystery...

* ActorAllusion: Sumanai being TheAce is a nod to the real Sumanai being a known ''Minecraft'' challenge content creator. Custom swords are also Sumanai's specialty whenever they come up, so his Rider form in ''Kamen Rider Maizen'' is also a swordsman.

* ShoutOut: The pans Hinata looks at in #6 are lifted from the ''Minecraft'' mods ''Tinkerer's Construct'' and ''Pam's Harvestcraft''.