Memes / Kamen Rider

Down here, I'm God.

Kenzaki: Where's your meme? How can you expect me to believe something like that!
Tachibana: Meme... my life... it's because of this suddenly-developed Trope System... that my life is falling apart!

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For a tokusatsu franchise that (often literally) kicks evil in the face since 1971, it surely helps that it grows a lot of memes throughout its franchise run.

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Please add entries in the following format:

• The meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme. [[/labelnote]] ^ExplanationLike this.

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The whole franchise in general

• CHAMPION OF JUSTICE!
  • Additionally, /m/ has declared several cast members to be "Rider Bros", based off on the fact that they enjoyed their roles in the franchise, are nice to fans, and always come back for cameos. The list includes Takashi Hagino (Asakura/Ohja), Kenji Matsuda (Zanki and Jiro/Garulu), Hidenori Tokuyama (Yaguruma/KickHopper), Masato Uchiyama (Kageyama/PunchHopper), Keisuke Kato (Nago/IXA), Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa/Decade) and Ryota Murai (Yusuke/Decade!Kuuga).
    • Let Masahiro Inoue sleep.^ExplanationOf all the Main Rider actors, Masahiro Inoue has made the most reprisals for his character Tsukasa Kadoya. It got to a new height when he said that Zi-O would be his last reprisal as Tsukasa... only for him to come back for the Rider Time specials. With each appearance, Tsukasa gains more bags under his eyes. This has caused fans to beg Toei (whether seriously or as a joke) to let Masahiro Inoue get some sleep.
• Karate Fighting Bugman^ExplanationA hilarious simplification of the hero and his theme. Usually applied to other toku heroes, so you get Karate Fighting Birdman and Sword Fighting Wolfman as examples.
• There's also the fact Fujioka has become somewhat of Japan's equivalent to Chuck Norris since the series began.
• Onore Dikeido! ^ExplanationCurse you Decade! Thanks to Narutaki.
  • Similarly, "This is also all Decade's fault!"
  • And then General Xaviax yelled "STOP WHINING!"
• The "JUICY!" kid from the Kamen Rider gummi commercials that started airing since Kamen Rider Gaim, mostly because of how goofy the ads are. Became an Ascended Meme in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid's web-exclusive Poppy Pipopapo's Room shorts, where Emu and Poppy did their impressions of the kid during one of the episode. Some fans even want to see the kid become a Rider when he grows up.
• The "Female Rider Curse" ^ExplanationFemale riders either are denied their existence, die horribly or are sidelined more often than not. This is beginning to become a Dead Horse Trope among the fandom, however, as female riders both existing and being effective became commonplace.
• Kamen Rider ruined Christmas...again! ^ExplanationA good deal of Heisei Rider Wham Episodes usually air a week or so before Christmas Day. Said episodes tend to involve the death of a major character. The two biggest examples are Kabuto and Ex-Aid.
• ONORE GOLFGOM! ^ExplanationA joking Fandom Rivalry that spawned from TV Asahi's yearly coverage of the US Golf Open causing the block Kamen Rider airs on to be postponed for a week, usually before the resolution of a hotly anticipated or incredibly dramatic arc. This has started to be used even when Golf is not involved, such as during the annual November and New Year breaks. "Golfgom" refers to Golgom and protagonist Kōtarō Minami's memetic responses to their activity. This meme is shared to an extent with the fandoms of Super Sentai and Precure, due to sharing a block with Kamen Rider.
• #CureRider^ExplanationA common hashtag in Pixiv referring to numerous pieces of crossover fanart between Kamen Rider and Precure. Most of said fanart involves either: A) A Kamen Rider teaming up with a Precure aired at a time; B) A Precure and/or Kamen Rider just casually hanging out and/or referencing each other's franchises (and sometimes, memes); or C) A Precure uses the power of a Kamen Rider. Naturally, this extends to Super Sentai as well. It's also become increasingly common for Ultra Series (despite of not being Toei's IP) to be included in the crossover arts as well, especially after the introduction of fusion gimmicks in the New Generation series.
• Cum lore^ExplanationA large series of GIFs uploaded to Tenor (a GIF service integrated into the instant messaging platform Discord), consisting of unrelated franchise-wide clips only connected by the words "cum lore" and the endless pursuit of it in their captions. Though not unique to the Kamen Rider fandom, it has the most memes publicly available.
• No flowers? They're not dead. ^{Explanation (Spoilers)} Whenever a cast member finishes their part in a product, they're usually given flowers as a farewell gift and allowed to talk about it online, so whenever a character dies and their cast member does not receive their flowers, it's enough cause suspicion that they're playing a bigger role. The only exception was Kiriya Kujo, and that was because the revivals were initially unplanned.
• Heisei Rider novels^ExplanationMost Heisei series have at least one piece of literature associated with them. More often than not (the main exceptions being Fourze and Drive), they have a very disturbing tendency to drop random depressing, nightmarish, or flat-out weird plot points out of nowhere, earning them a source of mockery in the community. The most famous examples are Kamen Rider Ryuki's novel and Deformed Flowers, which crank the Adaptational Villainy of Asakura and Kusaka respectively to absurd, Narm-tastic levels.
• Emperor Neo-Heisei^ExplanationMost likely originating from 4chan, parodying the term Neo-Heisei, defining the Double to Zi-O era, with the at the time Emperor being portrayed as Cyborg.
• Reiwa Kamen Rider belts^ExplanationA parody of Reiwa belts having long Transformation Sequences with many jingles and Gratuitous English.

Showa Rider Era

Kamen Rider (1971)

• Hitler's treasure.

Kamen Rider V3

• Thanks to his ridiculous disguises and entrances, it's been said that V3 is the ultimate troll.
• Before Decade, there was "ONORE, V3!"

Kamen Rider X

• Starfish Hitler is more well-known in the toku fandom than everything else from the show combined. Even non-Rider fans are familiar with it.

Kamen Rider (1979)

• Skyrider famously crashing through a wall in the opening (While riding his motorcycle, nonetheless) is one of the things he's remembered for.
• To some of the fandom, mostly Americans, Skyrider is also known as AMAZON!!!!1!1.

Kamen Rider Super-1

• Kamen Rider Super-1's belt has been stolen by the yakuza, and he needs your credit card info to get it back! ^ExplanationIn 2016, it was outed that Super-1's actor Shunsuke Takasugi was a serial scam artist who often lied to fans about his living situation to fleece money from them, the most infamous case being when he claimed to multiple victims that the Super-1 belt had been stolen by the Yakuza and that he needed money to pay them back. The incident is so infamous that it has overshadowed effectively every other aspect of Super-1, with it being referenced pretty much every time the series comes up in conversation.

Kamen Rider BLACK and BLACK RX

• It's a Gorgom plot!^ExplanationFans attributing any minor thing to a Gorgom plot, following Kohtaro's (justified) example.
• And that is unforgivable!^note Kotaro's Catchphrase, used as an easy response to something the poster doesn't like.
• (Character A)/(Similar Character B) RX^note Mostly in the Tokusatsu fandom, the former character is compared to latter one but also putting RX on the former's name on the latter's character picture at the end, similar to how BLACK is upgraded to BLACK RX. Done mostly for laughs.
• Masked Rider
  • We don't talk about Masked Rider.
• × Good × Bad 〇 Tetsuo^note A joke regarding the opening theme sung by Kotaro's actor Tetsuo Kurata. By his own admission, Kurata wasn't very experienced at singing, but audience members found the shaky singing to have a certain kind of charm that reflected the soul of both actor and character, to the point of even considering it better than professionally-done covers. Thus, the meme "not good, not bad, but Tetsuo".

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

• "Poor Shin" ^ExplanationWhile Shin is often seen as the fandom's Butt-Monkey, this escalated to new levels in Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Super Hero Senki where, due to how badly his suit was deteriorated, they had to resort to using a mannequin to represent him.

Heisei Rider Era (Phase 1)

Kamen Rider Kuuga

• The Odagiri Effect ^ExplanationThe popularity of Kuuga mostly attracted women more than its intended demographic due to Joe Odagiri's role as the titular Rider. Needless to say, this encourages Toei to feature handsome-looking characters ever since and even went on to influence today's media/anime, such as Yuri!!! on Ice and Free.
• Kuuga sure is a cool guy.^ExplanationA lot of the Hong Kong Subs often mistranslate Kuuga as Coolguy due to sounding slimiar. Naturally used alongside the cool guy meme.
• Related to the above, Ultimate Form being the Memetic Badass form of all the Heisei Riders for its simple yet sleek and regal design, black color, and the fact that apparently it can destroy the world with its full power.^note Bear in mind, this is never stated or even hinted at in the actual series
• The so-called "curse of Kuuga" which, for the longest time (until 2010, when it was apparently broken after ten years), seemed to cause any fan translation projects to come to a sudden halt after about ten episodes.
• Any shot of Kuuga holding a regular gun◊ before it transforms into his weapon. Is memed just for the sheer absurdity ad juxtaposition of a Tokusatus hero wielding a regular firearm. It's even fitted with quotes that aren't even used in the series just because of it's applicability.
• FEAR! PAIN!^ExplanationThe opening says "NO FEAR! NO PAIN!". In a use of the "evil" or "anti" meme, Kuuga is described here being a coward that fears and is hurt and cannot fight for the smiles of everyone.

Kamen Rider Agito

• Being Gills is suffering^ExplanationBased on the many trials and ordeals endured over the course of the series by Ryo Ashihara/Kamen Rider Gills. This has even extended to outside the series itself, as the combination of the Gills suit being destroyed in a flood combined with the actor suffering a Role-Ending Misdemeanor has ensured the character will likely never appear again in official media.
• HONSHIN!^ExplanationAn infamous mistranslation/misspelling by TOKUHD, who's been slammed for their terrible translations.

Kamen Rider Ryuki

• One word: TATAKAE!! ^ExplanationA Japanese word for "fight", this is commonly used by the fanbase to refer to this series due to its premise and heavy use of the word.
• Ryuki-rolled. ^ExplanationThe beginning of Ryuki's opening starts with the glass screen shattering. Fans have taken other scenes with glass screens smashing and have it cut right to Ryuki's theme.
• IT'S BROKEN!! ^ExplanationKind of a Japanese only meme, as the reaction of Ryuki Blank Form's sword being broken as "Aaa! Orata!" sounds somewhat goofy and bad acted. It made it to the video game (see 1:00) and even the Japanese dub of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. Gets a blue screen template here.
• Jun Shibaura, the legendary Guard Vent.^{Explanation (Spoilers)}Jun Shibaura/Kamen Rider Gai was used as a Human Shield by Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja to defend himself from Kamen Rider Zolda's Final Vent before Jun was killed by Asakura's own Final Vent. This became Jun's most remembered moment in Ryuki and the Japanese fanbase turned him into a Memetic Loser who is often used by Ouja as his personal, exclusive Guard Vent whenever Ouja gets attacked.

Kamen Rider 555 (Faiz)

• MISUNDERSTANDINGS, due to the show being filled with Poor Communication Kills.
• Due to his reputation as one of the biggest Hate Sinks in the franchise, Masato Kusaka has a fair number of memes centered around him, most notably Kaixa Day, his own unofficial holiday which occurs on September 13.^ExplanationThe Kaixa Phone's transformation keycode is 9-1-3. His various deaths throughout his appearances in the franchise have also been the source of much memetic attention.
• "Instinto de carreras" (Dashing Instinct) has become quite notorious among the Spanish fandom due to a mistranslation of the Mexican dub. The fact that it's said by Hugo Nuñez, the assigned supervisor of the dub, doesn't help it at all.

Kamen Rider Blade

Easily the most memetic Kamen Rider show in Japan. It has spawned many parody vids, and most Kamen Rider parody videos will often refer to memes from this show.

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• A relatively unknown meme in the West (for obvious reasons), the Japanese have had a lot of fun with Kamen Rider Blade. Onduru-Go (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's actor Takayuki Tsubaki's emotion-slurred speech. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, Hontoni uragittan desuka!? ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, Onduru ruragittan disukaa!? Since then, it has reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade Alternate Universe episodes of Kamen Rider Decade, as well as a shout-out in Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. It got another nod in the net movies for Let's Go Kamen Rider (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet. Here it is in video format.
  • A meme concerning this scene does exist in considerable parts of the English speaking fandom, though not for the same reasons. It concerns the line: "Tachibana, why are you watching? Are you a traitor?". This stems from the fact some found it very hard to take the scene seriously, and it grew from there.
  • HESHIN!^ExplanationOn Kenzaki's first on-screen transformation to Blade, Takayuki Tsubaki said the line "Henshin!" so quickly that viewers often had difficulties to recognize the letter 'n' in the middle of the word. This has led it to become a staple of the Ondul language memes likely due to how it happened in Blade's first transformation, preceding the infamous fight that originated the Ondul language in the first place.
  • "USO DA SONNA KOTO!"^ExplanationThe line translates to "There's no way that's true!". Right after Tachibana spoke about how his body is falling apart from using the Rider System, a traumatized Kenzaki shouted this in disbelief. Kenzaki's over the top delivery of the line made it near unintelligible for the viewers to listen to (The line sounds like "Usodadondokodōn!" instead). This, coupled with the fact that it came just after the "ORE NO KARADA WA BOROBORO DA!" meme, turned the scene into a recurring part of Blade's memes.
• Another aspect of this meme are the Blade emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" mishearing from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary Battle Cry).
  • And then there's (^U^) for Kamen Rider Glaive, though rather taken from the rider suit like those other emoticons, it is taken from his actor. And even then, it is based on the A. R. version of Missing Ace from Kamen Rider Decade (there called World of Diend as it also ties to his backstory). There Glaive is donned by Junichi Kaito (as with other A. R. Worlds, he is based on a character from the main world, this one being Junichi Shimura, although this time he is played by the same actor). His acting there is very memetic to the Japanese due to the mix of Slasher Smile and Stepford Smiler, hence the happy emoticon. Because the character is played by the same actor and that the A. R. World is based from a movie of Kamen Rider Blade, this emoticon (along with the other memes associated with the character - like the dissonant smiling and repeated phrase of "Brother!") have been treated as some sort of Canon Immigrant to Blade memes. It's telling that whenever he is included, they usually refer to the Decade version than the Missing Ace version.
• Tachibana/Kamen Rider Garren is rife with this.
  • A famous one is the shot of Garren looking out silently behind a wall from episode 1. Whenever there is a Blade related fanart, be sure to look out for this.
    • The set-up for the meme above (Garren half-peeking through a wall) is pretty much a meme of its own. When scenes from shows, usually from other tokusatsu, have a character or group of characters peeking through a wall, expect someone captioning it with "Did you really betray <group>?"
  • ORE NO KARADA WA BOROBORO DA!!^ExplanationTachibana screams this in an over-the-top fashion that it sounds more hammy than dramatic. The line translates to "My body is falling apart!!"
  • SAN!!^ExplanationIn the episode where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.
  • Tachibana is perhaps known for the infamous scene at the end of episode 7, where the camera zooms in onto him screaming for his life as the Trilobite Undead approaches him.
  • While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song Rebirth is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, Memetic Mutation is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
  • THAT CATEGORY ACE IS MINE!^ExplanationKenzaki was battling the Spider Undead in episode 12 when Tachibana suddenly comes in and barges into the battle, demanding that the Spider Undead (a Category Ace Undead) is his to take.
  • DROP! FIRE! GEMINI! BURNING DIVIDE! SAYOKO!!!
• Kamen Rider Chalice has some that is used a lot.
  • Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"^note I will kill you! is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils. Hajime's expression was popular enough that one of the designers for Another Riders used this expression as the basis for Another Blade's face.
  • In one point in the series he became amnesiac and is switched roles with a look-alike (Ryo Mikami, played by the same actor) who happens to be a heir to a takoyaki stand. Later in the episode Ryo puts on a hilarious armor called Taiyaki Master that improves takoyaki cooking. He even yells "ULTIMATE FORM! SPECIAL TURBO!" that doubles his speed in cooking (as fans joked as a pre-cursor to Clock Up). It doubles as a Shout-Out to Kamen Rider Kuuga, particularly his Ultimate Kuuga form as they share colors even. Now even though the character Hajime never wore it, his actor did, and so using this image and meme is attributed to him.
• Kamen Rider Leangle has some too.
  • GO AFTER HIM, MUTSUKI!^ExplanationIn episode 18, Mutsuki was told by an old lady who worked at the same convenience shop where Mutsuki works on to chase after someone who robbed the store. The scene became a regular part of the memes due to the old lady's near-unintelligible delivery of "Okkake ten Mutsuki!", which ends up coming out as "Oppeketen Mutsuki!" instead.
  • SAIKYOU DA!!^ExplanationHis obsession with being the strongest makes him utter this line (it means "I'm the strongest!") many times to the point that it's his meme catchphrase
• Several non-Riders also have their own iconic memes:
  • This high-pitched scream of Yazawa/Capricon Undead often finds it way to the memes due to its over the top delivery.
  • "Stay back... Stay back!"
• These videos should ultimately summarize the whole insanity of the memes this show produced.
• "IS HOPE ACUTE?" ^ExplanationTV-Nihon's translation of the series is riddled with tons of translation errors and awkward phrasing, even by their standards. This particular bit, from their translation of the first opening, is the most infamous (A more accurate translation of the line in question would be "Is it hope or despair?").
• The Bench. ^{Explanation (Spoilers)}Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive Tear Jerker.

Kamen Rider Kabuto

• Tendou Souji, the Chuck Norris of the whole Heisei Rider Era!
• Start the ZECT-Van!
  • My best friend KaGAAAmi~
• Grandmother said this... ^ExplanationTendou's various grandmother expressions get parodied very frequently.

Kamen Rider Den-O

• Zeronos? Yuto? No idea what you're talking about. ^ExplanationA semi-mean spirited joke about how Yuto's transformations actively burn people's memories of him, with his final transformation until he came Back from the Dead erasing his very existence.
• ORE...SANJOU! *with signature hand gesture*
  • All of the Imagin's catchphrases were quite memetic, but none quite as much as Momotaros'. It even got a joking nod in Kamen Rider Decade with the first four cards Tsukasa uses after getting Den-O's powers just being Joke Items that cause him to spout out the Imagin phrases along with their signature poses.
• Hana hitting Momotaros was spread quite a bit early on.
  • Kai's master plan is to 'GOATSE' reality.
• "Ladies and Gentlemen, banana new shoe!" ^ExplanationSomehow, a translator with TV-N misheard Owner's Gratuitous French of "madame and monsieur" (madamu ando musshu) as "banana new shoe" in Den-O episode 10.
• On his 33rd birthday, Yuichi Nakamura tweeted a picture of himself wearing twenty-three Rider belts^ExplanationAll main Heisei and Reiwa Riders were included in addition to Zeronos. in addition to a green jumpsuit and other toys from Den-O and Hibiki. Needless to say, this quickly drew lots of attention as well as comparisons to the likes of Oma Zi-O and Decade Complete Form. Even more hilarious when he comes back in Kamen Rider Outsiders as Kamen Rider Zein, who can call upon all of said belts' ultimate powers.
• In Brazil, this gif◊ of Momotaros is often used in online political discussions to mock the use of "whatabouttisms". It is particularly notable because the meme became widely popular outside the Toku fanbase.
• Why does Momotaros futatabi Sanjou again and again? ^ExplanationSince Den-O was very popular in Japan even amongst non-Kamen Rider fans, Momotaros (who is considered the funniest character of the show) comes back every then and now and in every show he could (Crayon Shin-chan, Super Hero Time partner Gekiranger, Super Hero Time successor Kiva, Decade, OOO, Super Hero Taisen movies, Donbrothers) and even having his omnibus movie (parodying magical girls) as part of the Toei Manga Matsuri 2020, replacing Zero-One and Kiramager's summer movie. Several ads that are not about Kamen Rider featured Momotaros, which made the character even widely popular.

Kamen Rider Kiva

• IXA-CISE!!!
• DAD, NEO-FANGIRES! ^{Explanation (SPOILERS!)} The absolutely out of nowhere scene from the very end of the series where Wataru's equally out of nowhere son from the future appearing to warn them of the hilariously named "Neo-Fangires" invading the past is often mocked by fans, especially since it's a rather transparent excuse to have Kiva Emperor and the original Kiva suit side by side for the final shot.
• X got a Figuarts before Kiva!^Explanation As explained in Memetic Loser, even 10 years after his series aired, Kiva still hasn't gotten a Figuarts whereas all other Riders have already gotten theirs. This recently changed as of November 2018 when Kiva finally got an SH Figuarts figure... albeit as a Shinkochou Seihou version of it.

Kamen Rider Decade

• "Mo' fear! Mo' pain! No henshin, Kamen Rider Kuuga!"^note  A parody of the original Kuuga's opening. Lots of people absolutely hate Yusuke Onodera for being selfish jerk who didn't fight for anyone else but himself and his sister aka THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THE ORIGINAL KUUGA. Add the fact that he barely transforms, or really, does ANYTHING during the course of the story, and people wonder why he even exists.
• ONORE, DICKEIDO! (Yes, the show's unique pronunciation of "Decade" is part of the meme^note It should be Dikeido, actually, but... Just check the highlighted letter.)^ExplanationThe character Narutaki, for reasons yet to be explored, heavily dislikes the title character. At one point in in the show, he once exclaimed "Damn you Decade". Despite only saying it once throughout the show, this has caught on to the point of being his most well known saying and people jokingly say this whenever something bad happens
  • Or the English alternative: "It's Decade's fault!"
    • Also an Ascended Meme in the Net Movies.
• Junichi Kaito's rather◊ unsettling smile.
• Decade has no story. ^note A statement made by Wataru during Movie War 2010 that while intended to mean "Decade's purpose as a rider is to aid other riders" carries this as a subtext due to Decade's own somewhat incoherent Random Events Plot.
• Hibiki's Final Attack Ride due to being in the running for most awesome Kamen Rider moment ever.
• "It's not pink, it's Magenta!"^note Tsukasa Kadoya, and by extension Masahiro Inoue, fervently insist that his suit is magenta, ever since the Net Shorts. Extended to real life when Bandai announced the Neo Decadriver claiming the color has been changed from white to pink, prompting Masahiro to tweet a response: "マゼンタだ。" ("It's Magenta.") This line even gets reproduced in the Complete Selection Modification K-Touch (Spoken by Inoue himself) when you enter a specific code on it.
• Daiki sometimes flirting with Tsukasa creating their famous ship.
  • Includes the sea cuncumber Daiki wants him to eat.

Heisei Rider Era (Phase 2)

Kamen Rider W (Double)

• Shotaro's numberous freak-outs were usually subjected to this due to his actor's spectacular facial range lending itself to some prime reaction images.
• XTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME! ^ExplanationWhile awesome in context, many people found it hilarious that W's final form was subjected to quite literal Xtreme Kool Letterz.
• "Akuma Dino Three Yuki?" ^ExplanationTV- Nihon's translation of the first episode preview had this be the translation for, "Do you have the courage to ride with the devil?" due to the line being difficult to hear.
• Master of Barber ^ExplanationReaction image meme of the character's over the top worried expression.

Kamen Rider OOO

• "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" ^ExplanationThe catchphrase of Kousei Kougami. Sometimes followed with "SUBARASHII!"
• Some of the fans labeled Eiji as "The Man with no Catchphrase" ^note That term was taken from this video due to not having a pre-battle catchphrase or even a post-battle catchphrase. At least until Heisei Generation Final: Build and Ex-Aid Feat. Legend Riders.
• Putotyra Combo or Tajadol Combo? ^ExplanationFans have been divided on just what OOO's final form is as both forms could be considered for the position. Not helping the matter is Toei flip-flopping between the two.
• YOU COUNT THE MEDALS, ONE TWO AND THREE! ^ExplanationThe first line of the intro to the show's opening theme, "Anything Goes!". It's not uncommon to see mentions of OOO be replied to with this line, as well as continuations of the intro.
• ooo op^ExplanationSimilar to Ryuki-rolling, a Japanese meme has emerged of videos under this title that put the opening sequence for OOO after other awkward moments, mirroring the show's own humor in some of its Cold Opens.

Kamen Rider Fourze

• Kamen Rider Fourze: Friendship is Awesome! ^ExplanationWith the show's overall concept and theme, especially Gentaro's dedication in making friends, being compared to a certain kid's show with an unexpected demographic and its spinoff franchise, various amount of fanart and fanfics went popping everewhere.
  • Many fans joked that Fourze and MLP were aired on a timeslot called "Double Friendship Saturday" due to the two being aired on the same day.
  • As an important reminder for every Monster of the Week/Kamen Rider: Fourze will love and tolerate the living shit out of you with The Power of Friendship (figurative and literally)!
  • Added to that, Gentaro Kisaragi is a brony.
• Ryusei: Expert Cockblocker ^Explanation In #33 during the Kyoto trip, he constantly tries to get between Gentaro and a girl who wants to be his girlfriend. His only response to this? "I need to take care of Gentaro".
• It's also pretty common to compare chest sizes for all Female Zodiarts—whether the switchers are female, or the Zodiarts is female-looking. Two important things to note are the chest sizes of both Aquarius and Virgo belonging to Most Common Superpower, and Scorpio Zodiarts going through A-Cup Angst.
• Cancer's crabdance◊.
• A photoset on Tumblr of Yuki explaining the school cliques to Gentaro has led non-fans to call the series "Asian Mean Girls". (Though some fans aren't too happy about that.)

Kamen Rider Wizard

• "Wizard did it." ^explanationWith the main character's rider name quite literally being "Wizard", some fans just couldn't help themselves from snowcloning the popular excuse of "A wizard did it."
• "Bitch, Please." Sometimes, "Flame (or whichever ring), Bitch."
• Comparisons between the White Wizard's Hamel Cane with the Dragon Dagger.

Kamen Rider Gaim

• "Do you accept Fruit Jesus as your Lord and Savior?" ^explanationAfter Kouta ends the series by quite literally becoming a god, many fans joke that cults in his name would form if his godhood became public knowledge, giving him the nickname of "Fruit Jesus". Kamen Rider communities even go as far as exclaiming "Oh my Kouta!" or "Kouta-damned it!"
• Many people call Kouta's leather black jacket the "Sex Jacket" due to him wearing such a jacket the day after he revealed to Mai that he killed Yuya back in Episode 1 and some members in the audience began to draw a conclusion of what happened after, with one of the hints being Kouta having a nice big smile on his face the day after.
• The 'BA-NA-NA, BA-NA-NA-' 'BARON DA!' gag became such a meme that at one of the live shows, Kaito's actor couldn't even stand up without the audience beginning the chant.
• Oren's Kick (no, not a Rider Kick) from episode 18 is popular due to the sheer insanity of it and Oren himself.
• Takatora's Failed a Spot Check moment in ToQger and Gaim's crossover special (which leds to the events of the Heisei Vs. Showa crossover movie) led to memes like◊ this◊.
• Kamen Rider Gaim belongs on HBO. ^ExplanationA confession from an old tumblr confessions account (unironically) stated how Kamen Rider Gaim is such a mature and dark show, that it should be put on HBO along with other mature shows of its kind. This rather absurd idea (combined with how Kamen Rider is at its core a show aimed at elementary-school aged children) led to lots of memes and mockery, and is sometimes (playfully) used when someone talks about the dark elements in Kamen Rider.

Kamen Rider Drive

• With a mix of Never Live It Down, Gou's hatred towards Chase somehow translates into him begging others to not let his sister engage in relationships with Chase.
  • His post-series motivation of wanting to revive Chase from the dead has lead to jokes that the reason he wanted to keep Chase and his sister from getting together was because he wanted to get with Chase.
• The slow-mo Spit Take scene between Shinnosuke, Kiriko and Mr. Belt is being used as a Double Take reaction image.
• Many people, in tribute to Gen's own habit, began misnaming the Roidmudes by different, but similar sounding names.
• FUCKING BANNO!^ExplanationAs the series goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that everything bad in the series happens because of him.

Kamen Rider Ghost

• Ganma Sentai Necromger! ^ExplanationPeople have noticed that Kamen Rider Necrom has enough recolors and the right color scheme, Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink and the original Green, to form a complete Super Sentai team.
• Ghosts can't have dinner. ^Explanation In The Movie, among Takeru's genuinely sweet reasons for not wanting to die was because... he couldn't have dinner as a ghost. While intended as a reference to his lack of humanity as a spirit, the utterly absurd conveyance made it very difficult to take seriously.
• ORE WA TENKUJI TAKERU! ^ExplanationEvery episode starts with Takeru narrating the same thing every time, then counting down the days until his death. Naturally, it soon became grating to the fans.
• Takeru's dead! Again. ^ExplanationTakeru's tendency to die and come back to life so many times caused many people to stop feeling any actual drama for Takeru dying and him dying would just evoke reactions ranging from irritation to asking why the writers like to kill off Takeru so much.
• Makoto’s incest dream from episode 34 has become this in light of Mio Kudo’s later Tokusatsu role, with comments and jokes being made in corners of the internet.
• Ghost is a Pretty Cure season/Kaigan! Ghost PreCure!^ExplanationPeople have noticed that the later part of the season has taken some cues from the Pretty Cure franchise, especially when most of the villains of this season performed a Heel–Face Turn during the end game much like some villains from its sister franchise tends to do so in the end.
• Ghost is a bad series. ^ExplanationGhost is generally considered the weakest series in the Heisei Era (or at least Heisei Phase 2), owing to its Troubled Production and lack of story. Expect any discussion on the series, even positive ones, to bring up its negative reputation in some fashion, usually sarcastically.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

Being THE most memetic Kamen Rider series since Blade, it's bound to have more than one meme to be listed below.

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• Some fans embrace Black Comedy by giving the Bugster Virus another name; "Ex-AIDS".
• Mentioning any part of the Gashat jingle usually involves another person responding the next line.
• Burgermon is a good boy! ^explanationTrue to form for any Monster who just wants to co-exist with humans, Burgermon is treated as something of a Sacred Cow by the fanbase.
• Haima Kagami's "what the fuck is this shit◊" expression in #19 is frequently used as a reaction image.
• Referring to the massive Bugster forms as "meatball monster".
• Emu Hojo:
  • "Being Emu Hojo is suffering" ^ExplanationA play on the famous "Being Lancers is suffering" meme, this is referred to Emu's unbelievable string of misfortune that would usually drove an average person to despair, one that involves watching his closest ally died in his arms, countless deaths happening in front of him, being brutally beaten up by a psychotic criminal, betrayed by some of his friends, and is revealed to be Bugster Patient Zero. As he casually scoffs those aside with a smile, one has to wonder how much misery he can hold up until he snaps...
  • His crying face is also been used as a reaction image.
• Hiiro Kagami:
  • NO THANK YOU. ^explanationHiiro's Catchphrase that he almost exclusively uses with Emu is often mocked for being a rather goofy use of Gratuitous English for a character that tries to act serious, seemingly just used to remind the viewer that Hiiro studied abroad. Detractors of the character also like to turn it around on him due to his shaky motivations and the fact that his character arc involves his girlfriend Saki getting Stuffed into the Fridge twice.
  • People comparing him to Sakuya Tachibana, a very memetic character, due to their similarities in circumstances. Stuff like asking him to scream his girlfriend's name or peeking halfway through a wall are common suggestions.
  • His habit of grabbing people by the collar is often mocked and made fun of.
  • Much like Emu, his crying face has become a popular reaction image.
• Kuroto Dan:
  • People just love to compare Kuroto to groups like Nintendo or Konami after their less than favorable deeds, especially when Kuroto talks about Mighty Brothers XX like how Nintendo would C&D fan games.
  • To a lesser extent Kuroto gets likened to a corrupt/incompetent Small Name, Big Ego indie or third party dev.
  • The clip of Kuroto's actor attempting to replicate the Dangerous Zombie Gashat's jingle on stage has become famous due to proving he's a Large Ham in real life as well.
  • Various snapshots of Kuroto's exaggerated facial expressions and actions are used for reaction images.
  • Also, referring to him as "The Game Master", "God/Kami", or "The Manly Dan" instead of his actual name, with Shin (Neo) Dan being a In-Universe nickname.
  • There's just the fact that ever since his reveal as a villain, the man is nothing but pure unfiltered ham who spends every onscreen moment devouring the scenery. As one person said, he's like if Cakeboss and Sengoku had an angry manchild.
  • Kuroto ascending from the Continue pipe has caught on to fans that they decided to play with that scene. And it isn't even a one-off visual gag too, as it is how Kuroto actually resurrects! It was memetic enough that it actually made it into the toyline.
  • Not quite a meme per se, but this video of the Ex-Aid cast doing the Dangerous Zombie pose is goddamn hilarious.
• Parado:
  • Whenever Parado hits someone, such as Kuroto or Poppy (while possessing Emu), this will ensure an edit of his Knockout Critical Smash finisher splash of him hitting the person.
  • Treating him as Emu's annoying friend, mainly for him being interested in Emu and being Emu's Bugster.
• "Ex-Aid has no OP", and variations thereof, based on the fact that the series moved towards a Cold Open from episodes 18-24 and instead played its opening theme over the closing part of each episode.
• EXCITE is an ED! ^explanationAfter a while EXCITE did start showing up in the show again, but almost always near the end of the episode.
• Calling Snipe Simulations Gamer "Kantai Gamer", "KanColle Gamer", "Admiral Snipe" or "Snipe Teitoku". Some took it further and declare Snipe as the new kanmusu of the game.
• Ever since Episode 25 showed a few civilians playing Kamen Rider Chronicle, fans have joked about it by treating it like an actual game, from making joke reviews of the game, posts about the whereabout of the Kamen Riders, to making a tier list for the Gashacon weapons. This has extended to an actual page on TV Tropes about it.
• Because Yuya Takahashi, the head writer of Ex-Aid, has written every single episode, fans joked about how "writer-san" doesn't takes breaks, disagrees with letting guest writers do lighthearted romps in favor of making characters suffer, telling his intern that he doesn't need coffee, and other similar scenarios.
• "TATAKAE!^noteFight!", which is borrowed from Kamen Rider Ryuki. Generally fans use this term whenever multiple Riders fight each other and this series is no stranger to that.
• This frame◊ of Emu, Hiiro, and Taiga from a drink commercial. Many people compare it to one of the shots from the opening of Futari wa Pretty Cure… As seen here.
• Fans have already made the scene in episode 35 when Kiriya whispers something to Emu a meme, giving it fake subs, such as him insulting Emu's waifu or Kiriya declaring Parado is his husbando.
• It's common for fans to portray Dan Masamune as being a priest who marries various characters, often referring to them as the name of the gashats they use - this isn't limited to Ex-Aid characters, as some people have combined this with Uchu Sentai Kyuranger characters as well (usually Raptor).
• [Insert Rider here] IS WEAKER THAN POPPY ^ExplanationAs Riders within series are given official stats with no real regard for comparisons between each other or their actual strength, (eg., Cosmic States from Fourze being physically weaker than Kiva's base form), this results in a somewhat odd difference in powers between Riders. As a result, people make jokes about Riders in their final forms or being unstoppable in the show's story actually being utter weaklings, as they can't match up to Poppy's official stats. The main variation of this is POPPY IS STRONGER THAN GOD^note The god in question being Kamen Rider Gaim in Kiwami Arms.

Kamen Rider Build

• Build will include heated drama between men. ^ExplanationA comment from pre-release materials advertising the tone of the series. Has become oft-quoted in the Rider fandom whenever discussing the subject of Ho Yay, and Sento/Banjo specifically.
• Meta-wise, the opening song "Be the One" spawned various Philippine-related jokes due to the fact that said singer, Beverly, is half-Pinoy. ^note She was born and raised in the Philippines
• The motion for using the bottles to transform by shaking them has garnered hilarious usage due to their resembling something else entirely. Especially Sento angrily shaking two bottles before transforming in episode 6.
• "BEST MATCH!" ^ExplanationThe phrase said by the Build Driver after inserting two compatible Full Bottles. Also used as a reaction meme when two similar subjects are paired up together.
• "YORU WA YAKINIKUSSHO!" ^ExplanationTranslation: "Let's get yakiniku tonight!". These serve as Taro Sato's last words to Tatsuya before he goes in for the drug testing job (and gets murdered by Blood Stalk). This, combined with his silly pose, quickly went viral. What's more is that in the new world, it's a Memetic Mutation In-Universe, too!
• Once NinninComic was revealed, the inevitable Naruto jokes spread like wildfire.
  • The fact that one of the first attacks Build uses is a duplication ability (literally "Bunshin no Jutsu") helped as well.
• This too is all Stalk's fault. ^ExplanationBlood Stalk's status as The Chessmaster and the eventual Reveal of his true nature mean that everything that happens in the series is his fault.
• Just punch harder, Banjo. ^ExplanationDue to his ability to ramp up his Hazard Level rapidly through combat, a lot of Banjo's fights run in stark contrast to Sento's. Instead of creating a new weapon or outsmarting his enemies, most if not all of Banjou's fights are solved by just punching it harder.
• His power up is another weapon. ^ExplanationGrease is able to put the Dragon Sclashjelly in his driver to access...another Twin Breaker. Fans then mocked how basically just giving Grease two of the exact same weapon was treated as some power up and how poor Grease seemed to get the short end of the stick. Becomes more or less a Discredited Meme with the introduction of Grease Blizzard at the end of the series and Perfect Kingdom in his V-Cinema.
  • FUCK, GO BACK. ^ExplanationEventually Grease did get a proper upgrade, but well...
• The infamous scene where Utsumi going insane and declaring his loyalty to Evolt and snapping Namba's cane in half in episode 38 led to a fair share of memes. Case in point. It even got referenced in the two New World movies.
• STATS ARE BULLSHIT. ^ExplanationEvolt's Rider form, which has movement and strength comparable to a character from Dragon Ball Z, was given official stats that place him lower on the power chart than — you guessed it — Poppy. This has lead to a mass realization that Rider Statistics are pulled out of nowhere and mean nothing.
• "Fourze, you lying sack of shit." ^{Explanation (Spoilers)}At the end of Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders, Gentaro says that they'll rush to each other's aid in times of trouble to Sento. While obviously it wouldn't take, fans still poked fun at this by having a Ironic Echo Cut to Evolt putting Build's world in jeopardy, to which the edited in captions read out as the meme.
• Japanese Keanu Reeves/John Wick. ^ExplanationThere are jokes about Gentoku having similar facial features to Keanu Reeves like sharing hairstyles and beards, thus nicknaming him the Japanese version.
• Sento's raging reaction^note EVOLT!!! to Evolt casually greeting the team with a "Yo!" to twist in the knife while they're mourning Kazumi has been photoshopped with various degrees of glowing/flaming eyes and has been used as a common reaction image.
• Kamen Rider Build can be aired in the West. ^ExplanationMuch like the "Kamen Rider Gaim belongs to HBO" meme, from the same tumblr confessions account comes the (unironic) statement that Build's depths, maturity, and emotional moments could make it to the West, particularly on Netflix. Like the aforementioned meme, this (combined with how Kamen Rider is at its core a show aimed at elementary-school aged children) led to memes and mockery◊, and is sometimes (playfully) used when someone talks about the dark elements in Kamen Rider.
• The shot of the Skywalls dividing Japan from the opening sees a lot of use on Japanese Twitter to illustrate any Broken Base that has split itself into three factions.
• The close-captions during Banjo's introductory scene in Episode 1◊ on the official Youtube channel misspelled it as "Manjo",^note possibly since the character 万 can also be read as man leading to a great many jokes.
• My magma gets fucked!^ExplanationA rather unfortunate machine translation of the product description for the Cross-Z Magma Figuarts got a lot of laughs in the fandom.

Kamen Rider Zi-O

• DECADE 2! ^ExplanationThe announcement that Zi-O would be a true anniversary series with the main rider gaining powers based on prior Riders caused the fandom to realize a long joked about sequel to Decade was actually going to happen, if only in spirit. The reference is to this◊ memetic moment from E3 announcing Peggle 2. Once Decade was confirmed as a recurring character, one of the Big Bads was revealed to be Another Decade and Diend was confirmed to return as well, the fanbase realized that Zi-O basically was Decade 2.
  • Kamen Rider Decade Season 2.^ExplanationThis meme comes up often due to Tsukasa stealing the spotlight whenever he is on screen. It has gotten many people thinking that Zi-O despite being the main character is just a side character whenever Decade is around. It has only gotten more prevalent in the later episodes, especially with noting how Decade has obtained Zi-O's powers, the series feels like a very long World of Zi-O arc for Kamen Rider Decade.
  • Kamen Rider Decade Destiny ^ExplanationMany Gundam fans compare the show with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny when it comes to characters taking over the main protagonist's story.
• The scene where Black Woz gives the Ziku Driver to Sougo has been edited to show him giving various items to him.
• Even before the show started, when it was revealed that Zi-O's visor was actually the katakana for "Rider", fans immediately began writing in different words on the visor.
• Similar to its spiritual predecessor, there was "This was all Zi-O's fault!" And "ONORE ZI-O!".
• “Next Time on/On the Next Kamen Rider Zi-O…” ^explanationA popular joke to make is making a hypothetical Next Episode Preview in the style of Zi-O’s, often using footage from other seasons and their attached media (e.g. Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain, Kamen Rider Amazons) or completely different media (e.g. Muppets Most Wanted). There’s even a template for its format.
• Episode 3.5 of the Supplementary Plan, where Sougo and his friends consider blowing up Toei Studios has become commonly used whenever a fan disagrees with anything by Toei. Sometimes other companies will be edited in for the meme.
• Similar to the “Sad Batman” meme from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a leaked filming pic of Ex-Aid hanging limply from a crane has been joked as Ex-Aid being depressed with his life.
• Many were joking that Kamen Rider Zi-O might be a female Rider due to Zi-O's suit design, specifically the chest armor. The fact that it's even on one of the earlier rumors makes this even funnier.
• Kouta's robe with his return rather than his usual god armor has elicited many reactions, from serious speculations that the original costume was damaged, to jokes about him being a yogurt salesman or a casual Jesus.
• Geiz is a tsundere. ^note  People have noticed Geiz constant flip flopping on his goal to kill Sougo resembles the demeanor of a typical Tsundere.
• French Woz ^note White Woz's outfit resembles that of a stereotypical Frenchman.
• "IWAE!"^note "Rejoice!", how Woz starts any ascension speech introducing a new power., "Waga Maou."^note "My Demon King.", Black Woz's way of addressing Sougo., "Waga kyuuseishu."^note "My savior.", White Woz's way of addressing Geiz.
  • REJOICE! The ultimate ruler of time, traveling beyond time and space to reign over past and future...he is known as Ohma Zi-O! ^ExplanationWoz's introduction for Ohma Zi-O often is used as a copypasta whenever the latter is discussed.
• “THIS TOO, IS DECADE’S FAULT.”^ExplanationThe Reveal that the bus crash that killed Sougo and Hiryu’s parents and seemingly Tsukuyomi was being driven by Tsukasa Kadoya, leading to a revival of Decade’s most famous meme. Also much like most applications of the meme, it wasn’t his fault. This becomes even more amusing after Swartz, who really caused the bus crash, becomes Another Decade, making this Right for the Wrong Reasons.
• The manhole cover ^explanation Yuko Kitajima/Another Kiva used a manhole cover as a weapon and drew blood from Ora in Zi-O episode 35. Later on, in the same episode, she used another manhole cover to protect herself from Ora’s attack, and on the next episode, used it to protect her untransformed self and Sougo in Zi-O II from GINGA'S FINISHER. Fans have noticed this and declared that manhole covers are ridiculously powerful weapons. It's even gotten official merchandise.
• Grand Zi-O’s jingle. ^Explanation The pre-henshin jingle for the Grand Zi-O Ridewatch received multiple jokes due to its sheer length, which is longer than a full minute.
  • And then there's Geiz Majesty's.
• “You are supposed not to know about Trinity.” ^Explanation When questioned about Trinity Form on Website/Twitter, Shirakura responded with this quote. Fans saw it either as him getting annoyed at the form being leaked before its official release, or a well deserved call out for reading leaked toy catalogs that were never meant to be seen by the public.
• “It wasn't True or False, I asked an endlessly debatable question.” ^Explanation In episode 25, White Woz while in Futuring Quiz asked a question with no real answer, naturally fans take it as a reaction to any hotly contested questions.
• "It works like a clock." ^Explanation The Taros' insisting Junichiro to fix the DenLiner in episode 39 through this excuse leads to multiple fan arts of past Riders handing over any clock-themed items for Junichiro to fix, eg. Haruto's Drago Timer or Takeru's Bat Clock among other things.
• Drive Arc never. ^ExplanationA joke based on how Zi-O hadn't featured a Kamen Rider Drive arc even after 39 episodes, close to its finale. Not helping was episode 13.5 dodging the question of Shinnosuke returning, no sight of Another Drive and Geiz already having a stolen Drive Ridewatch from the future that was used to form Grand Zi-O, indicating Sougo now has the powers of all 20 Heisei Riders, even without meeting anyone from Drive. Eventually Subverted with the summer movie having Gou and Krim, and the penultimate two episodes having Chase.
• Comparing Geiz with Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight. While it's common for fans to compare newer riders with older riders, comparing Geiz with Ren is taken even further since not only are they similar in personality, but also in physical appearance with people saying they look like twins.
• This fanmade video that shows Grand Zi-O taking away the main riders before they even finish their opponents... just to kick Another Den-O.
• Pine Arms Final Mode Confirmed. ^ExplanationIn the preview for Episode 49, there's a scene where Sougo summons other Kamen Riders in their Final Forms... while Kamen Rider Gaim appears in his Pine Arms. This involves OOO also appearing in his TaJaDor combo, where it was already often debated on wether it or PuToTyra is his actual final form (with Over Quartzer using the latter), and was taken by the fanbase that Pine Arms is secretly the true God form of Kouta, while others say that Gaim intentionally weakened himself to give the villains a chance.
• Kamen Rider Saitama!! ^ExplanationIn the finale when he transforms into Oma Zi-O, Sougo proceeds to effortless trounce multiple final bosses from several of the previous series all in one single hit each. This awesome and yet hilarious overpowered moment drew a great deal of comparison to Saitama, with many giving calling Oma Zi-O the Saitama of the Kamen rider universe.
• Woz's new love life ^Explanation This music video of Jay Chou's new song released within a month of Zi-O's finale, starring Woz's actor Keisuke Watanabe, has led to fandom jokes about it being Woz's new life in Sougo's newly retconed timeline. Fans have even made gag images such as his love interest presenting him with a BeyonDriver and him being whisked away when Sougo activates Zi-O Trinity.
• The Kamen Rider for 2022 will be Shinobi ^Explanation Unlike the year of the other two Future Riders, Shinobi takes place in 2022, a year that was not too far back when Zi-O first aired. There have been many jokes about how Toei foreshadowed the actual series of 2022 or that fans will be upset if the Rider for 2022 will not be Shinobi. Became a Discredited Meme after it was revealed that the next Kamen Rider after 2021 is Geats. However, the meme returned with a new twist once they announced the Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi V-Cinema, with fans jokingly pretending that Shinobi did have a season, and talking about their "favorite moments" of the pretend season.
• Another [X]^note Due to the popularity of Another Riders thanks to them being monstrous versions of the rider they are based on. It is common for people to call other monstrous Evil Knockoff of a toku hero "Another [Name of Hero].

Reiwa Rider Era

Kamen Rider Zero-One

• "A jump to the sky turns to a riderkick." ^Explanation The last bit of Zero-One’s jingle, spoken in a bizarre and flat Computer Voice in contrast to the rest of the jingle. Fans latched on immediately.
  • One form of meme is to replace the above quote in the transformation with some other sentence using a text-to-speech program, the closest found here under its James (US) setting.^note To replicate the above quote, "riderkick" must be input as a single word, as the phrase is advertised in Japan.
• Kamen Rider Iron Man^ExplanationBetween the main hero being the CEO of a corporation and that A.I.M.S. is a government squad similar to S.H.I.E.L.D., a lot of Iron Man references are being mentioned whenever someone talks about the show. The fact that Marvel also has an organization called A.I.M. and that Zero-One's armor resembles that of The Wasp (who at the time of the announcement was dating Tony Stark in the comics) doesn't help.
• Fukinhoukai Taro has been paired with Machio Naruzo thanks to their physiques and overall camp attitude. Funnily enough, Taro's actor Kinnikun Nakayama is also actively involved with promoting the series' anime as well. Others call him the Japanese version of Ricardo Milos.
  • Aruto's expressions as a comedian became a source for reaction faces.
• Isamu is fast becoming the flag bearer of memes for Zero-One, like Kuroto Dan in Ex-Aid and Woz in Zi-O:
  • Isamu's over-dramatic opening of Progrise Keys, which has spawned memes replacing the Keys with potato chips, softdrink bottles, oranges, etc.
  • His face at the end of Episode 4 has been compared to Polite Cat.
  • His gut-busting face in Episode 9 reacting at Aruto's joke became an image macro.
  • And let us not get started with his actor's antics off screen in his Youtube channel.
• Toei's Detroit: Become Human Fix Fic ^ExplanationThe HumaGears' human appearances, clear mechanical attributes on the side of their head to distinguish them with some rebellious ones removing said attributes from humans and blue blood recall the Androids from Detroit: Become Human. However its more realistic take on how mechanization of a workforce and treatment of said mechanized workforce would be in real life, lack of overt imagery cribbed from real life civil rights movements or tragedies like the Holocaust and less cluttered storytelling make it seem like a pure Fix Fic of the concept.
• The moment Episode 6 aired, people were already churning out Pretty Cure/Kamen Rider Zero One fanart and jokes in Twitter and Pixiv, as Cure Lemonade’s voice actress appears in a cameo, and Cure Whip’s voice actress appears as a HumaGear and both Victim and Monster of the Week. This is yet one more example in a longstanding pattern of Pretty Cure and Kamen Rider crossing over in fanart, another such example being the name-sharing situation between this season’s secondary Rider and Star☆Twinkle’s fairy mascot.
  • Crossing it with Nightmare Fuel, Mashiro-chan’s Evil Laugh and transformation into Magia became a reaction image macro.
• Is and Aruto's pose in episode 9 resulted in people comparing them to Popuko and Pipimi. Her slide before that pose is also the subject of humorous edits, including having her surf on a board, her riding a magic carpet, and adding her to a Initial D scene.
• Is' ad-lib gesturing in Episode 10 is fast trending on Twitter.
• As of Episode 11, people made jokes about Yuya being killed again.
• Was is Doraemon ^ExplanationViewers in Japan could not help but notice the similarities between him and the robotic cat, from his expressions and wacky demeanor. This is one reason why fans mourn his death taking Is' place.
• Shining Assault Hopper Gundam ^ExplanationEpisode 16 introduces the Shine System, which features remote-controlled drone units used for offense/defense, not unlike the Funnel system from the aforementioned franchise.
  • ELS MetalCluster Hopper ^Explanation The small robot grasshoppers that forms his armor is capable of forming metallic crystal for offensive and defensive brings in mind of the metallic shape-shifting aliens.
• "IT'S HIGH QUALITY!" ^ExplanationThe phrase that's said after the transformation sequence of Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper. Like Build's "Best Match!" meme, this is also used as reaction memes for something that has positive recongnition.
• Yua's presenting of a calligraphy frame like an idiot board caused people to write memes on the poster.
• "Presented by ZAIA" ^ExplanationThouser's transformation sound has been used as a Trade Snark by fans once its driver was unveiled by Bandai. Other fans turned the phrase into the Kamen Rider version of the "Presented by Raid Shadow Legends" meme. Speaking of which, has evolved into...
  • "Presented by Raider Shadow Legends" ^ExplanationThe result of the above meme by episode 18, once a human Monster of the Week called Raiders showed up.
• Are you really a gorilla? ^Explanation Is' question to Fuwa in Episode 21 while force-opening the Punching Kong Progrise Key. Fans spread the question on the Internet, and Fuwa's actor reviewed the meme in his own channel.
• Gai and his obsession with 1000. ^ExplanationGai is a man of high expectations and he expects that ZAIA performs over 1000% of its efforts, which then makes him believe that everything should be at 1000% in general. This is also hilarious when Gai boasts about his company product going up sale by 724% and Aruto mocks him for not saying it as 1000%.
• Using Thouser as a shield ^ExplanationStemming from the memetic moment when Ouja using Gai as a shield against Zolda's Final Vent, fans has wanted someone to use Thouser in the same way due to him having a rhinoceros as part of its motive, and that his name is Gai Amatsu.
• "Hopper of the hole, what is your wisdom?" ^ExplanationIn Reiwa the First Generation, there is a shot of the Rising Hopper hologram animal sticking its head out of the ground, leading to many reimagining it as a wise sage.
• Zero-One’s gimmick is belts. ^ExplanationThere are now, counting monster transformation devices and movie exclusive variants, more than eight belts in Zero-One. The Zero-One Driver, Zetsumeriser, ShotRiser, ForceRiser, CycloneRiser, ThousanDriver, Raidriser and SlashRiser. Seeing as how the show is roughly at its halfway point some fans are wondering if there'll be a ninth or even tenth belt by the time the show is done, and once it did? They were close, there's thirteen drivers on total , given that the ninth one would be the Ark-driver and the tenth would be the Zero-Two driver (given that it counts as an different driver than the Zero-One driver in-show, same way for the 11th and 12th one, the Zetsumesu driver and the movie's villain Eden.) And then the 13th one is the Abaddoriser, another ShotRiser variant. As such, this series has the MOST belts in the franchise so far, and most of them are Zero-One Driver variants.
• Yua's Finisher ^ExplanationYua's shout of "This is my resignation!" when she hits her breaking point and slugs Gai while quitting ZAIA is done in the style of the ShotRiser's finisher. This would later be dubbed as the "Yua Consideration Punch" or "Resigning Impact" by the fans and some jokingly consider it one of the strongest finishers in the series.
• Thouser Curb-Stomp Arc. ^ExplanationThe third arc is referred to as this by a few fans, namely because of how much of a Butt-Monkey Gai ends up becoming due to several factors that end up biting him in the ass, mainly Korenosuke patenting all technology related to Humagears and Zea under his name instead of the company, Is and Zea doing a Loophole Abuse to keep Aruto as Kamen Rider Zero-One, Naki breaking free from his control and helping Isamu, Yua finally deciding to resign from ZAIA by slugging Gai in the face, and, the last episode before the "Recap Arc", Horobi having a Big Badass Battle Sequence with him where it turns into a straight up Curbstomp Battle thanks to Aruto's interference.
• Gai is eternally 24 ^ExplanationGai is absurdly youthful even at the age of 45 and is most likely aware of this fact, thus tries to cover up by claiming that he's always at the age of 24. Even funnier when discovering that his actor is actually 22.
• The Is/Izu debate. ^ExplanationThe official spelling of the name, as portrayed on merchandise is "Is", but a divide in the fanbase has formed over switching to the official name or sticking with the more easy to parse fan rendering of "Izu". Notably the Rider Wiki, infamous for adhering to "official" names, opted to leave the name in place with a disclaimer that the official spelling is "Is" entirely because the name makes reading any sort of article with the official spelling in place a complete nightmare due to the confusion it could cause.
• "Hai! Aruto ja... naito!" ^ExplanationAruto's Catchphrase picked up traction in the fandom as something to accompany a terrible pun.
• Resignation Punch! ^ExplanationYua punching Gai after she quits ZAIA. Fans were quick to exploit it for memes. Even the children's television magazine Televi Kun Magazine included a Do Not Try This at Home disclaimer in that very scene.
• Fuwa is the main character/Kamen Rider Vulcan the series^ExplanationFans have noticed how Isamu Fuwa has had the most Character Development and has received the most story beats signature to the franchise, such as being the resident Phlebotinum Rebel, with Aruto the nominal protagonist of the show receiving more of a focus with the HumaGear of the Week.
• As' Gut/As is pregnant^ExplanationToei's first released photo preview◊ of a new episode after the COVID-19 hiatus featuring As has her stomach sticking out rather unflatteringly, which fans have noticed and started making jokes of her gaining weight or being pregnant.
• Kamen Rider Aizen^ExplanationA joke made by some fans after it was revealed that the Ark would be voiced by none other than Show Hayami
• Many jokes have spawned about Ark-Zero possessing Conqueror's Haki, after a scene in #37 where he incapacitated multiple AIMS troopers with what looks like his aura.
• Ai-chan can solve anything!^Explanation Given how Ai-chan's been able to help Fuwa get closure on his past, patch things up between him and Yaiba, and even get Gai of all people to open up, people have began theorizing how Ai-chan could help past Riders in their series, especially in series with a severe case of Poor Communication Kills.
• Zero-Two out-predicts the Ark's predictions^ExplanationThe reveal that Zero-Two was the product of Zea/Is outsmarting the Ark, and then Zero-Two himself continuing to outsmart the Ark, has led to many jokes that fights between the two would be a huge mind game of outgambitting each other. Variations of this meme also includes Zero-Two giving a single Little "No" in response to the Ark's plans to destroy humanity.
• "Ark-One is Zero-One's actual final form, happy now?"^{Explanation(Spoilers)}Aruto's surprising transformation into Kamen Rider Ark-One has led to some fans coining it as Zero-One's true Super Mode, mocking fans who were disappointed with the simplistic Zero-Two being announced as such much earlier on. It gets worse when fans lampshaded how little Zero-Two was actually used in the show, along with the form not being used at all for the final battle.
  • " Realizing Hopper is the true final form."^{Explanation(Spoilers)}Related to the above, the fact that Realizing Hopper is a complete recycle of the original Zero-One suit, but considered a completely different form with stats that exceed every single one of his prior forms that appeared as an 11th-Hour Superpower has more fans mocking detractors of Zero-Two who complained that the latter was a lazy recycled redesign of Zero-One.
• Unlimited Ark Works^{Explanation(Spoilers)} Aruto and Horobi's final battle is littered with field of rider weapons, and people could not help but compare it with one of the Fate/stay night's signature scenes.

Kamen Rider Saber

• As soon as the name was announced, the Fate/stay night jokes kicked off. Keep in mind, at that point the name of the series was the only information known. Some fans have joked about the main Rider being the first female main Rider. Not to mention one Fate spin-off showing Saber (the Servant, not the Kamen Rider) doing this. Even funnier since Saber now has a King Arthur-themed form.
  • The jokes resurged after Master Logos' Kamen Rider name was revealed: Solomon, the final villain of Fate/Grand Order part 1. The fact they share similarities in appearance and goals does not help either, except the Solomon in this series is not the Final Boss; this position belongs to Storious, ironically mirroring Fate/Grand Order in that Solomon was not the true final boss, but someone (conveniently also demon themed) who usurped his powers.
• The reveal of a short-haired Rider named Ren who was at odds with the main character quickly drew comparisons to both Ryuki's Ren as well as Geiz from Zi-O, with some going as far as to call the older Ren the father of the other two. These comparisons have persisted even with Saber's Ren being revealed to be nothing like the other two personality-wise.
• After episode 22, the image of Daishinji using a flying tackle to try to catch Yuri quickly became edited to show him jumping at/into other things, include Uncle Scrooge's vault from DuckTales.
• "Kamen Rider Saber is an Isekai/The Rising of the Flame Swordsman" ^Explanation When the trailer dropped, many took to the internet to joke about how Saber looks very akin to an Isekai, probably helped by the fact that not only is the series will explore two worlds: the real world (where Toma and Mei are from) and the "Wonder World" (where most of the other main characters come from), but Saber's main actor outright said it had a Isekai feeling to it. It didn't help matters that there is a subplot regarding the hero being betrayed by his allies with a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing being the mastermind behind it.
• Kamen Rider Ryuki 2 ^Explanation A main Rider with a red dragon motif, the multitude of other Riders, with one of the main antagonists being an evil purple Rider, and that the bulk of the story takes place in another world has drawn more than a few comparisons to Kamen Rider Ryuki.
• "Saber is a Sentai/Seiken Sentai Saberranger" ^Explanation With the multiple Riders, green-screen environment transformation, Idiosyncratic Episode Naming, monsters growing giant, Eyecatch, and ending Dancing Theme, many have joked that Saber is actually a Super Sentai series in disguise. It does not help that Super Hero Senki features them doing a roll-call in the climax, not unlike a Sentai.
• "Bonne lecture" ^Explanation Tassel's Catchphrase in most cases whenever he narrates at the beginning of the episode.
• "Did Toei already waste the budget?" ^Explanation The sheer amount of green screen, CGI, and special effects have made many on Japanese Twitter joke that Toei already blew the budget on the first episode. Given that they are shooting at a time of pandemic, this is somewhat justified.
• "He's not a normal Homo Sapien!" ^Explanation When Touma is going through fire to wield Rekka, Rintaro says something about how a normal Homo Sapien shouldn't be able wield it. This one spawned many jokes poking fun at the sheer awkwardness of the phrase (specifically the Homo Sapien part) with even Touma's actor himself getting in on the joke (in both English and Japanese!).
• "They switched the songs!" ^Explanation Many people claim the opening theme sounds better as an ending and vice versa leading many to joke they switched the songs.
• "Sword of Logos doesn't have manners!" ^Explanation Many people jokingly poked on the members of the Sword of Logos showing up at Touma's bookstore out of nowhere in a hilarious fashion.
• Rider Dad ^Explanation Ryo Ogami, Kamen Rider Buster, received this nickname when it was revealed he was not only a Kamen Rider, but also a father, and unlike previous Rider parents, he's not abusive, brainwashed or an asshole (that we know of).
• In general, anytime Mei has any form of facial expression. ^Explanation Mei being a rather energetic, hyperactive Genki Girl more often than not has her making plenty of expressions, like with the respective debuts of Blades Fantastic Lion and King Lion Daisenki for example.
• Mei is Pogchamp^ExplanationOne of Mei's expressions was eventually compared to that famous Twitch emote.
• Saber In Your Hand^ExplanationReferring to the lyric from Almighty, when King of Arthur's enters its giant Super Mode, Touma/Saber's role is reversed as he becomes its sword.
• Blades' (a blue Rider and of the Water element) King Lion Daisenki Form features twin cannons on his back, which led to fans making jokes comparing him to Blastoise.
• Fans like to make comparisons of Durendal's Time Master abilities to those of The World's and King Crimson's, particularly towards King Crimson's "IT JUST WORKS" meme. It doesn't help that Chapter 32 shows the power by distorting everything else and using afterimages.
• Running Touma/The Saber Slope ^ExplanationTouma's awkward running on a CGI slope in Episode 35 has been edited extensively into other places involving running, or music has been put over it.
• Master Logos' true name is Genta Umemori.^ExplanationBoth the current Master Logos and Genta Umemori are portrayed by Keisuke Sohma. Naturally, some dark jokes involves Genta undergoing Sanity Slippage due to the COVID-19 pandemic reducing the amount of sushi sales and becoming Master Logos.
• Touma Lucis Caelum ^ExplanationDuring his transformation into Xross Saber form, the other Seiken spin around him just like the Royal Arms around Noctis in Armiger mode. It also does not help that Touma is childhood friends with a girl named Luna.
• Reika is a brocon.^ExplanationMany gags involving the Shindais home in on Reika's overzealous dedication to her brother Ryoga and her fits of rage whenever someone else makes physical contact with him. She's since been the butt of many incest jokes much in the vein of Makoto toward his sister Kanon.
  • SWEET HOME ALABAMA. ^ExplanationThe fandom's collective reaction when the Sabela/Durendal TTFC special was announced, paired with a teaser trailer featuring incredibly unsubtle Incest Subtext. This only escalated when a teaser image then dropped featuring Durendal bridal carrying Reika in a wedding gown.
  • Flight to Tomorrow adapted into a Kamen Rider miniseries ^ExplanationThe plot of the Sabela & Durendal miniseries is often compared to the said GSD episode as it both involves a suitor (Rui Mitarai & Yuna Roma Seiran) from a powerful family setting up an Arranged Marriage with the daughter of another high-profile family (Cagalli Yula Athha & Reika Shindai) for their personal gain. Only for their wedding ceremony to be derailed by the brides' big brothers, Kira Yamato & Ryoga Shindai, respectively.
• Gold or Silver?^ExplanationThe first story announcement for Kin no Buki Gin no Buki (lit. Gold Weapon, Silver Weapon) says this. This is often used in Super Sentai series regarding the usual color of the Sixth Rangers due to Toei's preferences.
• "We're not supposed to know how you watch these shows if you live abroad"^ExplanationBasically a remake of "You're not supposed to know about Trinity"

Kamen Rider Revice

• Well, that escalated quickly.^ExplanationWhile Revice was initially thought to be Denser and Wackier compared to Saber, many have noticed that the opening is in complete contrast to the cheerful and bright colors of Revice, especially during the Dénouement Episode of Saber where Vice was portrayed as a demon whose make his presence through farting. This has led to theories it will undergo a dark turn much like Gaim. And it did.
• An emissary from hell, Demons!^ExplanationKamen Rider Demons is a red and blue spider-themed Rider. The similarities have not gone unnoticed by the fans.
• "Is George a DC Comics-Marvel fan now?"^ExplanationRelated to the above, with the reveal of the black bat-themed Kamen Rider Evil and the red-and-blue spider-themed Kamen Rider Demons, and the fact that both their equipment are all invented by George (as with Revice's Kamen Rider Mythology Gag-based equipment), fans are accusing George of making Evil and Demons Shout Outs to Batman and Spider-Man.
• You're a third-rate Rider with a fourth rate belt!^ExplanationThe reveal that Kenjiro Tsuda is the voice of the Demons Driver has caused a lot of jokes regarding Tsuda's other roles.
• "Revice is just George pitting his OC Kamen Riders against each other."^ExplanationDue to the fact that George is an Ascended Fanboy who engineered all the Kamen Riders in-series, many fans jokingly theorized that the whole context of Revice is masterminded by him to create situations for his Original Character Kamen Riders to fight each other.
• Kamen Rider Livegun Heaven^ExplanationMany have drawn comparisons between Live and the Gundam Livelance Heaven, due to both of them being light-themed Good Counterparts of Evil and Deathscythe Hell, both of whom are dark-themed.
  • Kamen Rider Wing Live Zero^ExplanationDue to the Holy Wing Genome granting Live a pair of angel wings not unlike those on the aforementioned Gundam.
• Toei! Don't turn me into a marketable plushie!^ExplanationDuring the airing of #11 of Revice, plushies for Kamen Rider Jeanne and Sakura Igarashi were made available to order. The next episode had Sakura's inner demon, Lovekov manifest in the form of a huge cobra plushie. It didn't take long for the jokes to write themselves.
• When the imposter is sus! 😳^{Explanation (Spoilers)}Many have found the Chameleon Deadman's insane expression while disguised as Yujiro Wakabayashi◊ in #14 of Revice similar to Jerma985's heavily edited face◊, and it did not take long for jokes relating to Among Us to spawn. It didn't help that the Chameleon Deadman's ability is to disguise as other people, which is also a new role for impostors.
• Seto Kaiba Vore Driver^{Explanation (Spoilers)}Due to the Driver being voiced by Kaiba's seiyuu Kenjiro Tsuda, and it feasting on the user's life.
• Junpei Shiranami is Eren Jeager^ExplanationFans have drawn comparisons between them due to both of them having vendettas against their series' non-human antagonists (demons/titans) for their parents' deaths, with the mere mention of them driving them into a rage.
• What the Lovekov doin^ExplanationFans often see Lovekov either getting involved in Funny Background Events or facing comically painful shenanigans. It was not long before they started jokingly exclaiming about this.
• Giff slapping Aguilera in Episode 28^ExplanationParalleled with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on the exact same day the episode was broadcasted.
• Miku Nakano/Kokkoro as Lovekov^ExplanationFans have noticed that Lovekov is voiced by Miku Itō, who also voiced Miku Nakano and Kokkoro. And sure enough, we have fanarts depicting either of them inside the Lovekov suit.
• Gendo Akaishi^Explanation#32 reveals that the reason Akaishi wears gloves is that his right hand has what looks like a piece of Giff's casket embedded in it, causing fans to compare him to fellow glove-wearing villain Gendo Ikari, who had Adam surgically grafted into his hand.
• Revenge of the Giff^ExplanationSeveral fans have drawn comparisons between Daiji's Face–Heel Turn and Anakin Skywalker's fall to the Dark Side in ROTS. This has extended to some taking quotes from ROTS and altering them to be said by Revice characters.
• Jeanne is the real Secondary Rider.^Explanation Thanks to Daiji being Out of Focus for most of the series and Sakura getting more relevance in the plot like with her rivalry with Aguilera, some fans have jokingly claimed that even though she was the fourth Rider introduced, Sakura is the real Secondary Rider of the season. The fact that she has a blue color scheme like G3, Knight, Ibuki, Gatack, Diend, Meteor, Specter, Brave, Cross-Z, Vulcan, and Blades has only added to the debates.
• Daiji the Rage Quitter^Explanation#39 has Daiji knocking a monitor off a table out of rage. Japanese fans took notice of this, creating numerous videos parodying this scene to make it look as though Daiji rage quitted just for being defeated in a video game.
  • SHOOT THEM WITH THE DEHYDRATION GUN!^ExplanationThis scene is associated with this quote in Schaffrillas's rant on Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate, exposing the meme to Western viewers.
• Birth of Chimera is a Kakuranger reunion show^ExplanationThe special has three of Kakuranger's main leads and two of its suit actors appearing in the show, leading fans to dub it as such.
• Too much pink is dangerous!^ExplanationThe Marvelous forms for Live and Evil in the V-cinema features a lot of pink in their designs. Fans... did not take well to them, resulting in jokes featuring the famous Power Rangers line-turned-meme.
• George Karizaki's Rider System. ^ExplanationGeorge's Image Song, which prominently consists of him giving the names of every primary and second Rider in the franchise, capped off with every Rider in his own series. The song has been shared a dizzying amount of times around the Rider fandom, with many treating it as the national anthem.

Kamen Rider Geats

• The moment the title trademark was announced, there were plenty of jokes that this was actually going to be a solo series for Kamen Rider Geiz due to the names being so similar.
• What about Kamen Rider Shinobi?^ExplanationAs explained in Zi-O's folder, many joked about the 2022 Kamen Rider being Shinobi, so the reveal that the actual rider for that year was Kamen Rider Geats, an entirely new character, garnered a lot of jokes about feeling betrayed online. At the same time, a lot of fans have also expressed annoyance at all of the theories about Shinobi appearing in Geats proper. Became somewhat Hilarious in Hindsight given one of the forms used by Tycoon is ninja-themed, and the Rider who is sponsoring him reuses the CGI frog that appeared in Shinobi's transformation sequence. Eventually, there would be a TTFC web special where Kamen Rider Shinobi would meet Kamen Rider Tycoon.

• Ex-Aid 2^ExplanationThe reveal that it would be another series involving games and would be written by the head writer of Ex-Aid, Yuya Takahashi, led to many joking it was actually a sequel to Ex-Aid.
• The reveal that all Kamen Riders in this series have black Blank Slate "Entry Forms" mainly distinguished by unique helmets have brought many comparisons to the Evil Knockoff Psycho Rangers from Super Sentai, particularly those with similarly blank black bodies that retain their colored helmets, and an added bonus for those with Animal Motifs as well.
• Due to Ace Ukiyo resembling Ryoma Sengoku, and Ace becoming a Desashin, there are often jokes about how they are related to each, and there are even joke claims that his actor, Hideyoshi Kan was used as a performance test on him replacing Ryoma Sengoku's actor, Tsunenori Aoki.
• If I had a nickel for every time an Arctic animal-themed rider with a crossbow got introduced and killed in the same episode, I'd have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.^ExplanationKamen Rider Shirowe and Ginpen both have arctic animals as their motifs (a polar bear and a penguin, respectively), both use the Armed Arrow Raise Buckle, and both died in the same episode the audience was introduced to their Rider forms. The similarities did not go unnoticed by audiences. Also, the fact that some "Riders that died" (Lazer and Genm from Ex-Aid and Jin and Horobi from Zero-One) in previous series written by Yuya Takahashi all used a bow-and-arrow weapon, made this even deeper.
• Da·Paan the school shooter^ExplanationKanato/Da·Paan brings his Magnum Buckle to school in episode 3. Between that and his misanthropic tendencies, dark jokes about him using it there and then flew around.
• We Rider Bears^ExplanationThe newly introduced Kamen Rider Punk Jack — who has a grizzly bear motif — has led to fans comparing him, Da·Paan and Shirowe to the protagonists of We Bare Bears.
• Tsundere Boost Buckle/"Use the damn Boost already!"^ExplanationKeiwa and the Boost Buckle are often portrayed by fans as having a tense relationship, due to the former acquiring the Buckle four times as of episode 6 and either refusing to use it, preferring to give it to others to use, or having it be taken from him by other players seeking to get ahead. It doesn't help that Boost appears to hit Keiwa every time after it disengages from a Desire Driver, as if in spite.
• Similarly to Ace and Ryoma Sengoku above, many jokes have been made about Michinaga being related to Takumi Inui due to them resembling one another; Michinaga even remarks that he "[doesn't] have a dream" in #5.
• While it's already very clearly confirmed that Geats is the main Rider and Tycoon is the secondary one, a lot of fans still enjoy joking about how Keiwa is the actual main Rider. It helps that he's the viewpoint character and so far the most traditionally heroic, as well as Ace doing questionable actions such as conning Keiwa out of his Buckles in #2 and #7, as well as endangering his life in the latter, making it even easier to root for him instead of Ace.
• "I dare you, tell me 'What does the fox say' again."^ExplanationA meme referencing to "What does the fox say?" by Ylvis, and Geats' fox motif.
• Tsumuri's expression at reading Ace's wish in #9 has become a popular reaction meme in the vein of Daiji knocking off a monitor.
• With the reveal that one of the characters from Battle Royale is named Kaima Todoroki, the My Hero Academia jokes ensued. They further intensified with the introduction of Kaima's father Eiichi, who is shown to be an abusive parent using his son for his own ambitions, much like what Endeavour (initially) did to Shoto.
• Girori's mod abuse^ExplanationGirori being the Game Master of the DGP and his being hellbent on eliminating Ace has led fans to compare him to a social media or forum moderator abusing their powers.
  • "Girori, YOU'RE FIRED!!!"^{Explanation (SPOILERS)}The "Scheme" arc ends with Girori being unceremoniously fired on the spot by Niramu. Fans imagine how Niramu does so by using Mr. McMahon's famous catchphrase (spoken in Vince's voice, no less) for firing people he doesn't like.
  • Niramu's admin powers^ExplanationSimilar to Girori's mod abuse, jokes about him being reported to an administrator for abusing his mod powers were very quick to start after Niramu fires Girori.
• Isn't it a bit too early for Christmas?^{Explanation (SPOILERS)}#14 has Ace being eliminated by a mind-controlled Win. Because of how extremely game-changing it was, combined with the fact that the episode aired in December, the phrase "Christmas arrived early" took a dark turn when it came to this, due to the holiday being associated with tragedies in Kamen Rider. It didn't stop with #15, as while Ace was brought back, Michinaga on the other hand was killed, bringing back unfortunate memories of Kiriya Kujo's death during the Christmas Episode. The following episode (aired on Christmas Day) reveals Michinaga to be alive thanks to the Zombie Buckle, while Win was killed from a failed Suicide Attack to kill Ace. It doesn't help that Win's obvious suffering under Girori's mind control also makes it look like a Mercy Kill.
• Kirito Hypnosis Driver^{Explanation (SPOILERS)}Upon the revelation that Yoshitsugu Matsuoka voiced the Vision Driver, various jokes about Kirito were made, and when one of Kamen Rider Glare's powers were revealed, it did not take long to make dark jokes about Kirito brainwashing his harem, especially in light of other Stock Light Novel Heroes employing this tactic, most egregiously Keyaru. Ironic, considering that the first two arcs of Sword Art Online had him face off against Game Masters, and one of them being In the Hood like Girori...
• Kamen Rider PunkHacked/HiJack ^Explanation#14 has PunkJack being mind-controlled by Glare's Hypnorays, leading fans to compare it to a "hacking" or "hijacking".
• Cursed Arrow and Propeller^{Explanation (SPOILERS)}The Arrow and Propeller Raise Buckles have gained a reputation of being cursed, due to their users either winding up dead or eliminated. #12 even has Neon lampshade this when she gets the Raise Propeller via the Feverslot Buckle.
• Niramu's Hair-washing Henshin^ExplanationNiramu/Gazer's rather over-the-top henshin pose has sparked jokes likening it to him washing his hair, with one fan even making a parody video of it.
• Glare2 doing the worm.^ExplanationExactly What It Says on the Tin. Kamen Rider Glare2 does the worm in #22, and it is glorious. It goes to the point it quickly became one of the most popular memes in the franchise just because of how spectacular it was.
  • Glare2 did more to gain popularity for the franchise than Toei ever did ^Explanation It's a hilarious understatement that out of all the things Toei did, the franchise got known more thanks to Glare2's shenanigans.
• Garfield is a Kamen Rider ^ExplanationOne of the names of Ace's past selves revealed in #26 is the delightfully Narmtastic Ace Garfield. Comparisons to everyone's favorite lasagna-eating cat ensued.
• The Tanuki King ^Explanation#31 has a scene where Keiwa plummets to his doom after being thrown off the ledge by Michinaga while Sara looks on in horror. Fans immediately noticed the similarities to Mufasa's death scene in TLK and ran with it, altering Mufasa, Scar, and Simba's dialogue to be said by Keiwa, Michinaga, and Sara respectively.
• "Geats." ^Explanation Michinaga saying "Geats" in episode 32, before it cuts to Ace and starts playing his theme music has been memed quite a bit. From editing comedic foxes in Ace's place, or using it as a joke of Buffa blaming Geats for even the smallest offenses.
• Ace's daddy and mummy must've — ^Explanation A line said by Win in #37, many people have understand what he meant, in a dirty way.
• #37 has Geats in Boost MK III Form manifest a crimson aura around him with multiple tail-like tendrils; due to them having the same Animal Motif, jokes about Naruto's Tailed-Beast Form ensued.
  • Geats has gone full Naruto.^ExplanationThe amount of twists regarding who the Big Bad is has led some fans to compare it to the infamous Big Bad Shuffle in the Naruto manga.
  • Once again, an Uchiha is brought in to deal with the Kyuubi no Kitsune.^ExplanationDue to Geats IX's animal motif, and Ryūji Satō (Jitto's actor) previously playing Sasuke Uchiha in a Naruto stageshow.
• Time Fire!!! ^ExplanationFans have taken to quoting the opening line of TimeFire's theme song "Shinku no Doushi" whenever Kousei appears on-screen, due to both roles being played by Shinji Kasahara. #43 even has Kousei assume TimeFire's henshin pose when transforming into Gya-Go.
  • Sic the V-Rex on them, TimeFire!
• "Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Fox Jesus?" ^ExplanationAfter Ace/Geats inherits Mitsume's divine powers in #38, many jokes similar to those about Kouta/Gaim above ensued. Said jokes became apropos by #49, where Ace becomes a literal god.
• Oshi no Geats (【推しのギーツ】 Oshi no Gītsu) ^ExplanationAfter the events of #38, many fans have noticed the strong similarities between Geats and one of Aka Akasaka's famous manga series Oshi no Ko despite having completely different premises.
  • Dear Mr. Genius Rider, unmatched! (天才的なライダー様! Tensai-teki na Raidā-sama!) ^ExplanationRelated to the above meme, fans jokingly quipped that the DGP Riders, participants and staff members alike, are compared to Asian idols and celebrities, especially the ones from Japan and South Korea. One of them would even edit the show's opening sequence by switching "Trust・Last" with YOASOBI's "Idol" due to how catchy and fitting the latter song is.
• After #39 reveals Beroba's wish to remain in the current era until she witnesses her "ideal despair", jokes about Junko Enoshima ensued.
• "There is no gimmick. Die." ^ExplanationTycoon's final form, Bujin Sword, has a sword that, to the surprise of many Kamen Rider fans, has zero special tricks you can do or sounds you can play attached to it and is just a katana. Combined that with Keiwa's Tranquil Fury he has during this form, and it sets up a very common comment.
• Keiwa has gone full Ken Kaneki.^ExplanationThe finger crack Keiwa starts doing from episode 41 is a reference to Kaneki's signature finger crack in Tokyo Ghoul, indicating a similar, radical personality shift.
• Geats Riders Statuses.^ExplanationSimilar to the much more famous Revengeance Status, a titillating video is promptly interrupted by one of the main Riders with their Image Songs playing.
• Buffa Maou ^ExplanationWhen the leaks came detailing the final forms of each of the main four Riders, we learned that Buffa would also be getting a double buckle upgrade, like Geats IX and Bujin Sword, tentatively names "Buffa Maou." As the series neared it's conclusion, fans began to wonder if it was coming or if they fell for an elaborate troll with the leak. Eventually discredited when Buffa's final form was revealed to be a V-Cinext exclusive, called Plosion Rage.
• Go-On Green screwed a plant!^ExplanationOn November 7, information of new characters for the V-Cinema were revealed. Among those were that the villain of the movie, the Queen Jyamato, who has a human form, and her husband, whom they have several children with. The idea that a human having sex with a plant is already hilarious, but the fact that her husband is played by Masahiro Usui, who played Go-On Green, makes it even more hilarious.

Kamen Rider Gotchard

• If I had a nickel for every time a Mantis-themed enemy who attacks the Grasshopper-themed Main Rider in the first episode, I'd have 3 Nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened thrice. ^Explanation Kamen Rider Gotchard isn't the first rider to get attack by a Mantis enemy in his debut as Kamen Rider OOO and Kamen Rider Zero-One also have similar experience.
• The Grimace Omurice ^Explanation#6 has Supana making an omurice using purple food coloring in the egg batter, making it resemble the (in-)famous Grimace Shake. This has led to dark jokes about the scene where Houtarou, Ryo and Tamami eating the omurice being followed by a Smash Cut showing all three of them dead/dying with remnants of the dish scattered everywhere, a la the meme.
• The "rivalry" between Supana and Boruto in #6 has led to jokes where they reenact the confrontation between the Scarlet Witch and Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. Even funnier, both Thanos and Supana feature purple in their designs.
• The Decade/Legend mix ^ExplanationDespite being confirmed as a completely distinct entity from Decade, a number of fans still see Legend as a variation of the Destroyer of Worlds. As such, images of Legend edited to give him Decade's color scheme are not uncommon. It doesn't help that Legend also shares Decade's ability to transform into past Riders... including Decade himself.
• Kekera was right ^Explanation#12 being a Darker and Edgier Wham Episode was well-received even by fans on the fence about the show, to the point where other fans pointed out that Kekera's Misery Builds Character ideology resonated with fans even if it was meant to be a criticism of said fans. #20 amplified this sentiment further, with Supana driven to the Despair Event Horizon by Geryon's actions and becoming a Malgam in the process.
• Blade 2.0 ^ExplanationFans have noted the remarkable amount of similarities between Blade and Gotchard, including a blue main Rider, the premise centered on collecting a group of creatures sealed into cards, and an older ally seemingly betraying the heroes.
• HE BEAT THE ALLEGATIONS ^ExplanationThe debut of Kamen Rider Valvarad in #21 along with his dismantling of the Angel Malgam has led many to claim that Supana has finally escaped his role as the show's Jobber.
• Rinne is Rintaro's daughter/Don't talk to me or my daughter again^ExplanationThe reveal of Kamen Rider Majade's Mooncerberus form as a white suit with blue crystalline accents has led to comparisons with her fellow secondary Rider's Tategami Hyoujuu Senki form.
• Fourze^ExplanationIron Gotchard's most distinguishing feature are two steam trains attached to his forearm like battering rams. Comparisons to Fourze Rocket States inevitably ensued.
• "I love gooooold~!" ^Explanation#27 reveals Geryon's motive for opening the Door of Darkness to be giving him the power to cover the world in gold, causing people to make comparisons between him and the similarly gold-obsessed Goldmember.
• WACATOWACATOWACATOFAIYA ^ExplanationThe Japanese pronunciation of "What’s your FIRE" has led to countless memes, be it from those who love it for how it gets the blood pumping or those who find it overused.
• Upon the reveal of the Mackraken Chemy, jokes about Craig McCracken ensued.
• The manzai duo in #30 is portrayed by Shinnosuke Tachibana and Hirofumi Suzuki of Donbrothers fame; jokes about Sonoza and Tsuyoshi/Kiji Brother taking up comedy together after their adventures spawned not long after.
• Due to Katsuya Takagi (Saigetsu from #32-#33)'s previous role being Juran's human self, jokes have been made about Juran snapping and turning evil, much like with Master Logos and Genta/Shinken Gold above.

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Kenzaki: Why do you hide the fact that you're a Troper— No... what is your purpose?
Hajime: I don't know. I really don't know anything at all.
Kenzaki: Then I'll tell her! I'll tell Amane that you're a Troper, and all the memes we've created!
Hajime: Try to tell her that... and I'm going to kill you!

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