This is my first Kamen Rider series, but it's pretty fun so far.
It helps tremendously that I like all the characters. Eiji Hino is delightfully bumbling. It's very funny watching him stumble around in the Rider suit. Lot's of laughs with him. But he's also a lot smarter than he appears. He tends to be the voice of reason, bizarrely enough. He's generally all around nice guy.
It's also interesting to note, as I've seen mentioned in several places, that Eiji is apparently devoid of any sort of ambition beyond helping the people in front of him (and getting tomorrow's underwear). Rather apt for a hero who fights the physical manifestations of greed.
Even Ankh is fun. He's a smug bastard, but has enough bad stuff happen to him that he comes across a rather ineffectual guy. It'll be interesting to see where he goes. His hair is pretty laughable too.
Everyone else is similarly a mix of funny, interesting, and many times awesome. We're still in the early episodes, so, as with Ankh, we'll have to see where they go with Hina's strength, Shintaro's background, and Kosei's... everything.
Despite the rather Anvil Exploitable premise (seriously, monsters formed from human greed?), the morals so far have been fairly tame with it. While it takes a dim view of excessive greed, Eiji is there to point out that desiring something is perfectly natural and not always a bad thing. The interplay between him and Ankh on the subject of human ambition and arrogance seems to be shaping up as a focal point in their relationship.
9 episodes and 3 O's and lot's of medals.
This is my first Kamen Rider series, but it's pretty fun so far.
It helps tremendously that I like all the characters. Eiji Hino is delightfully bumbling. It's very funny watching him stumble around in the Rider suit. Lot's of laughs with him. But he's also a lot smarter than he appears. He tends to be the voice of reason, bizarrely enough. He's generally all around nice guy. It's also interesting to note, as I've seen mentioned in several places, that Eiji is apparently devoid of any sort of ambition beyond helping the people in front of him (and getting tomorrow's underwear). Rather apt for a hero who fights the physical manifestations of greed.
Even Ankh is fun. He's a smug bastard, but has enough bad stuff happen to him that he comes across a rather ineffectual guy. It'll be interesting to see where he goes. His hair is pretty laughable too.
Everyone else is similarly a mix of funny, interesting, and many times awesome. We're still in the early episodes, so, as with Ankh, we'll have to see where they go with Hina's strength, Shintaro's background, and Kosei's... everything.
Despite the rather Anvil Exploitable premise (seriously, monsters formed from human greed?), the morals so far have been fairly tame with it. While it takes a dim view of excessive greed, Eiji is there to point out that desiring something is perfectly natural and not always a bad thing. The interplay between him and Ankh on the subject of human ambition and arrogance seems to be shaping up as a focal point in their relationship.
Oh, and it has awesome music.
Frankly, definitely worth a look.