History YMMV / KamenRiderBlackSun

** In ''BLACK'', Gorgom were a shadowy omnipresent cult that puppeteered Japanese society from behind the scenes and had [[CutLexLuthorACheck a very plausible modus operandi]], the Gorgom Party lacks both the feeling of menace and the grounded realism that their original counterparts had, as they're easily subordinated by incompetent humans and their trafficking plan, despite attempts to make it seem realistic, comes off as more laughable than anything the original Gorgom pulled given how pointlessly StupidEvil it is.

* FanNickname: UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Driver, due to Kamen Rider SHADOWMOON's Century King Moon Driver looking a lot like an Xbox.

** Kotaro's first henshin into Kamen Rider Black Sun, complete with the same transformation movements as the original Series/KamenRiderBlack.

** Beyond the fact that ''Black Sun'' conveys its anti-racism message using [[{{Dehumanization}} literal animal men]], it also takes place in a setting where the practical solution to the issue is to stop new kaijins from being made, effectively putting an end to kaijins as a species. While this makes sense in universe since kaijins are for the most part humans who've been unwillingly turned into kaijins, its unable to coexist with the heavy-handed analogies ''Black Sun'' makes between kaijins and real life civil rights struggles.
** ''Black Sun'' aims to deliver a take on surface-level appropriation by the political establishment of the rhetoric and struggles of minority and civil rights groups in a manner without actually doing anything to improve their material conditions, by using Gorgom as an analogy for political movements co-opted by self-serving politicians. However, because the circumstances in the show come about due to a series of contrived character decisions and lore inconsistencies, the show unintentionally frames the Kaijin as responsible for their own oppression.

* NauseaFuel: The first episode alone triggered this reaction, due to Black Sun ''ripping out a Kaijin's guts'', with audience reactions [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KamenRider/comments/ydof2y/today_an_early_screening_for_kamen_rider_black/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button being sick at the level of violence]].

* TaintedByThePreview: Early merchandise reveals included the phrase "stop kaijin hate", a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Asian_Hate "Stop Asian Hate" movement]], which led a lot of people to assume it was going to be a standard FantasticRacism story that leant into the idea that BothSidesHaveAPoint, appropriating the imagery of real-world civil rights activism without committing to a genuine position. Many of those fans were won over when it turned out that ''Black Sun'' is instead unapologetically political, taking a very clear stance against xenophobia and bigotry in Japan. Although this attracted new criticism of it taking real world issues and overlaying them to an allegory that [[BrokenAesop doesn't really work]], cramming in hot button topics its narrative isn't equipped to address.

** When ''Black Sun'' was first announced, many fans of the original ''BLACK'' were excited at the prospect of a series focused entirely around the relationship between Kotaro and Nobuhiko. These fans were also disappointed to see their arcs take a backseat to the political drama of the series and the plotline revolving around kaijin rights. The lack of focus they receive makes their eventual FinalBattle feel less emotionally poignant than it could have been if their relationship had received more development.
** We never get to see Shadow Moon wielding the Satan Saber like he does in the original ''Black''.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Just like the previous reboot Rider show ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'', ''BLACK SUN'' falls into this due to it's excessively dark tone than ''BLACK'', with its characters all being [[InNameOnly massively distorted to the point of being nothing like]] their original counterparts in it's source material. If you're expecting this Kotaro to be an upstanding figure fighting for justice in an immoral world, don't get your hopes up, as he's a washed out drug addict who assaults a homeless person in the first episode and [[DecoyProtagonist sticks to the sidelines]] for most of the show. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko lacks the cold badassery the original had as Shadow Moon, instead ending the show a broken, hate-filled fanatic whose uprising fails to make a dent. Other characters like Bilgenia and Nick are presented sympathetically but have that sympathy undercut by how repulsive their actions are, with Bilgenia being a sadistic sociopath who did hits for Dounami and who tortured Aoi and murdered her mom, while Nick aided Bilgenia in the latter action by selling Aoi out him (both also get let off the hook for it too). The fact that the setting is largely the same at the end leaves the whole story feeling pointless.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Unlike it's source material and much like ''Amazons'', ''BLACK SUN'' was for the adult audience due its gory political nature.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Just like the previous reboot Rider show ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'', ''BLACK SUN'' is excessively dark, with its characters all being [[InNameOnly massively distorted to the point of being nothing like]] their original counterparts in ''BLACK''. If you're expecting this Kotaro to be an upstanding figure fighting for justice in an immoral world, don't get your hopes up, as he's a washed out drug addict who assaults a homeless person in the first episode and [[DecoyProtagonist sticks to the sidelines]] for most of the show. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko lacks the cold badassery the original had as Shadow Moon, instead ending the show a broken, hate-filled fanatic whose uprising fails to make a dent. Other characters like Bilgenia and Nick are presented sympathetically but have that sympathy undercut by how repulsive their actions are, with Bilgenia being a sadistic sociopath who did hits for Dounami and who tortured Aoi and murdered her mom, while Nick aided Bilgenia in the latter action by selling Aoi out him (both also get let off the hook for it too). The fact that the setting is largely the same at the end leaves the whole story feeling pointless.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Just like the previous reboot Rider show ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'', ''BLACK SUN is excessively dark, with its characters all being [[InNameOnly massively distorted to the point of being nothing like]] their original counterparts in ''BLACK''. If you're expecting this Kotaro to be an upstanding figure fighting for justice in an immoral world, don't get your hopes up, as he's a washed out drug addict who assaults a homeless person in the first episode and [[DecoyProtagonist sticks to the sidelines]] for most of the show. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko lacks the cold badassery the original had as Shadow Moon, instead ending the show a broken, hate-filled fanatic whose uprising fails to make a dent. Other characters like Bilgenia and Nick are presented sympathetically but have that sympathy undercut by how repulsive their actions are, with Bilgenia being a sadistic sociopath who did hits for Dounami and who tortured Aoi and murdered her mom, while Nick aided Bilgenia in the latter action by selling Aoi out him (both also get let off the hook for it too). The fact that the setting is largely the same at the end leaves the whole story feeling pointless.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Just like the previous reboot Rider show ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'' ''BLACK SUN is excessively dark, with its characters all being [[InNameOnly massively distorted to the point of being nothing like]] their original counterparts in ''BLACK. If you're expecting this Kotaro to be an upstanding figure fighting for justice in an immoral world, don't get your hopes up, as he's a washed out drug addict who assaults a homeless person in the first episode and [[DecoyProtagonist sticks to the sidelines]] for most of the show. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko lacks the cold badassery the original had as Shadow Moon, instead ending the show a broken, hate-filled fanatic whose uprising fails to make a dent. Other characters like Bilgenia and Nick are presented sympathetically but have that sympathy undercut by how repulsive their actions are, with Bilgenia being a sadistic sociopath who did hits for Dounami and who tortured Aoi and murdered her mom, while Nick aided Bilgenia in the latter action by selling Aoi out him (both also get let off the hook for it too). The fact that the setting is largely the same at the end leaves the whole story feeling pointless.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: ''Black Sun'' is excessively dark, with its characters all being [[InNameOnly massively distorted to the point of being nothing like]] their original counterparts in ''Black''. If you're expecting this Kotaro to be an upstanding figure fighting for justice in an immoral world, don't get your hopes up, as he's a washed out drug addict who assaults a homeless person in the first episode and [[DecoyProtagonist sticks to the sidelines]] for most of the show. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko lacks the cold badassery the original had as Shadow Moon, instead ending the show a broken, hate-filled fanatic whose uprising fails to make a dent. Other characters like Bilgenia and Nick are presented sympathetically but have that sympathy undercut by how repulsive their actions are, with Bilgenia being a sadistic sociopath who did hits for Dounami and who tortured Aoi and murdered her mom, while Nick aided Bilgenia in the latter action by selling Aoi out him (both also get let off the hook for it too). The fact that the setting is largely the same at the end leaves the whole story feeling pointless.

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