History YMMV / Kikaider

* AnimationAgeGhetto: The anime seems unsure of who their target audience is, and it sort of scares away most people. The dark premise, violence, and sexual implications keep it away from kids, the very cartoony style, "wacky" characters, and bright colored animal robots seem too childish for more adult people to get into.

* EvilIsCool: Hakaider in spades. He's got a sleek, badass design, a [[BadassBaritone cool voice]] and is considered one of the original examples of an AntiHero in Toku.

* UncannyValley: Kikaider's large, emotionless yellow eyes. A brief shot at the end of the OVA even has an un-transformed Jiro sporting them. And then the Code 02 Manga ups the ante by giving him a GlasgowGrin and decidedly skull-like head.

* TheScrappy: Ichiro/01'ss anime incarnation, who's bratty, annoying and even sounds a bit like Scrappy. His counterpart in the live action show on the other hand is a lot more well-liked.

* CompleteMonster (''Android Kikaider: The Animation''): [[AdaptationalVillainy Saburo/Hakaider]], lacking any of the [[NobleDemon redeeming qualities]] of his original counterpart, is instead concerned solely with fighting his "brother" Kikaider and having fun while doing so. Created by Dr. Komyoji and repurposed by [[BigBad Professor Gill]], Saburo's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduction]] sees him murdering a fellow android who showed mercy to Jiro and Mitsuko. He later takes control of Jiro and forces him to commit a series of obscene acts to break him so he'll show his true power, starting with stopping Jiro from saving Mitsuko's mother from committing suicide. Saburo then forces Jiro go on a rampage through the city, [[CopKiller killing a police officer]] in the process. When all that doesn't work, Saburo makes Jiro strangle Mitsuko. When Jiro defeats Saburo but refuses to kill him, Saburo attempts to shoot Dr. Komyoji's brain out of spite.

* CompleteMonster (''Android Kikaider: The Animation''): [[AdaptationalVillainy Saburo/Hakaider]], lacking any of the [[NobleDemon redeeming qualities]] of his original counterpart, is instead concerned solely with fighting his "brother" Kikaider and [[BloodKnight having fun]] while doing so. Created by Dr. Komyoji and repurposed by [[BigBad Professor Gill]], Saburo's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduction]] sees him murdering a fellow android who showed mercy to Jiro and Mitsuko. He later takes control of Jiro and forces him to commit a series of obscene acts to break him so he'll show his true power, starting with stopping Jiro from saving Mitsuko's mother from committing suicide. Saburo then forces Jiro go on a rampage through the city, [[CopKiller killing a police officer]] in the process. When all that doesn't work, Saburo makes Jiro strangle Mitsuko. When Jiro defeats Saburo but refuses to kill him, Saburo attempts to shoot Dr. Komyoji's brain out of spite.

* {{Awesome Music}}: The anime has a number of cool songs that fans have really enjoyed.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hakaider, big time. So much so that he even got a movie based on him, which only amplified the popularity.
* FanonDiscontinuity: The Code 02 manga by Meimu is rather unpopular.

* FriendlyFandoms: In Hawaii, Kikaider shares fans with ''Series/KamenRiderV3''.

* {{Narm}}: "Is that a good order... or a ''bad'' order?... Either way, I'm not taking any orders, because I'm just a ''[[IronicEcho mad machine]].''" -- Jiro, after Mitsuko tries to order him to come with her after the second MonsterOfTheWeek's attack.
** Also, when Jiro yells ''just a MACHIIIIIIINE!!!''
* RetroactiveRecognition: A 17-year old SueShiomi appears in ''Kikaider 01'' as Mari, Bajinder's human form. A few years later, she had her StarMakingRole in the ''[[Film/TheStreetFighter Sister Street Fighter]]'' movies.
* TheScrappy: Ichiro/01, otherwise his anime incarnation, even sounds a bit like scrappy. He's otherwise a lot more well-liked in the live action show.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The manga and anime adaptation in spades. Don't let the colorful robots and silly characters fool you, there is a lot of murder, blood, and suicide in this series. This is Inverted in japan, however, where it is in fact aimed for kids, and actually aired on the japanese television channel, Kids Station.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The ''Hakaider'' movie has this in spades.
* TheWoobie: Akira.

* CompleteMonster: [[LightIsNotGood Gurjev]] is the angelic dictator of Jesus Town, ruling it as a totalitarian state. A firm believer in TheEvilsOfFreeWill, Gurjev orders his StateSec to capture any dissenters for him to lobotomize--even [[WouldHurtAChild innocent children]]--removing all of their emotions and willpower. Revealed to have been Hakaider's original creator, Gurjev saw the android as a "failure" and abandoned him, replacing him with an obedient and loyal weapon. After successfully massacring LaResistance, Gurjev tries to kill Hakaider even after the latter had spared his life.

* {{AwesomeMusic}}: The anime has a number of cool songs that fans have really enjoyed.

* TheWoobie: Akira.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The manga and anime adaptation in spades. Don't let the colorful robots and silly characters fool you, there is a lot of murder, blood, and suicide in this series. This is Inverted in japan where it is in fact aimed for kids, and aired on the japanese television channel, Kids Station.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The manga and anime adaptation in spades. Don't let the colorful robots and silly characters fool you, there is a lot of murder, blood, and suicide in this series.

* EarWorm: The opening credits has an incredibly catchy themesong. You will find yourself humming "doo DOO doo doo-doo..." throughout the day.
** The toku's opening theme also..."Change, Change, go go go..."
** Also, the two theme songs of Hakaider:Hakaida No Uta and Saburo No Theme.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Don't let the colorful robots and silly characters fool you, there is a lot of murder, blood, and suicide in this tv series.
** The 1970's toku, much like the Kamen Rider shows from the same period, often features the various monsters of the week killing civilians in gruesome ways, though it can be either scary or silly, depending how much you mind the dated special effects.

* TheScrappy: Ichiro/01 even sounds a bit like scrappy.
** This of course, only applies to the anime version. He's otherwise a lot more well-liked in the live action show.

* FriendlyFandoms: In Hawaii, Kikaider shares fans with KamenRiderV3.

* AdaptationDisplacement: A rather odd example. In Hawaii, people are more familiar with the 70's show than the original manga and the anime, while in the rest of the USA most people are gonna be more familiar with the anime than the 70's show.