History of Kamen Rider Kuuga

[@Marcosatsu]

Rewritten and re-edited to appease Toei, so you can consider this a remake.

[@Sugi05]

Please do fourze next!

[@KillernuckTokusatsu]

Kuuga Rising Ultimate is weird...

[@chenjingyue7641]

Can you get a non private instagram acount I only have instagram

[@taigakitai1193]

how much farther are you gonna push this series as far as the kamen rider series go's

[@JonWaite-vp3kb]

Do Kamen rider den-o next make the train appear in future

[@Nahan_Boker94]

The most hillarious is battle againts monster that tempting kuuga to jump high that leading to his blue form. He need to run from stairs to stairs and then pushed to fall again 4 times to the ground. Thats some dark souls annoying boss battle there...

[@atlantiswolf]

In years past, I would probably have thought of a character like Godai as a bit ridiculous and hard to take seriously. But having watched the show for the first time this year(2020) his uplifting spirit was exactly what I needed to help make some of the days easier to get through.

[@wannabe41]

I totally agree!

[@asain3586]

One of the realest kamen rider show, where polices are not useless. Seriously even drive polices are not good as this

[@thisisfun333]

apparently, they were still useless =)), but at least they were still there =)). To be honest, the police seem most useful is in Agito (building G3 system), Kabuto (Zektor system)

[@addicz2]

@@thisisfun333 Agito police were learned from Unknown Form no.4 aka Kuuga to create G suits. Police in Kuuga equal to Harakiri squads. Their bravery admirable. IMO

[@toparky2470]

@@thisisfun333 they succeed in developing a special bullet that can actually kill grongis. they killed some during the few of final episodes

[@zrust451]

@@thisisfun333 They weren't really useless. They helped coordinate with Godai to lessen the damage of the explosions in later episodes.

[@KoeSeer]

@@thisisfun333 the Zect trooper are not Police force. Well... technically yeah, they can police around, but not in the sense of typical police force we all know.

[@robinblue9105]

My favorite Kamen Rider, forever. I doubt there is another Tokusatsu show that i would love more than Kuuga. Story, character developing, the mysteries, power-up sequence, philosophy, fight scenes, life lessons... everything is kept as realistic as possible. And one the rare shows where police is actually helpful. Godai got the power to fight, but it's Ichijou who set Godai in his way and support him with everything he can. A second rider without ability to transform and even more than that. Ichijou taught Godai and myself a powerful lesson: Even without gifted power, you can still fight in your own way, and when doing so, never ever be haft-hearted and focus on what is the right thing to do. I admire Godai Yusuke as Kuuga, and Ichijou as a selfless and dutiful police officer. Kuuga true power is these two man combined.

[@wannabe41]

Well said!

[@captainsteroid2454]

The Grongi are probably the only villain group/organization in tokusatsu that actually terrifies me. Unlike past and most future villains in Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Power Rangers, etc., they didn't really have a motive for most of their rampages. Think about it: Shocker, from the original series, killed people in a quest for world domination. Gorgom, from Kamen Rider BLACK, killed people in a quest for world domination. The Roidmude, from Drive, were rebelling against mankind. The Grongi? They kill people for the LOLs. For sport. They kill en mass because they have power, and they're bored. They're a roving band of serial killers trying to one-up each other. They truly are, in every sense of the word, monsters.

[@Marcosatsu]

Grongi kill people so they can challenge other Grongi to become the leader of their tribe, then that leader will try to dominate humans.

[@captainsteroid2454]

@@Marcosatsu Honestly, I never got that feeling that it was about world domination with them, or that it was Daguva's end game. Any other organization, sure, but the Grongi? Taking over the world would've been a "happy accident" for them. "Holy crap, we killed all the Linto! Now what?" "I dunno. I guess we're in charge now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"

[@saiyautang4088]

@@captainsteroid2454 agito had better story than kuuga , kuuga is the worst BEACUSE godai lost his arcle by daguva , godai is the only heisei rider without other riders and a movie

[@captainsteroid2454]

@@saiyautang4088 Kuuga didn't have other riders because he didn't NEED other riders. He could get the job done on his own. >;-)

[@darthva31]

A lot of the early Heisei villains are terrifying just by their means of killing, from the Grongi, to the Lords, Mirror Monsters, Orphenoch and so on. While definitely became tamer, the Neo Heisei era (excluding Amazons) still kept the dark tone every now and then, like Kiyoto Maki, Helheim, Dan Kuroto before he became a meme god and Sento getting PTSD.

[@Ipodcrazy]

The ending was actually pretty good. The sways the scenes played out made you think that godai died in the final battle and that 3 months later its about the side characters moving past all the grongi news

[@Cashmoneez]

I love how little kuuga gives away sometimes. You hear about yusuke's parents, ichijou's dad, etc. but you don't NEED to know exactly what happened to them to just get it. You know how these things have affected the characters but don't need to be explicitly explained

[@TakemishiTakahashi]

13:05 After all these years... these few seconds gave me the best chills ever.

[@Chee.Y4ng]

The actor of "Ancient Kuuga" (Old Kuuga before Godai Yuske) is Kenji Tominaga

[@Rong_Rong]

My childhood show

[@Sensei.Of.Kivotos]

To think I would find you here... sasuga Rong.

[@LegitMan335]

Kuuga is awesome! Yusuke: *covered in blood and gives a thumbs up*

[@tomassoejakto]

Kuuga's still my favorite heisei KR. It's a very pure show. It's just trying something new on the foundation of an established genre, so it had nothing to lose. On the other hand, it's trying to appeal to the most number of people, so it kept itself simple and accessible. But what I like the most about the show is that it's not even thinking about merchandising or a self-image that's relevant to the current audience. It just ran with it and did a good job with what it had. And I LOVE that it didn't give a fuck about Daguva. He just showed up for like 2 minutes for Kuuga to beat his ass.

[@zettovii1367]

Tomas Soejakto Although it did seem like there was an episode missing around the end...

[@red_spect3r833]

For the bike fight, what I imagine the reason for staying on the bike rather than getting off is that if the monster attempts to speed away (which was the ability of this one) then Kuuga can easily chase after it.

[@cypheraine17]

When I first saw Kuuga, I was reeeeally pulling myself to continue watching it, but then I began to love the show's simplicity. Kuuga's first few transformations where awesome (ie he punches/kicks the enemy as his armor starts to form piece by piece), his bike fights during several episodes were amazing, and his armor is so cool because it captures the Kamen Rider feel without being too over-designed like the later Riders. Also I love the show's overall feel, where it becomes serious at times, and sometimes a little bit but not too cheesy. Edit: Now that you mention it, I also love the side characters. They're all relatable, and fleshed out.

[@KoeSeer]

Kaoru Ichijou, best Kamen Rider heroine.

[@Neos728]

I tried watching this season awhile back, and couldn't make it past episode 3. Then I went back and finished others like wizard and drive. Then returning back to this season recently I haven't stopped watching it and having fell in love with it.

[@KoeSeer]

older heisei rider up to kiva used to called as "boring" because of its j-drama like structure. And people don't expect a tokusatsu show has drama like show where everything slowly moving along. From Ichigo to Black, they were all made in episodic format. But watching them continuously in one sitting or two actually works in their favor, and I must say old heisei rider is the best from all aspect compared to showa and phase 2 heisei. I hope reiwa will sometimes bring this kind of format back.

[@goemonnishikawa5289]

@@KoeSeer本当にそう思う。最近の仮面ライダーはストーリーよりも変身ベルトなどのグッズ販売にばかり目が行きすぎている気がする。せっかく当時よりも映像の制作技術が向上しているのだから、より重厚でリアルな、かっこいいヒーローとしての仮面ライダーを作って欲しい。

[@darkusblader]

I love the burning church scene

[@asain3586]

Badass moment

[@QuintusKing]

@@asain3586 First and most epic henshin!

[@LegitMan335]

cianfano the darkus blader Aw yeah, Kuugas Mighty Form debut and fighting off Spider-Man and Batman.

[@CrowsCalling]

I enjoyed a good amount of Kuuga, despite it’s age and slower pacing. I like the characters and how a decent amount of change occurs throughout the series. I will say that I feel the climax was a little too brief for my taste, but I do like the epilogue despite it’s length.

[@megatron2171]

Mann, i love kuuga, if only joe odagiri (despite his hatred towards tokusatsu) just come back as yuusuke godai just for one last time in ZI-O.

[@MrXelnagakail]

Didn't know that he didn't like tokusatsu

[@zettovii1367]

@@MrXelnagakail He only did Kuuga cause he liked the director and direction the story went. Odagiri otherwise dislikes the tokusatsu genre, and is unlikely to do it again.

[@WiiMan25]

@@zettovii1367 Though, he is on good terms with the Kuuga cast and staff, and even appeared on the bonus features of the Kuuga Bluray.

[@TheArceusftw]

Well at least Riku(Well his mummified corpse at least) made an appearence in Heisei forever.

[@kurukuru2518]

On what episode?

[@soujitubasa5714]

3:40 ここすき！ My favorite scene!!!! "Please look at me!! My Transformation!!!!"

[@kellyjohana516]

*NO FEAR NO PAIN* That's how my previous account was raped by Toei.

[@acesongbird]

Toei needs to fuck off they keep striking my videos

[@tokumillennium5162]

True

[@michaelrhett4958]

Recently watched Kuuga for the first time, I LOVED it. Episode 12 is now my favorite Kamen Rider episode PERIOD, loved the characters, bike action, and the slice of life elements. It’s my FAVORITE Kamen Rider series ever

[@HeWhoWontBeBack]

finished it just yesterday I'd like to say that the ending theme song is pretty good and the way how Daguva's colors contrast Kuuga's is pretty nice like it's already planned to happen where two mighty warriors will have to face off each other

[@mechared3210]

the CGI was pretty great for the time i remember when i was a kid thinking "Damn this new kamen rider show is so awesome it must have a large budget"

[@superbonto]

my biggest gratitude to you, sir. i have been a kamen rider fan for 26 years and kuuga was one of the series that i love the most, i've been meaning to re watch it but life haven't give me the time to do so. my nostalgia was fulfilled by watching this video.

[@plaguedoctor7104]

Only watched kuuga a few months ago and in my opinion it might be the best kamen rider series. As far as toku goes it’s fairly weak but they nail the human drama (aside from the kid who just whines in episode 3 or something). It almost made me cry which is not something that happens often

[@morpheus7v7]

This video was funny as hell, and well made, great job man, could tell a lot of work went into this, Kuuga will always be one of my favorite Kamen Rider series, mainly because you had 1 rider doing all the work, not 3-5 lol, and police officers that weren’t insulting for the first time in film history

[@jeje8944]

At first I was iffy on kuuga. After about episode 12 I didn’t even watch another episode for a good month, but then a friend that told me to watch kuuga was talking about it more and more so i got back into it. I’m glad I did cause i blasted through the rest of it pretty fast. I’m glad i watched it, it was really enjoyable.

[@asain3586]

The first part kinda jarring, but when the stakes keep increasing....whew its good

[@PerfectlyFreedom]

Well said man, thankyou to sum up the series. I didn't really get it cause the last time I watched was almost 20 years ago when I was like 6-8. Well done.

[@Silver-Kaitou]

Just finished Kuuga. It was a fun trip. Yusuke is great and I loved all the side cast. The Grongi are terrifying antagonist and that final battle was so intense. I love it. A great start to my journey into Kamen Rider.

[@nickcooper7714]

Indeed it is and Godai Yusuke is also the most inspiring rider.

[@gekisou]

I loved this series and watched it while it was on air. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@AntiQuaz]

Perfect timing considering Zi-O 9.5 just poked fun at the whole toy thing.

[@FirestreakRodimusPr]

Really, you have to review Agito along with Kuuga considering their two halves of the same story. It also explains how OP Kuuga (and Agito) are compared to latter riders, including Build.

[@atomictoaster3393]

he give the thumb up until sundown that was lit lol

[@rayhayes7701]

That explains why the original video wasn't working when I tried to re-watch this to get ready for The History of Kamen Rider Blade. Glad you re made this thanks Marcos and love your future wife.

[@crawlingboy]

Wait a man who has a unbelievable amounts of rider belts is getting married well still congratulation s

[@rayhayes7701]

@@crawlingboy nerds are the cool guys now.

[@crawlingboy]

@@rayhayes7701 I'm trying to make a joke I'm honestly happy he has found someone where was this news

[@rayhayes7701]

@@crawlingboy it was in an update video

[@Darkgeran7]

At first I did not have kuuga at 10 but overtime I started to appreciate more and more until finally the realized this was one of my favorite shows not in only in tokusatsu but like Godzilla the entire entertainment industry as a whole

[@daneyal7162]

Thank you so much for remaking this Marcosatsu, History of Kamen Rider now feels whole again😊

[@danielgeronimo5538]

The effects may be dated, but man, the story and characters are oh so good.

[@mariosion]

So grateful to Shout factory for releasing Kuuga. I watched it all the way through and I loved it!

[@rizkaarifiandi5670]

IMHO the ultimate Kuuga is still the strongest Heisei Rider

[@darthva31]

Still fingers crossed for Godai to return for Heisei Generations Forever. The trailer and the poster is building up for that. I won't be feel that bad if Takeru Satoh won't be able to return as Ryotaro since we always have the Taros (Still, please have him back too).

[@mohamedsaadoune6023]

When I start watching Kamen Rider I watch the heisei phase 1 before watching decade I watch kuuga in the end.....and the grongi....there are the most dangerous monsters in Kamen rider

[@nitro-verse5311]

NO kuuga earns all his forms and is slow building and works for it unlike zi o who LITERALLY GETS HANDED HIS POWERS

[@bloodarcher7841]

Yeap! He literally is overpowered by the enemy and is forced to either evolve or die.

[@nitro-verse5311]

@@bloodarcher7841 EXACTLY! Hes forcing himself to be more and more every fight and the moment he goes bullistic on that one grongi is so powerful to me its so raw and I can feel his rage and hurt which births the dark forms

[@Marcosatsu]

Yeah, I said that Yusuke doesn't get his powers that easily and I talk a bit more about it.

[@nitro-verse5311]

@@Marcosatsu yea sorry I wrote it before u mentioned it just u were saying it like he got his powers like nothing but u were probably just joking I just rly love kamen rider its basically my life. But on the topic of zi o the fight with gates was pretty badass

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@nitro-verse5311 Yo let's make a Kamen Rider he's at his strongest at the start, instead of power growth it's emotional growth.

[@JonWaite-vp3kb]

When will the train appear the past present or future but seriously Marcos plz make Kamen rider den-o history

[@neonx6202]

Jon. Waite very good comment

[@saiyautang4088]

@@neonx6202 please do history of kiva

[@Nahan_Boker94]

Just in time i remember and interested to rewatch kamen rider that im too little to understand. I was 6 years old when kuuga on tv and my country dub ruins mostly the immersion. Thank you for short hidtory about kuuga.

[@itsyoboyconnor7135]

Happy 20th Kuuga

[@gridman2142]

Good news! Shout Factory will be releasing all of Kuuga on Bluray September 2022. Preorders are up on their website now, along with Fiveman.

[@AbareKillerFan-yo7pe]

I can't help but think that Ichijo may have been an excellent secondary Rider.

[@gundambassexe31]

Kamen Rider Kuuga is quite the epic start to the heisei era of KR imo

[@synergy970]

4:00 I just realized yusuke wearing a Long Sleeved shirt written 555, maybe this was a sign or an Easter egg for the up coming kamen rider 555 3 years later?

[@l0sts0ul89]

Should have been 5 years.

[@nakama-tachivideo.official998]

I already rewatch this series this is so awesome!!

[@hmongninjatsu1048]

After all these years, I still dont know if Godai died or not because since his belt was punched and its part of him which could kill him. But oh wel

[@Matt-cn2nn]

There was a sequel novel, and if you consider it canon, Yusuke was very much alive.

[@michaeltsang1748]

I just finished watching Kuuga, and it was a blast. However, was the Grongi dialogue suppose to have subtitles because the sub-version I watched didn't have any. At times it would sound like the grongi were speaking in gibberish.

[@Matt-cn2nn]

There weren't meant to be any subtitles, and they discuss key spoilers anyway. It's part of the mystery surrounding them, but later releases of the series do subtitle them. They speak in a cipher of the Japanese language, so fan communities were able to translate them when it came out anyway.

[@masterofvoreth8636]

who else is excited for Kuuga this friday?

[@HordikaNate3821]

This show just has a very chill atmosphere to it, underneath the monster gore.

[@812skatetreflip]

“Watch in a well lit room not too close to the tv” Me in my dark room sitting 3 inches away from my tv 😅

[@koil475]

I just recently started to rewatch the early Kamen Rider seasons

[@LosDog]

16:45 I wonder when 555 became a popular term in japan

[@SatriaEka33]

2:43 pun intended? bcus it's growing form.

[@ubiras1000]

by the power of "no wanting to die" 😂😂

[@Bravebird9]

Watching Kuuga took away my fear and pain.

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

Jeffery Tang That doesn’t make sense, Kuuga is great, you just don’t understand why Kamen Rider is good.

[@Kepin151]

@@ripleyjlawman.3162 he's a bot, ignore him

[@hexkarlahkhk]

The positive attitude of Godai and all allies literally helped me to get through a quite difficult time. The show reminded me to be positive and keep trying when there's trouble.

[@justinesun7270]

kevin setiawan 👍. Just ignore Jeffery Tang.

[@HiveCat666]

I can only find a way to watch up to episode 24 😭 anyone know how to get the other 25 episodes?

[@kevinalford]

I think this might be your best work.

[@seratedninja]

I only got into Kamen Rider a few years ago but Kuuga is one of my favs

[@FshiroVT]

Marcosatsu a one question . what's you're opinion about Re adaption of Kamen rider Kuuga in Manga ?

[@marksketeer5553]

I think it’s great.

[@l0sts0ul89]

Link please

[@thebariobro7664]

I know this is years layer but I juwt finished Kugga so I'm glad i can get another opinion on it before i move on to the other Riders. Thanks dude

[@kartikyadav4948]

History of Kamen rider Kabuto or Kamen rider build next Please

[@shadesoul4247]

He has to go through Hibiki firsr

[@nakama-tachivideo.official998]

Build my fav

[@thewuduroom]

Had to come back to these good vids

[@HengTengYiakaRandumbPerson2003]

Since Yusuke isn’t the first Kuuga, I wish Zi-O would date Another Kuuga all the way back to ancient times...(1000BC?)

[@baotrungngo3403]

Well, it does make sense since the possibility of Godai's actor come back is most likely 0

[@SuperWolsey]

Bao Trung Ngo and he hates Shirakura too

[@SirStrugglesAlot]

The Kuuga from the ancient time is too op for him to appear in other shows, he sealed every Gurongi including Daguva using only the 4 basic forms

[@asain3586]

@@SirStrugglesAlot I thought he only have Ultimate form?

[@Kakimech89]

@@asain3586 I think in episode 1 or 2, Yuusuke had a vision of the original Kuuga using the 4 main forms

[@droopydorf]

I have watched kuuga now two times fully, and I have to say that Yuske Godai is top 5 favorite main chars for Kamen Rider ... Ichijo's char would never, but imagine Ichijo in Agito's G3 ... Epic

[@domonicredmond1894]

I have a feeling that you saying “a brand new toy” is going to be a recurring theme in these videos

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

Fun Fact: Kuuga premiered Jan 30th, 2000 with my second birthday that fact alone makes Kuuga one of my favorite riders

[@WhovianSentaiRiderFan]

It's also the birth of a certain sentai actor.

[@trstmeimadctr]

This is one of my favorite shows. period. i have the logo tattooed on my right forearm

[@MAZZ0Murder]

I've only watched a dub where it's just the Grongi language... though I think TV-Nihon deciphered what they are saying... so I'll have to watch it eventually... this is my favorite series after all ;D

[@nickcooper7714]

This show was my true introduction to kamen rider.

[@nomesobrenome8505]

Giving a thumbs up until sundown. I wish I had that kind of confidence.

[@daneyal7162]

Watching this list again...I can't help but notice that some of the videos were sadly taken down... :(

[@MrUnknownPunk]

kuuga was my first kamen rider when i started actually watching em with purpose. as a kid i saw a couple like kamen rider ryuki and what not (ik it came after kuuga, but that was what's airing during my time as a kid) and in my humble opinion it actually made the few next kamen rider hard to watch, as kuuga got the bar so high when it comes to story telling and world/character development on point. that made the early kamen riders kinda bland and staright up goofy or even feel too episodic for me. coz kuuga smoiled me with some good feels. i guess the next one i got into not because of the story is kamen rider blade (ik, im on the minority here) but i love the costumes and the card system. story is totally meh, but i like some of the fight scenes in it.

[@fadhelfarras1175]

I grew up watching Kuuga, so Kuuga always my favourite, to me Kuuga is the best

[@palblue]

Most evil organizations: hey we want to rule the world Grongi: yeah thats pretty cool but do *you* enact world domination with a cool little game?

[@maingamer6846]

Can we all admit while this looks really modern for 20 yrs ago, the CGI is so outdated

[@bloodarcher7841]

Kuuga is one of my favorite series as its simple, slow paced in the beginning unfortunately but... love it!

[@stevenlisten]

Kamen rider forever

[@darulhafizzainal]

One of the best series

[@nickcooper7714]

I'm watching this show on tubi and it kicks all kinds of ass I especially love the suit it's pretty cool and the gold really complements the suit.

[@Iqbalparepare]

My favorite rider all time. :)

[@bloodarcher7841]

My one complaint about Decade is not only getting the original actor for Kuuga's world.. he found a kuuga that maybe was a rider for a couple months? This version of the rider goes from a smiling and gentle person to a fierce warrior that protects the smiles of the world!

[@KamenSentaiMetalHero]

This year marks 20 years since Kuuga aired.

[@hydrasfang]

4:18 does that not look like Amazonz Omega?

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

It wouldn’t surprise me if he came back in the season after 01, which is the 50th anniversary of writer as a whole.

[@wannabkain4400]

First rider show I watched from start to finish. First one I watched a few episodes of was W.

[@srirachacola6579]

Where's the painted story of Riku and the Linto Tribe with the Zelda music in the background?

[@OneManSentai]

I forgot you still use Unmei no Senshi for your intro. I just downloaded it a few weeks ago and really enjoy it

[@PlatinumHaro]

So I've only just got into kamen rider in the last 5 years. I have to say that some of favorite seasons are thg these older and slower seasons. But where can I find Kuga. Its literally the only season that I cant find online. I can't even find DVDs under 300 bucks.

[@PlatinumHaro]

4 years later and I just finished kuuga and I enjoyed just about every minute of it.

[@K4l3Mchannel]

kuuga paling cerita yg menegangkan di setiap episodenya ,selalu membuat saya penasaran musuhnya juga terlihat serius seperti the mummy itu menjadikan bisa di tonton semua umur ,dari anak2 sampai orang dewasa. beda dengan K.rider lain yg terkesan jenaka dan ke kanak kanakan. semoga di buat lagi yg seperti ini lagi.

[@favourr.5713]

Rewatching dis made my day

[@QuintusKing]

The bike stunts in this series are some of the best.

[@bryancampbell6451]

I just learned about this a few days ago and beng watched the whole season great story very well written any other good seasons?

[@sambutler953]

I always get Dragon and Pegasus mixed up. Dragon = Blue, Pegasus = green.

[@AllCheatRiders]

kuuga the soul of kamen rider

[@NickLenz26]

I did a series of reviews on this series. Did you notice on once in 49 episodes does anyone say the words kamen rider?

[@theskullraider5058]

I find a lot of similarities between Kuuga and Twin Peaks. Both are dramatic, slow, yet warmly paced police dramas with an emphasis on the human connections between the townsfolk. Both have very sweet and touching, yet slightly quirky, human interactions. I would argue both have something close to the same message, where life can have meaning depending on the people you are with. Ichijou bares similar characteristics to both the characters Sheriff Truman and Agent Albert, who in Twin Peaks, are written as polar opposites. Ichijou is written as a cynical, tactically minded antithesis to Yusuke at the start, but still holds the heart of a small town cop like Truman. Yusuke himself is quite similar to Cooper, being a quirky optimist thrusted into a strange ongoing mystery, only difference being Yusuke's not on government payroll like Cooper. Even the tone of the Grongi scenes are ominous and nightmarish, similar to whenever Bob appears on screen. I think fans of Twin Peaks would be drawn particularly fondly to this show for something special.