The History of Kamen Rider Kuuga

It's thanks to Kamen Rider Kuuga that Heisei Kamen Rider was born. This time on Know Your Toku, we'll be going into detail about how the pre-production of the show led up to its broadcast. No spoilers!
00:32 - as you can probably guess, I meant to say 1996!
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[@KnitChick1979]

Kuuga was an amazing show. Not having more than one Rider let them really focus on Godai and his circle of friends and made for a fantastic story. It's one season where I was really genuinely upset when I got to the last episode, because I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters.

[@asain3586]

@Jeffery Tang stay at school kid

[@AsvaldoAyus9419]

@Jeffery Tang fuck you

[@jklaw20]

@Jeffery Tang FUCK OFF

[@jklaw20]

@Jeffery Tang Nah, you are THE WORST.

[@JunisRed02]

@Jeffery Tang Onodera is noob and weak. Godai is much better. Onodera is Yuseless version and just Kamen Rider Dickhead's servant. Oh, by the way, don't forget to do your homework kid

[@troopers0312]

Kuuga needs more recognition as the father of heisei. I watched a lot of crossovers and most of them treat kuuga as background rider

[@robloxshadowblox637]

I agree @Obi Wan Kenobi

[@Phi28]

If only Odagiri Joe would reprise his role as Yusuke. But I very much doubt that

[@Itsumi456]

@@Phi28 I haven't seen decade yet but didn't he reprise his role as yusuke in that?

[@GetterBane]

@@Itsumi456 Nah they brought someone else for Kuuga's role as Onodera but not as Yusuke

[@theotherbk1819]

To be fair they really can't do anything with him since the actor that played godai will never come back because he didn't like playing the character.

[@aleronhawk]

Until now, kuuga still is for me, has the best story. They really pulled it off in making something different. And when you see it, its more like watching a crime detective drama but kamen rider happens to be in it. Everything and everyone is so realistically depicted & has their own flaws, even the subplots & conflicts are so relatable. A scientist mother struggled to maintain relationship with her son because of her work is the most i can remember, but there are others. After that, they up the “hero” aspect & the gimmicks so it becomes the toy marketing ridiculous gimmick with sometimes outrageous story kamen rider that we know & used to nowadays. In kuuga, the rider is nothing without the police’s support. He literally cant do anything on his own. Heck, even the trychaser 2000 & beatchaser 2000 are police’s property. Thats why i’m so disappointed when they depicted the police in drive as bunch of ridiculous characters, so far from my image of how police should be depicted in kamen rider, because that was my benchmark then. I really really hope i can see a rider story with this kind of realism again, but for now, i think amazons filled the need quite well.

[@zeroanimation3956]

most realistic take of kamen rider

[@lightzhu3555]

I agree that kuuga is probably THE best Heisei rider so far. However, Drive on it's own wasn't that bad either. The police characters were more fun than serious yet not a bad take considering how they are aiming on younger audience now. Despite that, Drive to me is still one of the better rider series in recent years.

[@aleronhawk]

Light Zhu i agree with that. And i understand why they do it. Its just i was so disappointed because its not what i'm expected before. I imagine it will be like kuuga, a rider with lots of supporting characters & interesting mystery & crimes to solve. Then i saw the 1st episode, i was heartbroken. But then i just going through it & turns out its quite okay for a series.

[@asain3586]

@Jeffery Tang clearly you are the 0.000001% from fanbase that hate kuuga. He is the only heisei rider that doesn't have 2nd rider but have awesome support character(polices) unlike ghost with useless spectre or wizard with useless beast. Conclusion is stay at school kid

[@AsvaldoAyus9419]

@Jeffery Tang fuck you

[@Anman999]

Kuuga - No Fear! No Pain!

[@marcosdheleno]

No fear, no pain just a guy in Loincloth headbutting a train...

[@mutanttepig4759]

*salutes for the stories kamen rider has had over the years*... I honestly wasn't planning on watching Kamen Rider Kuuga but now this video has inspired me to watch it.

[@rasyidsurataruna4622]

A plan to bring back Kamen Rider.... in 1966. The year Ultra Q and Ultraman were airing. I didn't know there was a contingency plan to bring back Rider even before it was born lmao. But really, though... I think you mean 1996. Were you tired when making this? Don't push yourself, man.

[@StubzTurner]

Glad I'm not the only one who heard that.

[@Verillionmiles]

No, there had been plans to bring back Rider since 1966, using time travel where Kamen Rider Mainasu Ichigo would fight Proto Shocker.

[@arditeider2812]

It's obviously the Edo era Kamen Rider.

[@AsvaldoAyus9419]

@Jeffery Tang fuck you

[@Lumbum21]

I'm somewhat still new to Tokusatsu as a whole but I the first Kamen Rider I started watching was Kuuga and it will hold a special place in my heart for the entirety of my life

[@Kepin151]

@Jeffery Tang shut up!

[@mochiman6307]

Same

[@CakeJerry]

I would love to see more of this series. I find the backstory of how these shows were produced, especially things that were dropped mid season, to be very interesting.

[@tomconstantine2341]

Thank you! We really love researching the information about these shows so we're hoping to continue with more.

[@falgunihaider6417]

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[@NoahDaArk]

That was the most beautiful ending to a video ever

[@NAI47-j04]

Jeffery Tang fuck off

[@GaiusIntrepidus]

@Jeffery Tang why it's because the Arcle git cracked? What a pointeless reason

[@GaiusIntrepidus]

@Jeffery Tang you really need a therapist.

[@Malunis]

Dat ending tho.

[@khaifatusesay]

Kuuga is still a Great Show I remember watching this show and I have to said it still a great show I love Kuuga I love Kamen rider!❤

[@Zero_Steel]

That last bit was touching. The end of an era with Zi-O as it's last....

[@TheProtectorofTime]

You're right OOO broke me! Ankh was my favorite character, and seeing his death made me cry when I first saw it!

[@Marcosatsu]

Great video :)

[@dekaw9138]

Marcosatsu they stole it from you probably lol

[@YugAlano025]

kamen rider ex aid abridged part 8 please

[@AsvaldoAyus9419]

@Jeffery Tang fuck you

[@NAI47-j04]

Jeffery Tang fuck you

[@MisterDangerousX]

Can we have toku meme review?alexa play supernova

[@halimmohamad8255]

I'm a fan Kuuga. That series is amazing and Kuuga is the definition of Kamen Rider. I really apreciate your effort for making this video. Your video makes me love kuuga more. Thank you very much.

[@HordikaNate3821]

This video has given me more appreciation for Kuuga, a show that's already one of my favorite Rider seasons. There was clearly a ton of passion put into it, in terms of production and design.

[@lightzhu3555]

You are probably the best youtuber that covers Tokusatsu-related content. Gread job!

[@tomconstantine2341]

Thank you, that means so much!

[@KoeSeer]

The franchise that once called "old man show" (it's true. In the 90's, people who watched Showa Kamen Rider were basically in their 30's at least) now stand proud as the most popular tokusatsu series.

[@digipeeper]

Kuuga is and was the most original comeback which brought back the original dark series that Ishinomori had envision since 1970. When I first heard in 1999 that a Kamen Rider series was coming back, It was almost the Second Coming was happening!!! This series had so much and it was a perfect way to start the Millennium. Understandable that fight scenes was kept limited due to the fragility of the costumes. There was three things that did not help the series.... Small and useless moments focused on side characters. Ex. The lab technician worries about his son and drives home quickly to see if he finally went to bed(albeit in a beautiful yet brutal fight scene with Kuuga and a Grongi Monster) In episode 36-37, there is a dream sequence where Kuuga in his Amazing Mighty form fights and loses to DeKuva. This was Not a dream but a cheap short cut to inform viewers that a battle had happened and punked out in even filming this epic piece of drama. Finally the lead, Ryusuke Godai is the most annoying hero/Rider Lead to ever grace the series. There are things that worked with him in the series that almost redeem him as the Rider but he will never be like Takeshi Hongo or Kotaro Minami. His cheesy thumbs up and the phony Pat Croce positive attitude in life fails to illuminate this perfect dark adventure. But to add insult over injury was casting Joe Odagiri. He is a very talented actor but his poor negative attitude that still hasn’t change for the Tokusatsu is no help in passion or for the fans!!! Overall this series would help usher many great series after Kabuto as cool dark Rider series of the 2K. Kiva and Decade had the return of that theme but later on. Series such as W-Build are mostly trinket accumulation driven gimmick with multi google forms and combinations and les on actual courage and will power to go against the odds. Shotaro Ishimori was very much involved in creating Kuuga after his untimely passing. But the big mystery is what was the proposed Rider series for 1989-1990 after Black RX??? Not counting the original but yet boring Shin Kamen Rider. There was a proposed Rider series after RX’s poor ratings that ended the party.

[@lightzhu3555]

I'll have to disagree with some of your opinions, with all due respect. First of all, a lot of the side stories really worked to show the main theme of the show. The show not only follows a dark main plot, but also focus on how there is so much good in humanity, and we together (many under the positive influence of the Rider himself) can overcome the darkness. A lot of the stories really touched me and helped showing the heroism of the main Rider. Also, I have to disagree with you saying that Godai is the most annoying main rider. Even though the actor wasn't particularly fond of the series, it doesn't stop Godai from being one of the best riders of all time (and may I say one of the most popular as well). Even though the plot is often dark, the main rider doesn't have to go along with it. In fact, Godai was always positive despite of the situation, which is really kind of the whole point. He griefs, he angers, yet he puts all of the pressure only on himself and changes everyone around him with his power of positivity. You tell me that's not rider spirit right there. The thumbs-up wasn't that bad either. I even think it's contagious and fits perfectly on a character like Godai.

[@Kepin151]

@Jeffery Tangshut up troll!!!

[@wannabe41]

@@lightzhu3555 very well said!

[@l3oMBaSTiC]

THE OUTRO WAS SO GOOOD

[@OgreDLink]

To the closing section. Been dealing with some depression stuff and honestly watching W has helped me a lot

[@gaoexkaiser]

if you put the show that way, I have a drastice diffrent view of the show now I love the series even more. thank you

[@TheEcoolarg]

thanks for the video and the teary eyed ending man :)

[@jeanperezpenaloza8282]

They should make more of these Rider history videos.

[@orionparish9858]

Having watched this, now I'm hoping there might be videos like it for the other Heisei Era series. Maybe even the Showa Era too.

[@tomconstantine2341]

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[@rdu239]

Hard to believe that Jo Odagiri that portrayed a cheery rider character would eventually grow into a more mature and grungy actor

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

9:50 That was my second birthday that fact alone makes Kuuga one of my favorite riders

[@shamploo777]

I will have a heart attack if Joe Odagiri ever reprises his role

[@orionparish9858]

I think most people would if Joe did come back in Zi-O. The problem is to how to make him look 18 years younger than he actually is now.

[@Renzo-eq9bu]

There is a rumor that odagiri joe will reprise his role in heisei generations forever movie along with takeru satoh (den o) with philip and shotaro

[@thechamps8392]

Renzo 001111000 It’s a shame that he turned down his role due to him hating the script

[@WindyREDPanda]

He's back! In Kamen Rider Zi-O Climax Scramble game!

[@darkusblader]

Kuuga is my favorite kamen rider series

[@alengump4322]

kugga：Because these guys I can't see the smiles of others, so please watch my transformation.！

[@arditeider2812]

I'm sad that this got much less views than a similar video that titled "history" but more like a retelling of the episode...

[@awesome395]

I really like your poem at the end, it's awesome. But it got me thinking. What if Toei is trying to bring back metal hero as well? We've seen the countless cross overs with sentai and kamen rider. Not to mention the references kamen rider and sentai makes to them. I'm hoping that they do.

[@Malunis]

Gavan comes up once in a while, even in some crossovers, but I suspect these minimal appearances indicate how profitable it would be.

[@awesome395]

Malunis there has been several gavan films recently and now they're bringing back jiraiya in the upcoming kyuranger vs space squad film.

[@fransisrevadeneira6216]

i love it! rider kick!!!

[@archangellegion7180]

Can you talk about the history of Kamen Rider Ryuki??

[@tomconstantine2341]

Agito will have to come out first...

[@archangellegion7180]

Agito aint that important. Ryuki is more important since it was the one which started the real Heisei Era in 2002.

[@archangellegion7180]

Kuuga and Agito belonged in the proto-Heisei Era since they resemble the Showa Riders. Ryuki onwards didnt resemble the Showa Riders at all

[@archangellegion7180]

Fuck Jeffery do Ryuki!

[@hobbitninja]

thanks for doing the research

[@GothamKnight84661]

Any plans to release some known facts we didn't know about Kuuga video in the future?

[@3xtreme.]

Can you make History of Ryukendo?

[@erichthor2580]

There were four kamen rider movies in the 90's, Ultraman vs Kamen rider, Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue, zo and finally J. But super deformed anime Rider Black RX was around during that time as well. At time the movie hakaida came out, I remember reading in Bandai Club or B-Club talk of a new Kamen Rider movie or series. Ishinomori Shotaro died just before Kuuga came out. If anyone was reading Hobby Japan and B-Club in the 90's, that was the main way to keep up with then current tokusatsu shows. There were also personal internet websites on geocities or fortune City that were dedicated to any tokusatsu show. I also think that due to the succes of Ultraman Tiga, Dyna and Gaia, might have lead to the revitalization of Kamen Rider. BTW, Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (真・仮面ライダー 序章(プロローグ) already had a leg up in terms of realism-horror, as that was considered a re-imagining of the rider series. Shin Kamen Rider wasn't a cyborg either.

[@Stryks]

0:32 bring back rider since 1966?

[@mochiman6307]

My first toku show

[@johnlemuelm.santiago6036]

What honda is the kuuga bike base of

[@firzaprama7]

Gas gas pampera, not honda at all.

[@danishhadi740]

No Fear No Pain

[@metallial1858]

Could you tell about the Grongi in your opinion?

[@marcosdheleno]

11:08 i Zi-o u Did...

[@zachariaarmstrong6722]

make review super sentai kyuranger or faiz

[@The_RedRipper]

Great series but with a lackluster final battle

[@chasinthroughthedecade]

Too bad, though, cuz we are not seeing Yusuke Godai return anytime soon. But I guess I can't blame Joe Odagiri for not liking it, most likely considering the mindset towards KR prior to Kuuga. Nevertheless, thank you, Kuuga, for bringing back KR to the modern age and it still continues to be my source of inspiration, especially for someone like me born with Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD. Speaking of inspiration, shouldn't we especially mention giving Gaku Sano the inspiration which would later turn him into Gaim years later?

[@JetStreamSheet540]

Have you ever watch Kuuga? I'm asking you.

[@asain3586]

@Jeffery Tang died? Stupid kid didn't watch i see

[@WindyREDPanda]

@Jeffery Tang Godai lived and returned to his Free life of Traveling and Spreading Kindness.

[@WindyREDPanda]

Joe is back!

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

I was wondering how Kamen Rider Kuuga look so high quality at the time, like the music and special effects. Timeranger that was aired around the same time as Kuuga look so low quality and outdated like it could fit with the 80s and early 90s TV shows. Why is it that?

[@JetStreamSheet540]

Because kamen rider had high budget than super sentai.

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

@@JetStreamSheet540 Tsuburaya then must also have a high budget at the time since Heisei Ultraseven and the first three Ultraman shows' picture qualities look so clear than most of Toei's tokusatsu shows at the time, including three standalone Kamen Rider movies before Kuuga.

[@JetStreamSheet540]

+Isaac Adam yeah you're right about that.

[@tracydavisjr1980]

I am really hope that kamen rider gets a better American adaptation franchise I hope hasbro when it’s had its fitting with power rangers

[@jaytime3435]

👍 please take a look at my henshin

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

Notification squad.

[@Enshohma]

I've never seen KUUGA but I have seen its sequel AGITO and if its anything like said follow-up than I'm guessing the so-called 'heroes' spend more time bickering among each other and wasting time far outside the main cases while A LOT of innocent people get killed by monsters. Sorry, but I really didn't like AGITO.

[@iansmith1768]

Enshohma As someone who has watched Kuuga twice and hasn’t seen Agito yet, I can honestly say that it’s nothing like how you described Agito.The hero and side characters are all on the same page and pretty much work together to solve the cases.Not to mention that the police are actually competent in this show, which’s pretty much unheard of in this genre.

[@Malunis]

Enshohma What you describe sounds more like Faiz haha - don't really recall much of that outside of that one officer, and it was framed within the show as petty. All the miscommunication between the Riders felt more reasonable.

[@zeroanimation3956]

kuuga more like detective drama show with kamen rider, the most realistic take of what if monster appear in real world and how police, society will react

[@TheSupremeStriker]

Enshohma Ok, but Agito wasn't a sequel to Kuuga. Different writers, entirely different casts. Sure, there are passing references to Kuuga, but Agito is in no way a direct sequel to Kuuga. It's like saying Drive is a sequel to the Kamen Rider G special because both feature the organization Shade. And Agito has it's merits. Sure, it's writer can have his head up his own ass sometimes but personally I think he's created some interesting characters. Takumi from Faiz, or even Ryu/Gills.

[@Kepin151]

@Jeffery Tang shut up!

[@firdausbahrudin9256]

The only Rider been: -Been vampire's bite, -been dropped from high building -been broken Bones(to many times) -been poison to death ☠️ -been resurrected back -been impaled by pike -been showered by Gronggi's bullet -been hammered by ⚒️many times -been drowned -been burned alive -been stabbed again -been hit&run by lorry 🚛, motorcycle 🏍️, -been gnawed alive -been Slash open by sword (the reallook injury ( -been bombed by Gronggi's -been on death door second times again. -been frost by liquids nitrogen gas like Gronggi's -been stabbed by extreme acidic claws. All for all the title No Fear No Pain suitable for Kuuga's,I pity on Kuuga's Double stan Actors to be through that all pain for successful series 🤌👍..my childhood back then was fun.

[@CrossJeniel]

2000 kamen rider kunna

[@redcomn]

I remember when this hit me as a child in southeast asia. It was big back then Now it's all bullshit parallel world time hopping bullshit.

[@d_m3tal]

That's 1996, not 66 LOL.

[@coolcaleb33YT]

Build lol