Heisei Era Kamen Riders That Felt Like Nickelodeon Shows IMHO

I noticed that shortly after Kamen Rider W, some seasons felt like they were Nickelodeon shows. Yes, the comparison is forced. I want to have that delusion these shows were co-produced by Nickelodeon's Butch Hartman even if it's plain impossible.

Kamen Rider Kiva

I would dare dub this as the Kamen Rider version of Danny Phantom. In what way? For example, you might want to compare the Fangires' lack of scariness to the ghosts that Danny Phantom would fight. Wataru, like Danny, has supernatural DNA and human DNA (in Wataru's case he is half-Fangire). Wataru was sired by a moronic father. There's the Fangire hunting agency and Danny Phantom has the ghost hunting agency. Then you have Bishop Fangire acting as the Vlad Masters of the show but he was reduced to a lower antagonist.

Kamen Rider OOO

After writing the rather questionable (but somewhat enjoyable) comedy of Kamen Rider Den-O, this guy comes along as a near Kuuga/Agito parody. Most of the plots sound very cartoony and the hero himself is more of Kappa Mikey than a Kamen Rider. It was so cartoony to the point that Ankh is a parody of that annoying Masato Kusaka!

Kamen Rider Fourze

This series best described as, "SHEEN DO NOT WEAR THE RIDER BELT!" and you get this season. Gentaro Kisaragi is almost as stupid as Sheen (but considering this is Toku, he's a bit smarter but still stupid). I even felt like Kengo Utahoshi is the show's Jimmy Neutron if Gentaro is the show's version of Sheen Estevez. Plus, it feels like it meets Teen Nick with how the plots usually go in the series. We've got misguided teenagers turning into monsters and the only way to save them is to beat them. Fortunately none of them dies and are merely reverted back to human form.

Kamen Rider Wizard

How do I summarize this now? Let's see... Timmy Turner says, "I wish I was a Kamen Rider!" Then poof, Timmy Turner becomes Kamen Rider Wizard, gains magical powers but loses his fairies and even forgets about them! Kamen Rider Wizard didn't have fairies to help him. What you can't deny that like Timmy Turner as an adult - he uses his magic for selfless wishes!

Kamen Rider Ghost

Words can't describe how much I dislike this series. I guess Kiva has been THAT superior lighthearted horror comedy. Sure, the series can throw in Danny Phantom jokes BUT this series really isn't that all entertaining. It felt like later shows from Nickelodeon which just PLAIN SUCKS!

Updated: August 20, 2022

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