Do the names of shows have meaning? (Gokaiger, etc)

[ClimaxHeroDen-O]

It's also a pun on the Japanese word maji, meaning "for real" (as opposed to kidding). So when their transformation phrase is "maji maji majika" they're basically saying "what, are you serious?" :laugh:

except their transformation call is "Maaji Maji Majiro". "Maaji Maji Majika" is the spell they use for transfoming into Magi Majin.

but yeah, most any Sentai or Rider name has meaning. for example, Juken is an original word meaning "Beast Fist" and Geki means "Fierce"

 

[KouAidou]

except their transformation call is "Maaji Maji Majiro". "Maaji Maji Majika" is the spell they use for transfoming into Magi Majin.

I'm aware. I was referring to the mecha transformation, not the suit one.

 

[DecaEnd]

Stronger= Not sure of the history of this one, other than that an early name was "Kamen Rider Spark" so it was going to start with an "S" for a while. Stronger also just is catchier than "Strong".

Stronger would have been called Spark, because of Stronger's motif is electricity. However, there was a detergent product called Spark 75 and they had the trademarks for the name Spark. This caused them to change into Stronger. Stronger was supposed to be the last Kamen Rider series and he was supposed to be stronger than the previous Riders. Not sure if that has anything to do with the name Stronger though.

Also, if you read the Kamen Rider Spirits manga, they actually show you a prototype Stronger called Spark.

ZX = Beats me, fans made it up. :laugh: Considering the "X" is read as "Cross" I think it has a lot to do with the cross-like designs on his weapons.

I might be wrong, but ZX's name was decided in a competition from a magazine. I know that he was initially called Kamen Rider #10 though.

 

[Savior Den-o]

Den-O : Train King
Kiva: King of the Vampire
OOO: Over ∞

 

[Igadevil]

Stronger would have been called Spark, because of Stronger's motif is electricity. However, there was a detergent product called Spark 75 and they had the trademarks for the name Spark. This caused them to change into Stronger. Stronger was supposed to be the last Kamen Rider series and he was supposed to be stronger than the previous Riders. Not sure if that has anything to do with the name Stronger though.

Also, if you read the Kamen Rider Spirits manga, they actually show you a prototype Stronger called Spark.

I had heard the detergent story before but I never knew if it was true or not. Guess that can be added to the origin now! I can also believe the idea of Stronger being named Stronger since he was going to be the last one (and thus, the most powerful.)

I might be wrong, but ZX's name was decided in a competition from a magazine. I know that he was initially called Kamen Rider #10 though.

No that's exactly right, that's why I joke about blaming the fans. :laugh: I have a magazine from before the vote where he is literally just Kamen Rider #10. I do believe the Silver Cross thing ties into it since the X is always read as "Cross" (which I've seen done elsewhere in Tokusatsu, like how W is sometimes used as shorthand for "Double".)

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

ZX was around for a good four years or so before that TV special right? (do you know if that rumor about Ishinomori and Hirayama being unable to find funding for a series is true?) I always thought it would have been kinda cool if they tried pumping out new Riders like that during the big 90s break.

I've always heard some crazy stories about what series were originally going to be called and the stuff is really cool to read about. I think I recall once reading that Black was going to be called Kamen Rider 0 / Zero at one point to signify a complete cut off from the previous shows and try to adapt a version of Ishinomori's original idea for the first show.

 

[Perigryn]

Anybody know what the pun in goumin is?

And thanks for all the info in the thread folks. :thumbs:

I read somewhere it was 'gomi' ("trash"), hence the dump truck that the Goranger Hurricane summoned in ep 1.

 

[DecaEnd]

ZX was around for a good four years or so before that TV special right? (do you know if that rumor about Ishinomori and Hirayama being unable to find funding for a series is true?) I always thought it would have been kinda cool if they tried pumping out new Riders like that during the big 90s break.

I don't know the exact details, but fans wanted another Rider. Ishinomori did create another, but something happened and he decided to go for a different type of media than TV. ZX was on a radio show before it got the TV special. I really don't think it had something to with the funding.

I've always heard some crazy stories about what series were originally going to be called and the stuff is really cool to read about. I think I recall once reading that Black was going to be called Kamen Rider 0 / Zero at one point to signify a complete cut off from the previous shows and try to adapt a version of Ishinomori's original idea for the first show.

You're right, Black was called 0. I believe it was supposed to be a new origin story to the Kamen Riders or something, which is why he was called 0. Not sure why they changed it to Black though.
The picture below is an early sketch which mentions the name Kamen Rider 0.

I have read that RX actually stands for "ロサ・キネンシス" which is the flower, rosa chinensis. Although, I don't see how RX is connected to that flower.

I'm just going to throw out whatever I've heard/read. Not sure if all of it's true though.

Kamen Rider Agito: Agito means "I move", which was supposed to represent how Agito kept evolving. The omega at the end had some meaning, but I forgot what it was. I think it had something to do with "the end". Agito is also an obsolete word for chin. http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch/0/0ss/100175500000/
Kamen Rider Gills: The very same kanji for agito/chin could also be for the word gills. Gills was more or less an incomplete Agito.
Kamen Rider Ryuki: 龍騎 as it's written in Japanese. 龍 (ryu) means dragon, 騎 means roughly to mount. The guy does ride a dragon bike.
Kamen Rider Hibiki: 響(Hibiki)- echo/sound 鬼(ki)- demon/ogre. Sound is a key element and the guy is supposed to be an ogre.
Kamen Rider Kabuto: Kabuto is based on the kabuto beetle. I do remember that his early name was 甲斗, which is pronounced Kabuto as well. 甲(Kabuto)-Helmet 斗(to)- it's a type of measurement. Not sure how it was incorporated in the actual series.
His final name in Japanase was カブト, so it was slightly different.
Kamen Rider Sasword: From the word sasori, which means scorpion, and the word sword.
Kamen Rider Gatack: From kuwagata, the type of beetle he was based on, and attack.
Kamen Rider Den-O: Train King. He's based on trains.
Kamen Rider Zeronos: From the word zero and Chronos, which was supposed to show that everyone would eventually forget about him. Chronos was some sort of time god or something.
Kamen Rider Kiva: King of Vampires, pun on the word kiba which means fang.
Kamen Rider IXA: Read the same as the word 戦 (war, fight)
Kamen Rider G: Because he is the true OG

 

[PsychoGokaiger]

I read somewhere it was 'gomi' ("trash"), hence the dump truck that the Goranger Hurricane summoned in ep 1.

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense now, before I didn't question why they were taking out the trash, I just thought it was badass.

 

[Jacky392000]

Goranger Hurricane would always transform into a finisher that is related to the monster of the ep in the original series.