Happy 40th Birthday! Kamen Rider.

[Silver Wolf]

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For what I know, there was this poll on TV Asahi's website, of course the poll has expired, and this TV program here is suppose to show some rare footage or so.

Go figure, I just happened on the corresponding clip for that screenshot.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXi_UObgkjQ"]Clip[/ame]

No idea about finding clips from the rest of the show though. Still, it is neat that Dragon Knight is being regarded as a part of the overall franchise, albeit as a sort of "distant offshoot."

 

[Kazuma]

Go figure, I just happened on the corresponding clip for that screenshot.
Clip

No idea about finding clips from the rest of the show though. Still, it is neat that Dragon Knight is being regarded as a part of the overall franchise, albeit as a sort of "distant offshoot."

posted in rumor thread

Someone uploaded the Onegai! Ranking special.

http://channel.pandora.tv/channel/video.ptv?ch_userid=bimbom&prgid=41856046

 

[SamuraiEchidna]

Am I late? Oh, who cares! Happy Birthday, Kamen Rider!!! :nipponlove:

From start to finish, you've been at the climax, defeating all evil that stood in your way. We counted off from 1, 2, V3, and so on, much like how we Count the Medals now. We felt Stronger just from watching your epic feats, and you made even us feel like the Super 1's. Whether in the depths of the Amazons or Riding in the Sky, there was no place that your justice couldn't reach. When things seemed their Blackest, when you're Riding Xtreme, when all is lost on a Zed Xross road, we know your Rider Kick will always take down the enemy of the day, X marks the spot! You'll rise up against Jumbo sized amounts of evil to save the day, and that's not something we'll ever ZOne out on. Some might call you 'just another monster flick', but we know you're more than a pain in our SHINs. And when the old cannot fight anymore, we know you'll usher in A New Hero, A New Legend. Like a Knight with a Dragon, you'll Awaken Your Soul to face evil again and again. Even if you have to Walk the Path of Heaven in order to Break all The Chains of evil in our way, we know your righteous spirit will Justi-FAIZ the Mean. Even if you have to pick up a Blade or any other kind of weapon, you're just Doubling your own natural strength. We know that you'll always Hit The Beat that guides to a better tomorrow.

I guess what I am trying to say is, be it this or any other Decade, you will always be the greatest hero ever. You are The First, The Next, and you definitely won't be the last. And that's some real truth, G!

Arigato, Kamen Rider! May you live on forever!

 

[GekiBlack]

Here's an ad of the franchise, aired this week during KR OOO:
YouTube - ?????? 40?? ??CM

Such an epic ad.

:castlerock:

 

[Khaiden]

Rider Jump!
Rider Kick!
Kamen Rider! Kamen Rider! Rider! Rider!

Happy 40 Years, to Shotaro Ishimori's best work. To a great franchise.

To 40 years of Rider Kicking and kaijins blowing up!

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[ClydeHowlyn]

Here's an ad of the franchise, aired this week during KR OOO:
YouTube - ?????? 40?? ??CM

Such an epic ad.

Watching it again, I couldnt find Black

 

[bluesilver12]

Happy birthday Kamen Rider. Watching the first seven episodes of Kamen Rider later on today. Coutesy of KitSubs

 

[Beast King]

Am I late?

Never too late to to say happy birthday to one of the greatest franchises to ever hit the Japanese airwaves. :thumbs:

 

[Basri RX]

Watching it again, I couldnt find Black

That's the way it should be! Finally Toei does it right by not messing around with the Minami-continuity.

Suck it up, Black's fans. :laugh:

 

[mkdlstudios]

Happy 40th Anniversary to the legendary Kamen Rider Series!

Here is my contribution:

"Legacy of Kamen Rider"
A Memorial Song for the 40th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series
Written by: Mark Kevin D. Limkinglam / MKDL Studios (in English)
Performers: Masato Shimon, Akira Kushida, Takayuki Miyauchi, Issa Hentona (of DA PUMP), Akira Fuse, Koji Seto, Gackt, Koji Kikkawa

Verse 1:
(ISSA) In those darkest days
Our nightmares are closer to getting real
(Koji Kikkawa) But our world needs a hero
A masked warrior of justice

(Koji Seto) Created from science and virtue
The torch blazing in the dark
(Masato Shimon) The name is Kamen Rider
And he will vindicate our people

Chorus 1:
(Akira Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Gackt) You are not alone
Your gallantry is heard across the world

(Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Takayuki Miyauchi) A shining miracle in human form
Never forgotten in our hearts and minds

(Akira Fuse) Throughout the years you have been fighting
To preserve the harmony of mankind
And to protect our fragile universe
From all imaginable forces of doom

Verse 2:
(Shimon) Even you have a dark and troubled past
You must not give up any longer
(Seto) You must arise from every obstacle
And go further to your mission

(Kikkawa) Count all the crimes that you see
And leave none of them unsolved
(ISSA) You are the chosen soldier
Carry out your task with confidence!

Chorus 2:
(Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Miyauchi) Wake up the shining hero
Everybody will come searching for you

(Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Gackt) As you journey through many legends
May you emerge victorious from your ordeals

(Fuse) Keep the beats resonating
Inside all shapes of yourself
And pass the torch to someone worthy
As a formidable cavalier like you!

Bridge:
(Gackt) Awaken the soul in you!
(Fuse) Expanding your precious power,
(Kikkawa) Running across time and space,
(Seto) And break the chains of our misery!

(Instrumental)

(Repeat Chorus 1)

*This song needs a Japanese translation though by an official lyricist for the Kamen Rider series, and that it references a lot of other songs and taglines in the entire franchise! Imagine my nickname "MKDL Studios" would be credited in the final episode of OOO.