Kamen Rider is a popular franchise in Japan, with the series being one of the premiere names in the tokusatsu genre. Combining costumed, motorcycle-riding heroes with monsters and mayhem, the series and the heroes who bear its name have remained steadfast staples in Japanese pop culture. That success hasn’t been matched in the West, though one TV series certainly tried to make that happen.Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was the second attempt to bring the masked motorcycle heroes to Western viewers. Made somewhat in the same vein as the Power Rangers, it sadly didn’t do much to make the property mainstream outside Japan. However, was still far better than an infamous predecessor, and it likely could have succeeded with a few changes.Running from 2008 to 2009, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was a live-action series that aired on The CW. It adapted fight scene footage and suits from the Japanese show Kamen Rider Ryuki, which was the franchise’s 12th main entry and the third since it had come back on the air with 2000s Kamen Rider Kuuga. The series’ storyline involved a young man named Kit Taylor, who discovered the mysterious “Advent Deck” while on a search for his missing father. This allows him to transform into the armored superhero Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, with his rival Len similarly becoming Kamen Rider Wing Knight. Together, they fought against the evil alien invader Xaviax, who sought to use the people of Earth to restore his planet. Along the way, a broader mythology would be revealed concerning the Kamen Riders and other worlds. This sees the transition from just protecting the planet Earth to involving the world of Ventara.RELATED: Power Rangers TV Series Departs Production in New Zealand
Kamen Rider is a popular franchise in Japan, with the series being one of the premiere names in the tokusatsu genre. Combining costumed, motorcycle-riding heroes with monsters and mayhem, the series and the heroes who bear its name have remained steadfast staples in Japanese pop culture. That success hasn’t been matched in the West, though one TV series certainly tried to make that happen.
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was the second attempt to bring the masked motorcycle heroes to Western viewers. Made somewhat in the same vein as the Power Rangers, it sadly didn’t do much to make the property mainstream outside Japan. However, was still far better than an infamous predecessor, and it likely could have succeeded with a few changes.
Running from 2008 to 2009, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was a live-action series that aired on The CW. It adapted fight scene footage and suits from the Japanese show Kamen Rider Ryuki, which was the franchise’s 12th main entry and the third since it had come back on the air with 2000s Kamen Rider Kuuga. The series’ storyline involved a young man named Kit Taylor, who discovered the mysterious “Advent Deck” while on a search for his missing father. This allows him to transform into the armored superhero Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, with his rival Len similarly becoming Kamen Rider Wing Knight. Together, they fought against the evil alien invader Xaviax, who sought to use the people of Earth to restore his planet. Along the way, a broader mythology would be revealed concerning the Kamen Riders and other worlds. This sees the transition from just protecting the planet Earth to involving the world of Ventara.
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