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Okay so I might've been wrong about Gotchard

This is a video essay on Kamen Rider Gotchard. I've recently been watching the entire series with subs, and I wanted to make a video before Daybreak and Kamen Rider Majade show up.
This is my channel where I review Tokusatsu, including Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Power Rangers.
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  • @freddi00
    @freddi006 ай бұрын

    THE GOTCHARD FAN ARMY GROWS! This season really is the Drive of Reiwa. Came after a top tier season, everyone shit on it because it wasnt that top tier season, and now people are slowly starting to get over that hate

  • @vortex4613

    @vortex4613

    6 ай бұрын

    gotchard is shit

  • @maxlee8780

    @maxlee8780

    6 ай бұрын

    People didn't love right away? I was watching it live but I was barely in the fandom. I would see some comments on the episodes, but that's it. I didn't respond, but it seemed like every comment I saw people liked it. All that being said I take great offense to this. I loved every single thing about Drive. And I considered a child to be inferior to it in every single way I can think of.

  • @jamesfzy

    @jamesfzy

    6 ай бұрын

    TBF Drive really wasn't that good until midway through the show. The beginning of Drive was really basic and boring.

  • @freddi00

    @freddi00

    6 ай бұрын

    @@maxlee8780 Yeah, after the insane success of, Gaim a lot of people didnt really care about Drive, i assume mostly due to the very episodic nature of the first half of the show. These days Drive is really beloved though

  • @shiro5863

    @shiro5863

    6 ай бұрын

    Drive is just a romcom + drama to me. However, i still love it.

  • @DragonStar524
    @DragonStar5246 ай бұрын

    You know. I'm glad Gotchard exists. It's certainly nice to have a more low key season after 4 high stakes seasons. It gives me Fourze vibes, and is just a good, fun time.

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    Saber wasnt high stakes, it was a clump of hot mess as well, but slightly more tolerable

  • @heroicgangster9981
    @heroicgangster99816 ай бұрын

    Kamen Rider Gotchard is a good kamen rider show, it straight up feels like i'm watching a showa kamen rider show because it's just chill. I honestly don't really like the drama heavy shows, i mostly go to kamen rider to see a good hero/heroes.

  • @heroicgangster9981

    @heroicgangster9981

    6 ай бұрын

    Then again i'm a hypocrite somewhat. i like PGSM. i just like more available teamwork in tokusatsu shows i guess XD

  • @grayson8633

    @grayson8633

    6 ай бұрын

    Thats part of the point of kamen rider. Thats part of what gives it its identity. The weight behind a lot of events and how characters have to deal with things.

  • @heroicgangster9981

    @heroicgangster9981

    6 ай бұрын

    @@grayson8633 Yep! Tho still prefer the lighter seasons, I often like kamen rider when characters are having to deal with episodic situations more than the actual plot. Also cute character moments of friendship. I like Kamen Rider 2 lol

  • @shiro5863
    @shiro58636 ай бұрын

    Gotchard is just a cliche shounen kamen rider, but somehow it's interesting. I can see how many times Hasegawa Keiichi as one of writers who inserts "dark context" instead of "too childish" in this Gotchard.

  • @wafflesoldier7957
    @wafflesoldier79576 ай бұрын

    Yee, personally i don't see why people are so upset about Gotchard. It gives me such great "vibes" as you put it. Last time i felt this excited was Donbrothers and Ex-aid (edit, idk if i'll finish Heisei phase 1 in a year though)

  • @akira8393

    @akira8393

    6 ай бұрын

    the thing is about gotchard is that it's done so poorly even if the vibes were much simpler. if you take episode 2 as the intro, it's still bad. the vibes that wizard or w has is that it explained the questions enough that doesn't leave the viewers hanging. Wizard explains enough the story for phantoms, what do the phantom do, and how he stops them. W explains enough, how the mystery went down, how the bad guy use the powers and how does w beat them. gotchard does nothing, there's no clear how chemies works, they don't explain why humans just can't be with chemies at all. there's really nothing with chemies besides a toy to sell. gotchard felt like it just happen just because gotchard could've been a show where you focus on the chemies but some chemies are just already just there in the cards and move on. some of them felt like bandai selling a toy than a creature in the show. i hope they know what they're doing in terms of the new shake up.

  • @katsuo8914

    @katsuo8914

    6 ай бұрын

    Same bro

  • @cyberhero5559

    @cyberhero5559

    6 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@akira8393Tbh they literally explain why Chemys can’t be near humans and it’s due to the fact of human malice and how it’ll disrupt the order of the world and why the alchemy organization is against human and chemy contact.

  • @akira8393

    @akira8393

    6 ай бұрын

    @@cyberhero5559 that's what i want, i want it where there's actual harm to one that gets itself with chemy. The neat thing about wizard phantoms, is that when the guy of the week is in danger. there's a "oh shit." situation. here it's nothing really that big of a deal to me and minato makes the whole mindwipe while gotchard fights like a giant one time. like really? I'm sorry but i find it boring than zi-o's path to be king. I would love the idea like in episode one where chemies are just out in the wild and they caused problems for humans instead of the human malice you get more use out of the chemies. since you know, the show is about chemies, but, that's just me i guess. why not have story about chemies when you can make about fwends i guess

  • @cyberhero5559

    @cyberhero5559

    6 ай бұрын

    @@akira8393 To each their own I guess. If you’re not that intrigued with the show that’s fine. I’m just trying to say that the show does explain why humans and chemy can’t interact and why the alchemists are against it. Your argument states that the show doesn’t explain why chemy and humans can’t interact when it does.

  • @heroicgangster9981
    @heroicgangster99816 ай бұрын

    I hope kamen rider gotchard doesn't change too much. it should be allowed to tell the story it originally sought out to do. at least imo, it's card captor kamen rider. I hope the show still sticks to the premise, but i hope half of the series doesn't suddenly become another show just because people like serialized shows nowadays.

  • @PhuNguyen-ph6lx
    @PhuNguyen-ph6lx6 ай бұрын

    For me Gotchard reach peak tokusatsu-ism with the Wrestler G episode and have been continue deliver bangers after that.

  • @ChristianAntwan

    @ChristianAntwan

    6 ай бұрын

    The wrestler G episode was a major turning point for me too.

  • @RaphaelMYT
    @RaphaelMYT6 ай бұрын

    My only 2 issues is Gotchard's character and the amount forms we've gotten in such a short time. I just don't find Houtaro as endearing as any of the past Riders that has similar characterizations. Perhaps it's the actor, or the writing. And it's not because this came after Geats that my expectations got carried over. With Double, Drive and Fourze, coming after relatively big/strong series, there were fairly back to basics. But what made them great were how the characters carried the show from the beginning that went the plot got good, I was already invested in the characters. That being said, I'm enjoying the supporting cast! As for the number of suits, yeah I get they're trying to make up for the lack of riders this series has, but at least with having multiple riders, they have a more consistent presence throughout the series, whereas a form only appears for like twice before being forgotten, making them feel a lot less special. That being said, the suits do look cool~ OH but credit where credit is due, I really like the cinematography of Gotchard. It has some really nice camera work, interesting environments, and shot compositions!

  • @larrytherustyboii7442

    @larrytherustyboii7442

    6 ай бұрын

    oddly enough, i find kamen rider geats to be lacking in suits, like i can't shake off the feeling that every suit worn by riders other than geats is just straight up hand me downs. I was kinda disappointed that they didnt lean in more on the gimmicks of buckles and allowing more riders to have their own orignal suit that corresponded with their personality. armed buckles are basically weapons or tools other than actual forms, geats is the only guy who has double buckles that combos with one another while the rest of the other main three only get one. command twin is shared with everyone so it really doesn't feel all that special and now tycoon is getting boost mk 2. buffa's jyamshin form is just his slot buckle form but with a cape and golden horns, tycoon's bujin sword is just command twin chestpiece with his ninja leg pieces at the bottom, and its special power is just him slashing. neon literally got a hand me down upgrade form with fantasy, it honestly feels more like an auxliary form than a real upgrade despite it's power.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    @@larrytherustyboii7442 I Hated Geats In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Build + Granted I'll Take Ghost Over Hibiki's 2nd Half So There is That.

  • @larrytherustyboii7442

    @larrytherustyboii7442

    6 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 i can agree with geats, but i wouldn't call it the worst, that's just as extreme as calling it the greatest. I have a lot of gripe with the lore not being fleshed up, the future people, jyamato, and the missing mom plot. honestly, the second arc of the show should've just been geats trying to save his mom from dgp, because i don't get how these characters could just continue on with the game when they find out that it was all a set up by those fortnite kids from the future. Like- have geats fight the game master and call him out on the fake game and call out the audience watching the entire time. then as geats is about to be punished he finally unleashed boost mk2. cuts down all the nonsense drag of the jyamato grand prix and give more time for other stuff that matters.

  • @brevin630
    @brevin6306 ай бұрын

    My man's speaking the truth. This accurately sums up my thoughts on this show.

  • @user-xb8cf6xd5l
    @user-xb8cf6xd5l6 ай бұрын

    As a day 1 gotchard fan, thank you.

  • @RoamingSimp
    @RoamingSimp6 ай бұрын

    So far the only problem I have with Gotchard is the fightscene. it just doesn't have enough heat in it, and I see that lately Houtarou and friends are getting their ass beat after getting hit for like 3 times it kinda sad ngl but I still have hope on whoever coaching the fightscene

  • @Wayo.
    @Wayo.Ай бұрын

    Have not seen Gotchard yet. The whole physical card pack opening videos put me off to it. Been seeing some of the new suits and will probably give it a shot.

  • @lawden210
    @lawden2106 ай бұрын

    I can confirm that the show basically took a 90 degree turn in direction (in my opinion atleast)

  • @OneManSentai
    @OneManSentai6 ай бұрын

    This was very well put

  • @riderfanprime8393
    @riderfanprime83936 ай бұрын

    I 100% agree with everything you said in this video. The poem for most people these days is they can be too picky and to anyone who reads this comment and if you're one of those picky people no offense

  • @maulidiyanisaputera2771
    @maulidiyanisaputera27716 ай бұрын

    Spanner arc is good

  • @magi1340
    @magi1340Ай бұрын

    Lots of texts, just wanna share some personal stuff and why Gotchard meant so much to since episode 1. As a kid, I was one of those "super intelligent talented" kind, that adults would always praise me for being so mature and stuff, and because of that I always avoided a lot of things that a kid should, like playing with toys or watching some of the sillier stuff, Power Rangers being my main example. I was taught to be embarassed by it, to be uncomfortable with it, to not enjoy the silly visual effects. I started watching Gotchard to try and connect with a friend of mine, and I was also doing really poor mentally (still kinda am but we working on that), and at first, seeing that 3d model of SteamHopper (not the armor itself) and al ot of the interactions I was like "ehhh this is so cRinGe", but then the fucking kick happened. That single kick against Clotho changed the way I consumed media from now on, because it went *HARD.* I never watched any Kamen Rider before, same deal with Power Rangers, I thought it looked too silly and goofy, but now that I see for what it truly is, I can appreciate each and every one of these series so much. Gotchard is here to just do cool things, it gives you a cool design, a cool battle to look and go "haha yeah thats awesome :]", for you to have *fun*. Gotchard is awesome, I can see why people don't like it, but it made me feel like a kid again, except without all those barriers that I put on myself because I thought I should be mature. I'm allowing my mind to fill in the gaps, to watch this with the sheer whimsy of a child, and I love it. Now that I'm finally caught up on Gotchard, I started watching Faiz as I was pretty curious about it when I saw people jokingly say "it's the DARKEST tokusatsu ever" and I'm also having a blast. THIS SHOW FUCKING RULES AND KAMEN RIDER DREAD IS AWESOME

  • @BadriKid
    @BadriKid6 ай бұрын

    I TOTALLY get the vibes you talk about for sure Like i will ALWAYS defend micheal bay movies just cause they were fun to watch But man as someone who started really watching Kamen Rider every week with geats its REALLY hard to watch gotchard hahahaha

  • @aqil5615
    @aqil56156 ай бұрын

    I'll be honest. I don't have any hatred towards Gotchard but i feel that the first few episodes feel slightly slow till maybe 7-8~ish. After that the plot became more interesting & got me more into it. Goods things are coming, folks. This is just my opinion.

  • @tonyjackson4078
    @tonyjackson40785 ай бұрын

    I think the Sabi/Dread mini arc really got me. Pretty much gelled the group and showed how Ichinose does have that whole "selfless heart" you get to root for in Kamen Rider.

  • @jonahrk_rider3602
    @jonahrk_rider36026 ай бұрын

    Idk I feel like us as an audience has to realize,hey this is a series about a guy wearing a goofy leather bug costume who likes to ride bikes,like it doesn't have to be taken seriously all the time, especially since Kamen rider is technically a kids show.

  • @MrTokyo815
    @MrTokyo8156 ай бұрын

    Coming off of Geats into Gotchard I agree episode one was a very slow start and a little bland it wasn’t that action packed and the special effects almost all over the place like Geats was. Going from a strong main character like Ace who was a Tendou Souji 2.0 to Hotaro feels like we took an explosive shit into a toilet from eating too many baked beans. The episodes after I still don’t know where it wants to take its narrative from it felt like it was leading up to something but falls flat. Yes I agree it’s a slice of life in terms of setting till we know the real true intentions of the villains and the door of darkness it could change my mind. If they’re getting better writers to write the rest of the show thank god. It’s like Kamen rider blade all over again. Terrible first half but amazing second half. Honestly episode 16 of Gotchard was the best in terms of plot progression of watching it every week. I hadn’t enjoyed a rider season since Ex-aid but then seeing all Geats. Geats is the best of the reiwa has to offer. Maybe Gotchard will be second but I don’t hate Gotchard nor do I like it. I’m more in the middle at the moment. The toys have been a dumpster dive lately but next month and march could change things. Using 2 cards to make something is just copying Double, Build, and Saber it gets really annoying after a while. Geats did it best transforming the look of the driver and making it multi-faceted. Nice video I digress.

  • @rayhayes7701
    @rayhayes77016 ай бұрын

    Ok Alsces. It takes a big person to admit they were wrong. I commend you on that. Just don't be wishy-washy.

  • @harrydunn8447
    @harrydunn84473 ай бұрын

    I don't think the same thing will happen with Boonboomger. I saw a lot of people not liking the suits but every time I talk to someone else who's seen it they love it, whilst I hear very mixed reactions to Gotchard

  • @LordDecader_Edits

    @LordDecader_Edits

    2 ай бұрын

    I don't get what good abt gotchard tbh, other than suit design, kr legend, spanner, and daybreak... The acting is bad, its gotten better tho

  • @SeaWinterMC
    @SeaWinterMC6 ай бұрын

    Because of this you will have my sub

  • @landoftheshadows509
    @landoftheshadows5095 ай бұрын

    I personally don't see the comparison to W, OOO, Fourze or Wizard since not just does Gotchard have more Riders than those intially did, completely changing the tone of a solo hero story, there's more by in-large forms and upgrades when compared. The "vibe" for me is just not personally there when Gotchard is so heavy on its commercialisation. Another thing is can Gotchard really be called a slice of life when there's probably just a handful of civilian stories and at that some not very good ones, like for every wrestler coach and kid with strict parent, there's straight-up just criminals for the sake of being evil. In W they typically spent time justifying why a crimminal may end up how they did, in Gotchard it feels like they care more about setting-up the next toy. In the recent episodes especially, it's leaning less I think on slice of life and more of a fantasy story, good vs evil. Especially with Spanner's very fantasy inspired origin story. Most monsters now also aren't even human, they're just dolls. I think all of these shows compared to Gotchard are amazing, so much so that I think it's kinda inaccurate to say it even holds up remotely to them, even as a "vibe". It's closer if anything to Revice and Zero-One still, series that started with fewer Riders but have more as it progresses.

  • @kushirojin9842
    @kushirojin98426 ай бұрын

    I have to say, Gotchard is like a Nasuverse show but kamen rider. Really, the alchemy thing in Gotchard is very similar in concept compare to magecraft of Nasuverse, and in the story, I always feel like the main antagonist is trying to reach the root of some kind

  • @FireFury190
    @FireFury1905 ай бұрын

    I really hope Gotchard doesn't fall into being another completely serialized show. Since I don't mind these smaller adventures with the casts dealing with some chemies and exploring their relationships with people. Thankfully this week's episode with Zukyumpire did bring it back to that first quarter style now that Rinne and Spanner have their rider forms. If we can keep doing this on an off with episodic stories to break up the serialized ones like Double and OOO did I think we'll be fine.

  • @cyberhero5559

    @cyberhero5559

    5 ай бұрын

    Same tbh

  • @ITheAscended1
    @ITheAscended16 ай бұрын

    Ive been enjoying gotchard so far. Got me pretty hooked. Solid story imo

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    Haven't Seen Gotchard So I Can't Comment On It + I Agree With This Kiva and Wizard Should Be A Lot More Popular But Not The Other Two (Hibiki and Fourze). I'd say Hibiki and Fourze is More Underrated Than Drive and Ghost Especially The Actor For Asumu and Kengo is No Longer in Acting World + What's Great is That The Actors Of Rinna、Genpachiro、Brain、Takeru、Makoto、Kanon and Jabel Comeback in Saber、Revice and Outsiders. I Hated Double and OOO In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Ryuki and Blade + Granted I'll Take Agito Over Den-O So There is That.

  • @Yifeng-hh1gg
    @Yifeng-hh1gg6 ай бұрын

    When Gotchard first came out everyone didn't like it and found it boring. I was annoyed by those comments and i said "Watch in a few months ya'll will be loving the show" Now those so called fans are eating their words and looking stupid lol

  • @SirSadness
    @SirSadness6 ай бұрын

    The acting may be the downgrade of the decade after Geats, but I do like the visuals, the suits, and the items. And while i do agree it feels like early second fase Heisei, the one thing it doesn't capture is the investment. I did not care about any victim of the week.

  • @CenDwpp
    @CenDwpp19 күн бұрын

    kamen rider W Stagphone got repainted ??? how did i miss this 6:11

  • @striberx
    @striberx6 ай бұрын

    Nailed it on the head. Trust me, I do get it for those who might not vibe with it. But I always say, let it grow. Let the show prove itself. If you wanna take a break and then binge up to the current ep or the finale of the show? Then fine. But always let the show grow and give it a chance. I felt the same way most people did about Gotchard, when Gaim was airing. I wasn't vibing with it, and it wasn't clicking with me at the time when it aired. But once the ep where everything broke down/changed, aka when Kouta realizes that most of the Inves they fight used to be humans and his first fight was against his friend? That changed everything for me. I then realized never to judge a show until they get past the big first arc/toy phase of the shows. Cause most KR eps from 1 - 12 or even 1 - 20, is always about the toys/gimmicks. It's to get all that out of the way first then the story changes to be more of a drama than before and thats when the season starts to shine. After all, we now fear the dreaded "Christmas ep" because of Ex-Aid. So why not do the same with every series? Wait until Xmas is over and the new year starts and then the story for the current series can shine and prove itself.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    I Hated Geats In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Build + Granted I'll Take Ghost Over Hibiki's 2nd Half So There is That.

  • @striberx

    @striberx

    6 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 may i ask what made you dislike geats? I'm kinda curious to know your reasoning.

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 Trash taste then it is for you

  • @fatewin
    @fatewin6 ай бұрын

    Gotchard is a slow burner just like Gaim. I would binge watch it when it reach episode 25

  • @AMWmyu00
    @AMWmyu006 ай бұрын

    the only bad part in Gotchard… Is Atropos, the lil kid villain who is claiming to be Three Dark Sister's boss -Rinne Kudoh has improved herself, especially after "Geats x Gotchard: Saikyou Chemy Gotcha Daisakusen" movie timeline, aka. ep 16

  • @chamcham123

    @chamcham123

    3 ай бұрын

    Atropos is one of my favorite characters. Amazing acting performance for a 9-year old. A very mature role for such a young actress. She was put to the test and really delivered. I think she outacts many other Gotchard characters.

  • @bookishdelight
    @bookishdelight6 ай бұрын

    🤔Hmm. Maybe. OOO and Fourze are two of my favorite series, and after watching three episodes + Legend, Gotchard indeed came off to me as "those two, but not as good". (Plus I've just never really been into monster collecting as a conceit.) So I see your point. Also, funny story: after Gaim megatonned the Rider scene, I dropped off of Drive like lots of people. I didn't get back into KR until Ex-Aid, which made me hungry for more rider while it was airing. I still didn't come back around to Drive (much like Gotchard, some of its core premise just leaves me cold as a matter of personal taste), but I ended up binging and to this day being one of the dozens of fans of _Ghost_ of all things. (Then I came back online to find out that everyone hated it and still does. 😂) What I'm saying is that yeah, this video speaks to me even if Gotchard might not. Still, maybe I'll give it another shot. Got an episode number where you felt things started to click, or is it just, like, a slow wash-over of all those vibes as you make your way through it? -and does one ever get used to the main character actor I know this is a contentious opinion in some circles but I just couldn't with that guy-

  • @acalman
    @acalman6 ай бұрын

    Great Video

  • @Steggoleaf
    @Steggoleaf6 ай бұрын

    This is a very good we'll said video

  • @agentrikamcgee
    @agentrikamcgee6 ай бұрын

    Eh... this may be an unpopular opinion, but I enjoy Gotchard FAR MORE than I ever did Geats, and I like Houtaro more as a protagonist than Ace. Maybe the show just wasn't to my taste, but I never bought into the Geats hype. It really went downhill for me by the JGP arc and by the final third I was just glad it was almost over. I certainly didn't see what was so great about Ace, either- out of all the Reiwa protagonists he's actually the one I like least barring Vice. Gotchard felt like a breath of fresh air after it all. Like the video said, the vibes resembling shows like W OOO and Fourze (all of which are top-tier in my eyes) really helped. I like Houtaro a lot too, he sorta reminds me of Shoutaro (who is my favorite main rider overall) and Gentaro with how wholesome he is. He kinda triggers this "oh, this is a good boi" fondness in me which I haven't felt in a while.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    Haven't Seen Gotchard So I Can't Comment On It + I Agree With This Kiva and Wizard Should Be A Lot More Popular But Not The Other Two (Hibiki and Fourze). I'd say Hibiki and Fourze is More Underrated Than Drive and Ghost Especially The Actor For Asumu and Kengo is No Longer in Acting World + What's Great is That The Actors Of Rinna、Genpachiro、Brain、Takeru、Makoto、Kanon and Jabel Comeback in Saber、Revice and Outsiders. I Hated Double and OOO In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Ryuki and Blade + Granted I'll Take Agito Over Den-O So There is That.

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    thank god your opinion is unpopular then, because it is

  • @caseymckenna7111
    @caseymckenna71116 ай бұрын

    Okay .. I been sayin this the whole time. Gotchard was takin strays for no reason other than it wasn’t Geats. It’s a Kamen Rider show; that’s all it’s tryin to be and all it needs to be. Watchin everybody startin to turn is interesting cuz it’s been awesome the whole time, it’s just deeper into its story. Now it’s gettin all shaken up cuz people got no patience and whatever happens is kinda on those people, for better or worse. Maybe give a thing a chance to exist for a minute before you judge it to death.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    I Hated Geats In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Build + Granted I'll Take Ghost Over Hibiki's 2nd Half So There is That.

  • @caseymckenna7111

    @caseymckenna7111

    6 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 I’m not a hater, I’m pretty open to giving all toku series a proper chance to get where they’re goin and do what they’re doin. It’s just this perpetual comparison and all the pre-hate these things draw from their supposed “fans” before they’ve even seen it that irks me. Like what you like, but you don’t gotta hate on something for not being the same as the last thing you liked.

  • @asval_leioulus25
    @asval_leioulus256 ай бұрын

    good thing im not planning on watching gotchard after finishing geats (im gonna watch ex-aid idk about kiva and ghost) to avoid the same problem with the gaim & drive situation. because what i did after watching gaim i decided to go with drive and after watching the free 2 episodes here in youtube i kinda have the meh reaction despite everyone saying it's a good season. so i stop watching kr stuff for a while and i started to watch garo and other toku series. then i picked up where i left and im glad i did it because now drive is one of my favorite seasons in heisei phase 2

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    I can't believe that Wizard could be so underrated like it's such a good show! This isn't fair!😤

  • @asval_leioulus25

    @asval_leioulus25

    6 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 in western yes, but during it's air time, the japanese audience loved kr wizard because the ratings went higher than fourze's

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    drive is good, stop deluding yourself

  • @sir_coma60
    @sir_coma605 ай бұрын

    Nah... Got other shows to watch, im not bummed from missing 1 kamen rider series. While i do like double, my interest stemmed from the interesting premise and the kamen rider designs. Gothcad tho, sounds like scavenger hunt with cards, and the suits I do not like.

  • @Oboetoke
    @Oboetoke2 ай бұрын

    I made the decision to watch after seeing the legends enter the scene. I love decade 😂

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    Ай бұрын

    The Last Time Tsukasa Appeared He Sadly Jobbed Against A Bunch Of Inves and Got Killed By Ohma + Decade 21 Doesn’t Have Any Feats Yet Since Tsukasa Gets Jobbed Even Worst Than Eiji.

  • @nunyabiddeness6544
    @nunyabiddeness65444 ай бұрын

    I havent seen any of Gotchard, but i was hoping this video could convince me to give it a try. Comparing Gotchard to not only fourze, but wizard too, killed off the last vestige of interest i had. The problem with W-Wizard seasons for me is that these shows had much weaker stories and were less thematically focused than early heisei seasons. Den-O was like this too and served as the blueprint for all these seasons. The thing is, these seasons generally got a pass if there was enough chemistry between all the characters to carry the show, which is something i would say is true for all of W-Wizard, except for Wizard which has some of the worst characters in all of Heisei. But the thing is, Gaim, Drive, Ex-Aid, and Build showed that there was a way to combine the dramatic writing and poignant themes of early heisei with the lighthearted, comedic, and character chemistry focused style of early phase 2. These shows made it clear we didnt need to choose one path, and that having both made for a much better season. I have very little interest, personally, in returning to a time where stories were meandering and kind of meaningless and characters had to do all the heavy lifting by being charming and funny. Fourze can just barely get away with it by being laugh-out-loud hilarious. I personally dont trust Reiwa KR to have good comedic writing after how painfully unfunny Aruto and by extension 01 was. Maybe id give that style of rider a shot if Inoue wrote it hot off the heels of the hilariously funny Donbrothers. But as things stand, its going to take a lot of convincing for me to give Gotchard a try because it has "vibes" or whatever.

  • @MrCreepjo
    @MrCreepjo6 ай бұрын

    Gotchard is definitely a early neo Heisei series. Also finally 3 main riders finally instead of too many riders syndrome that make me dislike the current reiwa line up.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    Haven't Seen Gotchard So I Can't Comment On It + I Agree With This Kiva and Wizard Should Be A Lot More Popular But Not The Other Two (Hibiki and Fourze). I'd say Hibiki and Fourze is More Underrated Than Drive and Ghost Especially The Actor For Asumu and Kengo is No Longer in Acting World + What's Great is That The Actors Of Rinna、Genpachiro、Brain、Takeru、Makoto、Kanon and Jabel Comeback in Saber、Revice and Outsiders. I Hated Double and OOO In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Ryuki and Blade + Granted I'll Take Agito Over Den-O So There is That.

  • @MrCreepjo

    @MrCreepjo

    6 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 Hibiki was not treated favourable due to it second half that ruined everything.

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    nothing wrong with the 'too many riders'

  • @MrCreepjo

    @MrCreepjo

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Randomvideos-zi7pe too many rider means too little time of their character moment then what's the point of them other than either being fodder or non-existent.

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    @@MrCreepjo doesn't matter

  • @joejung9395
    @joejung93956 ай бұрын

    Gotchard is Ash Ketchum who knows kung Fu

  • @bruhpr0
    @bruhpr06 ай бұрын

    Gotchard is better now

  • @serina3872
    @serina38726 ай бұрын

    I think the show is alright. The few things fan not a fan of personally is the opening and gotchards suits. From what I've seen online, people rave about it but I personally think it really sounds like a generic anime opening and the Flow version is even worse with the singing being off as well (not as bad as Almighty). The second is the suits. Everything looks good except for gotchards Also where past episode 15 and it really hasn't done anything to make me care for the characters much. Its so bad for me the crossover movie made me care for the geats characters more the this show. Ace was breath of fresh air ( for primary rider) but Gotchard is yet again the friendly characters type again (even as a kid these overly friendly/ kid apeal characters annoyed me) At the moment the reiwa era goes (best to worst): Geats Zero One Saber and Revice are the same level

  • @devaraft
    @devaraft6 ай бұрын

    Idk man, the new arc is definitely so much better but the previous one is eh. The story is okay but the camera and definitely the camera angle is just bad

  • @goni2493
    @goni24932 ай бұрын

    Main reason why everyone hate it: It's not similar to geats.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    Ай бұрын

    Maybe I'm wrong but that's how it felt at the time Yuya Takahashi I Fucking Hate Takahashi + Would Be Even More Of My Bestie if They Would Admit That Geats Sucks and We Should Destroy Yuya Takahashi!!!!!!!!!! Because Keiwa is the worst fictional character ever put in a show after Kusaka and Takahashi is a Dick like Inoue and Shirakura + Tycoon is The Worst Secondary Rider in Fiction Like Kaixa and Basically Single-Handedly Makes Geats Dogshit as A Series Worst Than Revice.

  • @kamenriderking6453
    @kamenriderking64536 ай бұрын

    I'm an easy person and enjoying Gotchard right now, but I still have to say that after a year with Geats, Gotchard is kinda slow. With Geats, the episodes usually a continous of a big mystery, which always make me want to watch the next week episode as soon as possible.But with Gotchard, it usually has 2 episodes a story, which is easy to follow, but it make the pace go kinda slow. Despite that, I think so far the season is doing fine, and I hope this new arc will not dissapoint me, heck, they even got a new opening that are performed by Back-On and Flow.

  • @LordDecader_Edits
    @LordDecader_Edits2 ай бұрын

    they trying to make chara that relate with student audience... But failed and make shounen wannabe obnoxious cringe MC with bad acting... I swear in my entire life never meet highscholer with personality like ichinose

  • @haydenreviewscustomcombos
    @haydenreviewscustomcombos2 ай бұрын

    The premise for the show seemed really interesting until Hotaro had his first on screen conversation with Hopper one. That’s when I realized the main one and a half lead characters are both pieces of garbage, or at least annoying.

  • @LordDecader_Edits

    @LordDecader_Edits

    2 ай бұрын

    Agree, hes not relatable at all to a highschooler...just straight up obnoxious... The acting is bad too... The heroine acting is bad too... I dont feel any emotion

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    Ай бұрын

    @@LordDecader_Edits Maybe I'm wrong but that's how it felt at the time Yuya Takahashi I Fucking Hate Takahashi + Would Be Even More Of My Bestie if They Would Admit That Geats Sucks and We Should Destroy Yuya Takahashi!!!!!!!!!! Because Keiwa is the worst fictional character ever put in a show after Kusaka and Takahashi is a Dick like Inoue and Shirakura + Tycoon is The Worst Secondary Rider in Fiction Like Kaixa and Basically Single-Handedly Makes Geats Dogshit as A Series Worst Than Revice.

  • @decyst6294
    @decyst62946 ай бұрын

    Not gonna lie, the first few episodes are really boring, reminds me of Wizard. But it is getting interesting now.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    Ай бұрын

    Maybe I'm wrong but that's how it felt at the time Yuya Takahashi I Fucking Hate Takahashi + Would Be Even More Of My Bestie if They Would Admit That Geats Sucks and We Should Destroy Yuya Takahashi!!!!!!!!!! Because Keiwa is the worst fictional character ever put in a show after Kusaka and Takahashi is a Dick like Inoue and Shirakura + Tycoon is The Worst Secondary Rider in Fiction Like Kaixa and Basically Single-Handedly Makes Geats Dogshit as A Series Worst Than Revice.

  • @JodiBaskoro
    @JodiBaskoro6 ай бұрын

    The story is moving so slowly and the characters are so one dimensional. It’s.. just there. Fourze done this interestingly by giving a simple character motivation (befriending all he can) an exaggerated delivery (a yankee highschooler). A juxtaposition. Both by himself and him and his comrades. Gotchard feels plain and expected by comparison. It’s not that i hated it, i actually trying to like it. It’s just the show doesn’t even try to deliver any notable strength.

  • @xtopher174

    @xtopher174

    6 ай бұрын

    I love Fourze but you have to be lying if you don't think every character in Fourze is not one dimensional. Every character can be summed into 1 word (Gentaro - Optimistic, Kengo - Smart, Shun - Muscle, etc.). All of the characters are just there to exist and add to Gentaro's friend list. The only character with deepth is Ryusei.

  • @bryjaronlyplaysmc

    @bryjaronlyplaysmc

    6 ай бұрын

    ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@xtopher174it’s still early in Gotchard so there’s definitely time for the characters to developed more but saying that the fourze supporting cast is one dimensional is just untrue, all of them get expounded upon in later character focused episodes that strip away the stereotypes like Shun not just being pure muscle but also having insecurities living up to his dad’s expectations and Kengo near the end of the show making quite illogical/hurtful choices

  • @xtopher174

    @xtopher174

    6 ай бұрын

    @@bryjaronlyplaysmc Shun insecurities wasn't brought up after the initial focus episode. Kengo got development but the only way you can describe him is only: "smart". His main purpose is to hand Gentaro power ups - this never change even in the movie. Also to add: I don't need complex character to enjoy KR. Eiji is one of the simplest character in KR and he's one of the most liked aspect in OOOs. Birth (both users) is also simple and almost one dimensional (Gotoh has some deepth, but not too much) but also being one of the most interesting character in KR.

  • @JodiBaskoro

    @JodiBaskoro

    6 ай бұрын

    @@xtopher174 hi. Yesss i agreed with you. Both on fourze and ooo part. One dimensional characters CAN be interesting if they are written and deployed as a part in a bigger, moving, season. It’s satisfying to see them achieve what they want and even do what they do. What i’m trying to say is, i feel gotchard is boring (so far),

  • @bryjaronlyplaysmc

    @bryjaronlyplaysmc

    6 ай бұрын

    @@xtopher174 hmm i get what you mean but shun having that prom and then the college decision episode develop him more but i guess that was around the 25 episode mark and gotchard is still early in the season enough for them to give other characters more of a interesting plotline forward. Kengo also having random headaches makes you intrigued to what is going on with him, aside from that he’s quite rude from the start,standoffish with his reluctancy to acknowledging the kamen rider club and the importance of these friendships is also something he develops throughout. Spanner who is in a similar archetype as kengo didn’t leave that much of an impression up until now (aside from the first episode being kinda weird and them even having to spell it out that his interest in rinne wasn’t like romantic) with the latest episode however they finally showed us a different side of his personality through today’s episode tho. My main issue with Gotchard i’ve been having is that it’s hard to connect with the characters or i’m not sold on them((it being the Hotaro’s actor first acting role i can’t blame the guy for the performance and wish him all the best to improve but atm im not feeling the charm) Gentaro had the charisma to carry a monster of the week formula while Hotaro befriending chemies feels way less engaging. i liked the wrestler G,saboneedle and X rex episodes but most Chemies just feel there to sell toys cuz they literally are. (101 chemies make it too lucrative to give them all a reason to care about them aside from the cool art/forms they create) Toei also making the movie be a kinda important aspect of the development and first canonical debut of our secundary rider is just awfully handled. The ironic part of the show about all about chemistry is that it fails to create interesting dynamics/chemistry between the characters so far. Eiji being very simplistic works amazing for the concept of the show being all about desires plus just having Ankh and their bickering nature towards eachother makes it enjoyable to watch. While Hotaro kinda feeling like a flat character that fails to leave any impression despite being the main character of the show(with the kamen rider legend special even kinda highlighting that) Circling back to OOO, the birth users have quite a bit of depth i’d say from the start Date is shown to be collecting cell medals with the set goal of gathering enough of them. Even going as far in stopping ooo and trying to maximise the growth of certain yummies to get a larger sum by the end. His connection to the kougami foundation and his interactions with the creepy dr. Maki give us plenty of reasons to question his motives and what his end goal would be. Him training with gotou and their bromance was also done really well with him actually supposed to die at the end of his arc but last minute decided against. The main premise of gotchard is basically the relationship between human and chemies and if they can co-exist together but it’s shown time and time again that the only times they’re evil is when they’re forced into becoming malgrams so like like in that one episode where their teacher comments on hotaro being special falls flat cuz basic empathy towards chemies when they’re harmless is almost a given. the initial episodes of the whole secret school concept is kinda wasted. Like tell us more about how all the characters even found out or enrolled. Aside from them being graded on how many chemies they catch at a time we never get shown what’s even being taught. Also what the story setup of gotchard fails to capitalise on is how the supporting cast feels about the chemies like sabimaru had that one interaction with Ufo-x which was wholesome,renge just likes money we don’t really know much more, spanner sees chemies as tools but these are just surface level observations given. Why should the audience care about creating a world where chemies czn co-exist with humans when almost the whole cast feels indifferent towards them. Like we know the system is corrupt and like a farce but like having highschoolers be responsible for capturing these creatures that could spell the end of the world in the wrong hands just feels ridiculous worldbuilding wise. This new arc could solve a lot of my gripes of Gotchard atm so here’s hoping to that 🤞

  • @beyondcomprehensions
    @beyondcomprehensions6 ай бұрын

    His suit looks like a those cheap fanmade knockoff sentai shows. Shiny and the design

  • @masanomchannel9436
    @masanomchannel94366 ай бұрын

    i dont know man,it fell very low budget ,they probably spend all production money on king ohger and hirogarusky,btw i hate ufo-x with every fiber of my being

  • @huynghiepdu
    @huynghiepdu6 ай бұрын

    Gotchard is meh. Espeacially when i look into the 2 main actors' facial expression.

  • @ramadhanbenny6640
    @ramadhanbenny66406 ай бұрын

    it's simply not engaging especially after the GOAT that is Geats

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    How On Earth Did Geats's 2nd Half Not Get Banned?! I mean Keiwa Literally Rapes Sakura and Aguilera For Crying Out Loud! Then Rintaro Amputates All Of Keiwa's limbs + Tycoon is The Worst Secondary Rider Ever > I Would Have Perfer Michinaga To Be The True Secondary Of Geats + Everyone in Geats Either Gets Killed Or Raped + Keiwa is The Biggest Scumbag in The Planet He literally Raped Tsumuri and Turn Her Into A Personal Toilet Yep The 2nd Half Of Geats Has Fucked Up + Keiwa Has His Limbs and Jaws Ripped Off By Fuwa + Keiwa Resurfacing To Try and Ruin Sakura and Aguilera's life But Keiwa Finally Meets His End When He is Killed By Aruto and Touma.

  • @maxlee8780
    @maxlee87806 ай бұрын

    The story was never my problem with Gotchard. Gotchard was my problem with Gotchard. I like the story the supporting characters. I like the base rider form. The main character is not likable. It feels like his very existence is a slap in the face to Geats.

  • @thatman666

    @thatman666

    6 ай бұрын

    The only characters I cared for genuinely are the Ryo Kajiki, Renge, and Sabimaru.

  • @PhuNguyen-ph6lx

    @PhuNguyen-ph6lx

    6 ай бұрын

    Why would his existence is a slap in the face compare to Ace tho. He's a completely different kind of character that serve a different kind of purpose in a different story to Geats. I get that watching two show back to back would compels people to comparing them, but I feel likes comparing ultimately undermines both characters and series.

  • @cyberhero5559

    @cyberhero5559

    6 ай бұрын

    @@PhuNguyen-ph6lxExactly, like I don’t really get why people keep comparing Hotarou to Ace when they’re supposed to be two different characters that go on two different journeys and character arcs. Also Hotarou’s journey is still ongoing and we’re still working through his development as a character.

  • @rayhayes7701

    @rayhayes7701

    6 ай бұрын

    This comment is a slap to the face of Ace

  • @maxlee8780

    @maxlee8780

    6 ай бұрын

    @@rayhayes7701 how does this comment insult Ace

  • @Geats47
    @Geats473 ай бұрын

    IMO the show is unwatchable due to hotaro’s acting

  • @StrikerVonSpark
    @StrikerVonSpark6 ай бұрын

    Yeah... I'm still happy for this shake up, because, after 16 Episodes, only 5 of them were actualy good in some sense, and as a Fourze fan, i feel like the cast just doesn't work, i don't like Hotarou, he's too annoying and lacks development, his power up's not even rightfuly earned, some designs are awful, except a couple of the bulky ones (LightningJungle/GoldenMechanica), Base and X-Rex; Rinne has as much expression, as Ghost being a relevant season or Saber's thousand promisses, Spanner is generic edgy/grumpy guy that hates the MC just cuz, Minato is the professor that rarely teaches Alchemy, but has that 1% of charisma that the good guys cast NEEDS ASAP and we have their sempais, generic greedy girl and generic nerdy shy boy, compare them with Fourze's Rider Club, they don't even give an OUNCE to help Hotarou grow and develop, only get handed power ups, because the plot says so (I see you UFO-X), Gentarou is a tea cup with ONE personality trait: Befriend EVERYONE in the school, but he develops and by EP15, he has 2 forms (3, because Super Rocket was in the movie), could understand way better the club's feelings, some of his school friends feelings, started to understand his own driver and astroswitches feelings and slowly mature, Hotarou in the other hand, the X-Rex episode was his start, better late than never i gues... At least the evil sisters are AMAZING, acting, visuals and all and Dread is a cool suit. (And Gotchard Daybreak, little screen time, already felt better than OG Gotchard with ease).

  • @vortex4613
    @vortex46136 ай бұрын

    It didn't feel like w at all

  • @anteikucoffee4813
    @anteikucoffee48136 ай бұрын

    yea i dont wanna get it IT will and always bad in my eyes

  • @donhillsmanii5906
    @donhillsmanii59065 ай бұрын

    Gotchard = Garbage This show is straight terrible trash. 1st KR season that I willingly missed because it’s so annoying and childish. And don’t give me that “it’s a kid show “ junk, because plenty of kids shows are extremely entertaining and intelligent. This one isn’t

  • @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    @Randomvideos-zi7pe

    4 ай бұрын

    exactly. I grew up watching ryuki and faiz as a kid and I watched those riders killed on tv.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    Ай бұрын

    @@Randomvideos-zi7pe Maybe I'm wrong but that's how it felt at the time Yuya Takahashi I Fucking Hate Takahashi + Would Be Even More Of My Bestie if They Would Admit That Geats Sucks and We Should Destroy Yuya Takahashi!!!!!!!!!! Because Keiwa is the worst fictional character ever put in a show after Kusaka and Takahashi is a Dick like Inoue and Shirakura + Tycoon is The Worst Secondary Rider in Fiction Like Kaixa and Basically Single-Handedly Makes Geats Dogshit as A Series Worst Than Revice.

  • @akira8393
    @akira83936 ай бұрын

    gotchard to me like a trash show. i wish the upcoming era will change.

  • @saiyaujeff8171

    @saiyaujeff8171

    6 ай бұрын

    I Hated Geats In Fact I Think it's Worse and More Overrated Than Build + Granted I'll Take Ghost Over Hibiki's 2nd Half So There is That.

  • @akira8393

    @akira8393

    6 ай бұрын

    @@saiyaujeff8171 sucks to be you because everyone else is enjoying it. I don't see that happening for gotchard.🤣