Apr 3, 20263 min readToei Celebrates ‘Kamen Rider’ 55th Anniversary With Global Expansion That Streams Legacy Series For the First TimeTokusatsu icon Kamen Rider turns 55 this year, and Toei Company Ltd. is celebrating in a massive way with a major global expansion initiative that includes a streaming relaunch and a new series announcement. Toei relaunched Toei Tokusatsu World Official (TTWO) today, its official YouTube destination for Japanese “tokusatsu” content. As part of this Kamen Rider franchise […] The post Toei Celebrates ‘Kamen Rider’ 55th Anniversary With Global Expansion That Streams Legacy Series For the First Time appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
May 30, 20236 min readRider Kick! The Horrors and Dark Fantasy of the 1990s ‘Kamen Rider’ FilmsWhile Kamen Rider is now a fixture of Japanese television, the long-running franchise went off the air several times between 1971 and 2000. The longest break was in the ‘90s, but there wasn’t a complete drought; the brave hero lived on in a strand of standalone films. The 1950s is widely regarded as Japan’s golden […] The post Rider Kick! The Horrors and Dark Fantasy of the 1990s ‘Kamen Rider’ Films appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.