Well well, the beginning of the new year has begun which also means the end of the current Kamen Rider Series and the beginning of a new one. Last weekend Kamen Rider Kabuto ended, it was probably my favorite KR series in awhile Although, I think it was mostly because of the Series Protagonist which I named my screen name after. Who's Character I admire. The show certainly had it's Ups and downs and the ending left a LOT to be desired and dissapointed many fans, myself included. It suffered greatly from marketing syndrome. Too much going on in the show for the purpose of selling toys which kept the show from having a solid direction. lack of direction means writers rushing and panicking for a quick, half hearted way to close all the subplots and gives us a rushed overly predictable ending. I'm sure the kids probably didn't mind but for us adults, it's really a downer. I guess in the end it's technically a show primarily aimed at a younger audience, So it's hard to really blast it when considering that fact. Since one shouldn't expect a series to have content for their target audience when they are NOT watching a show aimed at their target audience. Altho I do wish Bandai considered the older fans a bit more..

All negatives aside, KR Kabuto was quite entertaining and did have good characters and moments. Bringing back the respect to traditional Japanese food was a plus for me, Being a Japanese guy who grew up in a traditional background this was definetly a cool thing to see. A strong cast for the most part, Cool gimmicks like Cast off and Clock up which resulted in some pretty cool action sequences, Really nice rider designs was a plus as well. The story at it's strong point was not bad either, altho I still think they should have kept GSL as part of the actual continuity and not an alternate thing. I think it would have made the overall plot stronger. And Let's not forget the most important thing of all which for me had to be Tendou. His character was really the reason I like the series as much as I do. His mannerisms, style, signature gestures and lines were all things I thought were cool and liked very much but most of all his Philosophical outlook and eccentric attitude toward life, surroundings and the people around him are all things I can personally identify with. Which made his character deeper to me. sigh, talking about how much I love Tendou is really making it even more of a tragedy to me that the series ended as bad as it did. Nonetheless I will miss this cast and hope that they have a bright future ahead of them, some of them are already well established and will probably have lots of great future roles but for the rest of the cast who haven't had the time to boost their resume much yet (Mizushima Hiro is one of them) Good Luck to them all!

Bring on Kamen Rider DEN-O!!!

Some Random Goodbye last shooting day pictures from the cast... It makes me get teary too T.T



Kamen Rider Kabuto Final shot!!



May all you walk the Path of Heaven Onward!!!



Good Bye Team Kabuto!!! -_^

Photo source: Kamen Rider Kabuto Toei Official Site