Luna wrote:I really could see why Ryuki was rated poorly. It didn't carry on to be as good as Blade and Faiz and so on, but it still did get fans. The only thing I probably didn't like is how the monsters (I don't want to give out their name) don't really add to the story. They're just there .. as you can see in almost every episode.
Yes, you're right, the monsters are pretty tame and mostly serve only as an excuse to provide the mandatory fight sequence in every episode.
But the story is not monster-driven. It's driven by the conflict between the Riders. And I MUCH prefer this kind of story over a Monster of the Week driven one, like in most Sentai or Power Rangers. Because this is a real story, as opposed to just mostly unrelated episodes. That's why Kamen Rider rules overall.
For me, I was initially intrigued by the mystery of the background: What is the Mirror world? Where do the monsters and card decks come from? Who is Kanzaki Shirou and what is the deal with him? Later on, as more Riders are introduced (and this series has an assload of Riders) the story is driven by them, with the wiever anxious to find out how it turns out: Who dies and who lives?
Fight to survive!
