So I can say that his character development goes from your normal everyday guy to becoming the super hero that saves the world from the menace of the Grongi. Then he becomes the protector of everyone's smiles. That was until the day he HENSHINED into Kuuga. He's somebody who seems to be just your normal everyday guy, a janitor, a guy who just wants to protects the smiles of everyone.
So what's the big deal with Yuusuke and his friends? So he like superheroes don't really live a special life UNTIL they face the fact they're being qualified as they are called. Other minor characters were Morimichi Sugita, Nozomi Sasayama (Eri Tanaka why so little screen time?) and Shoji Kanzaki his childhood mentor.
Other characters that entered are from the police station are like Sadao Matsukura who at first distrusted Kuuga but later learned to see him. However he has a close partnership with Kaoru Ichijou (NOT related to Ichijiou in Jetman) who is in the police force, Sakurako Sawatari who decodes the mysteries of Kuuga like in a typical fantasy drama, his sister Minori Godai a school teacher (she does resemble the actress Dawn Zulueta from the Philippines to some extent!), Hikari Enokida who is a single mother struggling between work and her son, Tamasaburo Kasagi who works at the Pore Pore cafe, Nana Asahina who is probably his admirer, Tsuyoshi Sakurai who works with Kaoru and Jean Michel Sorrel who is a foreign archaeologist who could speak Japanese. So he does henshin in the first episode but he doesn't immediately learn to use his powers nor does the police department trust the Kuuga alter ego immediately. That of course, defines heroism to a HUGE extent because Tokusatsu heroes protect others, not for self-interest.Ĭompared to Kamen Riders of the Showa era, this one follows the pacing of any typical fantasy drama which I am pretty much a sucker of. The idea of Kuuga is "emptying one's self" to which stays true to it because the hero, Yuusuke is working to protect the happiness of others and not seeking for himself. So where was I? Need help from these monsters? Yuusuke takes the legendary belt of Kuuga from the ancient civilization and HENSHIN he becomes Kuuga, the new Kamen Rider after so long! However he starts of as pretty weak, still not strong but then in episode two, he goes into his red form and thus starts his mission to SAVE THE WORLD from the Grongis. What's known of the Grongi is that they actually play a sick game of killings with a similar pattern, fortunately no Grongi member was seen feasting on human beings or this show won't pass the ratings for children or teenagers. The Grongi as they are, are pretty much a civilization on Earth that threatens to kill humanity. So here, we meet the guy named Yuusuke Godai and the rise of a supernatural civilization known as the Grongi. The story is pretty much a mix of Toku and police drama. Smith, Chris X and That Chick think of this move? =P If I get funny comments, I'll post them for all to see. Hmmm what will my fellow Toku critics like Fantasy Leader, Mr.
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So where do I begin? Okay, I'll probably try to my own version of Nostalgia Critic but I'm a critic on Tokusatsu and TV Drama and hoping this TV Drama blog will go on forward like my Super Sentai blog. Moving on, I'll talk about Naruhisa Arakawa's writing- I may not think this is his top masterpiece but this is STILL a masterpiece worth watching. So you might way WTF Sean Akizuki why are you in the world reviewing Kamen Rider Kuuga in your drama blog? So first, I really felt Kamen Rider has transformed into a fantasy TV drama while staying true to Toku (compared to how Zaido is SO not good) so DO NOT make comments for me to write on the Showa riders like my favorite Kamen Rider Black or whatever has to come.