Kamen Rider Den-O

In the end, I'm glad Takeru was involved in one of the Kamen Rider franchises, because without him I wouldn't have turned it on and discovered that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The story makes sense, in fact it's on such a level that if they had three or four more zeros in the effects budget, it'd be a blockbuster. So as long as you get used to the fact that they did the effects in Pascal, it's ok. It's 49 episodes, so you’ll have plenty of time to get used to it. I'll admit that it didn't take me long, and by about episode 8 I was just enjoying it. The Imajin characters were wacky, Ryōtarō was a llama, his little sister was perpetually "off", and the rest of it just fell under the unremarkable and stereotypical. If you'd like to start with Kamen Rider or at least give it a try for what it can be, don't be afraid to start with this series (or if you're like me and you want to watch everything by Takeru, there's nothing to worry about, there are five different characters here so you'll enjoy it). The fights at the beginning were fine, after all it was my first time seeing something like this, but they got tired as time went on. That goes for other things as well. Anyway, the series is definitely not a waste of time, I was even thinking of giving it 4 stars... (09.02.2014)