Kamen Rider is a popular franchise in Japan, with the series being one of the premiere names in the tokusatsu genre. Combining costumed, motorcycle-riding heroes with monsters and mayhem, the series and the heroes who bear its name have remained steadfast staples in Japanese pop culture. That success hasn't been matched in the West, though one TV series certainly tried to make that happen.
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was the second attempt to bring the masked motorcycle heroes to Western viewers. Made somewhat in the same vein as the Power Rangers, it sadly didn't do much to make the property mainstream outside Japan. However, was still far better than an infamous predecessor, and it likely could have succeeded with a few changes.
Related: Power Rangers TV Series Departs Production in New Zealand
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight Was the Second (and Last) American Kamen Rider Series
Running from 2008 to 2009, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight...
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was the second attempt to bring the masked motorcycle heroes to Western viewers. Made somewhat in the same vein as the Power Rangers, it sadly didn't do much to make the property mainstream outside Japan. However, was still far better than an infamous predecessor, and it likely could have succeeded with a few changes.
Related: Power Rangers TV Series Departs Production in New Zealand
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight Was the Second (and Last) American Kamen Rider Series
Running from 2008 to 2009, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight...
- 8/5/2023
- by Timothy Donohoo
- CBR
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