024 – Double the Rider, Double the Fun (Kamen Rider Eps. 40-41)

FINALLY! Hongo has come back to Japan! And he brought his own pair of kick@$$ Rider Girls! (But what happened to Ruriko?) Nathan and Travis are overjoyed to see the OG Rider return, and in true superhero fashion, team-up (and fight?!) with Hayato in an epic two-parter coming off the heels of the crazy Christmas special. Shocker’s Japanese division has a new commander: Dr. Death/Dr. Reaper/Dr. Shinigami/Dr. Who (one of those is a pop culture reference, but not the one you’re thinking) played by a former member of Toho’s actor stable. Toei’s filmmakers took a bit more care than usual with these episodes to mark such an incredible occasion—but what a tease! Welcome to Henshin Men, heroes of the internet!

Kamen Rider (1971) is available to stream on Shout!FactoryTV and Tubi. Watch there to follow along with us!

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Listen to Travis’s main podcast, Kaiju Weekly, and Nathan’s podcasts, The Monster Island Film Vault and The Power Trip.

MUSIC:

-“Kamen Rider - Let's Go!! Rider Kick (Cover)” by Eternal Melee

-“Not Your Above-Average Joe [Standing Ovation]” by Ivan Hakštok