Kamen Rider 555

Kamen Rider 555 is currently the second newest series of Kamen Rider sequel. Unlike many other old-fashioned Japanese sci-fi productions, this excellent series is the result of combination of intense fighting scenes with martial arts, interesting characters, humour and most important of all, a heart-gripping plot that has a magnetic attraction to viewers. Also there are many twists in this series that allows viewers to form their opinion on each character, reflect upon their actions as the story develops and this is what gives the show such high popularity; its successful effect on viewers. Thus far, I think this series is actually better than the current new 'Kamen Rider Blade' series in terms of character designs, levels of characters in their martial art styles as well as an attractive story line.

A very solid Kamen Rider show from the early Heisei era. Similar to Ryuki, it has a dark tone-in fact, it's even darker at times. Some scenes feel like a 'what if Kamen Rider was made exclusively for adults' due to their darker style. However, it still maintains the typical features of the Heisei era Kamen Rider, such as not being too violent since it's a show made for everyone.

The characters are very well-developed, and there are excellent plot twists, including unexpected transformations, characters switching sides, and even deaths.

Overall, to me, this is one of the best Heisei Phase 1 Rider shows. However, certain transformations and effects get ignored, leaving you to wonder, 'What happened with that particular transformation? Why didn't they use it?' Also, it's a shame they don't make them glow in the dark more often.

Aside from that, I was surprised at how good the show is.

Coincidence as it is, Faiz is a great kamen rider with nice personality of the main character. Although the plot getting stuck in the middle, but the ending and the story resolve is very great. After Kuuga, Faiz is kamen ride that resembles hero so well.

Kamen Rider 555 is a great series. It has deep characters, with believable personalities. The series takes about 8 whole episodes to catch on, but when it does, you'll be longing for the next episode. The story starts with a girl running off with a suitcase in a bag. The suitcase holds the Faiz gear, and she mistakes her bag with the one of the main character. They quarrel over the bag, but once they sorted it out, the girl is attacked by a creature, called Orphnoc, and try to use the belt to transform. Since she is unable to transform, she buckles the belt onto the main character, who is able to transform, and sticks around to protect the girl, even against his will. From there, the series introduces great characters for every side: heroes, villains, anti-heroes. The main problem is the rushed end of the series, and that interferes in the way some characters behave. Apart from that, this series is highly recommended for the fans of the franchise.

I enjoyed this show a lot like I did with Ryuki but I have some problems with it, I don't like the side character (Kaixa and Delta). Kaixa is a dick and Delta is bland, it felt like they barely expand his character. For most characters, each of them were expanded. The story is pretty great, writing is good, good acting and action is pretty fun as always. One of the characters I like besides the main is Yuji Kiba, I find him pretty interesting and I thought the writers did a pretty good job when writing him. Overall, it's a great season, highly recommend it. If you hate Kamen Rider Ryuki, you'll like this one for sure