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I will admit when I first saw announcement pics for this show I was not happy I thought the fruit theme was stupid and I couldn't take the fact that the main character has a sword shaped like an orange slice... now it's one of my favorite kamen rider shows. it blew me away with it's deceptive beginnings and dark story the twists and turns the plot took kept me on the edge of my seat and wanting more getting mad when episodes end just to wait another week for the next episode.the story of Kouta Kazuraba is ultimately a coming of age story as he starts as kid looking for a decent job and ends a man putting his life at risk to save friends and his world. Shows like this is why I get mad at people who scoff and think it's dumb "coz its a kids show" well this kids show puts some shows meant for adults to shame. I assure you this Gaim is well worth you time and this is coming from a guy who thought it was going to be bad.

Surprising turns, cool speculative concepts, and a big likable cast make this my favorite tokusatsu series to date. Despite the inherent silliness of the fruits concept, Kamen Rider Gaim is an emotional, exciting, and philosophically deep fantasy adventure. An incredibly ambitious fighting science fantasy show only hindered by some pretty nutty fruit costumes and the overacting typically found in tokusatsu, though some of the cast is very solid--Kouto and Mitsuzane in particular. It's not surprising that this show was scripted by Gen Urobuchi, who also was behind Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a truly boundary pushing, beautiful, and superb magical girl anime. Kamen Rider Gaim is wholly unpredictable and smart--this one's a great gateway into tokusatsu for those who wonder at its merits, though I've not yet seen it's equal.

I had prejudice with the theme of the series, but after I watched it, I found it very good. It is full of twists that impress you and have several riders, which increases the mood of the series.

This became my new favorite rider show. I had a good time watching the show, it did went slow at first but it gets better the more you progress. The characters are pretty good, they're well written and have a lot of personality on them. I like the rider design, they're pretty unique, especially Gaim. Before starting the show, I heard from left to right this show is like Ryuki, thinking about it now, it's not exactly like Ryuki but I'll say a bit. Story is pretty interesting, I like how they went out when writing the story. The acting is pretty good for the most part. It's a enjoyable show, Kamen Rider fans would like this for sure!

I think the Kamen Rider Gaim series is very good. Although at the beginning the story was a little boring, but because of the mystery, drama, and conflict that kept coming up, it made this series even more interesting.

Actually, I feel that this series has experienced a change in the atmosphere from being cheerful to being more serious. But I see that the story of this series is quite neat, the stories in each episode are kept connected to each other, so I don't think that the change in atmosphere does not interfere with the value of the story.

What is also unique about this series is that the last enemy faced by the main character is the second Kamen Rider, something that did not exist in the previous Kamen Rider series.

Comedy, drama and conflict are also balanced and not excessive, making this series even better.