Kamen Rider Black RX

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Name Kamen Rider Black RX
Toy Line Rider Hero
Number 12
Manufacturer Bandai
Released 1992
Materials Soft vinyl
Scale
Category Character Toy, Tokusatsu
Series Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Black
Designer
Orig. Price ¥
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This is going to be one of those reviews that isn't so much of a review, rather a placeholder to say that this toy exists. I got this toy in a big box of toys that had been obviously played with by a Japanese kid sometime in the early 90s. With each piece there is kind of a feeling of history - these were toys that a child played with - possibly loved.

Kamen Rider BLACK RX (仮面ライダーBLACK RX) comes from the show of the same name, which aired on Japanese television from 1988 - 1989. The notable thing about this show, as far as the US is concerned, is that SABAN imported this series as Masked Rider in the USA. Unfortunately, the show was a flop.



This is just one in a series of low-cost toys bandai issues in the Rider Hero series. Each toy has similar packaging and proportions, making for a nice collection if you get a lot of them. Articulation is limited to the shoulders and waist.

This toy obviously has a lot of play wear, and the antenna are broken off, but that's the price you pay for play.





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Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX

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NekroDave's picture
Submitted by NekroDave on 14 July, 2008 - 15:18.

I had no idea that any Kamen Riders at all were ever re-broadcast here. And judging by that clip, I'm glad I missed it. Looks terrible...

"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
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EVA_Unit_4A's picture
Submitted by EVA_Unit_4A on 14 July, 2008 - 16:50.

Oh- believe me when I say this, NekroDave: it was unspeakably bad. It was like trying to watch- hmm... what's a good example?- "Hannah Montana" but aimed at boys. A lot of phony physical humor, too-cute-for-their-own-good characters (that Furbie wannabe was a good example), Flash Gordon-style cardboard villains, and a sword that shot energy to destroy rather than cut anything.

I said this in another reply elsewhere in CDX- I only watched the first two-or-so episodes, but it was just sooo damned horrible that the little I think about it nowadays makes me look like I'm having an epileptic seizure. Only reason I watched was for the fighting footage, and- as has been pointed out by others who stayed with it longer than me- the editing of the Kamen Rider footage was most unprofessional. Power Rangers, even at its worst (ex: Turbo, Operation Overdrive) was better than "Saban's Masked Rider". And, arguably, VR Troopers was better.
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Submitted by Berserk on 14 July, 2008 - 21:18.

Review this same toy. I snag it very cheap form a flea market.