There is very little in terms of paint apps and most parts are molded in color. The plastic belt is small, fitting only 48-68cm waist, which is expected from a toy marketed to children.Įxcluding the 3 components that are part of the waist strap, the actual “toy” is the buckle which consists of 2 separate components.Įverything has a nice sturdy feel with decent heft. Used by the protagonist of the show to transform into Decade, this is the henshin device of the titular character. Almost all Riders transformed from a civilian guise to their hero counterpart using a transformation item, referred to as a henshin device, such as the item on today’s menu: the Henshin Belt DX Decadriver. The gimmick of the show is that a particular theme/motif dominates the Rider’s appearance, abilities and items.

The show took a break in 1990 and came back in 1999 (starting the Heisei era of shows) with “Kamen Rider Kuuga.” While there have been so many shows, the premise remains relatively unchanged – motorcycle riding costumed superhero (Kamen Riders) fights evil organization of rubber-suit monster. So….Happy 10th anniversary, Kamen Rider! As Toei and Bandai’s resident money maker, they didn’t hold back on merchandising their tenth Heisei Rider… Good thing, too, otherwise we wouldn’t have gotten so many awesome toys.įirst a bit of background – Kamen Rider is a Japanese superhero show/franchise aired in 1971 (referred to as Showa era), starting with “Kamen Rider.” Since then, a new Kamen Rider show has been released yearly. It is also a marketing opportunity for Bandai to revive interest and sell items related to past shows.

The tenth Heisei Rider, Kamen Rider Decade, is an anniversary show that revisits previous Kamen Rider continuities.

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