Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: J.N. Productions
• DVD Release Date: April 8, 2003
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007KK41
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,221 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talkin' 'bout my generation!, July 1, 2003

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Andrew S. Rogers (Stamford, Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kikaida, Vol. 1 (DVD)

A thousand mahalos to GenerationKikaida for making this DVD and its sequels available, for I am a charter member of the Kikaida generation. I was about 7 years old when the show debuted on KIKU in Hawaii, and was caught up in the excitement. Kikaida was one of my heroes, and when my family moved back to the mainland several years later, this show was one of the things I missed the most. Even years later, I never forgot about it. That's why I was so excited to see this DVD had been produced, and even more excited to get a copy of my own.

Of course, things look a little different from my grown-up perspective. The plotline is even thinner than I remembered, the monsters even more rubbery, the music even more repetitive (even as a kid, I knew the hightop-wearing androids were ridiculous) -- and Kikaida himself is somewhat less preposessing a hero to a 36 year old than he was to a 7 year old (for one thing, he's a lot less muscular than I remember).

But who cares? Anyone who loved the show in his or her youth will remember exactly why as soon as the theme music starts again, and the nostalgic trip is sure worth taking. Switch on!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, the memories, March 5, 2003

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D. K. Malone (earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kikaida, Vol. 1 (DVD)

Kikaida has a very special place in my heart. This TV show is responsible for my burning curiosity, fascination, and love of Japanese pop-culture that I've had since I first saw the show in 1975 or so. When I was in the first grade, a kid moved here (So. California) from Hawaii. One day he brought an amazing red, blue and yellow action figure (we still called them "dolls" back then) to school. "WHO'S THAT?" "He's Kikaida." "WOW HE'S NEAT!" "He's on TV every Sunday at 6 on channel 22." "REALLY????" That was how I started watching Kikaida. KWHY 22 was a local channel geared towards L.A.'s Little Tokyo populace. I soon came to love Kikaida more than Superman, Batman, Spiderman, or any other American superhero. (Kikaida basically means "Machine-man," by the way.) He rides a cool motorcycle, he plays the guitar, and he kicks butt. I remember being profoundly upset when they stopped running Kikaida episodes. The series ended and was replaced by an anime (we called them "Japanese cartoons" back then) called Brave Raideen, and after that Getta Robo G. In my wildest dreams, these series are also released on DVD here in the US.

I don't know how satisfying Kikaida would be to an adult seeing it for the first time, as the episodes are quite repetitive, always following the same formula- Evil leader creates new bad guy for Kikaida to fight, almost always named in a "color/animal" fashion. Green Scorpion, Crimson Tiger, etc. Said bad guy kidnaps one of the good guys, Kikaida goes to save them, evil leader paralyzes Kikaida with his evil flute playing, Kikaida somehow breaks free and kills the bad guy with his trademark deathblow known as "The End," and then... well, The End. Everyone lives happily ever after. Until the next episode.

At any rate, this is very fun, very classic Japanese live action superhero hub-bub. It belongs in your collection right next to Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Go Rangers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done!, February 6, 2005

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Andrew Strawn "i-man" (ATX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kikaida, Vol. 1 (DVD)

The Kikaida dvd's are excellent. Video is remastered, subtitles are done very well, great extras. The show really good too, lots of crazy Destuctiods for Kikaida to do battle with. The story is closer to the Kamen Rider series than the Ultraman shows.

This is a dvd release that should be supported by all fans of Japanese sci fi. Kamen Rider V3 will be released by the same company in late 2005.