Kamen Rider Amazons - Review

This is the first time I review a Tokusatsu Series,
so bear with me and please let me know if I got something wrong hahaha!
My friend, Visito, recommended me this show and asked me to write a review out of it. Thank you, mate! It was a thrilling show! Okay! Now Onto the review!

Kamen Rider Amazons is a Kamen Rider web-series that is based on Kamen Rider Amazon (1974). They adapted the "Amazon" concept (well not entirely, mostly they adapted the design and the name as well). it's 13 episodes long, with, some inconsistency of run time. (the first one was 50 minutes, the 2nd one 40 mins, and some of the episodes are 26 mins long. and the finale was 39 mins).
I'm not really familiar with Showa Rider except for Kamen Rider Black and RX, since those two shows are my childhood, But my 5 year old brain couldn't grasp the story, so I don't really know what happened but it was an awesome childhood! (as long as I remember lol).
So how was it? Let's just dive right into it!

Story

The story took place in a city where there are a lot of monsters named Amazon, a monster who feeds on humans. Nozama Pharmaceutical company hired an Extermination team to hunt down and eliminate every single Amazon. One day, the extermination team found a special kind of Amazon who interferes their hunt, an Amazon Rider, or as the belt call it, Amazon Alpha. This Amazon Rider didn't hunt humans but instead, he hunts Amazons and killed it.
At the same time, Haruka Mizusawa, a person who was sick all the time and quarantined, decides to stop consuming the medicine that is given to him. and later on it was revealed that the medicine is used to oppress the Amazon cells on his body. Since he decided to stop the medication. His amazon cells has awaken, and he went berserk and interferes with Amazon Alpha and the extermination team's hunt. .

Amazon Alpha's true Identity is Takayama Jin, a man who only have one purpose, to eliminate every Amazon. Seeing Haruka went berserk like that, he brought Haruka to his house and oppress his amazon cells using a special bracelet. Later on, he revealed that Nozama pharmaceutical was behind all of this, the main reason of why Amazon exist. Apparently there's an accident on that company that leaks the amazons cell to the whole city 2 years ago. And it is estimated around 4000 people infected with Amazon cell. After that, Jin's girlfriend, Nanaha Izumi gave Haruka a belt, the same belt that Jin used in order to transform into Amazon Alpha. and she let him decide whether to use his power for his own good or just live the same live in a quarantine just like he usually does. Later on, he decided to use it, and he became Amazon Omega. What will happen to Haruka next? Will Jin be able to achieve his goals to eradicate every Amazon?


My thoughts on the Series

1. This show contains a lot of graphic violence, blood, gore, cannibalism, and body dismemberment. If you can't stand watching this kind of series, well this series is not for you. I (honestly) was quite shocked to see a lot of gore in a Kamen Rider series, usually when Kamen Rider fights a monster, when they deal damage to the monster (damn, I played too much Monster Hunter), there's some fire sparks coming out from their suits. But it's different for this series, blood splattered everywhere! Monster's body cut into half and the body fell down the cliff, head crushed. and many more! So, Viewer discretion advised!
2. Continuing from point number 1, this series' theme is really dark and definitely not a kids' show. Watching this series will make you question your own humanity and what is humanity itself. 
3. The color tone in the whole series is dark as well. It gives an unsettling and thrilling atmosphere when you watch it. 
4. I really like how different the two main characters, Jin and Haruka, both of them have a very distinct character and principles. Their fighting style are also different, Jin is more calm and collected when he fights the monster while Haruka fights brutally. Even though Haruka fights like an animal, his personality is rather naive, (and sometimes irritates me). While Jin is way cooler and more laid back compared to Haruka. It goes without saying, Jin is my favorite character in this series! 
5. Jin and Nanaha is the true OTP (One True Pairing). Probably the best couple I've ever seen in Kamen Rider series. 
6. Each of the characters are very memorable. This goes especially for  the extermination team. Every single personnel have different personalities and character traits. Usually when I watch Kamen Rider, I don't really care about the side character at all. But this show manages to make me care for them. So props for the scriptwriter! XD
7. The soundtrack is fitting with the series. When it's a scene about tactical team operation, the soundtrack goes jazzy, when the battle goes intense, the soundtrack makes you excited and thrilled with the amazonian battle cry (i'm not really sure what kind of cry it is, but it sounds awesome). I'm currently looking for the soundtrack, but I can't find it. 
8. This show is a slow burner. On the first episode, the viewer would be as clueless as the extermination team. But don't worry! Everything would be cleared up and it gets better as the story moves forward. So be a patient viewer and enjoy the show. 

The problems that I have with the series

Some minor plot holes that needs to be covered but when I write this review, I read that the second season of this show is already confirmed to be aired at 2017. So we can only hope that plot hole will be answered. Even though personally I think the ending for this series is still great even if the series didn't continue any further. 

Here comes the final verdict, should you watch Kamen Rider Amazons? If you can handle gore, and you love watching Kamen Rider series, this series is definitely worth your time!  

I hope that you find this review useful for you, thanks for reading! This is Reikichi, signing out!