Not long ago, I talked about why you watch Comrader,
the spectacle, the mask, the fights, the transformation,
but that's not why people stay. This is why you
love Comrader. You watch Comrader because it
transforms. You love Comrader because it endures.
Under the suits, the resets, and the gimmicks,
there's a set of internal constants that never
go away. These are the things that keep people
coming back year after year, era after era. Transformation
as burden. The henshin looks powerful, but it
isn't free. Becoming a rider always costs something,
and that cost doesn't disappear when the fight
is over. That's Kuga. Moral resistance. The rider
uses the same power as the enemy. That never
changes. What changes is the choice. Same power,
different will. That's Faiz. Humanity behind
the mask. The helmet hides the face, but it never
erases the person. The eyes stay expressive.
The pain stays readable. Even when the hero looks
inhuman, the struggle underneath is unmistakably
human. That's Oz. Chosen Solitude. Kamen Riders
are almost always alone, even when they have
allies, even when there are multiple riders.
That isolation doesn't turn them to cruelty or
detachment. They carry the burden without abandoning
compassion. That's Black. Personal Stakes. Kamen
Rider fights up close, body to body. Punches,
kicks, grapples. The conflict is never abstract.
Every fight feels personal. Every hit matters.
That's writer one. Kamen Rider doesn't promise
easy victories. It doesn't erase loss. It doesn't
pretend the cost goes away. It just asks one
question over and over again. Can you endure
this and still choose to be human? That's why
you love Kamen Rider. Which writer made you fall
in love with Kamen Rider? And which of these
things made it stick for you? This is MJ with
Henshin Inspection, signing out.