In Episode 46 Of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994) the Cop tells Saizou that "Today Is Friday In California" This is a reference to the classic technique of "Gaslighting" used by the USA Police System.
In Kamen Rider Gotchard (2023), Ichinose Hotarou is surprisingly calm about being suddenly introduced to the concept of the supernatural and being chosen to become a Kamen Rider. This is because he has ADHD and is used to having no idea of what is happening.
In Shin Ultraman (2022) Ultraman lacks the color timer, leaving his suit only having 3 colors, being Red, White and Green. This is a subtle hint at the fact that Ultraman is actually Mexican
In Kamen Rider Revice (2021-2022), George Karizaki is a Kamen Rider fanboy who becomes the ultimate villain of the season. This is a reference to how real life Kamen Rider fans are the ultimate villains of the world at large and need to be stopped.
In Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006) Kagami was originally meant to be the main character and titular rider, it was Hiro Mizushima who wandered on set and started acting like Soji and they just let him and didn't question it.
In Kamen Rider Gotchard (2023) the titular hero's main form consists of a grasshopper and a train. This is because Toei thinks Ichigo and Den-O are the only riders that exist.
In Kamen Rider Ghost (2015), the main character, Tenkuuji Takeru, dies on his 18th birthday. This is in reference to real life, as all your hopes and dreams die when you become an adult.
None of the actors from Kamen Rider Agito (2001) were allowed to do cocaine on set. This might be due to Japan's anti drug laws, but its yet to be confirmed
In Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021) Zox has the longest and most elaborate transformation sequence. This is because he's a pirate, and pirates steal; in this case he’s stealing people’s time and the spotlight.
Kamen Rider Revice (2021) originally wanted to use real demons, but they didn't have enough suit actors to pay for the human flesh and soul price of the demons, and thus they were cut for budgetary reasons.
In the Kamen Rider OOO (2010) finale Eiji used the Tajador combo instead of Putotyra in the final battle, this was made to show that dinosaurs evolved into birds.
In Kamen rider Fourze (2011) Gentaro is a punk with a heart of gold who relies on his friends, this is a reference to Josuke from jojo part 4 diamond is unbreakable, making the entire season a jojo's reference
When at the end of Shin Kamen Rider (2023) Hayato Ichimonji and the consciousness of Takeshi Hongo looked at the camera and said "we are now The True Kamen Rider", it really broke the immersion
In Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016) Nico wants to get back at Emu after losing in a Tekken tournament. This is an example of how petty and childish the fighting game community is.
In Kamen Rider OOO (2010), while the Wikipedia article states that the title OOO represents “the infinity symbol with an additional circle”. That is actually wrong because OOO is actually based on a Traffic Light.
In Kamen Rider Revice (2021) George Karizaki’s character song is devoted to him talking about Kamen riders. This is because he's autistic and someone asked him about Kamen Riders, his special interest.
In the Kamen Rider Geats (2022) poster, Kamen Rider Tycoon is shown with 25,000 points. This is a reference to the fact that he'll die on December 25th, 7 minutes into the episode
in episode 36 of Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007), Retsu drinks alcohol and becomes proficient in drunken fist to beat up two women. this is a direct reference to my father.
In Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016) Dan Kuroto dies multiple times while programming a new Hyper Muteki gashat. This is a reference to how demanding Japanese work culture is to the point there’s a term for dying of overwork (過労死 karōshi).
In Showa Rider vs Heisei Rider Kamen Rider Taisen (2014), Ichigo states that Showa and Heisei riders don’t work together. This is because he’s still mad about the incident with Eiji harassing Nigou over underwear.
In Lupinranger vs Patranger (2018) Keiichiro turned down a girl because he wants to focus on his job, only for him later in the series to say that he will go as far as quitting his job in order to help a thief. Wow, if that's not a declaration of love, I don't know what is
In Kamen Rider OOO (2010), the reason there is so much emphasis on Eiji’s underpants for tomorrow is because everyone wants to get into Eiji’s underpants today
In Kamen Rider Geats (2022), the circle on Geats IX's belly is actually a reminiscence of a scrapped male pregnancy subplot where Ace would be giving birth to the reincarnation of his mother
In Kamen Rider Build (2017-2018) there's this very cool shot in the final arc where Team Build stands side by side. This is a reference to the show's title of Building homoerotic connections with the boyz.
In Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018) It is a common misconception that Keisuke Watanabe was cloned in order to portray both Black and White Woz. In reality, he was just so fast he could play both of them at the same time.
Kiva Emperor form debuts in episode 24 of Kamen Rider Kiva (2008) to replace the base form Kiva suit, bc it's chains where heavy and getting in the way of suit actor Seiji Takaiwa. This is a reference to the fact that there's a heavy price to pay to be cool and goth.
In Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2017), Nico’s one-sided rivalry with Emu started over a Tekken 7 tournament. This is because she played as Lucky Chloe, a shit-tier character.
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011) is based on pirates, which is uniquely meta referenced as Bandai keeps robbing people with $100+ Ranger Key sets that probably cost $20 to actually produce.
In Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016) the end card for the final episode states that "the game is forever." This is a clever reference to the fact that Kuroto just won't stop coming back huh
In Episode 48 Of Kamen Rider Revice (2021-2022) George calls out to his daddy and cries over how they never spend time with each other, this only reinstates the fact that he is the ultimate kamen rider fan.
Ultraman Blazar is gray with a lot of blue and red lines across his body that converge in his color timer, and has a light blue streak emerging from his left eye. This is a reference to his concept art, where he looks exactly like that
Kamen Rider Shinobi (2018) is a stealthy ninja. This is a reference to the fact that after his appearance and Rider Time mini-series, he will never be seen again.
In Kamen Rider Build (2017) Sento wears mismatched Converse sneakers. This has nothing to do with Build’s base form, but everything to do with making a fashion statement
In Kamen Rider Revice (2021), Daiji Igarashi constantly failing through his caracter arc is a reference to the fact the series is the 50th anniversary of the franchise, and 50 is L in Roman numerals, which is why Daiji keeps taking L's without break.
In Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997) MegaRed beats the shit out of a child, which is a reference to what Toei and Bandai will do to you if you don’t buy all of their toys.
In Kamen Rider Revice (2021) Sakura Igarashi is a female Rider character who is well-written and treated as an equal among the male Riders. This is thanks largely in part to women being invented in September 2021, the month of the series' debut.
In Avataro Sentai DonBrothers (2022), The reason why Saruhara has no money is because he invested all of his money on Bored Apes NFTS and never got it back.
In Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (2022), Momoi Tarou says "There'll never be one like me", this was to alleviate concerns over an alleged Kohei Higuchi cloning facility located under Toei HQ
Despite its long history and various teams, a super sentai team never defeated the biggest evil empire desiring world domination of them all, the british
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In Kamen Rider OOO 10th: Core Medal of Resurrection the real reason the main character Eiji Hino dies is because Toei is homophobic and hates Kamen Rider fans.
In Kamen Rider Build (2018) only people who used the Sclash Driver got bitches. This is evident by the fact that Sento is the only one who didn't get bitches, because he never used the Sclash Driver, he gets men instead.
In the 14th Episode of Ressha Sentai ToQger, the ToQgers are randomly arrested by a cop under blatantly false pretenses the moment they get off of their station, this is just how cops are
In Kamen Rider Revice (2021) Daiji proved to be a controversial character. This is not due to his choices but the fact that he was the middle child, so like most parents, fans just ignore him.