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Kamen Rider is a children’s action hero show in Japan that has a fanbase in both adults and children. They differ from power rangers because not only did it come out first in Japan in 1971, but its themes and moral lessons are considered “too mature and deep” for children’s programming in America. Here are several moral and life lessons you will learn in this action show we would call Kamen Rider. Please do take note that there will be major spoilers in the article for those who might be curious to watch these series.

1. You cannot fix the past, but you can prepare yourself for the future – Kamen Rider Kiva

In Kamen Rider Kiva, the main plot deals with two stories, basically Wataru Kurenai’s current storyline in 2008, and his philandering father Otoya’s storyline in 1986. During one of the episodes of the story, Wataru loses a loved one and attempts to go to a door that goes back in time to his father’s storyline, so that he can prevent Otoya and Maya from continuing in their affair so that he wouldn’t be born. In the end, he realized that people grow stronger from their past hurts, and that he should live on for that loved one he has lost. And that he should take care of the future, so other people wouldn’t lose their loved ones.

2. People aren’t exactly evil; Evil is relative to one’s point of view. – Kamen Rider Ryuki

This is very much true in Kamen Rider Ryuki (known was Kamen Rider Dragon Knight in the United States), in the original storyline, it is a 13-man tournament of survival. Whoever wins from the battle would be granted of a wish. And from these thirteen challengers come various people with their own agendas, from a deranged felon, a lawyer with issues, a group of scientists, a self-proclaimed hero of justice, and an average Joe who simply wants to stop the madness of this tournament. Sure people call them evil; however they aren’t doing it purely for evil, but for their own motives that go along with it. So it simply isn’t just black and white, in terms of good and evil, there are several shades of gray that come along with it.

3. Having friends with you to guide you, especially when you have a best friend. – Kamen Rider Double

With Shotaro Hidari the private investigator, and the walking pile of information known as Philip, they team up as Kamen Rider Double, the two-man superhero team. This is the series’ main motif where it teaches us the values of teamwork and strategy in our children. It even goes far to being a team with Futo Police Officer Ryu Terui who also was Kamen Rider Accel; Teamwork is the embodiment of this very series.

4. What you do right now will affect the people in the future – Kamen Rider Kiva

This is very much true in the case of Otoya and Maya’s affair, Maya was pregnant and in future time, has given birth to a Half-Human, Half-Fangire named Wataru Kurenai. And this has caused Wataru to be very much different with everyone else, causing him to lose some of his loved ones and such. Though he can make a difference

5. A family is a highly treasured gift you can ever receive, don’t waste it. – Kamen Rider Double.

The Sonozaki family is an example for this lesson. Ryubei Sonozaki, the head of the family wasted his family time just to research on Gaia memories and their dark nature leading to several hurtful moments such as Shroud (Ryubei’s Then-Wife) having her face scarred by Ryubei as the Terror Dopant, having taken advantage of Raito’s capability of using the powers of the earth, not to mention turning their daughter into a tool for his own bidding. In the end, Ryubei had his last moments where he danced and remembered the happy times where he spent it with Shroud and his family. A family is a very important and valuable gift, if not taken care of; the results will end up worse.

6. It’s not where you go to, but it’s who you go with that makes life enjoyable. – Kamen Rider Decade.

Dimension-traveling Kamen Rider Tsukasa Kadoya had one problem during the course of the series, and that was simply finding a way to his home dimension where he can find peace serenity and fun. The case is that no matter where he was, he felt that it wasn’t his world. Same goes true with us, that whenever we try to fit in to someone we are not, it isn’t meant for us, however if we have the resolve to change for the better, people’s lives will change too whether you fit in with them or not. Simply is to be who you intend to be when it comes to real life.