Kamen Rider - The Classic Manga Collection

I'm not too familiar with Kamen Rider, knowing just the basics from a few episodes I'd seen on Toei's YouTube channel. Most of my interest in this was because of the Himitsu Sentai Gorenger manga that released last year. I enjoyed that and preordered this because of Shotaro Ishinimori. I'm learning I'm enjoying his work immensely.

I didn't expect this collection to be so hefty. I apparently ignored the page count in the listing, which was a nice surprise for me. The stories hold up very well for 70s sci fi. Unfortunately, as another reviewer stated, the themes are now kinda timeless. The writing balanced really well between dark and lighthearted in most instances. The art almost gives off a Hanna Barbera superhero cartoon vibe to me with some of the character and location designs.

I'm really glad to have this one sitting on my shelf.