BANDAI official KAMEN RIDER toy information site

Hello everyone! I'm Funasen, the new CSM representative.

It has finally begun! "KAMEN RIDER Amazons Season 2".
Have you all seen the first episode yet?
I remember watching the first episode a year ago and being shocked by the extremely hardcore visuals, but now that a year has passed I've grown accustomed to the world and am looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds.
What a luxurious spring it is to be able to watch two KAMEN RIDER every week... I'm so happy...

So, for this blog, as I mentioned last time, I would like to introduce the "HENSHIN BELT Neo Amazons Driver"!
Pre-orders for this product have been accepted since April 6th, and those who have seen the images may have noticed that this belt is made to the same specifications as the CSM series!

A DX HENSHIN BELT is one that can be adjusted to fit the size of the belt by fitting two protrusions on one belt into the numerous recesses on the other belt.
On the other hand, the belt design of the CSM series is based on that in the movie, with no protruding holes and an inner nylon belt that allows the size to be adjusted.
(I'm sure you all already know this without me having to say it.)

When we released the "HENSHIN BELT DX Amazons Driver" last year, we received a lot of feedback saying, "The show is aimed at adults, so why are the toys aimed at children (DX version)?"
When creating the "Neo" this time, we responded to that request and significantly increased the size.
The size difference is hard to see on the reservation page, but I have taken a photo so please take a look here.



It's huge! (The image is a prototype.)



It's huge! (The image is a prototype.)

By the way, the size of the belt is almost the same as that of the "CSM DECADRIVER".
We hope you will pick up the enlarged Neo Amazons Driver and be amazed by its size.




And one more today.
This is about the sound specifications of "Hopper Zecter."
As explained on the reservation page, the newly added buttons allow you to hear the character voices for the three states: "Before transformation (Zecter alone)", "Kick Hopper state", and "Punch Hopper state".
Here, I would like to go into a bit more detail.

①Before transformation
When you press the button the first time, Yaguruma's voice will say, "Transform."
Of course, this is a listless way of saying it.
If you press the button a second time, you will hear Kageyama's voice saying "Transform!"
From the third time onwards, every time you press it, 17 different lines of dialogue between Yaguruma and Kageyama will play.
Since it is a dialogue, each one is a combination of several lines.

Furthermore, if you press and hold this dialogue button before transforming, the following line will play: "Were you the one laughing at my partner? Let me laugh too. Transform."
These are the words that Yaguruma said to Cassis Worm in episode 44. It's also a famous scene where all three riders are together.
After that, I'd like you to put on the Zecter and relive that most exciting transformation scene.



When you grab the Zecter...



The dialogue button is right where your index finger would be!!! (Easy to press)

②Kick hopper state
This includes lines spoken by Yaguruma alone.
There are 34 types in total, ranging from the first line to the last line.
Personally, my favorite line is, "Life is so meaningless..."
Also, as mentioned in the YS blog updated on March 24th, if you press and hold the dialogue button while in Kick Hopper mode, "Rider Jump!" will be said in Yaguruma's voice.
Then, when you raise the lever and the special move standby sound plays, if you press the dialogue button again, you'll hear "Rider kick!" in Yaguruma's voice.
This has also been included as a feature that allows you to re-experience the activation of Yaguruma's special move.
If you actually try playing with this procedure, it's pretty exciting!

③Punch hopper state
This includes lines spoken by Kageyama alone.
Kageyama has a total of 15 lines.
Kageyama is a character who has a lot of interactions with Yaguruma, so he doesn't have many lines on his own, but he does have a heartbreaking line at the end.
Press and hold the dialogue button to hear Kageyama's voice say "Rider Jump!", and when the special move standby sound comes on you'll hear "Rider Punch!", so try combining the two with your big brother and immerse yourself in the role with your body, mind and voice.

I've often heard people say that with 90 different types, doesn't it contain most of the lines from the movie? Well, yes. It does.
However, this is not all of them, so if we have missed any of your favorite lines, I apologize.

While debugging the audio, I realized once again that the Hell Brothers' lines are incredibly funny...
Personally, when I saw the TV version 10 years ago, there was one scene that I found so funny that I watched it over and over about 10 times, so I was happy to be able to include that scene's voice.
We'll leave it to your imagination to guess which scene it is. Look forward to it!

That's all for today.
Next week, I'd like to go into more detail about the audio for "Neo Amazons Driver."

See you next time!