Kamen Rider meme is more important than homework for Spanish, obviously.

The one that was your first: Kamen Rider 555 (Faiz) is technically my first. I was vacationing in Taiwan in 2006 when a Chinese-dubbed version of Faiz appeared on YOYO TV. I had gotten into sentai earlier in the year thanks to aerilupus and it was around the time Kamen Rider Kabuto was airing. While I didn't find Kabuto interesting, Faiz was the opposite.

The one with the best theme song: I liked Kabuto's opening theme, but Kiva's was more memorable, probably because that song is in my playlist. I also used to sing "Climax Jump" from Den-O a lot because it was a total earworm.

The one that made you laugh the most: W made me laugh more than Den-O ever did. It must be because of Shotaro's constant fail half-boiled movements; every funny moment I can list in the show has something to do with him. He's the one who reigns in the most humor with his over-the-top parodies of noir films and his banters with Akiko.

The one that made you cry the most: I didn't cry but I almost teared up at OOO's ending and I also felt super depressed after watching the ending to Faiz. Almost all of my favorite characters were killed off in that show, geez. Faiz's movie was also super sad, what?

The one that surprised you: OOO started out as a cheerful show but in the third quarter of the show, the whole storyline became super serious and dark because it gave way to philosophy about human desire and questioned basic needs. It's still hard to take it all in, especially with how dark of a character Eiji turned out to be.

The one that didn't meet your expectations: I disliked Kamen Rider Decade, I'll be honest with you. I love the main cast, but the story was so poorly written it was a little hard to follow. Since it featured every single Kamen Rider made, I understand it would be hard to follow if one didn't see any of the other series, yet it introduced new characters and alternate universes. All of the crossovers were just too much for me. The show even crossed over with fucking Shinkenger (not a Kamen Rider series, even), for crying out loud. I dropped the show within five episodes as it was airing.

The one with the best relationship: Wow. Let me take a moment to think: where "relationships" are involved, I solely don't limit myself to the notion that this always indicates a romantic relationship. I think Eiji and Ankh's relationship in OOO was written very well and gave depth to both of their characters. It was continuously established in the show that both of them are only together because of common goals and need each other to battle, but you can hardly consider them best friends, especially where Ankh is involved. It was a huge turning point when Ankh begins to show some mild concern for Eiji halfway into the show, and his epiphany about life demonstrated how he had come to appreciate his times with him. Aaah.

I also liked Yuuji and Yuka's parent/sibling-like relationship in Faiz. Yuuji saved Yuka and continued supporting her during the toughest times. I remember one instance of the show where Yuka's major decision ended up in a disaster, and Yuuji calmed her down by hugging her like a dad while Kaidou just unsympathetically rants in the background.

Regarding romantic relationships, it's a toss between Nago and Megumi from Kiva and Tsukasa and Natsumi from Decade. I do like Tsurugi and Misaki from Kabuto and I must admit that Ankh and Hina from OOO have a space in my heart, but the former two are my favorite pairings. I supported NagoMegu since Nago's first appearance, when he admitted he liked Megumi. Even though their partnership was cold at first, they warmed up to each other and dropped hints that they preferred each others' company. By the end of the series, Megumi becomes his ultimate form of support. I was happy they got married at the end of the show. ♥

As for Tsukasa and Natsumi, I think it's pretty evident that the two treasure each other, especially in the episode where Natsumi takes a fatal blow for him. Natsumi is the only person who offers him a place to call home and he relies on her emotional support to get him through, not to mention he occasionally calls her by a cute nickname!

The one with the best fight scenes/action: I say OOO only because Ankh's off-suit stunts were amazing and made a huge impression on me. I don't know if a stunt actor filled in for him during some of his off-suit fighting scenes, but his scenes always look great. I remember there was this one part where he did a backflip to avoid Kazari's attack in the later episodes. I dunno, I tend to like off-suit fight scenes.

The one with the best suit design/transformation scenes: W, HAHA, WHO CAN FORGET TERUI REVVING HIS CROTCH. Just kidding, I actually thought Kiva had the best transformations because the effects were really clean. As for the costumes, I really liked Saga's design from Kamen Rider Kiva.

The one that you compare all the others to: I think I usually use Faiz and Kabuto as comparison models. Kabuto is basically my model for KR shows because it encompasses a lot of concepts I can generally associate KR with: incestuous subtext, female martyrs, the fact that tons of people drop dead like flies when episode 40 rolls around, rider kicks, pretty actors, lots of emo moments by the end of the show, and mild humor.