Kamen Rider Kiva

Kamen Rider Kiva (仮面ライダーキバ Kamen Raidā Kiba, Masked Rider Kiva) is the title of the 2008 Kamen Rider Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It premiered on January 27, 2008, following the finale of mh:besttvshows:Kamen Rider Den-O. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block with Engine Sentai Go-Onger.

Why It's Rusted In It's Own Chains (Bad Qualities)

 * 1) The primary rider Wataru Kurenai is boring and has very little personality and never seems to get much character development whatsoever.
 * 2) The plot and story feel like it doesn't know what to do with itself.
 * 3) Rude Acting.
 * 4) The IXA belt, being transferred from one person to another feels so out of sync and tiring.
 * 5) The tone of the show is confusing, there are times where it's dark and serious, times where it's very light-hearted.
 * 6) The humor felt really stale.
 * 7) Some of the episodes are poorly written such as the 18th episode and 44th episode.
 * 8) The revelation of Wataru being a Fangire was resolved too quickly.
 * 9) The romance in this show tends to feel a little forced.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The suit designs are fantastic.
 * 2) There are some likable characters such as Otoya Kurenai/Kamen Rider IXA (1986), Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider IXA (2008), Yuri Aso, Kivat-Bat the 3rd, Taiga Nobori/Kamen Rider Saga and The Arms Monsters.
 * 3) The finale was decent.
 * 4) The insert themes are very nice to listen to, as is the theme song.
 * 5) It's much more tolerable than these two atrocities
 * 6) It was also much more enjoyable than Engine Sentai Go-Onger
 * 7) Although it's on here, Kiva is a very divisive Rider season amongst the fanbase, and because of that, it also gets a spot on the Best TV shows Wiki, for more info, read here