Trivia / Kamen Rider Amazons

• Cowboy BeBop at His Computer: The series description of the Amazon Riders release on Amazon Prime servers in the West claims it is the fourth installment in the Kamen Rider franchise, mistakenly identifying it as its inspiration Kamen Rider Amazon.
• Follow the Leader: Toei was probably inspired by Marvel's act of releasing streaming-only series on Netflix. Similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Netflix-only series, Amazons features darker and more violent materials compared to the more "mainstream" parts of their respective franchises thanks to the less stringent censorship.
• No Export for You: Amazon initially announced they will be featuring it to a worldwide audience with subtitles, which would have been the first Western official Kamen Rider release since The First in 2007. Despite the announcement it was coming, it has been months since it ended with no further news about it.
  • Finally averted April 2018 with the first season posted on Western Amazon Prime servers under the title Amazon Riders with the second season right afterwards. Currently playing this straight however, is the movie.
• Prop Recycling:
  • Amazon Sigma is a silver-gray repaint of Amazon Omega’s Origin suit, with a black Amazons Driver.
  • Amazon New Omega is the Omega suit with mechanical armor parts similar to Amazon Neo. He also uses the Neo Amazons Driver.
  • Amazon Alpha Neo is a green repaint of Amazon Alpha, with a new head, the Militant Register, a green repaint of the Amazonz Register, and a Neo Amazons Driver.
• What Could Have Been: An English dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment was commissioned for the Western release but it ultimately went unused.

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