From the opinion of sponsors and production staff to having relevance
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The relevance of the two films is the result of a discussion between the production staff and sponsors.
Kamen Rider Kuuga, which marked the beginning of the Heisei era, was very popular due to its high level of perfection. The sponsors hoped that the series would be developed in the direction of producing a sequel to take advantage of this popularity.
On the other hand, the production staff feared that the high level of perfection of “Kamen Rider Kuuga” would be compromised if a sequel was produced. They did not want to produce a legitimate sequel.
As a result of taking into account the opinions of both parties, a compromise was made by using some of the settings of “Kamen Rider Agito” in the world of “Kamen Rider Agito”. Although not a legitimate sequel, the two films are now related.
I wonder what kind of work would have been created if only one of the two ideas had been taken into account.
The producers also stated the relevance of the two works
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The relationship between the two films was determined by the opinions of the sponsors and production staff, and the producer of Kamen Rider Agito, Shinichiro Shirakura, who worked on Kamen Rider Agito, had the following to say about the relationship between the two films: “It’s a story about a parallel world in which an incident like the one in Kamen Rider Kuuga happened.
There are inconsistencies in the timeline of the two works when comparing the time of the stories. As the producer said, there is no problem with inconsistencies in the timeline if the story is about a parallel world.
The worlds of the two works intersect in the manga version of Kamen Rider Kuuga
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Although some of the settings from Kamen Rider Kuga have been used, the collaboration between Kuuga and Agito in the TV series never happened.
The two Kamen Riders will finally appear together in Kamen Rider Kuuga, which began serialization in Heroes Monthly in 2014, and will feature Agito.
In the manga version, “Kamen Rider Agito” and “Kamen Rider Kuuga” are treated as the same worldview.
In the fifth volume, Agito finally appears in the fifth volume. In the sixth volume, Agito appears on the cover of the magazine, overtaking Kuuga.
Although we are happy to see Kuuga and Agito together, the visuals of the characters are very different from those of the TV series, and we wonder if this is a derivative work of the setting. You may be tempted to complain that it is not a good idea.
However, Shinichiro Shirakura, who worked as a producer on Kamen Rider Agito, and Toshiki Inoue, who worked on the screenplay, participated in the production of the film, so there is no doubt that it is approved by Toei.
I recommend that you enjoy this film as a different world of Kuuga and Agito, different from the TV series.
Summary
In this article, we summarized the relationship between Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Kuuga and why they came to be related.
The producers have also stated the relevance of the two films. Currently, the two Kamen Riders are more closely intertwined in the manga version than in the TV series.
What will the manga version end up being? I’m looking forward to developments that could not be realized in the TV series.
