On the show, Decade uses many different cards and their functions range from transformation to performing signature attacks. Hearing it all in action - from opening the buckle, inserting a card and letting the card idle a bit/removing acard, and closing the buckle – is very satisfying. Also, the light effects are minimal compared to other Kamen Rider Henshin toys (2 red LED inside the sealed buckle provide the entire light show), but there are a lot of sound effects. The card you insert also affects the sounds the belt makes. Every action you do is accompanied by light and sound actions, which mimic the show’s belt. To activate the belt’s functions, you “open” the buckle, insert any of the included cards, and “close” the buckle. Just like in the show, power up the Decadriver with 2 AAA batteries and flip the power switch on the bottom (okay…maybe unlike the show). To avoid redundancy, the original position will be referred to as “closed” and the turned position (giving access to the card slot) as “open”. Pushing the handles together returns the “box” to its original position. Pulling on the grey handles on either side of the belt rotates the white “box,” which is an electronic card reader, revealing the card slot. The toy also comes prepackaged with 10 cards, each representing a primary Heisei Rider.Įssentially, the Decadriver is a belt with a movable buckle. Construction is clean and the flash from where the plastic was cut are in discreet spots. There are exceptions such as the faux green LED above the clear window and the 9 Kamen Rider logos around the silver ring. There is very little in terms of paint apps and most parts are molded in color. The plastic belt is small, fitting only 48-68cm waist, which is expected from a toy marketed to children.Įxcluding the 3 components that are part of the waist strap, the actual “toy” is the buckle which consists of 2 separate components.Įverything has a nice sturdy feel with decent heft. Used by the protagonist of the show to transform into Decade, this is the henshin device of the titular character. Almost all Riders transformed from a civilian guise to their hero counterpart using a transformation item, referred to as a henshin device, such as the item on today’s menu: the Henshin Belt DX Decadriver. The gimmick of the show is that a particular theme/motif dominates the Rider’s appearance, abilities and items. The show took a break in 1990 and came back in 1999 (starting the Heisei era of shows) with “Kamen Rider Kuuga.” While there have been so many shows, the premise remains relatively unchanged – motorcycle riding costumed superhero (Kamen Riders) fights evil organization of rubber-suit monster. So….Happy 10th anniversary, Kamen Rider! As Toei and Bandai’s resident money maker, they didn’t hold back on merchandising their tenth Heisei Rider… Good thing, too, otherwise we wouldn’t have gotten so many awesome toys.įirst a bit of background – Kamen Rider is a Japanese superhero show/franchise aired in 1971 (referred to as Showa era), starting with “Kamen Rider.” Since then, a new Kamen Rider show has been released yearly. It is also a marketing opportunity for Bandai to revive interest and sell items related to past shows. The tenth Heisei Rider, Kamen Rider Decade, is an anniversary show that revisits previous Kamen Rider continuities.
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