interesting.

kamen raidaa daburu.

I thought it was supposed to be Zwei?

perhaps zwei comes after W?

or... well... since zwei is german for 2 and double is also 2, it may just be one of the names they were playing around with.

Okay, so W is a Kamen rider that is composed of 2 persons (Shoutaro & Philip)? Just like Symmetrical docking in Gaogaigar.

or like DC's firestorm. and ya jus know they are gonna use the plot device of, one of the 2 guys not being around when W is needed, lol.

and moar pics fer yer eyes

lovin the old skool silver cape/scarf he has goin on at the back

You know, that scarf was one of the Kamen Rider Trademarks that never made it to the Heisei riders.

Well, maybe not to the Rider suit themselve but it was revived slightly with Wataru as he was never without wearing one while in human form in Kamen Rider Kiva.

Actually, there was one Heisei Rider that wore a scarf. It was the KR Blade Clone in the Kamen Rider Blade special.

Yeah, well the scarf was a trademark for the showa riders. It would be cool if they would revive it. The scarf would look cool especially when they are riding their bike. In the latest Kamen Rider incarnations, I seem to notice that they ride their bike a lot less. Which for me kinda defeats the purpose of calling them Kamen Rider. Their bike is supposed to be part of their arsenal, not just some jalopy they can get around town with.

guys, a lot of the newer riders wore scarfs when not in their armour.

i remember especially ryoutarou. and the others did at least once, I am pretty certain.

And let's not forget the scarf Wataru got from Nago as a sling due to the injury he got.

Here are some casting rumors about the secondary characters that I got from a friend of mine. Hence the links;

Hikaru Yamamoto, probably the token female character like Natsumi, or Hana.

Hiroshi Miyauchi, a toku legend known for playing V3, AoRanger, Big One, Zubat, and his supporting roles in Winspector, Solbrain (same role as Winspector), and Ohranger. Rumored to be playing some kind of a pool hall manager, the hall itself acting as this series' version of the Hikari Studio, Milk Dipper, etc.

Meibi Yamonouchi, previously played Rin/Lunagel in Magi, role unknown.

I'm starting to really like this design.

From right, Cyclone Joker form, Luna Trigger form and Heat Metal form.

Jokingly on the Luna and Heat forms, Kuuga and DiEnd called and they want their weapons back, lol.

I'm starting to like this form as design as well. It's actually simple in base design which means grat fro flexibility and basic movement.

I'm just wondering how he'll perform his Rider kick.

I think it's a front flying kick like Kiva's.

More pics and site links. The pics are in the links but I'm posting them anyway so you can just look at them if you don't want to view the site links.

http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/double/

http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/w/index.html

Two of those look a desktop wallpaper.

a video -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vWr2NjYpE&hl=en&fs=1

The homophobic in me sings the song:

"When a Man loves.... another man....."

becos W is two guys uniting into one.

How far has Kamen Rider fallen will just have to wait and see.

Edited August 8, 200916 yr by Tales

this new trailer for W is very nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4erF7DVK0&hl=en&fs=1

pretty cool looking.

Shows not started but the toys are already available in the market.

I'm really looking forward to this.

I think the change in style will be really interesting.

whenever I see this it makes me think of Takeshi Hongo.

Tales, may I suggest you take this with a fresh perspective?

I just wouldn't want any pessimism spoiling other people's enjoyment.

sometimes when a person slates something so much, it makes the people who read it feel bad.

I don't want anyone to feel bad so please just give it a chance to shine on it's own merits.

Double looks like an interesting Kamen Rider. Wonder how he'll execute his main Rider Kick.