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It is not perfect. It is not legal. But it is necessary.

To the uninitiated, pairing Kamen Rider —Toei’s juggernaut of bug-eyed, belt-driven, existentialist heroism—with the Internet Archive (IA) seems odd. One is a hyper-commercial toy commercial about cyborg grasshoppers fighting metaphor-saturated monsters. The other is a non-profit digital library fighting for universal access to knowledge. But look closer. The ethos is the same. kamen rider x internet archive

Try to legally watch Kamen Rider J (the 1994 film). Try to find Kamen Rider ZO with the original Japanese audio and the English dub where the villain sounds like a washed-up Shakespearean actor. You can’t. Not on any major service. Not on a disc that costs less than $200. It is not perfect

Today, the official gates to the Rider multiverse are slowly opening. But before that—through the dark ages of the early 2000s and the tumultuous streaming wars of the 2010s—there was one digital ark that never asked for permission. One library that didn't care about licensing windows or regional lockout. But look closer

If you're a Kamen Rider fan, a tokusatsu enthusiast, or simply interested in exploring a fascinating aspect of Japanese popular culture, do yourself a favor and visit the Internet Archive's Kamen Rider collection. Get ready to relive fond memories or discover a new passion!