Kamen Rider Kabuto Looks

As I said before, I like the Japanese aesthetic for some costumes. They have mastered the mechanization of the human form. But they do it without making the human into a cyborg or robot. The human just wears the costume, but he already becomes a machine by doing so. Sort of like Iron Man, but without the antiquated face-plate design.

Let's look at another great looking hero: Kamen Rider Kabuto.

HDM Masked Rider Kiva Emperor

I recently got a new figure in the form of the HDM Kamen Rider Kiva Emperor form mini-figure. I bought it at SM Megamall over the weekend. It comes in a box and needs some assembly. It's cheap at P150. But it's a great figure.

It's part of a series where other characters from Kiva and Den-O are used. I'm aiming for Kabuto if I can find it.

Kamen Rider Fourze

Kamen Rider, Japanese for "Masked Rider," has had a lot of TV series installments over the years. The latest is this guy, Kamen Rider Fourze.

Fourze is a user of astro switches. He puts four switches on his belt, and activates this belt to transform. He has a lot of different forms and weapons, like a rocket on his right arm. Some might even notice Playstation motifs on him.

Of course, he looks weird, which is what I like about him. His eyes and antennae make him look insect-like, which is the basic look of the Kamen Rider. His series follows Kamen Rider OOO (pronounced 'Ohs'), which I quite liked.

The Aesthetics of the Wedge (Carry Over)

The wedge is classified as one of the basic machines in science. However, I see it as one of the basic aesthetic devices. As an artist who loves to draw futuristic armor, vehicles and robots, I like the wedge shape because it looks like it's moving even if it's not. It has a sharp, streamlined feature that just looks dynamic and beautiful. I wonder if "racy" can be applied, hehe.



In the pic above, it looks simple. But an artist or designer can rework the basic shape into something else. Like in the images that follow...