Building a Bastard: Masato Kusaka || Kamen Rider Kaixa 

To this day, I spend Kaixa Day on the beach out of spite. Except I get to go home afterwards.

Kaixa always seemed like a Showa era rider in a heisei era show. Kusaka was basically destined to become kaixa like most Showa riders, while takumi stubbles upon Mari twice and becomes faiz, like most heisei era riders who randomly find a driver or belt and don’t know what’s going on.

Not only has Kusaka become one of, if not the most infamous character in all of Kamen Rider, I’d go as far to say he’s also one of the most despicable characters in any piece of media I’ve seen. First, he doesn’t necessarily have a big motive for why he does what he dose, he’s just an individual who’s morality is severely warped from unresolved trauma. He’s become so delusional that he doesn’t even have a moral compass. He simply gets a kick out of sabotaging Takumi’s friendships and framing misunderstandings. But easily the most terrifying aspect about him is why he fights orphenocs. His entire motivation on fighting orphenocs isn’t to save people, but it’s out of prejudice against them purely because he hates them. It doesn’t matter if they are innocent or not. But as rotten as he is, he also remains one of the characters I remember most.

This is a certified Karate Bug Man classic

I don't like to leave comments very often, but I wanted to say something. Meti, thank you so damn much for branching out to as many series as you can. I know they don't always get as many views as when you cover super popular stuff, but it's super rad to still see you make a video about media you're passionate about. I think a lot of people who cover anime or other media usually find their niche and just never leave it, so trust me when I say: Thank you for making interesting videos about stuff I'd never know, or think about, otherwise. They're always really awesome.

I hope to see more Kamen Rider content, but this is an amazing way to celebrate Kaixa Day!

YESSSS. METI FINALLY MADE A VIDEO ANALYZING A KR CHARACTER WOOOO!!! HAPPY KAIXA DAY EVERYONE

Inoue clearly loves his iconic characters, Yuki Gai from Jetman, Kusaka, and probably Tsubasa and Kijino from Donbrothers since they got more story focus

Even as someone who’s never seen a single episode of kamen rider, this was an incredible video. That smile…that damn smile.

Meti doing Kamen Rider makes me so unbelievably happy, he’s one of my favorite RU-vidrs and Kamen Rider is my favorite franchise of all time so this makes me happy beyond belief, especially since this is coming out while I’m in a rough patch in my life right now

If you like Kusaka, you'd love Tsuyoshi Kijino / Kiji Brother from Avataro Sentai Donbrothers. Give it a watch if you're craving more Inoue!

Kusaka is also a great way to represent themes of morality Inoue is so fond of. His goals are just and he is definitely working against the bad guys, but his methods and reasons are hardly heroic. Also, shout out to Murakami's character in Ultraman Mebius, who even does the Kusaka grin but turns out to be his very opposite.

Happy Kaixa day everyone For those who don’t know why there’s a slew of kaixa day comments. Kaisa’s transformation code is 9-1-3. Which when you look at is as a date, is September 13, Kaixa day. A lot of reveals and events for kamen rider faiz has happened during Kaixa day. Including the csm Kaixa gear (basically a more show accurate looking version with extra sounds) Edit: Medi covers this towards the end of the vid. But still PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY KAIXAND

Dude…I’m so unbelievably happy you’re covering Kamen Rider, it’s not very popular in the west, and more Kamen Rider content is always GOOD

You Gotta Do the villain from Kamen Rider Build

I love the building a bastard series because it breaks down how to make a character you hate but you want to see more of.

I'm glad you're covering something Tokusatsu related, people overlook it but the medium produced my favourite piece of media ever created, that being Hibiki, not to mention it has way more depth than people think.

In Shinta Reviews Faiz review, he brought up the possibility of Kusaka secretly being an Orphonoch given how he could use the Kaixa gear for so long without dying. If that were the case, you know his ego would go 180 and believe that Orphonoch’s are true race to rule.

Meti doing kamen rider is a fever dream for me

23:34 Masato Kusaka literally get his bad karma after messing with Yuuji Kiba , an ally that he once mocked and bullied for being an Orphenoch.

Happy Kaixa day

Holy shit, a Masato Kusaka analysis video in 2023??? Meti, you the real VIP for this. I love 555, love Kusaka, an' love to see him get some recognition from one of my favorite youtubers. Big ups Meti, big ups.

I had only finished Faiz last year so my overall opinions on it are still developing (it's really good). I hated Kusaka on my first watch because he started the most conflict between Takumi's and Yuji's groups for what felt like petty reasons on a surface level. Yet as much as I hated him in the show, there was always a 'love-to-hate' aspect around him that fascinated me. This video really opened my eyes to the sheer number of layers this character has. I never realized until now that underneath his facade of elegance and control, Kusaka was living solely by a dream of spite and fear that ended up being his downfall, juxtaposed by Takumi never having a dream and finding one after he breaks his self-imposed barriers and learns to accept others. Kusaka might be one of the most tragic characters in Rider from what I've seen (Yuto Sakurai still wins the title for most tragic imo) but unlike most of them who you often feel bad for, Kusaka's tragedy is less empathetical but you can sort of understand his troubled mindset when considering the stuff he went through. Despite fighting alongside the protagonists with little trouble, he never truly grows past his trauma and dies at the hands of the very suit only he could safely use out of the Ryusei school students. Inoue, Murakami, and Ito all did a fantastic job at creating this twisted yet tragic character. This was a wonderful video to watch, the DDS music was a great choice! I'd love to see you make more videos about Tokusatsu characters like one of the Ryuki riders or Kaito Kumon (KR Baron) from Gaim. Happy belated Kaixa day!

Meti im starting to think your not such a bad guy

Bliss this sad psychopath. Ah Kamen Rider, you make me smile more than any series period and Faiz vest moments truly show it especially with Masato showing his love for the woman he will protect and any he will annihilate that stand in his way. Funny thing about Masato and Takumi, they are opposite. Takumi has a rough appearance, always scowling or serious due to his Orphnoch existence but he has a good heart, always selfless to help others even when he shouldn't... while Masato has his elegant appearance, heroic and charming that embodies his dreams but he is a twisted being in the inside, only doing things for his selfish actions like protect Mari or kill all Orphnoch... or kill Takumi whenever he gets the chance or benefits him. It's a good yin-yang. Astonishing video. I kinda hope you do more Rider videos like this. It's always nice to have someone just do these character analyzed since none in RU-vid have done it for Kamen Rider... that wasn't in Spanish or another language.

No way. A whole video on a Kamen Rider character?! Yes please!

if you plan on doing more kamen rider, please do akiyama ren. ryuki is genuinely my favorite kamen rider show!!

I expect a Dan Kuruto Shin analysis.

If you plan on making more Tokusatsu videos, I would love to see you tackle Dr. Mikoto Nakadai/Abarekiller in the future. He would be a perfect fit for the building the bastard series

FINALLY METI DOING A KAMEN RIDER VIDEO , LETS GOOOOOOO , HAPPY KAIXA DAY EVERYONE

Happy Kaixa day! This was an amazing video. You might actually convince a lot of people to check out Kamen Rider one day. Looking forward to a Takumi video!

I’m so glad to see you cover some Kamen Rider stuff. I hope you cover some more in the future.

Thank you so much. Kamen Rider is one of my favorite franchises And ask anyone in the fandom, Kusaka being a jerk is common knowledge.

If you like character study I think Hajime Aikawa/Kamen Rider Chalice is a great pick.

I just saw something absolutely wild: Kouhei Murakami voiced Hazama in Blazblue. AKA Yuuki Terumi and Susanoo. A seemingly laid-back spy of sorts... who turned out to be a manipulative jackass.

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I really miss the Heisei era. Faiz is so close to peak KR. How does Toshiki Inoue continuously make enjoyable shows?

Kusaka and Kijino imo are very similar though Kijino ain't on his level. But seeing Kusaka's actor in DonBros and him doing that iconic Kaixa smile made my day the episode came, Gotta love Inoue for bringing Kohei as a villain!

Probably one of the best videos ive ever seen on rider. Excellent research and presentation.

When i watched faiz, i was like "dude , kusaka is creepy af" , but afterwhile and in addition to your vid, he is more sophisticated than " he is just a dick". Thanks for this excellent in depth video of the character, hoping you make more analysis on other toku character

I'm really excited to see you tackle Kamen Rider videos and look forward to seeing you cover more.

Excellent video! It is always a great pleasure to have another in depth kr video like this in the fandom. You really do understand Kusaka to the core. He’s one of my favorite KR characters since day 1, I remember watching the show for the first time as a kid and liking him more than Takumi. He really is the perfect opposite to Takumi’s character in every way. The funny thing is, Kusaka could had very much been a hero like the main rider if not for his petty rivalries and schemes. The story of Faiz was always about moving past tragedies and the hardships of dreams. Kusaka similar to another mc of the show, never really got over his tragic past and tragedies. Instead of moving onwards, he succumbs to the events and loses his own self. He never gets over Mari or his past, thus developing a savior complex. This savior complex of his has also indirectly caused a lot of bs in the story due to his schemes.. Unlike Takumi who moved from point A to point B, Kusaka always stayed constant and never changed. Even when he realizes the truth by the end of the series, the poor dude gets murked by getting jumped. His story really is a tragedy just like a lot of characters in this show. I would love to go on more but this comment has gone long enough 💀I hope you make more videos about the characters in the franchise!!

FINALLY!!! A kamen rider video by meti I’ve been waiting for this and it’s been worth the wait this was a great video and I can’t wait to see more

You have earned a sub! It’s only been recent that I got into Kamen Rider, but the fact that you went so deep onto a series that i have only gotten into recently, I have to tip my hat to you good sir Well done!

Sometimes, I wondered when will you cover someone from Tokusatsu, and this is worth the wait.

Ah, Masato Kusaka, one of the legendary assholes of Kamen Rider. Kaixa, Ouja, Ryugen, Gord Drive, and Gemn are such fascinating characters who play on different concepts of how a person can become monstrous. Awesome to see you covering the franchise Meti, I would love to see more Kamen Rider analyses!

A very in-depth and well made analysis. Thank you for making this

i like when you talk about kamen rider, it's so interesting the way you talk about the characters and concepts

I did not expect you to make a Kamen Rider video lol, would love to see more videos about it ^^ Happy Kaixa Day everyone !

Awesome so happy to see u talk about a Toku character and it Kaixa at that! Hope u will talk about more Toku characters in the future

Insightful vid, hopeful for more Kamen Rider from Meti

I watched 555 just to see this video. Great work, Meti, great work

Thank you, Meti for making this. I don't know any RU-vidrs that can make a in depth analysis of Kamen Riders

i haven't watch a video of yours in years and here I am watching you talking about Kamen Rider Kaixa damn, you came a long way

Much love. I hope you cover more series. You're doing great. Love your videos

Didn't know you were into Kamen Rider, too. Haven't been a viewer, but I am aware of your channel and your analysis. I hope this gives Kamen Rider more exposure.

Please more tokusatsu videos if its possible! I finally feel seen! Kairi from lupat and Keiwa from Geats would be interesting to see broken down!

One of my favorite antagonistic Riders, what a character you love to hate. Seriously well written and a great analysis.

I did not expect Meti to make Kamen Rider content, but I'm on for it, thanks man edit: I recently rewatched some of your older videos and there's Kamen Rider references so, that's cool

Very cool to see you cover riders of all things im completely surprised but happily so I really hope you revisit more rider stuff There isn't really to much English kamen rider content so seeing a channel like this giving it some attention is great

Love to see another content creator passionate about KR!

Happy Kaixa day Meti, hope you do more Rider in the future.

Nice to see Meti covering some Kamen Rider stuff. Hope he decided to do more, would love to see him analysis Kuroto Dan

Has kamen rider always been this awesome and ive been sleeping on it?

You are honestly not that bad of a guy and now you're doing Kamen Rider Videos? You are a God Send.

This was fun! I’d be curious to see who else you cover from a Rider series

I've been waiting for you to do this you glorious bastard! Ever since I saw the Kabuto Zecter on your belt, I've been waiting for a rider Glory, Building a Bastard etc. Let's fucking goooooo

I hope you do more Kamen Rider. Great vid as always.

Had to go watch Faiz before returning to the video first, loved it. Meti please make more Kamen Rider videos (gills🤞)

great vid man, i feel more interested in kamen rider

Yayyy kaixa day. Hope to see you on more video especially castlevania character, see you and stay safe and healthy

Really cool to see this video since you were the reason I started watching Kamen Rider in the first place and Faiz was my first. Kaixa is still my top hated what a great character

HELL YES LETS FUCKING GO THIS IS WHAT WE WERE WAITING FOR RIDER CONTENT IS PEAK KEEP IT GOING MY MAN ILL BUY ALL COPIES OF SHIMOMETA IF YOU KEEP DOING THIS HAPPY KAIXA DAY

I’ve thought about meti doing a video on a kamen rider character someday, and to see that day come is great.

Never would I think Meti would ever cover Kamen Rider, let alone Kaixa.

Ah yes, my favorite Kamen Rider. Zyuoh Bird

So we on Kamen Rider Train?! LETS GO!!!!

Did not expect bro to drop a rider video AND ON KAIXA DAYY TOO

Kaiser is also a german word meaning Emperor also.

Happy "Late" Kaixa Day Nice cover on Kaixa/Kusaka, Meti

You're wearing me down, at this rate I might actually get into Kamen Rider in the same way you got me into Chainsaw Man and JJK before

Nice kaixa day. Thank you for this Also can't wait for other castlevania character like nathan graves, morris clan and other characters of castlevania

this is awesome. i would love to see more kamen rider or tokusatu series done by you.

Never thought the channel gonna do Kamen rider

I litteraly understand nothing from kamen rider but man is this a great analysis. Keep it up!

Yes more of this please and thank you for this one

That backstory goes hand in hand with old japanese belief on blood where if some of it got on you then it nade you out to be complicit in that person's death. Thats why commoners were wary around samurai when they had to swipe the air to get the blood off their blades before they sheathed.

Happy Kaixa day everybody!

Loved this video!, please do more kamen rider focused videos ❤😂😊

Finally After years of teasing You actually made a kamen rider video

Thank you so much for making a Kusaka video!!! I really hope you can make videos for Avataro Sentai DonBrothers because the characters felt so interesting especially with Momoi Tarou. I also hope to see you do more videos for not only KR shows but also with Super Sentai and Ultraman shows!!!

A fitting video on Kaixa Day. 😌

though first Heisei is truly a series of bangers after bangers Faiz is truly the GOAT for me, from the suit and driver design, the music, and the writing of the characters...this is Toshiki Inoue at his peak

Man this made me actually feel some sympathy and mostly pity for Kusaka, just a fantastic video, I very much hope you do more Kamen Rider centric videos

I am.... Very glad you didn't mention the events of The Novel.

Love these bastard series! Do Griffith!

happy kaixa day

First 15 secs of a kamen rider vid with silent hill,nmh & berseria is an instant sub my man

Well THIS is an unexpected surprise. Never thought I'd see Meti do a video on a Kamen Rider character.

Really makes me want to revisit Faiz, I thought it was alright after a first watch through, partially due to frustration towards Kusaka, but re-examining him may boost it on my tier list. Would also really love to see you do more Kamen Rider analysis videoes! Have a partial bias towards OOO, but any really would be great.