# Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008)

> A teenager who finds a deck of Advent Cards becomes an armored Kamen Rider and joins Wing Knight to fight General Xaviax across the real world and Mirror World.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/66834

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 40
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, science fiction, family
- Network: The CW
- Cast: Stephen Ford, Matt Mullins, Yvonne Arias, Michael Cardelle, Mark Wystrach, JF Davis, Scott Bailey, William O'Leary
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0937403/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, action packed, playful, adventurous

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series mixed, with its action-driven superhero premise and young-viewer appeal drawing middling praise.

## Synopsis

Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008-2009) is a United States adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu franchise, aired on The CW as a single 40-episode season of 22-minute episodes rated TV-Y7. Teenager Kit Taylor (Stephen Ford) discovers a mysterious deck of Advent Cards that let him transform into an ancient armored warrior, a Kamen Rider, and he teams up with the veteran rider Lenn (Matt Mullins), who becomes Wing Knight. Together they battle the renegade warlord General Xaviax and his army through the real world and a mirrored alternate reality called Ventara. The engine of each episode is a clash of cards, transformations and monster-like foes, while Kit's friend Maya Young (Yvonne Arias) and the wider cast of allies and rival riders carry the stakes. Its tone is bright, earnest and action-driven, with a clear good-versus-evil structure and a family-friendly sense of heroism. Fans of Power Rangers and Stargate SG-1 will find familiar pleasures here, along with the armored spectacle of Kamen Rider Kuuga. The story is set in a contemporary American city and the parallel Mirror World, with the show running as one self-contained season.

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