In the present day, Kuuga's mysterious stone belt is excavated, freeing the Gurongi as they resume their murderous game on the Linto Tribe's descendants: humanity itself.
The 200 members of the Gurongi made their rival civilization the Linto (リント, Rinto), humanity's ancestors before they were defeated and sealed by the original Kuuga, Riku.
Those who did qualify are brought into the Gegeru by writing their names on the portable Dodozo (ドドゾ, Board) blackboard and using the beads of their Guzepa (グゼパ) bracelets to mark the number of people they have killed.
The Me Group (メ集団, Me Shūdan) are middle-tier Gurongi led by Me·Garima·Ba, its members brought into the Gegeru by using the Bagundada (バグンダダ, Counter) abacus to predict the number of people they are to kill and the period to accomplish that.
The Go Group (ゴ集団, Go Shūdan) are high-tier Gurongi who can transmute their ornaments into weapons like Kuuga displays while in his Dragon, Pegasus, and Titan forms.
At the time, it was vaguely perceived as a "positive reaction", but this was a sign that the age group coming to the game center became interested in riders, and it was the beginning of viewers of the old work becoming fathers and forming "two generations of parents and children" fans.
[9] Nariki Takatera's plan "Kamen Rider Guardian" has a clear style with a strong hero color, and there is a remnant of Yusuke's character setting.
[10] At this point, Takatera had envisioned a line of traditional hero programs so as not to disappoint the expectations of related companies.
[11] After that, the plan proposal submitted by Ishimori Pro Kamen Rider Otis[4]Asked to reconsider the direction because of the strong horror color and tragedy, Takatera decided to drastically review it.
Kuuga was part of a Kamen Rider revival project that Ishinomori had worked on in 1997, planning for a leadup into the 30th anniversary.
[15][16] Kuuga also marks Toei's very first Kamen Rider series to be shot in 1080i, though the broadcast, including the recent home video releases, has been scaled down to Standard definition instead.
It is written by Toshiki Inoue and illustrated by Hitotsu Yokoshima with the characters of Kamen Rider Agito added.
The second story Masked Rider Kuuga Edition: Dark Side continues the expansion of the series mythology.
The story takes place 12 years after the series, where Yusuke Godai defeated the Gurongi as Kamen Rider Kuuga.
A video game based on the series, developed by KAZe and published by Bandai, was released in Japan on December 21, 2000 for the PlayStation.
Following this, Odagiri went on to a more high-profile career, while the follow-up series, Kamen Rider Agito attempted to re-create the effect by casting three attractive male actors in the lead.