Kamen Rider Kuuga

"I will become the blue sky."

That's the last line of the ending theme to Kamen Rider Kuuga, denoting the peaceful, hopeful nature of the protagonist, Godai Yuusuke*. He's slightly goofy but overwhelmingly nice and kind. Every character (besides the evil monsters) loves him almost immediately. Is this a drawback as far as having a fully fleshed out protagonist? It would be... except he works his charms on the audience as well. I ALSO love the guy- and I'm not sure there's anyone who wouldn't.

             Godai gives a thumbs up to everyone. That's how he says everything will work out okay.

*(I'm pretty sure, using western naming conventions, that Godai is the guys last name... but then why did EVERYONE refer to him as Godai? Even his sister! That seems unduly formal. But in Decade the alternate reality equivalent of Kuuga was referred to as Yuusuke by everyone. So I'm really confused about this.)

 Below is a screenshot from an early episode, wait, it may be the first episode come to think of it, where he's cheering up a lost kid at the airport. Godai is a friend to the children- and everyone else.

Two examples of Godai being silly:
1) Well, this is more him being kinda simple, but it's still funny.

 

2) This is Godai answering the phone, pretending to be the other guy in the car. It was incredibly funny, and totally unexpected. His face is so weird in this sequence,it's basically the oddest thing in the whole series.

 

And, okay, at some point you should see what Kuuga actually looks like, huh?

I should maybe talk about the lack of a second Rider in this show, or the surprising development of the secondary characters, or... you know, other stuff. But I chiefly like the show because it's star makes you happy. And now I'm tired and want to hit the sack.