Kamen Rider Die rewatches Kamen Rider Fourze

DreadBringer · Today, 03:38 PM

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KAMEN RIDER FOURZE EPISODE 10 - “COLLISION IN THE MOONLIGHT”

Which is why this concluding chapter is so, so good. It’s small, in its scope if not in its setting. (Gentarou takes Tomoko to the moon! Ritsuko is going to blow up the school with a magic missile, just like Yuuki predicted! I guess we establish that Kamen Rider Stadium is next door to Amanogawa High!) Tomoko’s a girl that’s always wanted to be accepted for who she was, but when that seemed impossible, she wanted to escape instead: to the moon, or into someone else’s madness and vengeance. But people like Ritsuko never saw her, never wanted who she was. And yet on the moon, she found friendship instead of desolation and isolation, with a group of kids that wanted her to be herself, and in doing so make them all better. It’s a sweet little message – Be Yourself – that’s delivered with the appropriate level of teenage pathos to make Tomoko’s embrace of it feel like the truest victory of the story.

With power, it's easier to create impact on others not only about fighting monsters, but also, to change Tomoko for the better by giving her what she wants the easy way by just simply taking her to the moon, the KRC. What edgy teenagers are thinking is also often like this, where they don't feel belong in the world and want to escape including participating in something problematic (like said madness and vengeance here). I wonder what'd people like Miu or Shun did if they meet Tomoko before they met Gentaro and joined KRC. Felt that they can potentially look down on her as someone who doesn't belong, unlike now, which can mean that there's rehabilitation stuff due to meeting Gentaro that happened to those, where now, Gentaro combined with others opened Tomoko's eyes.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

And that’s no shade at the actual superhero fights in this episode, which nimbly correct my criticism about last episode’s blase treatment of Fourze’s new super form by letting its ability to defeat Ritsuko coincide with Gentarou’s acceptance of Tomoko. It’s cute, and I liked how Tomoko’s ability to pick up on it quickly established her as a useful member of the Club. Everyone got to contribute during the final fight, even if the kids had to stay up late to do it. (They all had a very long day!)

It seems that Tomoko is the overthinking and analytical type that has attention to detail, which I can relate here as also a reculse, dunno if this is often the advantage of these kind of people. Fire Switch isn't only about manipulating fire, but it also is actually immune to fire, rather than something that is vulnerable to attacks like usual despite producing fire.

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Also, man, you don't think Yuuki is going crazy yet? She almost joins a witch cult in this story!!!

I don't know if this talk here is allowed, but, even Fumika Shimizu herself is also one...

Switchblade · Today, 05:09 PM

I always forget about this bit, but I absolutely love all the stuff with the KRC trying to track down the Magphone. I'm not entirely sure how everyone being cold gibes with all the track athletes competing in shorts and tanktops at literally the exact same time, but I don't care because it's just a fantastic series of fun little comedic moments. Miu with a megaphone is maybe my favorite version of the character.

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Fourze 19-20

So there's this thing I've noticed with Super Sentai. Whenever they add the sixth member of the team, the show's normal dynamic gets really screwed up for awhile as the show tries to integrate the new guy into the plot as much as possible. Rider doesn't do that nearly as much, but it feels like that's what's happening in these episodes. Ryusei's presence throws a big wrench into Gentaro and Kengo's partnership, which leads the latter to temporarily leave the KRC. It's not a bad story, but it does represent a regression for Kengo's character.

I liked the part where the police showed up to investigate the school/get brainwashed. It's nice to see another moment where the show recognizes that people would not be cool with rampant monster attacks at a local high school.

We got Magnet States during this arc, too. I was never a huge fan of this one, but seeing it again I'm finding that I like it a lot more. The big shoulder pads aren't as bad as I remember and I kinda dig the domed face. The hand on the leg switch is still really stupid, though. I may try to remember to rank the five worst switches when this is all over, but for now Hand and Brush are definitely on that list.

Has Yuki gone crazy yet? We got a weird moment when the hot dog Foodroid was unveiled, but for the most part she's still acting like a real human being.

Next episode: Nao That's What I Call Kamen Riding!

You know, I keep think this while I'm watching episodes but always forget to comment on it: what the hell is up with the Foodroids? I get that they were designed to inherit the Candroid price point from OOO but I do not get the concept here. What does fast food have to do with space? Where's the throughline here that ties all of the Fourze merch together?

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DreadBringer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 1,548	Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die KAMEN RIDER FOURZE EPISODE 10 - “COLLISION IN THE MOONLIGHT” Which is why this concluding chapter is so, so good. It’s small, in its scope if not in its setting. (Gentarou takes Tomoko to the moon! Ritsuko is going to blow up the school with a magic missile, just like Yuuki predicted! I guess we establish that Kamen Rider Stadium is next door to Amanogawa High!) Tomoko’s a girl that’s always wanted to be accepted for who she was, but when that seemed impossible, she wanted to escape instead: to the moon, or into someone else’s madness and vengeance. But people like Ritsuko never saw her, never wanted who she was. And yet on the moon, she found friendship instead of desolation and isolation, with a group of kids that wanted her to be herself, and in doing so make them all better. It’s a sweet little message – Be Yourself – that’s delivered with the appropriate level of teenage pathos to make Tomoko’s embrace of it feel like the truest victory of the story. With power, it's easier to create impact on others not only about fighting monsters, but also, to change Tomoko for the better by giving her what she wants the easy way by just simply taking her to the moon, the KRC. What edgy teenagers are thinking is also often like this, where they don't feel belong in the world and want to escape including participating in something problematic (like said madness and vengeance here). I wonder what'd people like Miu or Shun did if they meet Tomoko before they met Gentaro and joined KRC. Felt that they can potentially look down on her as someone who doesn't belong, unlike now, which can mean that there's rehabilitation stuff due to meeting Gentaro that happened to those, where now, Gentaro combined with others opened Tomoko's eyes. Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die And that’s no shade at the actual superhero fights in this episode, which nimbly correct my criticism about last episode’s blase treatment of Fourze’s new super form by letting its ability to defeat Ritsuko coincide with Gentarou’s acceptance of Tomoko. It’s cute, and I liked how Tomoko’s ability to pick up on it quickly established her as a useful member of the Club. Everyone got to contribute during the final fight, even if the kids had to stay up late to do it. (They all had a very long day!) It seems that Tomoko is the overthinking and analytical type that has attention to detail, which I can relate here as also a reculse, dunno if this is often the advantage of these kind of people. Fire Switch isn't only about manipulating fire, but it also is actually immune to fire, rather than something that is vulnerable to attacks like usual despite producing fire. Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die Also, man, you don't think Yuuki is going crazy yet? She almost joins a witch cult in this story!!! I don't know if this talk here is allowed, but, even Fumika Shimizu herself is also one... __________________ The most complete non-wiki encyclopedias for Kamen Rider series (currently only found Ryuki and OOO's).