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KAMEN RIDER CLUB MEETING – QUIZ: KAMEN RIDER URBAN LEGENDS!! EPISODE 04



I love the naming conventions of the kids in Fourze, how they’re all barely-scrambled references to Showa Riders. It’s like if there was an American superhero show about a high school club devoted to Justice League history, populated by characters named Alan Barrett, Halle Jordan, and Wayne Bruin. (Hilariously, the upcoming secondary for this hypothetical show would be like Clark Kent being named Superman Jones instead.) It’s invisible if you don’t get the references – spoiler, it’s Showa, I’d never get the references without these quiz shows or y’all on the boards – but when you find out what the deal is, it speaks to the goofy nerds running the production team, and I love that. I like how Fourze feels less like a structured anniversary homage and more like a celebration of the inexplicable longevity of the franchise.

Along those lines, the answers in this quiz were typically bonkers (them kids dodging explosions!!!) in the way only Showa could really get away with, Yuuki was a game host, and Kengo looked incredibly tired. Plus, we learned that Riderman has a mouth because he has a mouth worth showcasing!