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Fourze 23-24

So yeah, work kinda kicked my ass this fall. I wasn't even able to keep up with new shows for awhile there, much less a rewatch. Things are getting less crazy now, though, so back it is once again space time.

I thought I remembered this Cygnus arc, but I seem to have gotten it somehow mentally merged with the Nao Nagasawa one. Mostly, I just remembered the way the cast pronounced "Cygnus." What we actually got here was another pretty good two-parter. Once it got going I recognized the Cygnus fanboy in his dollar store cosplay, but I completely forgot the arc's major plot twist. It's a cool concept, having a switcher who's unaware he's doing it. In hindsight, Fourze included a good range of characters who became Zodiarts in a variety of different ways and for different reasons.

Not much more to say, though. This was pretty much a classic filler arc with no new villains, no new character developments, and no advancement on any of the show's ongoing storylines. We got to see Tomoko and Ryusei hanging out together, but there's no sign of the crush that would later define their relationship yet.

Episode 23 saw the debut of the Giant Foot switch. Back when Fourze was airing I listened to the now defunct Henshin Justice podcast. One of their hosts speculated that Kengo's father was starting to die from oxygen deprivation while designing the Astro Switches, which explains why they get increasingly ludicrous as the show goes on. Giant Foot isn't a third arm growing off the leg, but it's still incredibly goofy.

Has Yuki gone crazy yet? Nope. She's still acting like a rational human being here.