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Fourze 27-28

I first watched this show as it originally aired, week to week. You really do get a different experience when watching it more quickly. I remember Cancer being around for ages when I first watched the show. Going back, I see now that he really wasn't. These episodes mark both his seventh and eighth episodes as well as his departure from the series. He really is a much more minor character than I'd remembered. Not that I'm still not glad to see him gone, though. He wasn't around as long as I'd thought he was, but he is still really obnoxious.

This was mainly a Ryusei arc and it culminated in the debut of Meteor Storm, aka Kamen Rider Beyblade. It's not my favorite suit and I think the weapon is dumb, but it's miles ahead of the next suit that will be showing up in a few episodes. We're still dealing with Ryusei hiding his identity, but we got some good moments with him starting to gain some more affection for the rest of the KRC. Tomoko is showing a lot more interest in him at this point, so I think we can consider that storyline to be officially started.

And now, speaking of things that debuted this episode:

Has Yuki gone crazy yet?

In episode 27, Yuki makes a giant stew for her friends which is full of giant planet-shaped balls. She serves it while wearing an inflatable shuttle on her head. In episode 28, her attempt to make Kijima laugh involves dressing up as the solar system and telling planet puns. There's still no Hayabusa puppet, so we aren't quite at peak Yuki yet, but the answer is still yes.

Yes, Yuki has finally gone crazy.