[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Oh! I was only thinking of summer movies after hearing that question and just realized I completely forgot to mention Movie War Mega Max, which is still, nearly a decade later, the (subjectively) objective best Rider movie ever made in my mind.

Some of the greatest, most frenetic direction Sakamoto ever put to screen, a killer OOO epilogue, a fun Fourze adventure, and more Showa love than you can shake a stick at (as if Die cares). It's got something for everyone and it moves at such a great clip while it's at it. You couldn't ask for a better anniversary celebration.

That movie has maybe my all-time favorite bit for Shotaro, one of my all-time favorite Riders. It's when Eiji and Gentaro are trying to get Double's help, and Gentaro calls Shotaro "senpai", and Shotaro visibly grows three inches taller as he rolls the word "senpai" around in his mouth. He's so puffed up that Philip has to basically do an Alright Okay We All Heard It Too thing to try and rein in his ego. It's the most precious thing. It's not chasing a corgi with a surly teenager who runs his own dance crew, but it's a very Shotaro moment.