[Kamen Rider Die]

TTFC DIRECT THEATER: KAMEN RIDER SABER, ACT 3 - “SABER VS SHADOW MOON, AND…”



Wow, best one of these, for sure. And not even because of either guest star!

It’s all because of Kirigirisu, who returns yet again to ineffectively menace Saber and basically come off like a hammy creep. Which, y’know, is the perfect vibe for a pseudo-stage show! You want hammy villains that work the crowd for boos, and also make small talk with strong-armed hostages. The bit where Kirigirisu not only knows a fact about this audience member’s hometown, but does a whole Thanks For Coming So Far To Join Us thing… it’s the best. It’s exactly the right tone for something that’s trying to charm an outdoor festival crowd.

And then to follow it up with the glorified clown show of Shocker Training? So fun! So much dumb fun! I honestly checked out once the superheroes showed up, I was so into Kirigirisu as a dude who transformed a civilian into a Shocker grunt and then got mildly irritated that the stunt show wasn’t going to plan. But Saber was heroic, and Shadow Moon was villainous, and Ichigou was Classic Ichigou, and that’s all at least fine. The beginning half, though! That was perfect!

Man, I feel like this one shouldn’t be missed? If you haven’t watched any of these TTFC specials, definitely check out this one.