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Kamen Rider Fourze The Movie - Everyone, it's Space Time!



Rider Summer movies are pretty hit or miss for me, but I think this one was pretty solid overall. The start is a little slow, with a lot of fight scenes and car crashes for not much rhyme or reason, but the fight with the Horoscopes using all 40 switches, complete with Fourze and Meteor transforming together for the first time in ever (?) is very fun to watch unfold. Interesting choice showing off the 4 unseen Horoscopes ahead of their debut in-show.

I like how it manages to embrace the more large-scale, global stakes while keeping the solution firmly grounded to AGHS. Having the 40 switches be flicked by the KR Club, former MOTWs, and even Gamou is a very good highlight, and shows Gentarou's bonds aren't just for a 2-parter, they're for life. The inclusion of the Space Kyodain is a one I'm not super convinced by. Super Robots brought to life by Cosmic Energy is out there for a show that's mainly limited itself to Zodiarts for now, Fourze fighting a planet destroying laser is maybe escalating the stakes too much, and of course the Kyodain are going to be most recognised by the people probably most annoyed that they're now villains (I'm not that fussed, but understand why it would bug people) but I also understand why you would want a bigger scale villain for the big summer movie.

Also, Wizard is here! I honestly forgot till I saw the TVNihon icon at the start! Life is Showtime!