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KAMEN RIDER OOO ALL-STARS - “THE 21 STARS AND CORE MEDALS”, PART 1



Once again, I’m binge watching a thing that you’re meant to consume in small portions over days, if not weeks. But we don’t have that kind of time! TWO NIGHTS! DOZENS OF VIDEOS! LET’S GOOO!

LET’S PLAY WITH EIJI-ONIISAN
Not getting off to a great start! It’s a POV game thing where Eiji keeps cheating by using different OOO forms. The camerawork due to the POV aspect really hurts this one, as it’s sort of nauseating. Thumbs down!

DO YOU LIKE ANKH’S COSPLAY
Not really! It’s one of those sketches that really relies on an understanding of regional accents, so this foreigner sort of bounced off of it. The costume changes were… okay?

HINA AND THE VIRTUAL ZOO
I just… I am not crazy about how romantic this date is between Hina and her brother! I know that she’s technically pretending that Ankh is her brother, but that sort of makes it even worse? There is more chemistry and tension between Hina and Camera Ankh/Shingo than in an upcoming actual date sketch. No thank you!

BIRTHS, STARTING TODAY I’M THE SHOP OWNER!
I genuinely can’t believe this sketch has continuity with the Den-OOO Net Movies. That is so absurd and self-referential that anything afterwards is gilding the lily, as far as I’m concerned. A+++, plus it’s always great to see Date.

GOTOU-CHAN AND A VIRTUAL DATE
He’s just so stiff and charmless, but in almost adorable way? Instantly a terrible date, as expected, but good for him for realizing that being a superhero is more fun than hearing him talk about his character arc and heroic motivation. Shut up, dude! Just Henshin already!

SATONAKA THE STRONGEST
Canon to me now. Satonaka should absolutely confiscate the Birth Driver and make the two boys her supporters. This Net Movie alone validates the entire enterprise.

UVA’S WORRIES. LET’S MAKE HIM MORE APPEALING
A dull advice sketch that ends in a callback to the actor’s gag at some then-recent live event. It’s, like, one joke, and that joke is just goofy wordplay. You are still a boring Greeed, Uva!

KAZARI DOESN’T LIKE THIS JOB?
I would also insult Uva, chastise Date and Gamel, sell off Eiji and Ankh, and flirt with Satonaka, so I take back every negative thing I said about Kazari yesterday. He’s the Greeed we can believe in!

GAMEL’S WORRIES. LOVE PLAN
Mostly just fun to see Gamel’s actor stretch a bit, you know? The joy of these Net Movies is that they can do blatantly non-canonical stuff, so yeah, gimme Suave Gamel or whatever.

MEZOOL’S END
Thank you, Net Movies, for not doing this Horny Mezool sketch with the teenager who plays her in human form. Horrifying to contemplate! The version with the rubber monster suit sexually assaulting the sociopathic scientist is maybe the more appealing version of this sketch!

CHIYOKO’S WORRIES. PROBLEM EMPLOYEES
Ehh. They definitely never knew where to go with this one, but it’s cute to have it end in a little sing-along.

MAKI AND VIRTUAL KIYO-CHAN
It’s just the standard gag of Date being obsessed with Maki’s doll rituals, but now shot from the doll’s perspective. That’s okay, though? I will never get tired of Maki’s escalation from stone-faced dissuasion to shrieking refusal, while Date grins like a maniac. The Odd Couple energy these two had could’ve powered a dozen full-on V-Cins!

And that’s it for tonight! Second half tomorrow night!