My thoughts about Kamen Rider Fourze

         Hello everyone. I can't believe it's been a year already since Fourze started. Time flies! Fourze has just ended recently and it ended in on a good note. My thoughts on the show won't be too long; so here are my thoughts: To start, the show was good, it started out with the first episode being pretty awesome, with the thanks to Koichi Sakamoto directing. When I first saw the show, I knew it would be a bit different from previous Kamen Rider series. Different from a directing (Koichi Sakamoto) standpoint, but still different nonetheless. The episodes Koichi didn't direct felt a bit average (lack of a better word) and I didn't enjoy that much. There were a few episodes (not directed by Koichi) I really did enjoy. I did like all of the main characters. They had some pretty good moments. I know there are people that can relate to some of the main characters. They had their goofy, sad, and serious moment on the show which bought out the best and maybe worst of the characters. I can say that if you really love comedy in a Kamen Rider series, then Fourze is the show for you. I also think that there some nonchalant moments that were out of place, like they were meant to be there for that moment. So there are some episodes I didn't like as well. I really like the concept of the switches. It almost felt like looking at the antagonist using gaia memories from Kamen Rider Double (since both technologies were made from the same evil group, Foundation X).

           I like the theme of the rider himself, a space themed rider looking like a spaceship, eventhough he looked weird. The switches were pretty cool. My favorite switches from Fourze are Elec, Fire, Super Rocket, and Cosmic. I have to wait to see the Fusion states in action when the movie is out. The character of Gentaro was a cool, fun, happy-go, character, who loves to make friends with anybody he comes across. What I really like about Gentaro the most is that he is also a forgiving character. Spoiler to those that hasn't seen the other episodes, someone who can forgive the person for killing him and/or killing his best friend, is a great judgement of character. The secondary rider, Kamen Rider Meteor, is just completely awesome! A Kamen Rider with the fighting style of Bruce Lee?! Yes! I love the designs of Meteor and his finishers by using planets. That is really awesome.  

           I really enjoyed some of the Zodiarts from the show. The main ones: Sagittarius, Leo, and Libra Zodiarts were pretty cool. I do wish that some of the other Zodiarts had been used a bit more. I have to say, Leo Zodiarts, Tatsugami is one really awesome fighter. Plus the actor is a stunt actor, so that is a plus.

           There were some great cameos in the series. One example, Nao Nagasawa, Hurricane Blue and who previously worked with Koichi in Kamen Rider Double, was a great guest on the show.  Even in the summer movie, it was great seeing Mikie Hara, Cutie Honey: The Live, to be apart of the Kamen Rider Fourze summer movie. I can't wait to see that.

           In all, I say this was a good solid series that does teaches a value lesson. Now it's time for Kamen Rider Wizard to appear!