Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (2013)

In my opinion, the best of the Heisei 2 movies so far. The story isn't anything shocking or unpredictable, but it's cute and feels consistent with the TV show, and most importantly makes sense the whole way through.

All the characters you like appear and actually have some breathing room so that it doesn't feel like we're just rushing through cameos and power-ups. Nitou's portion is (just like the TV show) the best part of the movie, and Haruto is really cute. The movie-exclusive characters are intentionally secondary characters, which avoids the problems of movies like W's Gaia Memories of Fate, the OOO/Fourze crossover, or the Fourze summer movie where we spend way too long following a completely new and underdeveloped character instead of the ones we already liked from the show.

Like most KR movies, it probably doesn't make sense to watch this if you weren't into the TV show it came from. Unlike most KR movies (at least of this era), the fanservice is more for people who enjoyed the story and characters of Wizard, rather than gratuitous panty shots and inexplicable explosions. You can tell the director knows how to properly direct a fight scene without leering since Haruto's kick-heavy fighting style didn't result in some weird crotch shots this time, and the random barrel piles were fairly minimal. I did not miss Sakamoto and am hoping the trend continues of decently written movies that don't feel like they're weirdly trying to be Die Hard.

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