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Go-Win! Go-Win! My friends
After a long hiatus due to not vibing with Gotchard or Gavv I decided to give Zeztz a try and I was reminded of how good Kamen Rider can feel. This lead me to a Heisei era show I had neglected for a long time, Kamen Rider Fourze.Fourze is a very strong entry to the canon, boasting a strong core cast, creative use of its motif, and well rounded arc structure with great use of building plot. While Gentarou is a great protagonist I found myself really loving Ryusei, something about a classic anti-hero secondary Rider made me nostalgic for Kamen Rider Knight and other classics of the trope, his arc over the course of the show was really great but I feel like when it ended, he was ultimately sidelined when usually he would've been more present before his plot resolved.
I feel the plot is just a tad uneven in the escalation as we see most of the Horoscope Zodiarts in the last third, where they were introduced incredibly early on alongside the mechanism for how they are created. It also felt like a bit of a weird plot conceit to make it so Libra could see people predisposed to becoming a Horoscope and essentially skipping to their true awakening. Perhaps some thought could've been done ahead of time to see how exactly this could've worked better. I really am splitting hairs though, this was a great season elevated by some heartfelt moments.
I'm not ashamed to admit I cried at many points in this story. I can't really comment on if I will rewatch now, as I have only just finished infact, but I know I'll think about this show fondly for a long time
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