"That person's gonna become an all powerful god or something like that." No, that's actually a different Kamen Rider.

Fun Fact: In most of designs of Kamen Riders, they have some mark around the eyes. This was a trend since the Showa Era, where this marks meant to represent the Riders' tears of sadness for what they have to lose to obtain their powers: Humanity, Family, love ones, etc. But as you can see, Fourze lacks this on his helmet, because Toei wanted Fourze to be the most lighthearted Rider possible to cheer up children though Japan after the eartquake of 2011. As a sidenote; after that earthquake, a Tsunami hit the city of Ishinomaki, destroying a great part of the city... Except for the statue of Kamen Rider Ichigou, which, despite everything, was still standing as a true hero, becoming a symbol of hope for Japan during the crisis.

"That's not the power of space, clearly that's the power of bleach!" Fun fact: Gentaro's actor is Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach a few years later.

Linkara: "Does kamen rider have a burger morpher too?" Oh give it time...we already have fruit ones.

Fourze is more light-hearted than most Rider seasons. Mostly to encourage kids to make friends after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami

"Piss off, Ghost!" Linkara unintentionally says something that will resonate with the majority of Kamen Rider fans.

Wait, his catchphrase is "Space is Awesome!"?? That is amazing.

There's actually a bunch more history to Kamen Rider for those unfamiliar. Kamen Rider was created in 1971 by the legendary manga writer and artist Shotaro Ishinomori and Toei Producer Tohru Hirayama. The initial idea the two worked on was a more straight forward superhero named Crossfire. Despite the producers’ approval, Ishinomori was not satisfied with the new character. He wanted something darker and grotesque, so he decided to create a new design that drew inspiration from his Skullman character, an anti-hero who had starred in a short manga back in 1970. Ishinomori’s intention was to create a new kind of horror story, one you could still show for children, but also intended to strike fear in them. The Skullman-inspired design was not viewed favorably by the sponsors, forcing Ishinomori and Hirayama to reevaluate the project. The result was the creation of a grasshopper-themed hero called Kamen Rider. The hero represented the struggle of nature against the industrial society, embodied as the Shocker, evil organization which aims to transform humans into machines devoid of free will.

While Fourze's combat starts slow, in later episodes as he finds more switches and gets more experienced fighting in the Kamen Rider form, his fighting style evolves into a quick-change string of awesomeness, sometimes hotswapping two or more switches from the belt at a time and immediately using them, then switching again, using the new stuff, switching again - it really gets pretty absurd in the best way possible.

10:15 linkara your jokes trascend time and space. The actor who played Gentaro also played Ichigo Kurosaki, main character of Bleach.

"Let's ignore that because Yuki has decided to start stripping." That makes sense. Because, as you pointed out on a live show once: "There's no penalty for stripping."

"is it me or does Fourze look like a human version of EVE from Wall.E?" Oh man, he doesn't even know about Nadeshiko

On the 'moral lesson' you brought up, I'd like to make an argument real quick to try and show what Miu's side of the story was and the reason for her actions. You do have to remember that Miu is the big dog on campus and, given that it's her senior year (as we find out later), it's likely she's been dealing with this for a while. Thus, her attitude towards the gifts can be explained as her feeling like the gifts are disingenuous and are only done to suck up to her. Her speech at the end can thus be seen as her calling out the school for going out of their way to suck up to her instead of trying to improve and better themselves. Not saying that your perspective on things isn't valid, the gifts could have indeed been heartfelt. However, she's also likely jaded as while she has a drive to improve herself, she also is suffering a bit from people trying to suck up to the 'queen' of the school. Later episodes show her starting to break away from this a bit due to having friends in the Kamen Rider Club now (to the point where, during the focus episodes for Shun, she shoots down him asking her to date him again (And Shun's situation is very much complicated too...)) so you could probably make an added argument that she had frustration over her position that hanging out with the others helps to alleviate. Anyway, there's my personal view on the situation, which I think is, at least, close to what the writers had in mind. Hope that helps you see what they were intending.

"Stop clapping you morons! Hard work doesn't entitle you to anything!" Uh, Linkara? Did you forget that this show is set in Japan?

LINKARA KITAAAAAA

I never thought I would live to see the day, Linkara reviewing Kamen Rider...

As someone who lives and works in Japan, it is indeed pronounce "zeh-ro" The katakana for Fourze is フォーゼ "Fohze", with the "foh" part frequently subbing for the "for" syllable in English. So four-zay would be correct. Katakana is phonetic so you can't really argue with it. Japanese has multiple ways of saying numbers. Y'know how English has one, two, three and first, second, third? They have that kind of thing too. And they took the English/Portuguese/Spanish word for "0" as their word for it, for various reasons. ALSO! Gift giving in Japan is a lot more casual than it is in the West. If you go on a trip you're expected to bring gifts back for your friends and co-workers. If you visit someone's house, you're expected to bring a gift. Them presenting her with gifts in an attempt to curry favor without considering if they'd be something she'd actually want is something that actually comes up. It's kinda like a parent chewing their teenage kid out for drawing a half-ass card for Mother's Day rather than doing something the mom would actually want.

To be fair, Miu actually becomes a much better character later on after her debut episodes. As do a lot of characters who seem like a jerk at firsthand. Kamen Rider Fourze actually has my favorite cast of characters in the series. Fourze's not my favorite, but seeing these characters interact and develop is honestly really nice. I recommend you keep going if you're still interested, the show is good!

Also, Gentarou's introduction is possibly the best immediate character-building I've ever seen.

If you think this show is nuts *holds up a mighty action x gashat* you've only scratched the surface

So Gentaro is basically the Kamen Rider Version of Josuke I was going to use Live Action Version of Josuke but there's already a Live action version of Josuke.

I'd actually recommend Kamen Rider Kuuga, as to me it's got a lot of the strengths of Fourze (a likeable protagonist that believes in hope, goodness and friendship while also being a badass), while also feeling more like a traditional superhero series in a lot of respects. The hero keeps his identity a secret, he actively works with a representative of law enforcement to stop the bad guys, the monsters feel like what would happen if you combined Batman's rogue's with Spider-Man's villains, and the hero's abilities actually have logical drawbacks and strengths, forcing him to fight smart. He even has the "hero support team" ala "Arrow" and "The Flash", over a decade before either show.

The name of the space station "Rabbit Hutch" is a reference to the Japanese legend of the Rabbit Moon... a rabbit that lives in the moon & creates an elixir of life. It's referenced early on in Dragon Ball too (Goku strands a rabbit gang boss on the moon after saving Bulma). :P I'm not a huge fan of Fourze, but this video did remind me of the similarities it has to the new Kamen Rider Build & it's experimentation/science!

One of my favorite Kamen Rider Series. It's surprisingly dark when you move forward, not as dark as some of the stuff in the franchise, just contrasting a lot the high school setting

Fourze is honestly such a fantastic season, so underrated.

what makes Fourze's name EVEN MORE CONFUSING is that Kamen Rider Gaim's sengoku driver pernounces it "four-zay" which is how I say it, since that's how I was introduced to the character

Anyone else thought Fourze is a human verson of playstation controller

Zero is pronounced differently in Japan with the 'Ze' part pronounced 'Zae'

Actually, I'm pretty sure that's not a "fohawk" Gentaro has. I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be the typical "delinquent hair" that some Japanese thug characters have, you know, a pompadour. Just that you apparently can't exaggerate it much in real life, so it's just styled to look kinda like one. The only reason I say it's not a fohawk otherwise, is because those usually are stiff and pointy in a backwards C shape on the head and it's called a fohawk because the sides of the head aren't shaved unlike a regular mohawk.

*UCHUUUUUUUUU KITAAAAAAAAAAA* Btw i do agree with your critique about chapter 4's moral message but i like to interpret it as "Don't give gifts to get on the good side of someone, do it because you care" or something like that. Although Miu's attitude to the whole situation kinda makes this hard to defend but at least there is more development for her as the show goes on.

Love Kamen Rider, love super sentai and I love your awesome reviews Lewis. Hope ya get another Kamen Rider review request in the future and get to see all the other things Tokusatsu has to offer.

Josuke is Kamen Rider confirmed

I fell in love with Kamen Rider Ex Aid last year, it's REALLY good

Only a few criticisms, 1: Power Dizer was mispronounced, 2: Tomoko was classed as a goth, not an otaku (That was Yuki) and TVN subs, although those were the first you found. I hope people end up seeing this as Miu and Shun (the jock) actually get quite a bit of character development not too far after where you left off

Given Gentaro's actor eventually played Ichigo Kurosaki in a Bleach live-action movie Linkara's "Power of Bleach' joke has an extra unintended layer.

my little Kamen Rider friendship is magic

This is making more hyped for Heisei Generations Final

"That's the power of Bleach!" I feel like it's too much of a coincidence that Sota later starred in the live Action Bleach movie

wait... this IS the origin of Kamen Rider Fourze, he's going to be in a movie (in Japan) next month, and hasn't really been around for a few years at this point... Could this be considered part of Secret Origins Month XD

16:43 hey that’s how most fans react to Kamen Rider Ghost

Big bad kamen riders

Yeah that's TV-Nihon for you

Also, the satellite costume and Hayabusa-kun song are a salute to the actual Hayabusa satellite that Japan's space program had launched! ...can't wait to see the Olympics themed rider.

the otaku is my favorite character, anyone who shows us kamen rider footage in this day and age is awesome, and that its got variety to it, both generations are shown

uh Lewis? IT'S POWER-DIZER!!!!!

Congratulations. This video and the Gokaiger video have plunged me deep into this world of toku. And I couldn't be any more happy. Well, I COULD if I had all the gimmick toys I wanted, but that's WAY to expensive for me

While I respect Linkara’s opinion on it not being his thing, I do feel the need to let people know that this franchise has fluxed in tone over the years with each entry. Some are darker and cater to adults like Amazons, while others are more lighthearted and fun to sell toys. This is part of the secret sauce that gives the series its longevity as it is now 50+ years old. The main motif theme of insects was dropped almost entirely after Kabuto, only occasionally reappearing in anniversary characters or in single seasons like with Zero-One being a modern tech take on Rider 1. This is another aspect that draws crowds, seeing what kind of crazy things the costume designers at PLEX and Blend Master come up with: a fruit samurai, a pumpkin head vampire, a dragon knight powered by books, an armored kitsune playing in a deadly reality show game, gamer doctors with googly anime eyes powered by cartridges and a coin operated animal chimera man who can mix and match animal powers as examples.

18:13 You thought the monster was Kengo. But it was I, Dio!

I'm waiting for the day you review the Power Rangers and Justice League crossover comic.

Zero is actually pronounced “Zeh-ro” in Japanese.

This is my favorite rider series and I went over the moons of Jupiter when I found out so thank you so much

10:13 This joke takes on new meaning when Sōta Fukushi, the actor who plays gentaro, also played ichigo kurosaki in the 2018 bleach live action movie.

Niiice. I had a feeling Linkara was gonna love Best Rider, even if he's a "Team Sentai" kinda guy.

At least you didnt dwell deep into the Ze-cross and cross z

Wait a minute I was scrolling through my subs and all of a sudden I see you review kamen rider....YESSSSS

Fourzeeeeeee...KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

If you're interested in a Kamen Rider series with a somewhat similar feel, but executed somewhat better, I have a suggestion, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. The show is based around doctors using special video games to turn into Riders to cure patients. *Edit* Removed the mention of person who doesn’t deserve it

"Power of Bleach' Dear God his jokes are coming true, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

You actually uploaded this on one of my friend's birthday! He's a hugeeeeee Kamen Rider fan so I sent him this. He seemed to enjoy your review of it!

Fun Fact about Kamen Rider, it was this series that introduced the idea of a team of multi colored riders which was dropped until the now established first Super Sentai series Goranger aired. Also speaking of KR anniversary's regarding Fourze, this along with the sentai series Power Rangers skipped Go-Busters, celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the block show called Super Hero Time by doing a crossover movie called Super Hero Taisen which ironically only focuses on the last pair of Sentai and Rider which was OOO and Gokaiger (aka Super Megaforce).

Power of Bleach? Do you mean bankai or Shikai?

I loved Dragon Knight. Fun fact: Dragon Knight was created by the same guys who made Guyver 2. Yet another instance of them taking a chicken s**t American adaptation of a Japanese superhero property and turning it into chicken salad. I’d love to see another Kamen Rider come to America if it was the same quality as Dragon Knight. Preferably OOO or that one where he has a vampire theme and all his forms are based on the Universal Monsters. Oh and while I should’ve said this on the Justice League video: congratulations, Linkara. Hope married life treats you well.

Fourze has a lot of heart the further you get into it. It has one of the most satisfying endings of the Rider series I've seen so far, second only to Wizard, I think.

i only have watched your comics review and you are reviewing kamen rider! awesome! i looking forward to see more thank you

I'm not the only one who keeps thinking Gentarro is going to summon a Stand right? Yes that is a Jojo's reference.

It was nice to see a review of a Kamen Rider series. This is not my favorite of the Kamen Rider I've watched, but this review has made me look at it in a different light. I hope that you can get to make those Histories of Masked Rider and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight.

I only recently got into Kamen rider and I already know that Fourze will probably be my favorite just from the sheer fun factor.

This is what made me want to watch kamen rider. So thanks for that patron

Fourze is one of my favorite seasons. a couple of small notes: 1) Four-Zay IS the correct pronunciation, as heard in the theme song. in Japanese, Zero is pronounced Zeh-ro (Zeh rhyming with the "eh?" you see in stereotypical canadian dialogue) and without the -ro part dragging it down, the ze ends up sounding more like zay. 2) Powerdizer, not Powderizer. I have no idea what a dizer is, or how you dize something, but this one does it powerfully.

5:01 Rita's garbage can

Got to say I'm really glad I saw this video it gave me the push I needed to actual watch kamen rider. And since then I've watch kamen rider w and just finish Fourze.

Linkara: "Does kamen rider have a burger morpher too?" well... Ex-Aid does have a Burger power if that counts

WHAT!!!! He's doing a KR Review!

Kamen Rider songs are the best

I was drinking when you made a joke about the fidget cubes and I nearly spat it out from laughing!

OH SHOOT! Linkara's reviewing Kamen Rider now? AWESOME!!! It's even a season I've watched completely and enjoyed a ton, so this will be fun! :}

KR Fourze was written by the guy who also wrote Gurren Lagann.

I've only ever heard it pronounced FOUR-ZAY, and that includes by Die-Hard Kamen Rider Fans, so who even knows.

I think this is the earliest I've been to an AT4W video.

So many times during this whenever a joke was made I had to pause the video and proclaim "Well... YOU'RE NOT WRONG!"

Dude, you will never get people to HOPR Dragon Knight. Not because it's bad or anything (In fact it's pretty good), but people are more interested on the japanese originals all the time. You'd be more likely asked to do Ryuki rather than Dragon Knight any day. Also, nobody will EVER ask for Masked Knight. That show just stinks.

I really like the look of this, it's just live action anime

Somebody pay him to review episode 5 to 10.Because Fourze is awesome and the most wholesome Kamen Rider series.

Was not expecting you to review this at all linkara, but I'm glad because Fourze is one of my favourite rider seasons (apart from OOO of course) 😊😊😊

Huh, you have the Carranger DVD set. Who's the owner of said set?

wow the new forza game is weird

"I played this stinking city like a harp from Hell! Harp from Hell! H-H-H-H-Harp from Hell!"

If someone pays him to watch more of Kamen Rider Fourze, don't skip ahead, let him see the entire Kamen Rider Club form. Then you could let him see Ryusei. Also the theme song will grow on Linkara.

Fourze was...ok i suppose. Bit of a slow start but got better later on. Not bad but definitely not the best. For me, that award goes to Ex-Aid

To me Karmen Rider had the more believable armor. While both Super Sentai & Power Rangers had the hard helmet skintight look. Which honestly I couldn't suspend my disbelief for.

See Linkara's mistake was watching this with TV-Nihon's subs.

"...just keep them away from everybodies' marriage." Even up to now OMD still left a scar.

This waa unexpected

I'm hoping you can review Ultraman. More specifically, Ultraman Orb or Ultraman Geed.

...I never expected this. I am so happy.

well he finally watched a rider series and i wasn't dissapointed, im happy he enjoyed it coodos on you dude.

*Linkara kitaaaaa!!!!*

OH MY GOODNESS SAKE! UCHU KITAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

YAY. I can't wait to see this.

i freakin love fourze. one of my favorite series ever.