It finally happened. After 40 years of Kamen Rider and 35 years of Super Sentai , with only a few fleeting crossovers in between, the two franchises have collided for one big movie event.  The film was released cinematically back in April, and heavily promoted between the two currently airing shows Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and Kamen Rider Fourze . It also saw the return of the casts of both Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger  and Kamen Rider Decade , two series which shared very similar motifs. The film sees Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red taking control of the DaiZangyack fleet, a crew made up of previous villains in the Super Sentai franchise. In order to seek out the ultimate treasure, Gokai Red has proclaimed war on the Kamen Riders and vowed to eliminate them all. On the other side, Tsukasa Kadoya/Kamen Rider Decade has once again taken his place at the head of DaiShocker, and in turn plans to destroy all of the Super Sentai. As the legendary seven Riders, the Gorangers and many...

When Kamen Rider OOO was drawing to close, fans became divided on images of a space-themed Kamen Rider with a rocket-shaped cone head which did its rounds on the internet. Shortly afterward Kamen Rider Fourze , the 22nd Kamen Rider series, was announced with these images proving to indeed be the look of the new rider. While some were instantly put off, others were interested in the talent behind the show - head writer Kazuki Nakashima ( Gurren Lagann ) and director Koichi Sakamoto ( Power Rangers, Gokaiger ), or the promising monster designs. Kamen Rider Fourze began airing in September 2011, running for a total of 48 episodes, with two movies (three if you include Super Hero Taisen ) and various specials. The final episode aired just last weekend, and the show has been my first weekly Kamen Rider experience. Gentaro Kisaragi will befriend you no matter what Fourze  sees new student Gentaro Kisaragi transfer to Amanogawa High School, which has recently become the centr...