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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: Okay, this seems a little silly looking...Hot damn! [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Kazuki Nakashima]] is the head writer? And Koichi Sakamoto (The ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]'' [[The Movie|movie]]) is directing?! Sign me up!

** Who is the narrator? [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]! Between [[Tomokazu Seki]] narrating ''Gokaiger'' and him, its going to be a very [[Hot -Blooded]] block, just from the narrators.

** For the movie crossover with [[Kamen Rider OOO|OOO]], we'll be getting a female rider! And [[Kamen Rider (TV series)|the]] [[Kamen Rider V 3|first]] [[Kamen Rider X|seven]] [[Kamen Rider Amazon|Kamen]] [[Kamen Rider Stronger|Riders]]! Return of [[Kamen Rider Double|Shotaro, Philip, and Foundation X]]!

*** A photo from the above movie set shows the Kamen Rider Club acknowledging their Showa Rider namesakes by {{spoiler|dressing up in ridiculous homemade outfits worthy of the [[Paper -Thin Disguise|silly Mook outfits]] from ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'' and ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]''}}, which makes it more of a "And The Fandom LOLed".

** It's too bad that aside from the movie, there won't be any other Kamen Rider Came--waitCame—wait a minute, [[Kamen Rider Amazon|Amazon]] is going to take part in the Hyper Battle Video? YES!

** The August 4th movie for Fourze has been announced and Toei's going to have another crossover with a old property - [[Space Ironmen Kyodain]] [http://www.jefusion.com/2012/05/space-ironmen-kyoudain-returns-in-kamen.html to be specific].

** "'''TAKE A STEP FORWARD!'''" Whenever ''Giant Step'' starts playing, you know awesomeness will ensue.

*** And now [[May Nakabayashi (Music)|May'n]] has released a solo version which isn't quite as energetic as the original, but more than makes up for it with her trademark powerful vocals.

* [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene]]: #5. The Natto Incident. That is all.

* [[Complete Monster]]: Hiroki Makise, the Pyxis Zodiarts. Sure, his Switch may have made him worse, but we're shown quite clearly he was a deranged [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] ''before'' getting it. He tricks Yuki into leading him to the locker, just so he can ''blow it up'', knowing full well how important it is to her. He also has absolutely no problem using Fourze's friends as living shields to gain the upperhand. If that didn't send him over the [[Moral Event Horizon]], his ultimate plan certainly does. {{spoiler|He uses his powers to pull every girl who ever shot him down (due to his previously mentioned [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] tendencies, they likely had every reason to do so) and "make them into shooting stars" by sending them on a bus ride ''off an unfinished bridge!''}} That he's given no justifying [[Freudian Excuse]] like the previous Zodiarts solidfies the fact he was a no good person to begin with. {{spoiler|As such, he's the first Zodiart that Gentaro makes no attempt to befriend, instead [[Do Withwith Him Asas You Will|leaving him at the mercy of his victims.]] When ''Gentaro'' doesn't try to befriend you, you know you're one seriously messed up person.}}

** It seems that to truly become a Horoscope, becoming one of these is ''required'', as giving up your humanity is essentially the final step in the evolution. It's just the less humanity you had to begin with the less you have to give up!

* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Tomoko Nozama, with her whole Creepy [[Goth]] shtick and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Pinkie Pie]]-level randomness. The wait for her focus ep was ''agonising.'' Pre-empting the second part for a week didn't help.

* [[Fan -Preferred Couple]]: Tomoko and Ryusei seems to be a pretty popular pairing after their story arc in #23-#24.

* [[Game Breaker]]: {{color|darkcyan|CCosmic}} States

* [[Genius Bonus]]: Beyond the basics with the common Zodiarts, there are a few more subtle ones. For example, the Altar Zodiart's staff is named "Aradia", which isn't just a play on Altar's constellation Ara, but is also the name of [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aradia |a figure commonly regarded as the Goddess of Pagans]].

* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]:

*** Made even worse with the death of Shigeru Araki (Kamen Rider Stronger, who Gentaro cosplayed as) occurring on the same day this was aired.

*** And then we did get a Horoscope (maybe two, actually) who weren't inherently evil. What happened to them? [[Laser -Guided Amnesia]].

** having Stronger as the only one of the legendary seven fighting alone at the start of ''Movie wars Megamax'' is a little hard to watch when you remember something [[Stuffed Into the Fridge|about]] [[Author Existence Failure|him]].

** Fourze's belt's voice sounds quite a bit like a [[Doctor Who (TV)|Dalek]].

*** Or a [[Daft Punk (Music)|Daft Punk]] song.

** So if Friendship is [[Hot -Blooded]], does that mean [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Gentaro will love and tolerate the shit out of you?]]

** [[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Kengo lost his father in space.]]

** All those [[Daft Punk (Music)|Daft Punk]] references have apparently brought about [http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/ReddyRedWolf/1324556388221.png this guy here.]

* [[Ho Yay]]: Tomoko is initially shown to have this towards Yuki, ever since her performance for the Queen Festival, [http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/305448_242667075785578_111195458932741_734942_1894192044_n.jpg as seen here]{{Dead link}}. It's also telling that they share the same interests.

{{quote| '''Ohsugi''': Come with me to the staff lounge. You're my conversation buddy now.<br />

'''Gentaro''': Why me?<br />

'''Ohsugi''': I'm lonely!<br />

(Gentaro stares at Ohsugi while he brings out a photo of himself with Sonoda attached by tape)<br />

** It will seem pretty hard for {{spoiler|Ryuusei}} to be likeable for effectively becoming the {{spoiler|[[Hero -Killer]] and causing some heartbreak in Kengo}}. '''Especially''' considering the other option he had. Even ''he'' believes he crossed it and tries to redeem himself. {{spoiler|He succeeds and even becomes Gentaro's friend}}.

* [[Narm]]: When the Aries Horoscopes is revealed to have evolved from...a Rabbit Zodiarts. [[httpwikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepus_<!-- 28constellation29Lepus (constellation)|(Yes, there's one.)]] Not only is it never shown physically in the flashback, but the silhouette of a rabbit, bunny ears and all, is waddling in a [[VideoGame/RavingRabbidsRaving Rabbids|very distinct fashion.]] -->

* [[Narrowed It Down to Thethe Guy I Recognize]]: So far we've had Masanori Mizuno (''[[Tomica Hero Rescue Fire]]''{{'}}s [[Sixth Ranger|R-5]]) as Toshiya Miura/Orion Zodiarts and Hikari Kajiwara (''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]''{{'}}s [[The Scrappy|Amane Kurihara]]) as Ritsuko Usaka/Altar Zodiarts. [[Averted Trope|On the other hand]], detention teacher Takashi Sakate was played by Satoshi Jinbo (''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''{{'}}s Hideyuki Kagawa/Alternative Zero), and he wasn't a Zodiarts (though his son was). Then there are the unusual cases:

** Principal Kouhei Hayami is played by Kousei Amano (''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]''{{'}}s Sakuya Tachibana/Kamen Rider Garren), and in his first appearance he displays many of the same mannerisms as the Scorpio Zodiarts. {{spoiler|He's actually Libra.}}

** It was announced that Nao Nagasawa (''[[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger]]''{{'}}s Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue) would join the cast around the same time the Virgo Zodiarts first appeared in the show, causing many fans to think this trope would be in effect. Her debut episode instead has it look like she's the Pegasus Zodiarts, not Virgo. {{spoiler|She was neither.}}

** Zigzagged again with Runa Natsui (''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]''{{'}}s Kaoru Shiba/Princess Shinken Red) who appears in #30-31 as Ryusei's old classmate, who's just one of {{spoiler|Aries Horoscopes}}' ''dozens'' of victims.

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Hiroki Makise, the Pyxis Zodiarts. A [[Psychopathic Manchild]] [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] who gains the ability to manpulate any object he can see, ''including people!'' If that wasn't scary enough, he uses this power to try and {{spoiler|murder every girl who justifably shot him down for his stalker actions.}}

* [[One -Scene Wonder]]: More like two episode wonder. Hiroki Makise had garnered himself quite the attention despite only appearing for two episodes. Just look at all the [[Fridge Horror]] surrounding this guy! He's the entire reason why this show's [[Nightmare Fuel]] page was made! Makise is the go-to person in Kamen Rider history for messed up people. He was so popular it seemed, that he returned for a later arc, though ''rapidly'' toned down.

* [[Rescued Fromfrom the Scrappy Heap]]: Looks to be the premise here. Usually, everyone listed down below were the Scrappy at one point, but then have a moment to readjust themselves. This is usually because they're the [[Victim of the Week]].

** Miu needed a threat to her life for her [[Hidden Depths]] to surface.

** JK realized the need and worth of true friendship the hard way.

** Yukina was able to let go of Gentaro and just settle for being friends.

** Shun gets the same reputation in the early episodes. He's already a [[Jerk Jock]], has an obvious [[ItsIt's All About Me]] behavior, and his sheer ''rage'' towards Gentaro and co. simply existing around him pushes him to directly cockblock Fourze AS HE IS ABOUT TO DEAL THE FINISHING BLOW TO A RAMPAGING ZODIART. He gets some redemption toward the end of the following episode, though, when he confronts his [[Freudian Excuse]] and uses the Power Dizer to hold the Scorpion Zodiart off while Gentaro defeats the [[Monster of the Week]]. He's shown to be trying to become a better person afterward.

** Misa Toriizaki for what she did to {{spoiler|Eguchi. She gets cold on Eguchi even though the others praise for his good deeds in #24, and then ''forces Eguchi to activate his switch that was on Last One'' for the sole purpose of making Cygnus emerge and forces the Ugly Ducklings to trap him so he wouldn't be free. Thankfully, [[The Dog Bites Back]], uses her as a [[Human Shield]], and [[Break the Haughty|breaks her so hard]] that she [[My God, What Have I Done?|realizes that leading a cult is a bad idea]], and thus disbands it.}}

** Due to his fighting style, Ryusei would fit a Chinese Zodiac theme much better.

** I bet that several ''[[Saint Seiya (Manga)|Saint Seiya]]'' fans would love to see Sagittarius Zodiarts evolving from Pegasus Switch. The same applies to Dragon/Libra and Cygnus/Aquarius.

* [[Woolseyism]]: In #27, the Cancer Zodiarts (carrying on a joke from earlier) calls Meteor "Planetarium[[Japanese Pronouns|-yarou]]"; Over-Time rendered this as [[Captain Planet and Thethe Planeteers (Animation)|Captain Planetarium]].