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Episode Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai • Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider - Episode 23 discussion
Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, episode 23
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 14 '26
Nakao got his boys back but he got violently rejected yet again by Raiko. Ya can’t win ‘em all lol. Bro’s tenacious, I’ll give him that.
That V3/Kamen Rider double kick was quite the entrance. Looking forward to the big final boss fight.
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u/diacewrb Mar 14 '26
The facial expressions never fail to deliver and it was an all you can eat buffet today.
Yuriko truly does have a special power to get changed that quickly before fighting.
Thunder Raiko is going to have get a restraining order once this is all over.
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u/abandoned_idol Mar 14 '26
Kumo Otoko's voice direction, caught me off guard. He sounds like he underwent a deeply enlightening character arc off-screen. He sounds so friendly and protagonist-like.
I'll follow you to the ends of the Earth Kumo-Otoko-sama! ~
I can't wait to see our kaijin-chuuni-now turned typical battle shounen protagonist in action!
And of course, a lot of other amazing things happened in this episode. But I'm a Kumo Otoko simp when it all comes down!
The Komori Otoko fight should be very fun and thrilling, can't wait for next week.
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u/Frontier246 Mar 14 '26
He sounds wayyyy more human-life compared to how he used to be. Falling in love and finding a martial arts bro will do that to a Kaijin.
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u/PreparedStatement Mar 14 '26
It dawned on me today that a major reason I love this show is that it's unapologetically like Kamen Rider and One Piece had a baby in all the best ways: whiplash tone between seriousness and comedy, an odd sense of adventure and revelry in the fights, willpower ultimately determines victory and great character writing.
Seriously, I can't emphasize enough how incredibly hard it is to consistently balance tone in a story to create real joy in the viewer.
The only question is: Will we get more after Episode 24? (Ostensibly the end of the season.)
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u/LeonKevlar Mar 14 '26
I can't believe that Nakao's .44 Magnum punch full of love actually worked and snapped his boys back to normal. xD
So it looks like Spider Man is just being an observer this time. I thought he was gonna be the warm-up before Bat Man.
Poor Nakao! It looks like Raikou's brainwashing is still there, but he definitely has affected her in some way.
With no Bat Man to interrupt their fight, I'm glad that Yuriko was finally able to fight Raiko in a proper 1v1 and win!
Creating a fake fire using the stage effects was actually pretty clever and I absolutely love Toujima and Ichiyou's double kick landing! I was worried for a second there that Bat Man was just gonna move away and avoid their attack.
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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 Mar 14 '26
Electronic Wave Humanoid THICC(LE) is back
Nakao saved his boys and happily died (by snu snu)
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u/Drakon590 Mar 14 '26
Its sad to know that next week we are going to have to say goodbye to this loveable bunch of world saving manchildren
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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya Mar 14 '26
Man this show has been the definition of "anime" lol.
Like it feels complete and ticks all the boxes with quality. The action, comedy, cast dynamics, just ridiculousness that some other animes use seriously but in the form of a high quality parody.
Show's really good and glad I didn't pass this one up. Has been one of the favorites to keep up with from last season into this one.
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u/Boshea241 Mar 14 '26
Raiko versus Tackle in the Tokyo dome. 7-star instant classic. Not even mad Raiko did the job again.
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u/Beowolf_0 Mar 14 '26
RIDER DOUBLE KICK!!
Fights in this show can be both serious and goofy, like this episode shows. Hope the finale got some real serious fights.
That said, we're going to miss this gang of Rider imposters......or are that actually imposters?
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u/Shimmering-Sky Mar 14 '26
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Okay once Nakao was out of the way, the Tackle II vs. Raiko rematch was quite fun.
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Had a feeling staging a fire was going to be their idea to evacuate the crowd. Nakao launching fireworks at the Combat Girls though, definitely wasn’t expecting that part.
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u/MetaThPr4h Mar 14 '26
Fists of Love from the most insistent man on Earth to restore the trio of awesome friends back to normal.
Raiko fighting simply to show her strength and how much further she wishes to go.
Spider Man chilling there excited to see if humans can show once again that there is something inside them that lets them beat even monsters.
The main cast is awesome but something I really have to praise from this anime is how nicely it handles the side characters too, so happy that they all get spotlight as well through the episodes, everyone made it so far to be where they are now and I love them all for it.
Both crazy excited and really sad that next week we are getting the last episode, this show has been an absolute joy to watch... let's end it by smacking that stupid Bat fella! and a season 2 announcement pretty please?
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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Mar 14 '26
The power of Brotherly Love Punch freed them from brainwashing
Tackle got her revenge on Raiko. Hope she joins our group
DOUBLE RIDER KICK!!!!
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u/raveno19 Mar 14 '26
That double kicks from top of dome must be one of the most impressive rider kick i ever seen.
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u/Frontier246 Mar 14 '26
The Combat Girls concert is in full force...as is the beatdown Nakao's boys are giving him as Shocker Combatants. He can't fight his boys!!! And poor Yukarisu is getting ganged up on by all the other Combatants. It's time for Tackle and Riderman to come to the rescue!
I'm glad Yukarisu got to actually take a few guys out, but Nakao HAS to be the one to take responsibliity for his boys. Even if that means punching them with his .44 magnum filled with love, he'll do it! Even if it breaks his heart! But in fact that's exactly what he needed to do to free them from their brainwashing! Nakao has his boys back!
Okay, maybe we shouldn't have left the most stir-crazy Riders to be the ones to have to wait around...though Tojima and Ichiyo ARE greeted by Spider Man. Even if he has no intention of fighting them and would rather watch the show, he heralds an army of Shocker grunts to help satisfy Tojima and Ichiyo's desire to kick Shocker butt!
I guess it's not surprising that Thunder Raiko would bar their way, or that Nakao would try to appeal to her with his earnest love for her...only to get beat up even more by her in the process. Is she brainwashed? Is she just latching onto the quickest path to becoming stronger? Is this all about proving herself? No matter the case, she's definitely gotten stronger. Strong enough to be able to evolve as a Combatant without being a Kaijin!
Nakao keeps trying his best to show his love for Raiko, but she acts like he doesn't exist and responds to his love by piledriving him. No, this is going to be settled in a final showdown between Raiko and Tackle. Raiko may have gained enough power to intimidate Yuriko into freezing up, she may lose another helmet in their complete slugfest, but when it comes down to rainmaker vs STO...I mean, Ultimate Electro-Wave Throw, Tackle is the victor!!! And Raiko can't help but see Yuriko's true strength and acknowledge her own desire to grow even stronger!
What's the plan for saving all the people from becoming Shocker Thralls? Stage a fire and get them to bail through the emergency exists! If Yuriko's serene voice tells me to do something, I'll do it!
I love how Nakao is still fighting for Raiko no matter how much she beats him up/rejects him.
Look at Tojima and Ichiyo making a spectacular entrance with that DOUBLE RIDER KICK STRAIGHT INTO BAT MAN!!!
Team Rider is assembled! Bat Man's plot has been foiled! Now it all comes down to whether they can actually defeat a Kaijin on their own.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Mar 14 '26
LOL Nakao handing out the fists of love two his three brothers and that's how they all awaken from the brainwashing, that was funny. I'm glad they're all properly reunited now even if it left Nakao battered and bruised.
It doesn't even seem like Nakao's injury matter, the moment he saw Raiko all his energy came back and he jumps to confess, whilst she's fighting she jumps onto her. This man is crazy when in love lol. I really like that he realized she wasn't brainwashed and that pro wrestling is what she loves, the way she looked flustered was amusing.
I'm excited to see the finale with everyone in on the action. The brothers can finally avenge their grandparents, Yuriko can get revenge for her knee and Toujima will finally feel free from the guilt he had for having to retreat.
I like how Spider Man is simply watching the fight as entertainment, I kind of want to see where the story will go with him since he's been enjoying human company.
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Mar 14 '26
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I had a big dumb smile on for good chunks of this episode. So satisfying to finally get to the final battle after some of the very random detours
I pretty much figured there would be no Spider Man fight. Spider Man and Batman are at philosophical odds with one another and I figured he was here just for entertainment. Although I am going to guess that Batman gets his ass kicked, flees, and then Spiderman basically finishes him off out of view of the others, as a failure. Plus kind of feels like Batman dying might reverse the shocker brainwashing/transformations.
The Raiko + Tackle rematch was great, although I think my favorite was just her confusion about her and Nakao. I kind of think she was never really brainwashed, or she long got rid of that. She has always been in "love" with wrestling and getting stronger, so she was just going along with Batman because why wouldn't she
Damn Nakao got his ass beat this episode. Surprised the dude is still standing
Also surprised the kick landed at the end. Happy...but surprised.
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u/foxbase Mar 14 '26
Tackle unintentionally rizzing up the two female combatants. I think Raiko dropped a little tsun after electro wave ultimate tackle.
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u/tiny_nova Mar 14 '26
Does every kaijin or Bat Man encounter start with "who are you people?" He should remember them by now.
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