Kamen Rider W: Episode 49 Review/Kamen Rider W: Series Overview

Kamen Rider W: Episode 49 Review

Warning: SPOILERS

And it is here, the FINAL episode of Kamen Rider W. I have been waiting for this since episode 48 like a kid waits for his mom to come home with his new video game. I was to say the least.....impatient. But it is here, and the time has come for my review.

The show starts normally with clips from the previous episode. Of course, they show the most emotional scene, where Shotaro de henshins and Phillip becomes part of the Earth's memory. *Sigh* Anyways, the episode goes on, as Shotaro is arguing with Santa-Chan and a man wearing a blue hat(This is important, remember this). The episode continues on, as we find out that it has been 1 year since Episode 48. Shotaro then has a flashback of  visitng Wakana, in what looks like to be a hospital room, with a woman police officer sitting next to the door. Wakana asking if he was sent by Raito aka Phillip. Shotaro stays quite, as Phillip told Shotaro to not let Wakana know of his sacrifce. The flashback ends, and Shotaro leaves back to his place, and meets a young boy name Akira.

Akira's sister has been captured by a group of young men calling themselve EXE, revealed to him by Watcherman, Queen and Elizabeth. Shotaro goes and finally finds EXE. We see that they obtain Gaia Memories, and indeed, have the Akira's sister. The leader of EXE says they are, "Succesors of the Museum" Shotaro pulls out the Lost Driver and and the Joker Memory saying, "Let's go, Phillip" quickly realizing that it is just him. Another very emotional moment. *Sigh*

But, the mood changes, when we FINALLY see, Kamen Rider Joker! He is pretty awesome, and Shotaro pulls off the solo rider with ease. Quickly defeating the Anomalicaris Dopant with his Rider Punch(I smiled when I saw that :) ) The flashback at the begining of the episode contiunes, Shotaro is now seen back at the hospital where Wakana is. And.....yeah, she breaks out. Suprise suprise.

Wakana seems to have her Dopant powers even without transforming. Shotaro, Wakana, and Ryu meet on the roof as they talk. Ryu henshins into Accel going into attack Wakana, with Shotaro stopping her, because Shotaro feels that Phillip's sacrifice would be pointless if Wakana was hurt. Wakana quickly asks Shotaro what he means.  Shotaro reveals the fate that Phillip was dealt, and dissapears into data.

Once again, the flashback ends (Don't worry, it comes back). Shotaro goes back to his office, as he hears Phillip's voice. He quickly runs in looking and asking for Phillip. He then sees that it is just the Frog Pod's recording of Phillip's voice. Akiko quickly apologizes, as Shotaro quietly goes off into Phillip's base. Akira then gets a text from his sister to meet her. But wait......Flashback!

Wakana returns to her mother, Shroud,as Wakana pronounces she will complete the Gaia Impact. Shroud tells her her answer is in the Gaia Library. Wakana confused why her mom was helping her, Shroud says they are family.  Shroud then falls into Wakana's lap, and dies peacefully. And......flashback over....for now...

The Akira goes out to find his sister, and succeeds. Meeting up with EXE, they take him to his sister, as she apologizes, and takes out the Ocean Memory, giving it to the leader of the gang, as she was the one to give them the Memories.. The Akira and his sister run, as one of the gang members becomes the Coackroach Dopant (Him again....)

They are met by Shotaro, as he does the Joker henshin, but with more style and a pose. Awesome to say the least. Ryu comes in and handles the other gang members without henshining. Shotaro defeats the Coackroach Dopant, and destroys the Ocean memory, and the Edge Memory

The group consisting of Akira and his sister, Shotaro, and Akiko, start to walk, as they are met.....by guess who....the man in the blue hat! (Sorry, couldn't figure out his name) He changes into the Energy Dopant and shoots at Shotaro seemigly knocking him down. With the group stunned, Shotaro gets up unharmed! 

As he seems the Xtremem Memory, who took the blast. He quickly thanks it, but then realizes, the Xtreme Memory was destroyed with Phillip! The Xtreme Memory shoots out a green ray.....revealing Phillip! Shotaro stunned, Phillip reveals that Wakana sacrificed herself. Wakana sacrificed her body so Phillip could take hers, as she joined her family to become Clerks of the Earth. Phillip tearfully thanks his family for their sacrifce.

Throughout the episode (forgot to mention this) The camera was seen through a point of view of what looked like to be the Xtreme Memory. It indeed was the Xtreme Memory holding Phillip while his body was being re created.


Shotaro happy as I ever seen him, pulls out his Joker Memory, as Phillip pulls out his Cyclone Memory, as they both become Kamen Rider W! THe credits roll through the battle, and that is the episode!

As this is the end of the series, I am not upset. The awesomness of this episode made this series go out with a bang! It ended on a positive note, we finally saw Kamen Rider Joker. We got to see Wakana's kind side aain. And did I mention....PHILLIP LIVES! So this was as good as a episode as 48 was. I am okay with the series ending. Onto Ozu and Movie war!

Here is episode 49:

Part 1

Part 2

Kamen Rider W: Series Overview

When the rumors and pictures started flying all over the net about W during Decade's run, I was its biggest critic. I never thought the two in one rider would work. Phillip looked too much of a sissy. And a detective Rider series? Give me a break.

Then the opening theme song came on.....and I fell in love.

I enjoyed the maturing of Shotaro and Phillip throught the series. Along with Akiko and Ryu. When the story started, the series was mainly focused on Shotaro. Phillip was just the other half. Few times was his family mentioned, but never was a focus. Until later on in the series.

Ryu then showed up, and become a great addition to the team. Hesisitant of W, he to matured towards the team and became a very valuable all.

Akiko was a pain at first. Couldn't stand her. But, she also matured and became an awesome part of the team. 

The Sonozaki Family were perfect villians. The secrecy behind their plan, and Foundation X. How Phillip was Sonozaki Raito. And how he actually died and was just data. Saeko's betrayal with Dr. Isaka. Wakana's total mood swing. Shorud being the mother of Wakana and Saeko, and the ex-wife of Sonozaki Ryuube. Ryuube being great head of this evil clan. Although I didn't like one thing.....

WHY DID SONOZAKI KIRHIKO DIE SO SOON! I mean really....he was the definition of awesome. And you kill him off? No......NO!

And the Dopants as the villians were cool. The Gaia Memories were just plain great and I loved the case's that involved them. Thinking it was one person, when it was actually the one who you thought it wasn't. The series was just that awesome, that you can't find a lot wrong.

My final verdict.....10/10. I seriously think this was the perfect series. And when I get older and have some money, I will buy every toy that I can for W. And the DVD, and I can't wait to see A-Z Memories of fate. It was that awesome, I hope you guys feel the way I do.