Kamen Rider W (Live Action)

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Name: Mask Rider W, Mask Rider Double, Kamen Rider W, 仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル）

Status: Completed
Episode: 49
Release date (for eng subs): -

Summary:
In the ecologically-minded city of Futo, there are many windmills and the people live in harmony. However, the Sonozaki Family sell mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories to criminals and other interested parties who use them to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. To make matters worse, the Gaia Memories carry a dangerous toxin that cause their users to go insane to the point where they could die from the life-threatening devices. After the death of his boss, the self-proclaimed hardboiled (actually half-boiled) detective Shotaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip, who possesses the true Gaia Memory, to investigate crimes which involve Dopants. Using their own Gaia Memories, Shotaro and Philip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace and keep Futo safe. While joined in their fight by investigator Ryu Terui, who transforms into Kamen Rider Accel, the mystery of Philip's past, his relation to the Sonozaki Family, and their Museum organization are revealed.
Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_W

Personal Ratings: 4
High ratings partly because of the people's looks and cute personalities. Really love the idea as to how they mixed in detective work into the mask rider, and not just pure fighting. The whole purpose of the show is to defeat the Sonozaki family. Really unexpected turns of events. Probably the best mask rider I have ever seen. It's funny, cute and yet so interesting. Totally loved the ideas about Gaia memories, something we see everyday, thumb drive.
Another thing that remained as a mystery throughout the whole series for me was about the master. Who is he really, and how did he started out to become a detective and a mask rider. I am kind of hopping they would come out a movie for this, but to me, it seems like its never going to happen.
Though one thing that has not been fixed since the first mask rider is the fighting scenes and the power levels. The fighting scenes were kind of lame for some parts. For this series there was not alot of difference in power levels which made me totally like it more. The use of CF effects where to much in the middle. Which kind of made it seem alot more unreal. Because the main purpose and focus of the whole series kind of link back to Philip, the main character, Shoutaro does not really serve alot of purpose for the main plot. 
Totally sad and awesome ending that makes almost everyone cry. :3 I really just can't get enough of this. Really wish they could continue and make a second season.

Recommended for:
Gender: Male
Age: 11 and above
My ratings: PG