

Your favorite fruit samurai boys get EXTRA dramatic in this double feature of daddy issues and doppelgänger disasters.
Brought on by popularity for the series, this DVD Special feats. two half-hour side stories that take place during the events of the show. Both stories appear to take place just after episode 20, the first episode of the Helheim Saga. The Kamen Rider Zangetsu side story begins with Takatora telling Kota about the truth behind Helheim. While a childhood friend pays Takatora a visit, a mysterious Kamen Rider that has control over cracks begins to hunt down Yggdrasill’s forces. The Kamen Rider Baron side story begins with Kaito seeking out the Overlords for Professor Ryoma. A prince visits Zawame and when he finds out that Kaito looks exactly like him, he decides to forcefully switch lives, resulting in conflict.
Acting
Yutaka Kobayashi playing Kaito AND Shapool with zero chill.
Costume
Takatora's suits somehow get even more expensive-looking.
Practical Effects
Two new Riders with genuinely unsettling crack-based powers.

Director
Osamu Kaneda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shapool was originally conceived as a one-off joke, but Kobayashi's unhinged performance made him fan-favorite enough to return in later Gaim media.
The 'evil twin switches places' trope here directly riffs on classic Japanese period dramas, with Kaito's brutish nature clashing against noble refinement for comedy and pathos.
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