Fuuto Tantei

Fuuto Tantei is a detective story. Nothing more, nothing less. Well, maybe it's a little bit more because of the Kamen Rider stuff. I don't know anything about Kamen Rider culture in general, but the idea of two dudes being genius Power-Ranger-detectives is slightly-outlandish-but-entertaining, if nothing else. I was immediately drawn into this show because of the amazingly jazzy soundtrack, complete with badass sax riffs and an incredible ED (including the visuals!). The animation and art style are also pretty interesting because of the constant transformations that have to do with their Kamen Rider identities. The voice actor (Tachiki Fumihiko) behind the transformation sound effect deserves a raise because anyone else sure as hell wouldn't be able to make a USB stick sound badass. Barring this though, I don't know if there is much else to be seen here. Frame and sound reuse seems to be weirdly pervasive in the work, despite all of the creative style oozing from the show. The same battle track seems to play for a good 50% of serious fights, and reused visuals (and SFX) during transformations are fairly evident. On the whole, the story starts off as an incredibly immersive mystery, complete with a red herring and a satisfying conclusion (and a hot girl-). After this first arc passes though, it almost feels like we are getting a repeat of what has already transpired, but with a different context each time. Though there is a clear progression, it gets less and less interesting as the story builds up to its climax, paradoxically. Though it is the case that the show gets less interesting as things progress, it certainly isn't the case that it isn't interesting at all. I'm a sucker for detective stories in general, and seeing a good deduction by some unbelievably genius detectives is always a good time. I would highly recommend this to anyone that is okay with some generic Power-Ranger-esque fights and is looking for an immersive-ish mystery to last them a few hours.

tl;dr if you like KR W you will love this, if you haven't seen KR W then I HIGHLY recommend watching that first Are you a fan of Kamen Rider W? Are you itching for more of it? If the answer to even one of those questions is yes, then this anime is for you. It's essentially an all-new story that is set after the original series, featuring the cast you know and love. But first, for those who are unfamiliar with Kamen Rider W: I highly, highly suggest watching it first before you go into this. The anime just assumes that you've seen all 49 episodes and 2 movies of the original series from start to finish, so it does a little amount of effort in refreshing your memory. Some major things are just straight-up unexplained because they've already been touched upon in the tokusatsu, and there are a lot of plot developments and character motivations that will go over your head if you haven't seen the original series at all. Certain scenes also lack emotional impact if you don't fully know the context behind them. Obviously, you're still free to try if you want—the chief producer has said that the anime is indeed made with newcomers in mind, but from what I have seen so far, it feels like the opposite. I imagine the anime will be so much less fun and more puzzling/confusing if you go in blind. That said, if you're already a fan of Kamen Rider W or at least have fond memories of watching it, then you will love this anime. Fuuto PI is both a sequel and a love letter to the original W with a ton of neat little callbacks and references to its tokusatsu predecessor. The story is just what you'd expect from W: A thrilling supernatural mystery with some occasional light-hearted moments. It takes place in good ol' Fuuto, and the anime makes use of it really well. Many characters from the original series, no matter how minor, make appearances here and there in the story. A lot of iconic sets are featured as well, such as the Narumi Detective Agency which has been unfortunately demolished in real life. Both of these things combined make the windy city feel alive and familiar, almost like returning to an old home. Henshin effects are also recreated in a much more flashy fashion than in the live-action, but the anime keeps certain trademark sound effects to remind you that you are still watching the same Kamen Rider you know and love. Some of the music is basically even just 1:1 renditions of the original series' soundtrack and it WILL hit you in the nostalgia bones. It's based on a tokusatsu series, after all, so action-wise, the anime will not leave you wanting. The animation is solid, smooth, and slick—and thanks to it, we get the kind of action that just isn't possible in a weekly live-action drama medium. Dynamic fast-paced fight sequences, bike chase scenes with no regard to Japanese traffic safety laws, et cetera. The only downside I can think of is that the voice actors might take a little while to get used to. The seiyuus do a fine job in bringing the characters to life, but it's going to feel a little jarring compared to the original at first. Just don't go in here expecting to hear Renn Kiriyama and Masaki Suda. (But at least the ED song is sung by the actors of Eternal and Skull, and it SLAPS.) Overall, it's a good, enjoyable anime—just one that is geared toward a very specific audience. If you are interested in watching the original series but don't know where to start, feel free to reach out to me. I'll be more than willing to help out! (A repost and slightly minor edit of my previous review, which had 46 votes at the time of deletion.)

As someone who has watched Kamen Rider before and having Kamen Rider W as my favourite one out of all of them, I really enjoy this anime series although it's such a shame that it consists of 12 episodes only :') [like if you compare it to the episode of the Kamen Rider W live action, 1 eps of Kamen Rider W takes about 3-4 episodes of Fuuto Tante (if you get what I mean)] But anyways I really enjoy this anime series a lot that I really stay tune to every Monday for this one >< Will I recommend it or not? Honestly, I prefer for those who haven't watched Kamen Rider W live-action to watch that first before watching this anime because in the anime you can say that you might not understand some parts of the scenes, so yeah, if you don't want to get confuse to whats going on, I recommend to watch the Live action first as this is the sequel of the Live-action series. But to those who have watch the Liva Action I really HIGHLY recommend you guys to watch it especially to those who loves Kamen rider W

Fuuto Tantei is a detective based on Kamen Rider W , in fact its the sequel to the Tokusatsu show of the W so yes you do need to watch Kamen Rider W if you want to watch this anime , is it ? well yes , the monster designs are great , the hero himself Kamen Rider Double looks good in 2D animation , this show is short and sweet , its the gold start for any newcomer to Kamen Rider anything , would you need past information ? yes just the old show Live Action show , Noting more , I wish the show was longer than 12 eps , the show itself does somewhat feel like KRW to me

Kamen Rider is... better than the things you like. There are no words to describe the satisfaction you get out of watching some japanese dudes using weird belts to transform into superheroes and fight monsters every week for the sake of love, peace and human lives. And it's no surprise that Kamen Rider W, with it's themes of comradery and deciding on who you truly are, has become one of the most celebrated entries in this 50+ years old franchise. What is surprising, however, is that this one show has not only gotten a sequel, but an animated one as well. Fuuto PI is here, ready to continue W's story from where the finale left off (or better, from where the post series movies left off...), and to expand on it's characters and world building. Being based on a manga written by W's own head writer Riku Sanjo, PI does a fantastic job on adding elements that fit the show naturally. You are almost led to believe that all of these things were always meant to be there, such as they are nicely incorporated. At first I was unsure about giving a tokusatsu show a sequel in the form of an anime, but the animation was fantastic as well, all the returning characters look great (seriously, they made Shotaro look a lot more cooler than he was even in the first show). And the fact it's animated means that the show allows for action and designs that would be physically impossible in live action. While of course the show brought back all the main fan favourites, it also adds many new characters, particularly the detectives' new ally, Tokime. She is... okay. I was annoyed by just how many fucking scenes with her exist only for sexual fan service (there was one in the last couple of episodes that was down right creepy considering the age of the only other character in it), but it's undeniable that she's been of great help to the protagonists. I have not read the manga yet, but I hope that her character keeps getting better. And while it was sad to not get the original actors to play their characters again, the voice actors have done a terrific job, even if some of them sound nothing like the originals. Now, if you plan to watch this anime, trust me: you gotta watch Kamen Rider W first. This show does a decent job at explaining concepts like the Gaia Memories or Dopants to newcomers, but half of the appeal of this series is getting to see characters you love again. It also spoils many plot twists from W that may ruin the experience if you want to watch it afterwards. So, get cultured already and watch Kamen Rider! Those 49 episodes + multiple movies may scare the average modern anime fan (50-circa is the standard for Toei tokusatsu), but trust me, it's worth it. W is a fantastic entry to this wonderful world. So, whether I have now interested you in watching both W and this show after that, or you are already a Rider fan who wants to know just what the hell Shotaro and Philip are up to now, Fuuto PI (or Fuuto Tantei if you are very annoying) is very much worth your time. AND NOW... COUNT UP YOUR SINS!

What is there not to like. Its Kamen Rider and Anime. Literally everything about this is amazing. If you haven't watched Kamen Rider W it is a Must watch before watching Fuuto tantei as it is a direct sequel. Everything not possible to do in a low budget action packed Live action T.V. show that plays in the mornings before going to school, That is exactly what this is. Growing up on Kamen Rider blade, Ryuki, W, ETC; this anime is everything awesome about Kamen Rider and then some. Its got the dark, enthralling story, the classic Henshin sequence, Monstrous bad guys, the "Balls to the wall" Explosive(literally) Fight scenes, and last but not least amazing soundtrack. This anime's biggest failure is that it isn't running for 50 episodes that has a spinoff movie before that final few episodes. Literally everything about this is Kamen Rider take is amazing. If you don't like Super Sentai/Kamen Rider style of shows this isn't for you. This is a very grown up take for a sequel to such an amazing Kamen Rider series. But everyone who grew up on W would be adults by now so its fine. This is a love letter to Kamen Rider fans of the years past and years to come. I hope this show continues to adapt the rest of the manga.

It's so good to see Kamen Rider W after all these years and the personalities of the characters have not changed one bit during these years. This show shows the potential of a sort of "after story" of these heroes after the main series have ended. I look forward to a Season 2 if they decide to make one. I fully recommend this show to anyone who have watched the original series back in the day and for any Kamen Rider fan of the Heisei period. The story was intriguing as well as the art style; it really made the 3D characters shine brightly as much as their real life counterparts.

If you are a Kamen Rider fan like me, this is legit an anime for you to watch! The anime is really good but still sucks its only 12 episodes so far and leave us on a cliffhanger which hopefully it will continue in 2023 maybe. It's also interesting that now its doing 3 episodes this time instead of 2 episodes on the whole cases which is not bad since it will pull out a plot twist that someone else is involve in the crime scene and stuff but man does the action look so good!!! Even the transformation sequence is legit insane! Would I say I recommend this anime? Yes and No! Reason being is because this is a sequal to the live action series Kamen Rider W. So if you watch the show already then yes you can watch this anime causes if you don't you're just gonna be hit with alot of question and confusion on what's going on. So I highly suggest and recommend that you watch the live action show first then watch the anime.

This doesn't have a good rating here but I love this because I am a fan and watched W weekly religiously as it aired. 2009 to 2013 I was addicted to Kamen rider, W being favourite from my gen. Den-O is the best one tho. anyways I think anime fans can't appreciate it enough at all because they're basically watching something without any foundation so. I don't have a point but what I'm trying to say is this truly does hit different as a fan of the original show. Story is mysterious not predicable at all and new characters are cool but little lacking for sure. 12 episode is short so hope for more episodes but that's on the Japanese fans and it's not accessible to little kids so unsure if it'll get it.

Fuuto Tantei/Fuuto PI is an anime sequel to 2009's Kamen Rider W and this is a show firing on all cylinders with love for the material it almost transcends the fact its all in 2D. Just absolutely amazing to see Shotaro and Phillip on adventures again with all their endgame expertise and this show is seemingly a Shotaro focus show since Phillip was most of the focus on W. its the coolest hes ever been depicted while still being a bit of a goof, but ooooh a new mysterious hot lady to take advan-oh shes a new addition to the cast? Tokime is cool as a new assistant. The ability to structure it fully around different types of mysteries since its not following a formulaic tv shows rules. The murder mystery mansion segment of the plot was so cool. Did I mention this show is FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS? Just an XTREME visual and audio treat oh my god its just ep after ep of bangers. Theres the 3 episode rule many people follow, and maybe you'd think if Fuuto PI's banger episode 3 was that cool its never following up on being that cool again, but you're wrong. Fuuto Tantei reminds you how cool tokusatsu is. I LOVE FUUTO SAN Season 2 when

The stories they investigate are always well structured and are developed at a good pace, setting the anime apart from others in the investigative genre. The main characters, at least in this first season, didn't get much depth, so it's kind of complicated to comment on their design, but it's easy to say that they are all at least interesting. It's cool to comment that the series is a spin-off of the television series Kamen Rider, which is a Japanese media classic. I really liked the style of animation they delivered, as it was well done and synthesized the overall content of the anime very well.