Gekijôban kamen raidâ Ryûki: Episôdo fainaru

Yup, I'm not a fan of the way the final episodes of Ryuki unfolded, meaning the typical japanese way (Evangelion anyone?) of pressing the button on the violence and grittiness because of a complete lack of ideas on how to complete a series in the proper way. But this is indeed good, its tone is more in line with the main series than those awful last episodes and it stars not just my favourite of the Ryuki Kamen Riders but the first female Kamen Rider I have knowledge of, meaning the clear-as-day Fashion Model Kamen Rider femme with the amazing power of Hyoga of Cygnus...sorry, wrong IP. Oh wait, it's exactly why I prefer it to the others, seeing my love for the guy (and Andromeda Shun)! I just wish Toei released hers, like all the Kamen Rider Toys, here in the west too, but whatever this was good time nonetheless. Oh and the cameos by the Kamen Rider Agito actors (a series I personally prefer to Ryuki)? The cherry on the cake.

Episode Final is an alternate continuity ending to Kamen Rider Ryuki in the vein of the Kamen Rider Faiz or Blade movies, and it is similarly dramatic and epic. At a solid hour and a half there is a well developed plot, and a surprising amount of character development and progression. Every character gets at least one scene that alludes to how they could end up.

If you are a fan of the series or the modern Rider series then you'll know what to expect. It takes place following episode 44-46 so that must be taken into account, and watching it early may spoil things.

It is a great movies with a focus on drama, some great action scenes, and some really awesome Agito cameos. It is a don't miss for sure.

Since I wasn't a fan of the ending in Ryuki, this one is better in my opinion. I enjoyed this one a lot more and it's cool to see two characters that never appeared in the show, only in the specials. The story is good, acting is good, fight scenes were fun like the show, decent writing and I enjoyed it from start to finish. If you're not a fan of the Ryuki's original ending then you'll enjoy this one