Samurai Equine

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TOKUSATSU MUSIC HIGHLIGHT:

"Jounetsu ~We Are Brothers~" (Passion ~We Are Brothers~) by Hero Music All Stars.

We're not out of 2012 just yet, my crowd! 
"Super Hero Taisen" (Super Hero War) was the first, proper, and official crossover between Sentai and Rider. Well, there were other crossovers, but none like this. It came out in the middle of Fourze and Go-Buster's run on television, but Gokaiger was the previous year's TV show, so this was really the last hoorah for the anniversary series. More specifically, it was the 10th Anniversary of Super Hero Time, the programing block dedicated specifically to Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. And how did they celebrate it? By making history. And while Fourze and the Go-Busters did have a part in the story; make no mistake, this movie was about the Gokaigers VS Kamen Rider Decade, the two most recent anniversary shows for the two brother franchises.

Since this movie was the last outing for these anniversary shows (for a while at least), Toei studios decided to make it a multi-generational crossover. All the previous Sentai VS All the previous Riders, at least until they join forces at the end. Hard to believe it took this long. Kamen Rider started in 1971, and Super Sentai started in 1975. Both properties owned by Toei, yet it took them 37 years (give or take) to make this happen. And when they did, they didn't over market it with a bunch of new toys, new super forms, or anything. Mostly just this song; a ballad for fans of all generations that grew up together watching and loving both shows, fittingly sung by various artists who have made Sentai and Rider theme songs throughout the years. These two hero franchises have saved the world side by side, the various annual characters never knowing of each other's existence. They just coexisted as brothers in justice; meeting each other at last. And the ones who grew up loving them, making fond memories with them throughout the ages, are brothers in fandom. This movie was a celebration and a lifetime achievement for everyone. And if you're a fellow tokusatsu fan reading this right now (no matter what your gender is), then we are brothers too.

Let's Get Together, My Crowd.