Fuuto Tantei

Shoutarou Hidari, a hard-boiled private investigator from the Narumi Detective Agency, lives for the sake of protecting the peace in the city of Fuuto alongside his inquisitive partner, Philip. One fine night, Shoutarou encounters a mysterious woman named Tokime, who is soon linked to several cases of homicide and theft. Shoutarou's investigation leads him to people using "Gaia Memories"—memory units similar to thumb drives holding vast amounts of data—to turn into formidable beasts called "Dopants." While the majority of Gaia users were put down by the detective team in the past, a number of them still remain, posing a great threat to public safety.

Once more, Shoutarou and Philip, Gaia users on the side of justice, must fight as Kamen Rider W—the renowned hero safeguarding Fuuto—to eradicate the nest of villainous Dopants, all while uncovering Tokime's true identity and confronting the long-forgotten past.

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Tokime Main

Sekine, Akira Japanese

Hidari, Shoutarou Main

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Philip Main

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Terui, Ryuu Supporting

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Narumi, Akiko Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Gojou, Kazuha Supporting

Itou, Miku Japanese

Jinno, Mikio Supporting

Horiuchi, Kenyuu Japanese

Kagamino, Kuuya Supporting

Kusunoki, Taiten Japanese

Moriguchi, Monako Supporting

Machico Japanese

Bandou, Yukiji Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Furuya, Daisuke Producer

Masuo, Masashi Producer

Naitou, Megumi Producer

Kabashima, Yousuke Director, Storyboard, Animation Director

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Jul 5, 2024

DIE-LET-DOWN

Recommended

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!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 15, 2023

RealYRC

Recommended

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

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 23, 2023

GoticaRabuda157

Mixed Feelings

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.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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