Uchuu Kitaa~! To celebrate Crayon Shin-chan’s 20th anniversary and Kamen Rider's 40th anniversary, the comedic anime character will have a crossover with Kamen Rider Fourze, with the first episode airing later today.

The first installment in a four-episode Kamen Rider Fourze and Crayon Shin-chan crossover special will air on the TV Asahi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday (Japan time GMT+09). Kamen Rider Fourze and Shin-chan needs to work together to save Princess Himawari of the planet Himawari.


Being both a space-themed show, the episodes are to promote the upcoming Crayon Shin-chan film, “The Storm Called: Me and the Space Princess” that will premier this April 14th, as well as “Super Hero Taisen” that will premier on the 21st.

Characters will cross in two episodes each and will air on April 13th and 27th for Crayon Shin-chan, and April 15th and 29th for Kamen Rider Fourze episodes, with the first and fourth episodes of the special combining the live-action and animated segments to show Kamen Rider Fourze's transformation into an anime character.

The episode titles are as follows:

• Episode 1: “Transform into anime!” (live action + anime)
  
  • April 13 at 7pm, Crayon Shin-chan time slot
• Episode 2: “Combined attack” (anime)
  
  • April 15 at 8am, Kamen Rider Fourze time slot
• Episode 3: “We’ll save Himawari!” (anime)
  
  • April 27 at 7:30pm, Crayon Shin-chan time slot
• Episode 4: “Not enough friends” (live action + anime)
  
  • April 29 at 8am, Kamen Rider Fourze time slot