These past four episodes have been zooming by real fast at I think 22 minutes. I wonder if it's to do with the MOTW battles abruptly ending to justify being 2 part episodes
Kamen Rider and General Tokusatsu
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Is there any mention of if they are keeping the 2 part episode structure permanent throughout the series, or it's just for the beginning few eps?
2-part arcs have been pretty standard in Kamen Rider since it was revived in 2000.
True, but not every series followed the 2-part structure, some did, some didn't.
I was curious as to if this was going to be the normal structure for this season, or is it just temporary for the first few eps?
Was there any mention anywhere as to what it's going to be for Zeztz?
From August unconfirmed sources said the first half will be two parters probably why we got 24 episode titles revealed
The second half will be standalone episodes
That's new, I've never seen them do a deliberate Half & Half setup so cleanly.
It could be very interesting to see how it pans out.
I'd expect the second half will be more of a continuous serial, rather than pure standalones.
Because production is 5 months ahead of broadcast since Gavv/Gozyuger for the sake of the China market so they have got 23/24 episodes in the can already and are further ahead script wise.
There’s even people who say they have seen Zeztz final form which is said to be a little bit gold with a white undersuit
I just rewatched the first four episodes on the playlist -- I'd been meaning to all week, but lost track of time, so I did them all at once before episode 5 tonight. I noticed a few things.
In episode 1, apparently the Nightmare was in Baku's own dream, but I'm not sure what his subconscious desire was. The Nightmare seemed to be trying to talk him into despair and giving up, so does that mean he was subconsciously suicidal? Anyway, a glowing figure reached out and pulled him out of the nightmare and into the Zeztz base/office/whatever -- I think it was probably Nem.
Then Commander Zero said he wanted Baku to be "one of our agents" -- does that mean there are multiple Riders? And what's the agency recruiting them?
In the first henshin into Zeztz, I didn't notice it before, but when the cloudy effect first covered Baku and the Nightmare shot at him, the bullets passed through him, leaving holes in the cloud, as if he'd become intangible. That's kind of the opposite of how it's usually been done for the past 20 years, where some kind of protective barrier animation forms in front of or around the Rider to block any attacks. It's similar to the Nightmare in episode 3 -- Zeztz was able to stab through it to disarm its bomb, even though Inspector Fujimi was inside it, so I guess it made him intangible too.
The Rider Wiki gives the Japanese subtitle for Baku's catchphrase "I'm on it," and it's "Saa yarou ka," which, according to DeepL Translate, basically means "All right, let's do it" or "Well, shall we do this?" Which doesn't quite have the same meaning. "I'm on it" basically means "I'll take care of it," which is close to "Ore ni o makase," "Leave it to me."
In episode 1, apparently the Nightmare was in Baku's own dream, but I'm not sure what his subconscious desire was. The Nightmare seemed to be trying to talk him into despair and giving up, so does that mean he was subconsciously suicidal? Anyway, a glowing figure reached out and pulled him out of the nightmare and into the Zeztz base/office/whatever -- I think it was probably Nem.
Then Commander Zero said he wanted Baku to be "one of our agents" -- does that mean there are multiple Riders? And what's the agency recruiting them?
In the first henshin into Zeztz, I didn't notice it before, but when the cloudy effect first covered Baku and the Nightmare shot at him, the bullets passed through him, leaving holes in the cloud, as if he'd become intangible. That's kind of the opposite of how it's usually been done for the past 20 years, where some kind of protective barrier animation forms in front of or around the Rider to block any attacks. It's similar to the Nightmare in episode 3 -- Zeztz was able to stab through it to disarm its bomb, even though Inspector Fujimi was inside it, so I guess it made him intangible too.
The Rider Wiki gives the Japanese subtitle for Baku's catchphrase "I'm on it," and it's "Saa yarou ka," which, according to DeepL Translate, basically means "All right, let's do it" or "Well, shall we do this?" Which doesn't quite have the same meaning. "I'm on it" basically means "I'll take care of it," which is close to "Ore ni o makase," "Leave it to me."
I want to say the since the nightmare was based on the revolver he used as secret agent in his dreams that it was his subconsciousness telling him to give up on his dream
Oh, I didn't think of that. Come to think of it, he hasn't used the gun since, even though it's still part of his "Code Number Seven" costume. (Although if you look carefully at the opening gun battle, he's firing rubber bullets and just knocking out the bad guys. Even in his dreams, he's not a killer.)
Episode 5 isn't up on the playlist yet, so I don't know if it will be. Here's the livestream link:
A bit of an underwhelming resolution to the "Save the VIP bride" mission. The real motive driving the nightmare is an anticlimax, and it's odd that the nightmare ultimately revolves around the Dreamer's fear when we were told in the previous arc that the dreams represented repressed subconscious desires. Also, I was surprised that the climax happened entirely in the dream world without the real-world impact we saw last time. That means the only real threat was to the Dreamer, though I guess the Nightmare would have caused more havoc in the real world if it had taken over the Dreamer's body. Still, that's too abstract a threat.
I'm surprised that Fujimi and Nagumo got into the CODE office -- indeed, that it's physically real and accessible to others at all. Indeed, it looks like Fujimi wasted no time co-opting it as an adjunct Paranormal Affairs headquarters.
Incidentally, they did an odd thing last night -- the livestream apparently reran the first four episodes (or at least 3-4, I didn't rewind far enough to make sure) before debuting the fifth, and that made the new episode start five minutes late. They're still having growing pains with this awkward livestreaming approach.
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They're really teasing her as a future Kamen Rider. I don't any female rider got a bike of their own.
Yeah, bringing her into the lair/office/command center/whatever brings her a step closer. And we've seen how fond she is of delivering kicks.
Denpa Ningen Tackle in Stronger had her own bike, Tentoro, though she's not officially counted as a Rider. Valkyrie in Zero-One and Siren in Dragon Knight had generic motorcycles. Otherwise, the only Rider Machines used by female Riders have also been used by male Riders, like Ixa's Ixallon in Kiva or Gotchard's Golddash (also used by Majade).
So is there any interest in renaming this thread? It's primarily about Kamen Rider now, and Power Rangers news is thin on the ground. "Kamen Rider and General Tokusatsu Discussion" would seem to make more sense these days.
How about "Toei & Tokusatsu General Discussion"
I think that's too unclear to general readers. With Kamen Rider streaming in the US now, it could gain a new audience, people who don't necessarily recognize the name "Toei" on sight.
I mean, the Ultraman thread is named for Ultraman, not Tsuburaya. Star Trek threads are named for Star Trek, not Paramount.
As famous as Kamen Rider is right now, Power Rangers has more American Brand recognition due to it's lengthy history here.
So how about "Power Rangers, Kamen Rider, & General Tokusatsu discussion"?
Hmm, maybe, although it may be a while before there's any new Power Rangers news to talk about.
It's interesting, there is some news according to Wikipedia on Power Rangers.
It might not be as dead as we think.
Could this be the first original Power Rangers series w/o using a existing Toei IP & ReBranding it?
Cosmic Fury was halfway that, reusing Kyuranger mecha footage but otherwise telling an original story. But yes, that does seem to be the idea, a completely original take not based on a Sentai series. At least, I hope it's original, rather than yet another MMPR reboot.
Of course, as we've seen before, just because it's in development doesn't mean it'll actually get made.
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