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07-11-2018, 03:22 PM | #41 |
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07-11-2018, 03:44 PM | #42 |
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Zio looks... alright. The suit itself looks fine, though I'm still not sure how I feel about the large chest armor as it looks kind of awkward from certain angles, I wasn't really feeling the helmet when I first saw it but its grown on me since then.
On the subject of the female Zio rumor, I have a question. Kamen Rider, above all else, is a toy commercial not a tv show. It does not exist to challenge social ideals or anything of the like, it exists to pump out highly marketable heroes every year to sell toys and other merchandise to a primarily male market of both children and, to a lesser extent, adults. The question is, are there any financial benifits for Toei and Bandai to make Zio female rather then male. From a creative standpoint, Toei might have just figured now, if any, is a good time to experiment. An anniversary series is a safe, low-risk playground for experimentation. People will watch the show regardless due to the return of legendary heroes, and the toys will sell for the same reason. At best, it could attract a new demographic to join the already existing one, at worst it would be a harmless try at something new (especially if the season is rumoured to be shorter than usual). |
07-11-2018, 03:58 PM | #43 |
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Zi-O is written "Ji-Ou" as in king of time or king of letters
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07-11-2018, 06:42 PM | #44 |
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Maybe Zi-O is a girl, but I really don't see anything particularly feminine about the costume or poses that other people are seeing. "The chest armour sort of looks like boobs" barely means anything since the other Rider has the same chest. Unless they're both girls?
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07-11-2018, 08:21 PM | #45 |
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Zi-O's chest is... very, very odd. Like, even if it is larger to accommodate boobs, that chest plate is still extremely bizarre. |
07-11-2018, 08:39 PM | #46 |
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Also Zi-O chest armor part looks very different with Femme armor..... Zi-O chest armor part design are more suitable for male..... This just upper armor and that's really similar to King Ranger, Ouja, and Mage..... Last edited by Blade Fang; 07-11-2018 at 08:47 PM.. |
07-11-2018, 08:56 PM | #47 |
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The Zi-O chest armor part doesn't looks feminine to me.....
Also Zi-O chest armor part looks very different with Femme armor..... Zi-O chest armor part design are more suitable for male..... This just upper armor and that's really similar to King Ranger, Ouja, and Mage.....
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07-11-2018, 08:58 PM | #48 |
Hmm....
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07-11-2018, 09:12 PM | #49 |
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I honestly think that has more to do with the watch strap on the chest, because if you look at the black parts of the chest they're not as pronounced as the strap, and the fact the strap curves making the chest look more rounded. The secondary looks like has the same chest design as Zi-O, but it's just harder to tell because the black strap is not as pronounced as Zi-O's silver strap do to surrounding color choice.
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07-11-2018, 09:45 PM | #50 |
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Regardless, there is definitely something weird going on with this Rider’s chest plate, judging strictly from these images, and it’s not just the added silver watch strap. It is freaking bulbous in the two “action pose” shots. These are not your average toku chest armors... |
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