Is it too late to join in on the Grand Zi-O train? Cause regardless of how you feel about it the individual statues are all insanely detailed and sculpted and I give props to the suit designers and prop makers for making such a complex design a reality.

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Also the lavender look really good on the suit imo. It contrast really well with the gold and white on Zi-O face.

It's never too late to join the Grand Zi-O Train.

The statues are amazing. That attention to detail is part of the reason I like this form so much. All of the Riders doing their signature poses and jumping out of their frames. Just amazing.

Though, I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't notice the lavender until you pointed it out. Art and colors is my whole thing! I should have seen that!

Man, I need to actually post some art here soon if I'm going to keep talking about it.

it was one of the better, even decent short stories from zi-o

way better than the garbage that was shinobi.

I think what makes Grand Zi-O work is that it shamelessly embraces just how over-the-top and gaudy it is. There's nothing subtle about it, no pretense of practicality, it's just in your face "hey look at me I'm the King of Time with the power of all Heisei Kamen Riders! Bow before my tiny statues of past Riders, dramatic upward-pointing armor and golden EVERYTHING!" Like it doesn't even look like a king, it's more like a walking palace!

Also, I just noticed the Rider statues are in a very specific order on the body. Phase 1 is on the right (Zi-O's right), phase 2 is on the left, and within each phase the chronological order starts at the shoulder, goes down the arm then up the leg, to the hip, and then up the chest. Then the two anniversary Riders are on the center line, with Decade in the middle of the chest and Zi-O himself on the head.

Grand Zi-O, like Decade Complete, was a lot to take in at first, but I've grown to really appreciate them for what they set out to do, and even think they're pretty cool at times!

Complete 21 on the other hand, I am never gonna think this form is 'cool', and I think that's fine too! As a weirdo budget form for a spin-off, it can totally get away with looking stupid as heck.

Shinobi was the most fun of all the spin-off materials, while Rider Time Ryuki was a dreadful and miserable waste of time.

Listen, I gotta stop this slander.

Clearly the most fun spin-off material for Zi-O was BillBill Geiz.

Gonna have to agree on this one as well. As big of a fan I am on Ryuki the spinoff didn't really do anything with anyone, and most of the characters were pretty out-of-character too. Shinji felt a lot dumber than usual, too.

I mean let's not forget the out-of-nowhere "Can you pass me the pepper" scene.

I will admit, the one thing dampening my excitement for this special is that Inoue's contributions to Zi-O so far are Rider Time: Ryuki and the Kiva arc. The two worst parts of Zi-O hands down for me.

Oh, yeah, I never got around to watching the Ryuki special, but the Kiva/Ginga episodes are one of the few parts of Zi-O that I didn't like. I liked almost everything else about the show (almost), but those episodes made ZERO SENSE. Here's hoping that this at least makes a little more sense than that.

(Kiva still WHAT, Ginga?!)

Add me to the list of Grand Zi-O lovers!

The suit is amazing. My friends who have never seen Toku are amazed by the suit in concept and execution. A "Walking Palace" is a very nice description. It really reminds me of Southeast Asian royalty.