Yeah, the interview does say that the show will conclude in August, and they probably are prepping for pre-production for Saber by now so seems possible.

I doubt Takahashi has much say in how many episodes get produced. That's more likely the producer's decision and as it turns out, Omori Takahito was the producer for both EX-Aid and Zero One.

I doubt you-know-what is much of a factor either, considering new series of Rider used to debut frequently at the start of October instead of September. If Zero One continued in to September, it would easily make the average 48 episodes.

And judging by the pattern set by previous show, Zero-Two will probably have a cameo in 39, before full debut in 40.

It would make sense if Zero-Two becomes a 'permanent upgrade' instead of a final form like implied before, since by then there's not too many episodes left and Aruto's gonna end up using Zero-Two all the time either like he did with MetalCluster.

At the moment I think it is safe to say Zero-One related production will start wrapping up as of August unless they decide to adjust the schedule due to reasons.

I think i remember reading somewhere that the reason for Ex-Aid being shorter was because Bandai found that they made more money with a September start date opposed to October start date. So they made Ex-Aid shorter so that they could start Build's toyline in September.

So I think that the producers don't have much say over how long a show is.

Well yeah, I was speaking hypothetically, hence "if", a condition. If they wanted it in October, they could've made more episodes. I'm just saying that despite recap hell, it's ultimately an executive decision to reduce Zero One's episodes below the average to give Saber an earlier and more profitable debut.

I have always wondered why they decided to extend Wizard and then had Gaim premier in October.

It would be cool if we got art for theoretical forms for Type-1 based on other Zetsumerise keys.

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Another Surprise Rider! Kamen Rider Naki now a thing! And they look badass!

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