Wanted to check out the OL sub but ended up watching the OT sub as usual since I can't find a DL for OL's version.

Anyway, my first impression was that it was just OK. The pacing felt weird (maybe rushed) and I fear the monk character is going to get annoying fast as he was a little grating already. That said, the actors seem to fit their roles well and I love the suit designs and gimmicks - both of which are big pluses in my book.

Curious to see where things go from here and hoping for the best.

Finally watched the first episode. I loved it. Yurusen is cute and funny, and a complete wise-pass.
Ghost: "You said I couldn't die!"
Yurusen: "I didn't say it wouldn't hurt."
Of course I'm paraphrasing, but you get the point. Love it already. Now for my speculations. We know the Ganma possess items to take form, otherwise their like those grunts Ghost dispatched easily with Musashi Damashii. So since the item itself isn't destroyed, does that mean that that particular Ganma can come back at some point?

So...I felt like I just saw 2 or 3 episodes of a Rider series. They crammed SO much in, it was nuts! Right off the bat he got 2 forms, we had Eyecons explained, Takeru freaking died (A new record)! Not that this blitz pacing was a bad thing, I quite enjoyed it. I'm just curious to know exactly what the monsters ARE and what the Sage's deal is. Also, 5akeru only being visible under certain circumstances reminded me a bit of The World Ends With You.

In regards to this, the eyes contain souls and the items are probably catalysts.

Speculation only here naturally.

The standard Ganma seems to be very weak but not mindless if we take the last episode of Drive into account.

The items are potentially a possession of the soul from their life that works as a catalyst and allows them to regain their power and skill, with additional power added on top since they transform into monsters.

When their eye gets destroyed though, the soul is likely lost so I do not think they can recreate the same Ganma again.

Potentially more catalysts can be added onto the same Ganma and increase its level.

If the Eye containing the soul is not destroyed and the catalyst is regained then reviving the same Ganma will likely be possible.

If the catalyst does not have to be a possession of the souls previous life though, then we will likely see some repeats here and there.

Speculation speculation speculation :D

Edit : In Japanese mythology there are a lot of ghosts/yokai etc that are born just by an item having existed for a long time or in a certain state which could be part of the process of creating a Ganma.

Watched Nihon's Subs of Ghost, still loved it a lot the second time. As I probably watch it the third time over the weekend I might love Ghost a lot.

Actually the Ganma in that episode seems to be a "primal body" with the troops being a separate type. You can catch the second (katana?) Ganma turn into the primal body after the Omega Slash. The troops have hoodies and no face.

Finally watched it. A bit fast, but I like Ghost's personality and it looks like an interesting show. I like how they immediately start by setting up the bad guys, almost reminds me of Agito (lets hope Ghost turns out better).

Sadly, Ghost's rider kick is kind of lame.

Yeah, this show moved fast. They don't even explain where his bike came from.
Also, in Wizard, wasn't Haruto technically dead before the show even started?

Fixed

*cough*Kuuga*cough* :p

:lol

I really like how those Primal Bodies look like Ichigou.

Oi! I was completely fair to that piece of shit!

I would say that he isn't since he didn't become the Dragon Phantom. People like Medusa, Phoenix, and Gremlin, yes they are dead.

Compared to the last few series starters, an actual low amount of CG, again compared to how the last few shows opened. The point is explained, and yes, a rather lack luster Rider Kick, but the Mushashii finisher was a bit more satisfying. I always like it when a Kamen Rider actually uses his bike in combat, so another +1. The battlefield jumps were kind of annoying. I mean one second he is on the street, the next right at the beach? At least do one of those big jump to the sky transitions! I hope we get to see those mooks again, I really like the idea of the faceless guys in hoodies for some reason. Speaking of faceless, I really like the blank form of Ghost. Had a Faiz/Tron vibe to it. I see some fun potential with the side cast as well.