Is this real?

Afraid this is a fake. The Japanese words under the logo are distorted and nonsensical like AI fumbling letters.

Anyway, since it's been a while, I thought I'd weigh in on the "Ichigo Homage" rumor with a theory.

What if this is some sort of way Toei wants to "redefine" Kamen Rider? Or if this is some sort of answer to Ultraman's New Generation?

At first, I thought "isn't this Zero-One's fifth Anniversary?" until I remembered it aired back in 2019. Revice was the 50th Anniversary Series (prior to that was Super Hero Senki), and Toei extended the celebration to 2023 because of Shin Kamen Rider, so Gotchard might have had that bleed in, and Legend was Decade's 15th Anniversary, so that's how he fits into the Anniversary Category. So, there should be no important dates to justify a Tribute to the Original.

Which leads me to wonder if Toei's trying to distinguish Kamen Rider in a way similar to Ultraman, hence the Grasshopper Theme recurring, since the Motorcycles have been harder to implement due to Traffic Laws (or so I hear), and with numerous Local and Indie Heroes who could "technically" be mistaken for Kamen Riders, that might be where this is going.

While I personally have no issues with Ichigo Tributes (as I've loved them), I definitely enjoy the more "out-there" Riders (Gavv has been a fantastic series). Same can be said for Takahasi as the Main Writer, I enjoy his shows, but I do feel he tends to rehash ideas, but mainly, given how different writers gave us shows like Fourze, Gaim, Build, and recently Gavv, I would like to see someone else work on Rider.

Of course, we'll see when we get the big reveal, but that's just my two cents on everything we have so far.

Speaking of motorcycles, I do think maybe Toei should consider more options like Den-O or Drive, meaning non-motorcycle riders. It could be a BMX, a skateboard, a flying carpet, a cgi horse, those coin-op things in malls, I don't care, but I think the "rider" in Kamen Rider feels like deadweight with vehicular scenes seeming more and more rare these days.

Yep. The only thing I can read (I'm not an expert in Japanese tbh) is the "の" but even then it could still be distorted nonsense. What is that crosshair-esque background anyway? Doesn't remind me of Zezts' supposed dream theme at all.

And he has a belt. That's the real clincher.

55th anniversary of Kamen Rider, 20th of Kamen Rider The First and 10th of Kamen Rider 1 movie.

It still has to be cool though. A bicycle or skateboard is a clear downgrade from a motorcycle. Drive's car and Revi's hoverbike are the way to go. I second your CGI horse idea, I remember being excited for Gaim's Orange Horse only to be disappointed that it disappears after the first episode. :(

Try playing FPS before you go to bed.

BMX would be nice I think if they get the fight choreo right or the aesthetics go well with it.

For a dream-esque theme as Zeztz, for some reason, I was thinking of a flying cloud similar to Goku's in Dragon Ball or Aang's in ATLA lmao

I considered 55th Anniversary, but I don't think I've seen anyone make a big deal out of 55 years of anything, so I disregarded it. But the Movies of The First and Ichigo 2016 (a movie I'm rather fond of), is interesting. I don't know if Toei cares about The First that much and the Ichigo 2016 Movie was for the 45th Anniversary. Whether these could mean anything is up in the air.

Still thank you for bringing these up!

I have a sinking feeling this won't be a great show, mostly because of my experience of the show so far is that if the premise sounds like crap, it'll be phenomenal, and if it sounds promising, it will disappoint SO hard. Fruit, video games, and snacks did not sound great. The notion of shows about ghosts, wizards, time travel, and one's-dark-side immediately had me excited. To me, "dreams" sounds l promising, so by now, I just expect Toei to fumble the writing or execution.

I *love* being proved wrong. "Kamen Rider does Squid Game" on paper made me kinda cringe. Fingers crossed this year will be a pleasant surprise.

If there’s no female rider in Zeztz I’ll be super mad!!!!