Episode 47 - “Bare Hips” - 09.01.17

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Sadly, Dan & Faiz must bid farewell to Ex-Aid… for now. But before that, they also mark the passing of the Korean “tokusatsu” series, Legend Hero, as well as 1974’s Kamen Rider Amazon, which Dan has been watching.

It’s a packed Spoiler Train this week, as have some updates on that Ex-Aid follow-up trilogy coming next year, PLUS someone’s hacked the Build Driver, and we know dozens more best matches. They’re VERY entertaining.

Then it’s time to send Ex-Aid out in style as we break down episodes 44 & 45. There’s action, smiles, and tears. And it wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t let YOU in on the Ex-Aid finale celebration in Listener Feedback!

Episode 48 – “Dragon Feet” – 09.11.17

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DestinyAmber helps Dan welcome the “Best Match Boys” in style as we begin the experiment that is Kamen Rider Build! She also tells us of her recent trip to Japan World Heroes, in particular the exciting opportunity to meet one-half of Kamen Rider W himself, Renn Kiriyama!

Gel up your hair, and leave your fly unzipped, because Build episodes 1 & 2 are a crazy ride! We’ve already got our favorites, and there’s so much to speculate about (namely that smoky, leather chap, Night Rogue!)

We end with Feedback, and YOUR opinions of Build’s opening chapters, and we even hear from one particular supreme empress who is absent from this week’s podcast! *bunny emoticon*

Episode 49 – “Werther’s Originals” – 09.22.17

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Faiz dips her toes into the Build water as she and Dan bring you a podcast that goes off the rails, even for us. No huge news stories, but lots of small stuff, so it’s time for a rapid-fire news roundup!

Our appreciation for our new friends deepens in Build 3, and you can never go wrong with tiny orange bird bullets.

It’s Feedback where we really get loopy. I guess your Fullbottle combos just really bring it out in us! There are a few choice phrases we’d love to bring up here… but they’re a bit risqué, so you’ll just have to hear for yourself.

Episode 50 – “Crotch Rivets” – 09.30.17

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Here we go again, kids! Amber (TokuSwag) forgot about her visit to Kamen Rider Black’s steakhouse when she was recently in Japan, so she’s back to tell Dan all about it! There have also been Build scans, possible rumors, toy reveals, and even Sentai trademarks to briefly touch upon!

Build 4 continues to ramp up the intrigue as we wonder what that hot cafe dad Souichi could possibly be plotting.

Finally, you have lots of tasty ideas in Feedback as we dream up delectable Rider Diner creations!

Episode 51 – “Night Stalk” – 10.11.17

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Please welcome back Alan (Kamen Rider Glover) to the show, as he joins Dan to talk about a PLETHORA of new Build scans, revealing new forms and characters, as well as that Heisei Generations FINAL trailer that’s been the talk of the town!

Mystery and plot kicks into high gear in Build 5 & 6 as we meet possibly the grossest character (Icky Teeth Man Part 2?), as well as the greatest character (noisy robot dragon boy)!

Continuing our ongoing speculation about the identities of the Build baddies, we’ve asked for YOUR theories in Listener Feedback!

Episode 52 - “Vape Tricks” - 10.20.17

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It’s the triumphant return of Faiz (the show AND the lady)! They dropped a new ‘Heisei Generations Final’ trailer on us right before recording, which gives us excellent excuse to have a chat about some returning gents, as well as those recent Build scans, and any other recent news.

We have a couple excellent listener emails which we’ve scattered throughout the show, as they pertain to the two series we’re talking about this week. In Build 7, they reveal one adversary’s identity, leaving us to further speculate about the other. And in 555 13, we finally comes face to face with the one true Kaixa. You’ve really stepped in it this time, Takumi!

Episode 53 – “Hugging Dudes” – 10.30.17

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What are the odds that TWO regular podcast guests named Amber would BOTH travel to Japan this year? Pretty good I guess, as DestinyAmber returns with HER tales. She did some shopping, went to multiple stage shows, and actually had a cameo in a *secret* thing! More on that later. Oh, and Dan went to a convention.

Build 8 all but confirms our theories about Stalk, while launching a whole new set of theories about Sento. And we finally get some quality Misora time in Build 9. SUCH a cute friend date!

Then in Listener Feedback, we learn which Kamen Rider actors you guys would most like to run into at a convention. Can I just meet Chase’s cats?!

Episode 54 – “Honey Nut Feelios” – 11.10.17

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With Build having taken the week off for (of all things) a relay race, it’s the perfect opportunity for Dan & Faiz to return to their Ghost roots and catch up with one of those movies we never saw! It’s not one of our favorites (through no fault of the cast), but them Ghost feels always get us.

Dan’s actually watched a few eps of Kabuto this week, so Faiz can once again warn him of the craziness to come. And it’s not a big news week, but we somehow find a way to talk at length, including those spoilery Build forms we’re looking forward to this month.

Finally, we were way past due naming our heart-headed bug-child, so we turned to YOU guys in Feedback for some help! <3

Episode 55 – “1234 Grave St.” – 11.22.17

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It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States, so we’re celebrating everything about Kamen Rider (and toku in general) that makes you the most thankful this year! Plus LOTS of holiday food tangents…

Dan finished Kabuto this week, so we can have one of those patented, vague, spoiler-free Rider Love discussions about it for a minute. They also hit us with some Ex-Aid trilogy scans and details which need to be dissected.

And in the last two weeks worth of Build (10 & 11), it’s all about chains and dragons as Sento loses almost everything and Banjo finally joins the 3.0 Club and Riders up!

Episode 56 – “Sneaky Snake” – 12.05.17

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Destiny Amber joins Dan this week to react to all the goodies revealed at Tamashii Nations and across the net this week, as well as the most recent round of Kamen Rider Build scans and the Parad/Poppy trailer that dropped just before recording.

Build 12 & 13 bring us one step closer to finally discovering the true identity of Blood Stalk, and we get two awesome new Best Matches that each have a nifty set of powers!

And in Listener Feedback, we find out your favorite duos in Kamen Rider!

Episode 57 – “Sento Soda & Eiji Milk” – 12.20.17

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Faiz and Dan have had quite a year, and this week has definitely been no exception. The beginning of the podcast is a little bit of a downer, but we promise we’re here to have some fun and be as kooky and scatterbrained as we always are. There have been some recent Kamen Rider movie developments, fun new OOO designs, and Build scans to give us a tasty taste of some of the upcoming happenings.

Speaking of Build, in episodes 14 & 15, there secret reveals and confirmations galore. Let’s just hope Toei does us better THIS Christmas than they did last year…

And yeah, it’s that holiday time of year, so we asked our listeners what Kamen Rider goodies they’d love to receive under their tree and/or other holiday totem.

Episode 58 – “Reginald J. Pac” – 12.26.17

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This week, Dan & Faiz are recovering from our Christmas festivities. There was some general toku-actor-cast-in-stuff news ALONG WITH an exciting surprise Build casting!

We finally made it around to the Ex-Aid/Ghost/Drive/Wizard/Gaim movie featuring Pac-Man from over a year ago! You can listen to us try to remember things and get reacquainted with all of our friends, and meet a couple new ones.

As for Feedback, we’ll get your thoughts on the discontinuation of the Super Hero Taisen movies. Get yourself some gravy and settle in.

Episode 59 – “On the Down-and-Down” – 01.02.18

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Dan & Faiz start the new year off right with a brand new podcast. Faiz is wrapping up her winter break, and Dan gives his first impressions of both Kamen Rider Blade AND Kamen Rider Wizard!

Build 16 was the Christmas episode, and *SHOCK* Toei brought us another death… in a way. And we dust of 555 for episode 14 and try and fail to hide our disdain for Kusaka.

Then in Listener Feedback, we all make a big ol’ list of what toku we plan to watch for the first time this year!

Episode 60 – “Death Flag the Anime” – 01.22.18

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Returning from a brief post-holiday hiatus, Dan is joined by Destiny Amber, who has some very exciting news! We get into some cosplays she’s developing, what toku we’ve been watching, and chat a bit about our excitement for Lupinranger vs Patoranger. Slow news month, but Banana’s carrying a torch, and we have new Ex-Aid theme music!

There are three episodes of Build to catch up on (17, 18, & 19), and they introduce us to four exciting new characters. Hope they all stick around! And Misora shocks us at the end!!

For Listener Feedback, we’ll find out which actors and actresses you’d like to see return to Kamen Rider, but cast in a new role!

Episode 61 – “Thomas Fujita” – 01.30.18

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February starts with a bang as Dan & Faiz tackle a massive amount of News and Spoilers. Lots of little bits of news lead us into spoilers for Build, including new characters and new forms, plus trailers for that Rogue spin-off and the Amazons movie. It’s also the 15th Faiziversary!

Things are getting hazardous in Build 20 as we juuuust get a peak at that new form. More on that next time! And 555 episode 15 has us question Orphenoch physiology AND morality.

Then in Feedback, we find out what sorts of Kamen Riders tickle your fancy!

Episode 62 – “Gay for Science” – 02.10.18

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Our other resident Amber (@tokuswag) joins Dan to catch up on shows, toys, and most importantly, Grease! News is filled with Kitties (of the Hello variety), and even MORE toys. Plus we’ve seen like a dozen new Build forms that we’re going to have to dissect on the Spoiler Train.

Build 21 was certainly a tough one to live through, but we’re able to find the fun. And it’s even EASIER with Part 1 of ‘Raising the Hazard Level’ where Sento and Utsumi get REAL excited!

And in Listener Feedback, we’ll all send Misora and Banjo on some friend dates and catch up on more past topics.

Episode 63 – “Beef Morphers” – 02.19.18

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Who’s ready to get FUNKY?! Destiny Amber joins Dan to break down all the happenings in toku this week, including a lot of surprising Power Rangers news! We also give our initial impressions of the newest Super Sentai season, Lupinranger vs Patoranger, and Dan comes bearing his final thoughts on Kamen Rider Wizard.

Build episodes 22 & 23 do it to us again, hitting us right in those tender spots. But we do get to meet two new gents and feast our eyes on THREE lovely new suits!

Rounding things out with Listener Feedback we take a look at some of your toy collections, and discuss your methods of managing them.

Episode 64 – “Gentoku & the Funky Bunch” – 02.27.18

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Faiz is back, and there’s so much to talk about! There’s Lupin/Pato, Beast Morphers, a 555/Kabuto double feature, Agito, and even a bit of Devilman Crybaby! We revisit some past fave actors in News, and on the Spoiler Train we look forward to some Build scans and movie teasers!

Gentoku’s really cracked as he enacts his plans in Build 24, and in 555 16, Kusaka’s… just vile.

Feedback this week takes the form of a short bit of listener-submitted fan-fiction! An exciting and touching little number. Won’t you join us?

Episode 65 – “Theories Galore” – 03.08.18

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It’s a bit of a bite-sized Rider Love this week, as we only have the one new episode of Build. But Destiny Amber and Dan fill the time with chat about the week’s news, including peeks at upcoming Ex-Aid, Amazons, AND Rogue content!

Build 25 is jam-packed with surprises, whether it be Misora’s new powers and link to the Pandora Box, the Nanba Children, spy reveals, or an unfortunate character exit. Well, maybe that last one wasn’t a surprise. The discussion spurs lots of theorizing about what Mars, the Pandora Box, and many of our characters, are after.

And in Listener Feedback, we find out which Kamen Rider series have the best monster suits, in your opinion. ❤

Episode 66 – “Creepy Hibiki Lips” – 03.17.18

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This week, TokuSwag joins Dan to talk about her initial Lupinranger vs Patranger thoughts, the fall of the titan that WAS Toys R Us, and what very well may become Amber’s regular Japanese entertainment update. News is full of Kamen Rider actors being cast in stuff, and there has been a lot Hibiki goings-on, which is perfect for Amber!

Build 26 kicks off a second battle arc, reveals a predictable traitor, and mooshes two boys together. Raising the Hazard Level is also still a thing, and Part 2 happened. That’s about it.

In Listener Feedback, we make time for you to pimp some of your other favorite podcasts, toku or otherwise. But really Dan just wanted an opportunity to gush about his new podcast obsession. It’s scandalous!

Episode 67 – “Cute, Rough, & Beautiful” – 03.23.18

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With Lady Faiz on Spring Break, we catch up on what’s been going on in our lives, as well as in the Kamen Rider sphere. Just FYI, as this episode was recorded LAST week, recent news developments (such as Build scans) will be addressed NEXT podcast.

Build 27 continues the battle begun last time. Were you gullible like Dan, or an intuitive genius like Faiz? And in 555 episodes 17 & 18, we enjoy the beauty that is the Takumi/Kiba cuteness, see our beloved Chaco again, and are finally rid of Kaixa… for now.

Episode 68 – “Mii-tan’s Ear Cleaning Service” – 04.10.18

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This week, Dan & DestinyAmber are back to talk news (both good and bad) as well as some JUICY Kamen Rider rumors that conveniently popped up around the first of April. Hmm….

Build episodes 28 & 29 provide the laughs and the tears as we usher in the next chapter in the series.

And in Listener Feedback, we’ll find out what YOU think about the idea of an Ultraman-style fusion gimmick for a future Kamen Rider series!

Episode 69 – “Milk on Your Bagpipe” – 04.21.18

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Be prepared! We are immature children and this week it’s episode 69… nuff said. TokuSwag and Dan talk through the Kamen Rider news of the week, as well as some Super Sentai and Ultraman things we’re excited about!

Build 30 & 31 bring us into the Cube and into Banjo’s mama’s special places! Have mercy.

And THEN, in Listener Feedback, it’s a first! Dan is joined by none other than Lady Faiz! We catch up and then read through the infamous Kamen Rider Blade “Milk Fic”, which we’ve turned into a hilarious game of MadLibs with the help of our listeners. Strap yourselves in as we lose our crap with delight!

Episode 70 – “Thot Thot Thot” – 05.01.18

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Get ready to be very VERY jealous of DestinyAmber, because SHE appears as a background extra in the Genm vs. Lazer V-Cinema!! We talk all about the filming experience, a brief interaction with the actors, and exactly how close DID she get to Kiriya…? Dan finally watched Chou Superhero Taisen, and we’re excited for Ultraman R/B! Oh, and there’s a LOT of Kamen Rider news as well.

Build 32 & 33 flippity-flop the script on us a bit. We don’t know who’s good and who’s bad anymore. We DO know who’s in Martian Club, and it’s for sure this Evol bitch.

We carry Amber’s film cameo experience through to Feedback as we find out which Kamen Rider scenes YOU’D like to appear in!

Episode 71 – “No One Threatens Chaco” – 05.09.18

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Can you believe it’s been TWO YEARS to the day since Episode 1 of Rider Love?! It’s been quite the journey, in Kamen Rider and in life. We have so much exciting stuff to cover this week, including Build 34, 555 19, some rumors for the Build summer movie, and most importantly, the trademark for the next Rider series has apparently been revealed! We’ve also got YOUR feedback about what sorts of games you’d like to see with a Kamen Rider theme!

It’s going to be an exciting summer, and we can’t wait to make Year 3 of Rider Love the best one yet!

Episode 72 – “More Slappin, Less Flappin” – 05.16.18

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Dan & Faiz convene once again to discuss the latest Kamen Rider news, including toys, some more Summer movie rumors, and ANOTHER actor arrest!

Build 35 is basically end of the world. I’m sure it’ll be fine… And 555 20 & 21 present us with the greatest way a Rider has gotten a power-up ever!

Episode 73 – “Don’t Be a Dick, Be Decade” – 05.26.18

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TokuSwag’s back with Dan this week, and we both watched Heisei Generations Final! You’ll get our first impressions of that before we jump into this week’s Kamen Rider news including some toys, death threats, and scans (spoilers)!

Build 36 gives us the low-down on Evolt, some bonding time for Gentoku & Kazumin, and ends with an adorable albino rabbit Sento! And we finally wrap up ‘Raising the Hazard Level’ with Part 3. Sento rides his bike with a shark!!

Our Feedback Topic this week gets to your thoughts on arrests and scandals involving Kamen Rider. It’s a pretty serious subject, and it’s been coming up a lot. So HOPEFULLY this is it for the time being, and we can get back to our normal happy and positive ways. ❤

Episode 74 – “Takumi Squared” – 06.05.18

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Faiz is back from MomoCon! She had a blast and we’re ready to dive back into some Kamen Rider. BUT FIRST, let’s talk a little about shipping, shall we? There’s some casting and product news, along with just the tiniest morsel for the next series. Honestly, just confirming that it exists basically. Hopefully more next time?

Build 37 & 38 give us a whole slew of sexy new repaints, boys in other boys’ clothes, beat up gents, and they try to craft Kuroto Dan 2.0. Will they succeed? We’ll see! And speaking of shipping, 555 22 has more confessions and love triangles than you can shake a stick at.

Episode 75 – “Greasy Rainbows” – 06.20.18

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THIS week on Rider Love, Dan & Faiz are here! It’s been a week… but what else is new? Dan’s watched the Ex-Aid ‘Another Ending’ Trilogy, Faiz got consumed by E3, and we’ve BOTH become obsessed with Terrace House!

Unfortunately, there was a death in the Build crew this week. That kicks off quite a big slate of news, and that leads into taking a look at that Zi-O silhouette teaser! He’s bald. Maybe. AND there are rumors! And you know how much we like those.

Build 39 & 40 feature creepy Utsumi, CREEPIER Gentoku, and all the mushy bro love you can handle. And in 555 23, Kusaka crosses a line. I’m going to go watch more Terrace House.

Episode 76 – “Emotional Orgasm” – 06.29.18

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Dan & Faiz tear themselves away from binging Terrace House long enough to record a podcast! And we’ve got some exciting stuff this week. There are new Build Scans and along with them, a better look at Kamen Rider Zi-O’s silhouette!

Build 41 sees Evolt having an emotional awaken of sorts, and in 555 24, PunchHopper is a bunny. That’s right. A demonic bunny.

And in Listener Feedback, we discuss what YOU guys are looking forward to seeing in those upcoming Zi-O reveals!

Episode 77 – “Craving Salisbury Steak” – 07.10.18

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Peyton’s back! And this time it’s with Dan AND Faiz! We speed through all the stuff we’ve been watching (OOO, Stronger, Agito, Ultramen Mebius & Lube) to get to the important stuff, Kamen Rider Zi-O’s face!!*

In Build 42 & 43, Sento becomes just one of a long line of Riders with daddy issues, even within his own series, and Gentoku finally settles on a reasonable (yet still hilarious) fashion choice.

And Listener Feedback is chock full of YOUR Zi-O face reactions!

*Important note: All we’ve seen at the time of recording is the face and upper torso. The rest of the recent reveals will be discussed… NEXT week! ^_^

Episode 78 – “Zi-O Jamboree” – 07.20.18

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It’s our favorite podcast of the year! And not only because it’s the anniversary of Faiz’s birth. The Kamen Rider Zi-O toy scans are here, and we spend over an hour talking through it in obsessive detail, as well as getting YOUR thoughts on Zi-O in Listener Feedback! We also discuss Build 44, and Dan pressures Faiz to lick things live on the internet!

Episode 79 – “Orph Daddy” – 07.28.18

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Zi-O has been “officially” announced, so we know the general plot, the names of some of the production staff, and we’ve got oodles of new magazine scans!

Build 45 goes all Super Saiyan on our asses, as Evolt gets even sexier. And 555 25 & 26 introduce us to TWO exciting new Orphenochs we can’t wait to get to know more!

Episode 80 – “My Bisexual Heart” – 08.03.18

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Dan & Faiz are joined by CoolDownNow, longtime contributor, and first-time guest! The Kamen RIder Zi-O news and driver sound bites continue to roll in, and you bet your ass we spend our time on it, along with every other bit of news that dropped this week.

Build 46 sure knows how to play with the emotions. There are fake dead buddies, SO many men that should kiss, and ominous foreshadowing for our greasy potato pal.

And the Build talk continues in Listener Feedback as we ask how YOU’D like to see the series end!

Episode 81 – “Y’All Got Any Boys?” – 08.17.18

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Build (and this podcast) return from a week off to a rather depressing episode of Kamen Rider! But don’t worry, there’s still plenty to be excited about and lift our spirits. First, we announce the Rider Love Awards! Then we do a quick look back at our first impressions of the Build cast when they were announced a year ago, followed by our first look of the Kamen Rider Zi-O cast, characters, and trailer!

Build 47… was a rough one, but it was a beautiful acted AND directed episode. 555 27 on the other hand, had some evil jerks, but also a hot guy, so yay!

And in Listener Feedback, we get YOUR first impressions of the Zi-O cast reveal.

Episode 82 – “Cover Those Nips” – 08.24.18

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Fresh back Power Morphicon, Destiny Amber joins Dan & Faiz to let them know about all the fun they missed out on! From Ranger reveals to cosplay to meet-ups, it sounds like it was a blast. A few more Zi-O details have surfaced, and it’s hard to believe we’re only a week away!

Build 48 continues the grief train, but we’ll cheer Gentoku on with the rest of the population. And 555 28 really kicks this into high gear! We finally meet Kitazaki after two million years. About time!

Episode 83 – “Evil Shrimp Man” – 08.31.18

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It’s true what they say, all good things must come to an end. This week, that means Kamen Rider Build. T_T It’s time to say farewell to Sento, Banjo, Misora, and all of our pals. But Zi-O is also in full gear already, so we’ll give just the briefest of initial reactions, plus lots of spoilery news.

Build 49 rounds off the series beautifully, and leaves us with so many questions about the future of this world!

It wouldn’t be a finale podcast without you’re say. We’ve held the first ever annual Rider Love Awards, where we’ll present some lovely purple trophies to the characters of Build based on your votes! And we had a lot of Listener Feedback based around this final episode and the series as a whole.

Episode 84 – “Slutty Arm Cutouts” – 09.12.18

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It’s becoming a tradition, as DestinyAmber joins Dan to ring in a new series with Kamen Rider Zi-O! We’ve got a fair bit of news to get through as well, including the shocking revelation of Japan’s favorite Heisei Rider series. :-O

There’s so much to talk about with Zi-O episodes 1 & 2. New characters, suits, and more confusing plot that you can shake a Flintstone’s Push-Up at. Oh and we briefly throw 1.5 & 2.5 in there as well.

As always, we need to find out what you thought in Listener Feedback. And boy oh boy, did you deliver.

Episode 85 – “Mischievous on Main” – 09.21.18

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Faiz is back again, so we finally get to hear HER thoughts on these beginning stages of Zi-O. And there’s lots of fashion and delicacies to analyze for like… 30 minutes. Forgive us.

Zi-O episode 3 takes us back a couple years to reunite with some pretty rad doctors/gamers. 555 episodes 29 & 30 continue to frustrate us with how terrible Kusaka is. At least we get some horsey love out of it!

Episode 86 – “A (not so) Gorgeous Man” – 09.28.18

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The Zi-O magazine scans are lookin’ pretty hot this week! Lots of spooky Another Riders, spicy Forms, and surprising cameos in store!

Zi-O episode 4 has us a bit… confused. Maybe the .5’s can clear it up for us. And 555 episodes 31 & 32 introduce us to a very dashing Orph of the week. He wears a suit, and may or may not be a gorgeous man. You decide!