That's like the opposite of Ryuki.

I haven't posted in a while but just had to say that that is a nice looking suit, really love the blue color of it, and the arrows on the eyes actually look pretty nice. (Some of those ai generated "leaks" gave me a little fear on this front.)

And, on the writer front, it would be nice to see Kobayashi again even though I don't expect her to return, I would also be down for a return from Inoue too, even though like Kobayashi, I frankly don't expect this either. Komura would also be nice, and even though Revice was Revice, I would still like to see a new writer on Kamen Rider soon; either way, I really dig the design of the suit, and I'll probably follow this show while it's airing.

Not sure if someone shared them here already and i missed it, but we have a few other things

-Two more cards. Seems the theme is "living thing" + "vehicle"? (some real build vibes imo)

-A potential logo. Not sure of the source for the logo but it looks a loooooooooot more plausible than the confirmed fake one from a bit back

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"Pilets."

Nah, both Zyouhger and Lupin/Patranger were on the more serious side, and the Zenkaiger writing was absolutely inconsistent (remember when robot racism was the focus for the first three episodes? Or when defeating the SD world was the priority to restore the brothers and then they just decided "Eh, we'll just keep them portrayed as SD instead of anything changing." Or when the father finally got reunited with Kaito only to just leave about an episode or two after?). It doesn't help that literally every show had the same format: Villains that sit around until the final episode to be defeated, Monsters that just attack people without much purpose other than their gimmick, Plot points introduced early on with massive implications that are not even acknowledged until the last few episodes, and focus on only one or two members of the cast in which the rest of the members are stuck in side-character territory. At best I wish she would take a break from Toku for a few years and return with a fresh new take.

As for fun/light-hearted? Fourze, Kyoryuger, and Drive (in it's first half really) all had a great format on relatively low stakes with build up to a bigger threat. That's all I really want. Revice started out with a similar format but abandoned it rather quickly. Considering how different Geats has been, it would be nicer to turn to the traditional Rider format (with more of a Fourze/Kyoryuger tone, not goofy, but not too serious either).

Although one writer that has gotten a fair amount of flak but would be cool to see return is Kento Shimoyama. His work on Ninninger definitely fumbled toward then end, but his work on Zi-O (when the story wasn't subject to actor's schedules) was pretty good.

On the topic of Gotchard, I am really curious as to the numbering system. Hopper is labeled 1, Steamliner is 9, Pilets is 4, and Madwheel is 6. They each in their combos add to 10, but I wonder if it's purely an aesthetic choice or if their is a power limit system in place.

Also, it's just a rumor at this point, but I remember hearing that the Secondary Rider may have a Gun Transformation Device. If that is the case (more importantly, if we are going to have multiple rider in the future), it will be interesting to see if they go the Build route of riders (besides the Evol Driver users) using one bottle to transform, or if new/unique system will be in place. Maybe a Rider has one default card, and has to add an additional card as armor? It will be really cool to see.

Geats gave people the safe familiarity they wanted with Takahashi, so I agree we should cautiously open up to the idea of another new writer soon. If we fear the next Kinoshita, we'll never find the next Muto. Got to take risks sometimes.

I think it's a little more complex than that. Notice the color-coded numbers and point gauges. Steamliner and Madwheel are purple with a vehicle symbol, Hopper1 is orange with a bug symbol and Pilets is blue with a flex symbol.

The artwork for these cards is pretty damn great, I really like these.

Looks like Gotchard is going to be a very driven rider. And the cards are really very beautiful, I think they will definitely interest the kids.

I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but I have a strong feeling that there's going to be a Grasshopper Rider crossover in Gotchard's extra content.

Something just came to mind I read a while back that the reason why there's been less toys released in the main toyline & more p-bandai releases is because of the pandemic kneecapping them a bit + the declining birthrate so they've had restructure/reduce production on stuff (keep in mind I'm not 100% sure how true that is so don't quote me on that, but it seems plausible enough as it would explain why Revice & Geats are way more P-Bandai heavy than usual and had pretty barren Q2-Q4. Especially Revice...).

Assuming that's true, I have to wonder if that possibly influenced Bandai's decision go back to cards since I imagine they're much easier to produce than electronic gimmicks like with Zero One-Revice and big hunks of plastic + electronic gimmicks with Geats.