The same thing happen with Decade in 2009. We had a short series with Decade and having W later that year which kick off the 2010 Rider series.

Yes, but TOEI's toy release schedule is nigh perfect right now. I personally think a half-series would mess it up.

Would a crossover series even be worth it? The movies have been bringing all the Riders together like it's nothing for a while now, and every belt since DoubleW has had rider versions of its macguffins.

Same person who said Zi-O would have "Rider" on his face also said the next series would be 65 episodes to compensate.

Yeah, there's straight up no reason for Rider to change schedules. The abdication of the emperor shouldn't really matter, and the reason Decade was as short as it was was so that Sentai and Rider wouldn't premier a line at the same time. That way, they don't interfere with each others' premier and toy sales can be maximised. They're not gonna change episode and toy schedules just to be neater when this is working out for them.

65 episodes is WAY TOO MANY. Whatever the next season is will have to be amazing, if true.

Yeah, but a 34-38 episode series to cap off Heisei in exchange for a 65 episode initial series for the next era? Yeah, I'm calling this rumor fake.

65 episodes is an extra 17-20 episodes. And with how most Rider shows peter out near the end, that would be catastrophic, lest the writing and gimmick be masterful.

No reason to go for a shorter series just to end at the same time as Emperor Heisei's abdication, nor no reason to screw up toy scheduling.

I hope Zi-O series will have 49 episodes just like most of Kamen Rider Series......

:rolleyes

I've been stalking around for too long lol.

I strongly believe that this will be about time travel.

Anyone noticed the watch crown on his right shoulder and his left ear and the metal watch straps that forms from his chest towards his head?

His antennas are the watch crowns and his face is full of the time lines.

Most likely we'll see the antennas spin a few rounds before hitting the 10:10 mark during his henshin.