Episode 127 – “Nasty Capitalism Man” – 01.15.20

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This week on Rider Love, Dan & Faiz catch up on the news of the week, including those Sento/Banjo engagement rings *wink wink*, the full release of the Zero-One theme song, and “favorite toku series of the decade” poll!. We then break down Zero-One 17 & 18 (the beginning of the Dark Kitchen arc) where we grow ever more unsure of Gai, but get to enjoy some beautiful flower arrangements!

Episode 128 – “Baby Diaper White” – 01.26.20

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This week on Rider Love, Dan & TokuSwag are basically here to talk about Amber’s favorite Imagin, that fine feathered fella, Sieg! That’s what’s going on in Den-O 23 & 24. But there’s also Super Sentai business afoot, in particular the cast reveal for Mashin Sentai Kiramager!

Episode 129 – “Toku Cultures” – 02.05.20

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This week on Rider Love, Dan & Faiz are joined by DestinyAmber to talk about the important things in life… Kitties, K-Pop, and Kamen Rider! Zero-One 19 & 20 made us a tad uncomfortable with its depiction of a deranged real estate agent, but we got two great new Humagear out of it. There’s a lot of high quality news including streaking toku alumni, awkward collectible abdominals, and even more Hello Kitty collabs. Plus Faiz & Amber share their reactions and excitement for Kiramager! We round things out with Listener Feedback and your theories on Gai Zaia’s youthful secret!!

Episode 130 – “Powerful Eyebrows” – 02.26.20

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This week on Rider Love, Dan takes Faiz to court! Or rather we’re both on the jury for Zero-One 21 & 22 as our Kyuranger husband gets his Phoenix Wright on. We’ve got lots of news to catch up on, including new forms in Spoilers. And in Listener Feedback, you tell us about your dream Kamen Rider/Hello Kitty collabs!

Episode 131 – “Vibes Dude” – 03.25.20

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This week on Rider Love, well… we’re here, and that’s something. It’s been a rough few weeks as you all know, but we’re glad to have Kamen Rider to distract us. We check back in with Zero-One 23 & 24 in which ladies lust after robots and Izu teaches us some swears. Not one but TWO new tokusatsu streaming services have come to light. And Dan got a Switch so you know his tongue’s primed and ready!

Episode 132 – “Reverse Hopperfication” – 04.01.20

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This week on Rider Love, we react to the unfortunate news that Rio Komiya (KiramaRed) has tested positive for Coronavirus, as well as the impact that COVID-19 is having on the rest of the cast and Toei production at large. On a related but much lighter note, we share our thoughts on Kiramager so far, and our excitement for the series to come. And don’t worry, we talk about Kamen Rider too. In Zero-One 25 & 26 things get heated as baby boy Jin returns to us and Gai stages a firefighting competition!

Episode 133 – “Will of the Ark, Baybee” – 04.17.20

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This week on Rider Love, we just continue to take things one day at a time. There are some bright spots in these scary times, including the hopeful and supportive messages sent out by veteran toku actors to both the recently released KiramaRed and children everywhere. We also discuss Zero-One 27 & 28 which contain heroic firefighters, corrupt politicians, and a cliffhanger that’s sure to rock Fuwa’s world!

Episode 134 – “Peach Accessibility” – 05.01.20

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This week on Rider Love, DestinyAmber’s here to help Dan wrap up the last arc of Zero-One with episode 29. The series has some conflicting characters, storylines, and themes, but it’s compelling, and always a lot of fun to talk about! The latest round of magazine scans tease what’s coming up in Zero-One as well as our first look at the sixth Kiramager. And Kamen Rider Kuuga is now streaming on TokuSHOUTsu!

Episode 135 – “Casa de Fritos” – 05.15.20

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This week on Rider Love, we’ve hit another milestone! Four years of podcast! Hard to believe. We barrel into the next phase of Zero-One with episodes 30 & 31 with many a tangent as usual! We also discuss the beginning of this unprecedented hiatus for both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.

Episode 136 – “Yua Yaiba’s Punch-Out” – 05.29.20

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This week on Rider Love, we finally witness Yua casting aside her allegiance to ZAIA in Zero-One 32 & 33! We also get our first look at Aruto’s next powerup, and discuss the precautions Toei is taking as production resumes.

Episode 137 – “Devil/may cry” – 07.03.20

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This week on Rider Love, aside from being supremely exhausted by the state of the planet, we’re purely catching up on a month’s worth of news! We discuss the trademark registration for the next series, Kamen Rider Saber, check out the latest batch of Zero-One magazine scans, and find out YOUR hopes and predictions for Saber in Listener Feedback!

Episode 138 – “Humagear Oil Change” – 07.30.20

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This week on Rider Love, you’ll get our very quick instant reactions to the official reveal of Kamen Rider Saber! We’ll be breaking it all down in excruciating detail NEXT week once we’ve got our thoughts together. For now though, we begin the “push to wrap up Zero-One on time” by discussing episodes 34 & 35, then a brief detour through the many hiatus recap episodes, and wrap things up with 35.5!

Episode 139 – “Saber Rattling” – 08.05.20

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This week on Rider Love, it’s time for our full on deep dive into all the info released so far about Kamen Rider Saber! From the cast & crew to the story & characters, we’ll give our reactions to this exciting new series premiering in less than a month. And we couldn’t do a reaction episode without getting your first impressions in Listener Feedback!

Episode 140 – “Golden Furby” – 08.16.20

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This week on Rider Love, we dive back into Episode Discussion with Zero-One episodes 36, 37, & 38. We meet the big bad of the series, and collectively lose our minds over that Thouser “redemption arc.” Also, this week’s News revealed the unexpected and adorably wholesome Kamen Rider Pretty Den-O!

Episode 141 – “Sega CD Super Genesis Mega Drive 32x” – 08.19.20

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This week on Rider Love, we’re oh so very close to that Zero-One finale! We’re trucking on with episodes 39 & 40, in which Izu rips our hearts out by having a feeling, and Aruto gets himself a shiny new cheat cartridge. Then in Listener Feedback, we’ll get YOUR hopes and predictions for the end of the series!

Episode 142 – “Brains Are Awesome” – 08.26.20

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This week on Rider Love, it’s our penultimate Zero-One podcast covering episodes 41, 42, & 43! Things take a turn, and there are a few tough moments in this batch, but it’s balanced by some very powerful performances. We’ll also check out some more recent cast reveals for Kamen Rider Saber, and discover that the Japanese remake of ‘24’ has some faces we recognize!

Episode 143 – “It Sure Did End” – 09.03.20

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This week on Rider Love, Kamen Rider Zero-One has breathed its last, so we’re prepared to send it out with a bang! The series ran into quite a few roadblocks this year. Did they manage to stick the landing? We debate that and more in our discussion of episodes 44 & 45. Then it’s time for the annual Rider Love Awards ceremony, in which we celebrate the best aspects of the series based on votes from YOU. And finally, we learn your thoughts on Zero-One as a whole in Listener Feedback!

Episode 144 – “Procrastination & Validation” – 09.09.20

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This week on Rider Love, it’s time to rack open a new book and see where the story takes us! Dan & Faiz have a blast discussing Chapter 1 of Kamen Rider Saber, and even though we didn’t get a lot, what we got shows a lot of promise. And it wouldn’t be a premiere episode without YOUR thoughts in Listener Feedback!

Episode 145 – “Sudden Bro Love” – 09.24.20

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This week on Rider Love, we get two new Riders in Saber 2 & 3! One of them’s a dork, and the other one’s a dad. We also get our first look at Aruto’s suit for the Zero-One movie, a new villain coming to Saber, and a teaser of more Kamen Rider Gaim to come!

Episode 146 – “I Think About Vore a Lot” – 09.30.20

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This week on Rider Love, Dan & Faiz go on off-topic rambles about (among other things) Power Rangers and video games! But don’t worry, we give Saber 4 its due, and happen upon an impressively-buff winged lady. There’s also a rumor floating around on the Spoiler Train about Caliber’s identity, which we’re very hopeful is true… And finally, we’ll learn what children’s stories YOU hope Saber include in Listener Feedback!

Episode 147 – “Distracted by Thighs” – 10.08.20

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This week on Rider Love, we get DestinyAmber’s thoughts on Kamen Rider Saber so far. In episode 5, we add Espada to our growing list of Riders, as well as officially learning who his papa is! Then we return to the DenLiner after quite a hiatus with Den-O 25. It’s a confusing one, but it’s all in the lead-up to their first movie!

Episode 148 – “Ninja Gremlin Child” – 10.28.20

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This week on Rider Love, there’s a lot of Gaim stuff happening right now for some reason, and Saber’s getting an awesome new Rider with an awkward Wonder Ride Book! Speaking of which, in Saber 6 & 7, we discuss our complicated thoughts on where the series is headed. And Den-O 26 continues its convoluted path to the movie.

Episode 149 – “Of-sama” – LOST EPISODE

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So here’s the thing. We’re back, sort of. We’ll explain next episode. THIS podcast was recorded back in November of 2020, and I just never got around to finishing it. So please enjoy a lot of out-of-date news and horrible Saber speculation. We do cover Saber eps 8, 9, & 10; but it’s been so long, who can remember what happened?

We love you all, and we’ll catch up for real very soon.

Episode 150 – “Fish-Based Clout” – 05.05.21

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It’s episode 150 AND the 5th anniversary of Rider Love! We haven’t recorded in six months. So there’s a lot of Kamen Rider news to catch up on, plus we needed to just chat about life and talk about where we’ve been. Thanks for sticking with us everyone!

Episode 151 – “Honshining Olnofelks” – 05.19.21

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In this special episode, we discuss our thoughts on the recent drama surrounding fansubs, as well as the current state of tokusatsu availability for foreign fans.

Episode 152 – “Whole Wheat Rice” – 06.02.21

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This week on Rider Love, it’s finally time to get back on that horse… er… dragon, and discuss Saber episodes 11 & 12. We’re also excited by the announcement of a new Sentai/Rider crossover film, and the trademark registration for the next series, Kamen Rider Revice!

Episode 153 - “He Was a SWORD?!” - 06.30.21

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This week on Rider Love, we’re wrapping up the first arc of Saber with chapters 13-16, and we get our first official look at Kamen Rider Revice!

Episode 154 – “Revice Roundup” – 07.28.21

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This week on Rider Love, we break down everything we know so far about the upcoming Kamen Rider Revice. Our excitement for the series may be a bit tempered by recent events and revelations, but for now we’re looking forward to seeing where a majority of these actors take their characters. And of course we’ll hear your Revice reactions in Listener Feedback!

Episode 155 – “Yuri on Escalator” – 08.18.21

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This week on Rider Love, we’ve got another supersize Saber discussion for you as we make our way through Saber 17-20! We also throw all of our love and support at Zero-One’s Satsuki Nakayama who came out as transgender this week in the leadup to his photo essay, “Asexual.”

Episode 156 – “Cave Rave” – 09.08.21

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This week on Rider Love, it’s the premiere of Kamen Rider Revice! We break down Episode 1 at length, and of course get your thoughts in Listener Feedback!

Episode 157 – “Vicycle” – 09.22.21

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This week on Rider Love, Faiz clues Dan into a few key plot details he missed in Revice episodes 2 & 3, plus we’re introduced to the cast of the upcoming Saber V-Cinema!

Episode 158 – “An Adult Series for Adults” – 10.10.21

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This week on Rider Love, TokuSwag is back after nearly a year, so you KNOW we have a lot to catch up on! In Revice 4 & 5, we’re dumped deep into the mystery of the Fenix traitor, and we have a hard time not simping for George. Also we’ve been blessed with both a glorious teaser trailer for Shin Kamen Rider and our first look at the production crew for Kamen Rider Black Sun!

Episode 159 – “Grease Build Kiva Fellow” – 11.03.21

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This week on Rider Love, we get together for a bit of life catch-up and to chat about some news. No episodes of Kamen Rider are discussed, but we’ll be back on track before too long with our next podcast.

Episode 160 – “Howl’s Voice Actor” – 11.28.21

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This week on Rider Love, we’re once again catching up on the news of the past month, including the announcement of the 10th anniversary OOO movie, our first peek at Kamen Rider Black Sun, and much much more! It’s another casual podcast as we prepare to get back into the swing of things, and plan to continue our Revice covering following the holidays.

Episode 161 – “Loving Rider Again” – 01.12.22

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This week on Rider Love, we’re kicking off 2022 by announcing a subtle change to the podcast. Don’t worry, it’s not too drastic. To coincide with that, we’re returning to our Kamen Rider Saber coverage with episodes 21 & 22. Plus we’re catching up on a select bit of Tokusatsu News!

Episode 162 – “Wonder Bread Books” – 02.02.22

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This week on Rider Love, we kind of lose our minds! Touma goes feral, and we finally meet Lord Swords in Saber 23 & 24. And to top it all off, there are a bunch of toku actors returning for a Revice murder mystery spin-off!

Episode 163 – “Just a Large Guy” – 02.16.22

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This week on Rider Love, we spend a decent portion of the podcast breaking down the recently revealed cast for Avataro Sentai Donbrothers! Then we discuss Saber 25 & 26 which we are very into, and may just be a high point for the series thus far.

Episode 164 – “Turnt on Knowledge” – 03.02.22

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This week on Rider Love, we’ve made it to Saber 27 & 28 in which we wrap up the series’ second arc and are treated to a recap episode. In addition, the voice cast for the upcoming Kamen Rider W sequel anime series ‘Fuuto PI’ have been announced!

Episode 165 – “Bee Sauce” – 06.01.22

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This week on Rider Love, we react to the trademark registration for Kamen Rider Geats! We also spend ages catching up after our recent hiatus, Faiz gives her thoughts on Donbrothers so far, and Dan can’t stop obsessing about Heartstopper.

Episode 166 – “Screaming & Crying” – 06.15.22

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This week on Rider Love, we force-feed you the sweet and salty treat that is Saber 29 & 30, anticipate a Saber/Brave romance in an upcoming Rider-laden BL series, and discuss some early rumors for Kamen Rider Geats!