Hmmm...here is some of my hopes for upcoming Kamen Rider Zi-O series:

- Don't too much forms. Some Riders like Ghost and Build has too much forms because too much forms will be wasted if the forms are never used again. I think 10 Forms (six series forms and four movie forms) are enough for Zi-O.
- MOTW (Monster of The Week) concept are used again until episode 40 without too much focused on monsters.
- The storyline divided into different arcs like Gaim and Build
- Secondary Rider are hero since beginning until end because I really bored to Anti-Hero Secondary Riders.

Build had 10 best matches, 7 more, 5 upgrades, and not to mention the random combo like ooo. I know they want to sell toys, but most of them are sloppy designs that aren't too memorable. I prefer lesser forms and more unique form that are useful at different situation, but not simple recolor like Kuuga or wizard.
I'm fine with no motw along with guests for the majority of the series. I also don't like repaint upgrade like the ones from ExAid showing up as filler motw. Nowadays, it's rider vs rider with different scheming. Anyway, I had a feeling we're going for a lighter tone after Build.

Just gonna say, I'd like another season like Fourze. Lighthearted and fun. But not without that sense of danger.

That feels childish. I like Zi-O to go to the dark stuff.

Then watch Amazons. Or Build.

The last really lighthearted series we had was...Ghost? We could do with another lighthearted series that's actually well written, I think.

Ghost was not well written. At all. And the only reason that was lighthearted was because it wasted more than half of its good material for annoying characters and running gags.

Frankly Build is the first show since Gaim (Granted, I haven't seen Ex-Aid yet) to really utilize its material and that's not plagued by incessant wacky cartoon hijinks that passes as "humor".

Ghost wasn’t what I expected.

No more childish stuff.

But anyway, what themes can suit Zi-O?

I wasn't saying it was. I was saying that, as the last light-hearted show was so bad, we need a good one.

I'm also not saying I want 'gags' - what I want is something like Fourze, or Wizard (not that Wizard was brilliantly written either). Both dealt with dark subject matter in a lighthearted, hopeful way.

Plus...Build resorts to gags sometimes anyway. Just this episode, Kazumin goes on a lengthy soliloquy to try and decide how to get Misora to call him 'Kazumin' rather than Grease, even going to put his arm around her before Sento wakes up. Not to mention, I can think of at least twice that the humor from the recap has bled into the episode itself.

What themes do you picture Zi-O possessing?

I have no idea, honestly. Zi-O doesn't immediately suggest anything like 'Ghost', 'Ex-Aid' and 'Build' did - and even then, 'Build' suggested 'builders' which is decidedly not Build's theme.

I hope for an anniversary series, though.