Fair enough, I guess. I still think it's not on the same level as "hey kids, Takeru's dead! Yes again!" but I can see why someone would take issue with it.

Anyway, back to EX-Aid!:
I've been thinking if maybe the new formula might be inspired by Gaim in as far as they might go OTT ridiculous in the designs but treat the plots deadpan as a way to appeal to both older and younger viewers. I mean, even the regular cast wardrobe is fairly kooky this time around. I'm thinking the producers may see it as: the toys are super kid friendly, while the story and absurdity of it all draws in the older viewers who shell out the big bucks for the DX figures.

Of course, this is just speculation, not knowing the sales figures on Gaim merch. It could be a lot like Drive - not too bad, but not too ambitious, either; an above average toy commercial. I know, it's already pushing the envelope with Lv1, but if that's the show's biggest innovation...

(Then again, we might be collectively fooling ourselves because it might be straight goof-troop.)

Wait this isn't the Ghost thread?! :confused:

Just from this one trailer I get a strong Fourze vibe. That was a lighthearted show that got dramatic when it needed to, so...

I'd much rather have it that way, honestly. I still have PTSD from Gaim while Fourze was the most fun I ever had watching week-to-week. I'm more curious about the nature of it as an anniversary series than the tone. Fourze ending up earning that title way more than it looked like it would but they're barely playing it up here.

I like Fourze, that wouldn't be a bad thing.

I'm just excited that it seems to be a multi-rider show. Ryuki and Gaim are both on the darker side, so I would be down for a goofy one.

No matter how badass those two other riders think they are...I can imagine their faces when they finally passed the National Medical Licensing Board Examination (known as the 'Kokushi') after many years in high school and university

I hope the heroes will stay in Level 2 throughout the series. The level 1 forms look silly.

Game genres:
- Fighter (Ex-Aid & Genm)
- RPG (Brave)
- Shooting (Snipe)
- Sports/Racing (Lazer/Racer)

Will they add...
- Puzzles
- Platform
- Hack & Slash
- Strategy - Cards, chess, etc.

I am deeply and morbidly curious to see what the eroge dating sim Rider is going to look like.

The chibis are essentially Kabuto Masked, and the first designs we saw of these characters were Level 2
Doesn't Snipe have Strategy Game or something on his head? STG?

See: Cho Akiba-Red
http://www.collectiondx.com/files/Po...WJplYVlg_0.jpg