[Matrixbeast]

So, the film. RealxTime or whatever.
That was a...Thing.
So nice to know that Aruto has such little faith in his friends that he doesn't tell them about the world ending event until he already failed at stopping it. Oh wait, Izu does that solely because she lost contact with him post failure.
It's either that or he's just so sick of the backstabbing parade that happened in the series that he doesn't trust anyone, in which case, fair.

Main villain's plan is literally a tech version of Yuuki's from Den-O's 3rd movie, so eh.
Why is the big MacGuffin a Thousand Jacker, though? Like, yeah, a higher up from Zaia was in on the plan and supplied them with shit, so it's not like it's a plot hole or something, but just...Why? At least the henchmen had repainted Shot and Slashrisers. Couldn't they have just taken a prop Thousand Jacker and slapped some evil lightning decals or some shit on it? C'mon.

Fuwa didn't do shit beyond be comic relief or just shoot enemies. Yaiba was surprisingly competent, which is probably an extended apology for how shit she was for a quarter of the show. Jin and Horobi were fine, and it seems Gai is hinting towards a Thouser special that doesn't exist.

Izu gets her memories back because fuck you, becomes Zero-Two because sure, why not, and rando henchmen becomes Kamen Rider Lucifer out of fucking nowhere. Meanwhile As continues to piss me off just by appearing.

I did not like this movie. As a spectacle, it was fine, but aside from giving Zero-One's already happy ending an even happier one and the novelty of seeing Izu transform, it really didn't need to happen.

Also, as of this movie, does this mean Aruto has willingly transformed into an evil form the most now? Like, Build used Hazard a couple times despite only having a few seconds worth of control, but damn. Aruto willingly used Metal Cluster twice before he had control, he willingly became Ark-Zero, and then he uses Hell Hopper here. Where's the Zi-O universe where Aruto just...Stays evil?