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I'm rewatching alongside the thread! My inital feelings on Zi-O on my first watch are......complicated. I really couldn't place how I felt about the show at the end of my first watch. Hopefully rewatching and discussing the show alongside everyone will help me figure things out!

I can confirm at least one thing.......This first episode is kinda weak, for me? First eps of KR usually do two things: either get me invested in our main's journey, and/or get me interested in the world/mysteries the show is setting up. And Zi-O......kinda underpreforms on that?

Sougo seems like an average, albeit a little weird, kid. The problem is, I feel like we barely get *anything* about him in this ep about him other than "I want to be a king!". So it's hard to get invested in the first step of his journey, or even have a shred of belief when he declares he's going to become the most beloved overlord. Like I'm kinda baffled we spend more or less the entire episode with him and my feelings about him are more or less "He is a character that exists!" and that's it?

Like others are saying in the thread, Sougo is very much an Acquired Taste™ when it comes to Rider protags, from what I've seen people either adore the guy or just feel massively indifferent about him. I forget what my final stance on the guy was, but it was somewhat positive? Hopefully the later episodes can kickstart my memory on the more likable aspects of him.

Anyway, I at least remember being interested in our 3 other main characters. Woz's being the man of mystery overseeing Sougo's growth, Geiz's bloodthirsty chase after Sougo, Tsukuyomi trying to take the more rational approach in stopping the overlord's rise to power, Oma-Zio showing off his powers on some poor resistance group...they were all very good starting points for their characters for me.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

Sougo has a lot of little quirks and intricacies that work. And maybe it's because I just got off of Go! Princess Precure where our lead Heroine's dream is to become a Princess. But over the years, where as I was a bit "eh" at first about Sougo's whole kingly declarations, I've grown to embrace that aspect.

Someone mention Precure? GoPri's great, kinda wish KR would take some inspiration from their niece once in a while with how much I adore the start of Haruka's journey. Is it not too late to turn this into a GoPri! thread instead? /j

Anyway don't have a fun gimmick to add to the thread, just excited to hear other people's thoughts on the show. I've read a lot of your reaction threads, but this is my first time being able to particpate from the start.