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Originally Posted by Omnikaiser

Green ninja seems redundant with Kenzan 1 year ago only but I like the kitsune thing

Some clarifications:

Ofuda- essentially tailsmans found in shrines and temples imbued with the power of a deity (more info here)
Tanuki - japanese racoon dog, much like the kitsunes and foxes, it has its own mythological history and is also commonly associated with bake-danuki.
Omen- It's a type of mask commonly used for Japanese theatre and festivals. Such notable variations are the kitsune, oni, tengu, masks.

A lot of interesting ideas here, let's dissect:
-If the "omen mask" is true, then the anagram hint in reference to "stage" when rearraging geats might have weight. Perhaps the various Riders appearing in Geats will be themed after iconic masks/roles. (If we get a Hyottoko Rider I'll laugh my ass off)

-Kitsune and tanuki are commonly rivals in japanese folklore. While this may be the leaker spouting out an easy guess based on Geats' confirmed fox theming, it's seems like just the kind of idea they'd go for if they could find a way to make it cool looking?

-The ofuda is certainly interesting, this might be a more mystical season like Saber.

-I can see the "metaverse" bit working like Toei's other 2 superhero shows are doing rn, where battles take place in either a augmented or totally alternate reality.