[TF RyuShin]

Since everyone else had already given their amazing thoughts, I will just ask... Is everyone on the believe that The New Izu that received the memories from the Old Izu/Zea suddenly became the same Izu back then with all of those memories?

From my interpretation, Zea/Old Izu just gave this New Izu all of the memories of her with Aruto on the series. However, cmiiw, I think this New Izu hasn't reached a Singularity or at least not to the same extent that the Old Izu gained during Zero-Two's debut. This is the reason why I don't mind Izu gained back all of her memories. Just because you gain those precious memories back, that doesn't mean you have the capability to feel and emote back all of those memories. There's a line in the movie where Izu said to Aruto that she wanted to learn more about 'heart'; supporting the idea even more. So for those who believed the New Izu gained her memories back invalidate Izu's death in the series might need more space to think about it.

Also does anyone have any complaint or dislike with having Izu becoming a Rider and even more so, Zero-Two? I'm on the side that I don't really mind Izu becoming a Rider. If she wasn't a Rider not a problem but if she was a Rider, that was neat. I don't know why but most people I see on my country really dislike the notion of Izu becoming Zero-Two. Many people think that Izu should've just stayed as a heroine and shouldn't transform at all. Some people even said Izu tainted the Zero-Two's suit and making it did some feminine gestures on such a cool suit.

Other than that, I'm glad Die and everyone else enjoyed this movie a lot. Unfortunately, I might be on the minority that didn't enjoy this movie as much as everyone here. It's obviously not about Izu because I love how they handled Izu here. However, the movie felt a bit kinda chaotic and when I first saw this movie I was feeling a bit nauseated because the rough pacing of the movie. The second rewatch was better but getting smacked suddenly right in the middle of the movie with little context was not pleasant. Not to mention I kinda wish Bell didn't take over S position in the movie's climax. That was a pretty hard nope for me. The next movie that Die would cover, for me, is much superior and better in terms of storytelling, pacing, and thematic.