[TheJaz]

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

So apparently thumbnails with screenshots of the first three episodes of Gavv leaked? And among people seeing the supposed main actor we did apparently get confirmation on a writer.

Junko Komura.

I feel like Zenkaiger was a bit of a divisive season of sentai, but honestly I was totally in love with it, and have basically been wanting a Komura Rider season ever since!

Even though it's another, uh, divisive show, I personally really liked most of her output on Kamen Rider Wizard, and particularly Wizard in Magic Land is really fun, possibly still my fave rider movie to come out of neo heisei?

So really I couldn't be more excited about this!

I also sort of feel like knowing Komura will be at the helm, makes the vibe of the toys and suits click a lot better in my brain... idk, something about it all just feels like it'll come together really well with her as the writer...

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Originally Posted by Pineapple924

According to Reddit (the most "trustworthy" of sources), it was straight up the first 3 episodes that got leaked and put onto BiliBili. The videos are gone now, but how they even got onto there is anyone's guess.

So as for the source. I know a few people from China and Hong Kong that i met through toku circles, and what I've been told is the predominant thinking in circles over there, is basically that some people who work on media censorship in China (i.e. editing content to make sure it meets the requirements for release in China) likely were given the episodes, probabaly by a service such as iQiy who has the rights to release Kamen Rider in China.

Then for whatever reason someone with access to that footage for censorship purposes, uploaded it online.

For what it's worth the videos were password protected to my understanding, meaning only a small group of people approved by the uploader were even able to watch it at all. But everyone could see the auto-thubnails. Sooooo, it was quickly taken down for obvious reasons.

My understanding is that based on how media distribution works in China and the context around the event, this is more or less the only viable option? (Unless some Toei or iQiy exec decided they wanted to lose their job over smth like this I guess lol)

In the end I'm curious if it was even an intentional "leak" considering the password protection, or if it was done as an earnest attempt to send the footage to someone for their professional input that just went horribly wrong lol

Bonus comment: In the past rider has started with a severe delay in China, so the fact that these episodes were filmed and handed over so early likely means they want to simul release with China in the future, or at least get the release very close... likely with the goal of making the official release more convenient than fansubs.

(Obvs most of this is theorizing and not proven but this seems to be the general vibe from people over in China, where these leaks have come from)