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KR Valen doesn't look as good as I expected. Like the So-Do action figure, he doesn't have a belt Driver, only a generic-looking chocolate-shaped belt buckle. It seems like his weapon (Valen Buster?) is his Driver, similar to KR Diend or several Riders in KR Saber who had hybrid weapon/transformation devices. And, since several rumors mentioned KR Gavv's upgrade form will use a cake-based form, could it mean that advanced and final forms will be powered by bigger/heavier foods like bread, burger, hot dog, etc, or even proper meals like salads, pasta, ramen/noodle, curry rice, etc? Snack/candy/cookie-based forms are for basic forms, bread/cake-based forms are for upgrade/intermediate forms, and heavy meal-based forms are for final forms and or berserker forms.

I have a feeling that the heroine could be portrayed by an actor that has previously appeared in a side content in this franchise. My personal guess is that the actor could be Rumika Fukuda who portrayed Rena Kurumi/KR Muez in KR Faiz 20th: Paradise Regained several months ago. Kanon Matsuzawa who portrayed Kei/Kuina Orphnoch in KR Faiz 20th: Paradise Regained appeared in KR Gotchard episodes 30-31 as Seina Tsukumo (aka Neon Kuruma's twin sister, haha), so this could be possible. To me, Rumika Fukuda looks like the ideal KR heroine. She checks all the criteria for a KR heroine's actor, so promoting her from a side content to a main series should be the right move by Toei, and also by her agency to advance her career.

Tamashii Nation will hold a promotional event for the new SHF SS KR Gaim line on September 4th. The event being held close to KR Gavv's premiere, combined with Toei's obvious secretive marketing strategy to build up the hype around the announcement of the writer(s) makes me more and more suspect that these are deliberate moves by Toei/Bandai to signal Gen Urobuchi's return to this franchise. Well, maybe my speculation about Urobuchi's return is just the result of my imagination running too wild. At least, I can only hope. Tonight I'll be sleeping with all fingers on my hands and feet crossed, haha.


Oh, and here's the link to KR Gavv's press conference event from TV Asahi's Super Hero Time's Youtube channel. 10 AM JST.