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Originally Posted by helixmatan

Afraid this is a fake. The Japanese words under the logo are distorted and nonsensical like AI fumbling letters.

Anyway, since it's been a while, I thought I'd weigh in on the "Ichigo Homage" rumor with a theory.

What if this is some sort of way Toei wants to "redefine" Kamen Rider? Or if this is some sort of answer to Ultraman's New Generation?

At first, I thought "isn't this Zero-One's fifth Anniversary?" until I remembered it aired back in 2019. Revice was the 50th Anniversary Series (prior to that was Super Hero Senki), and Toei extended the celebration to 2023 because of Shin Kamen Rider, so Gotchard might have had that bleed in, and Legend was Decade's 15th Anniversary, so that's how he fits into the Anniversary Category. So, there should be no important dates to justify a Tribute to the Original.

Which leads me to wonder if Toei's trying to distinguish Kamen Rider in a way similar to Ultraman, hence the Grasshopper Theme recurring, since the Motorcycles have been harder to implement due to Traffic Laws (or so I hear), and with numerous Local and Indie Heroes who could "technically" be mistaken for Kamen Riders, that might be where this is going.

While I personally have no issues with Ichigo Tributes (as I've loved them), I definitely enjoy the more "out-there" Riders (Gavv has been a fantastic series). Same can be said for Takahasi as the Main Writer, I enjoy his shows, but I do feel he tends to rehash ideas, but mainly, given how different writers gave us shows like Fourze, Gaim, Build, and recently Gavv, I would like to see someone else work on Rider.

Of course, we'll see when we get the big reveal, but that's just my two cents on everything we have so far.