[Leo Novum]

Kamen Rider Faiz Episode 1:

-I really like the way they have established the monsters credentials. Breaking down the wall and then turning helpless lab technicians into dust is the best way to show shit is serious.

-Okay, so apparently, the monster came here to steal the Rider Belt?

-Yuji is making funny faces in this flashback while poring over albums full of fond memories with his girlfriend Chie. The acting seems kinda forced here.

-Ah yes, collision on an empty road. How come you didn't notice that rambling truck, Yuji? Plotforce, I guess.

-Ah, so he has been in a coma for two years? Pity. Oh and deceased parents are the best after all.

-He's alive! HE'S ALIVE!

-Table manners?

-Now this is a good dramatic moment. Walking around like a stranger in a familiar land after waking up from a coma. Yuji's actor is slightly better here.Reinforcing it with that cruel comment about him being better off dead.

-These three guys don't seem to have a life. And seriously, this photography event seems morally questionable.

-Now this is what I am talking about! Scary murder monster! Also shit at hiding bodies. Seriously? That's just it? No wait, I take it back, the case of the disappearing corpse has just began!

-Poor Yuji. And that guy seems a little too rough on Chie.

-You get to be a dust zombie! And you get to be a dust zombie! Everyone gets to be a dust zombie! And seriously, why can't you just explain why you want that bag instead of acting like jerk? Just tell her that you think she has your bag!

-I am feeling a lot of sympathy for Yuji. Him asking why he deserves to be put through this is well delivered by the actor. Huh, he is a monster as well?

-Silly girl, you can't get to be a Kamen Rider! Girls can't be Kamen Riders at all!(Sarcasm)

-I like the belt and the suit's overall design. Very futuristic looking and slightly reminds me of Robocop.

-Centaurs beat automobiles every time. Also, nifty sword!

-I was hoping that this episode would end with a Rider kick. I mean the actual flying one instead of this one.