[Fish Sandwich]

- Going to actually attempt to keep my thoughts concise this year because man did I go overboard on Saber. Bullet points worked the last time we had a pink Rider, so that's what I'm doing here!

- Pink is a really fun color for a Kamen Rider to be, by the way. Love Revi's whole palette.

- Really strong premiere all around. Stylistically, it feels like Revice could've been the show after Fourze or OOO and it'd fit right into that whole era. It's got that same emphasis on weird energy, and yet you can already see the hints of how they're probably going to use these silly ideas to deliver some surprisingly thoughtful drama down the line. It feels like Kamen Rider, and that's about right for the anniversary.

- I don't think I made a peep about any of the Revice announcements, but I am really into the premise of this show. A hero powered by a demon is an extremely Rider-y concept, and historically speaking, Rider shows that put a partnership at the forefront tend to turn out pretty good. I've slowly been coming around to Vice, and his dynamic with Ikki is sure to keep things very lively.

- In general, I think the structure of this one worked pretty well. It frontloads a ton of exposition to quickly establish the conflict in just the first couple minutes, which sort of frees the rest of the runtime up nicely, and it does a good job demonstrating things by showing them in places, too. Really loved Vice being let off the leash prior to Ikki using the belt, and how that gets across the need to have them fighting as a pair. Ikki has no power without Vice, and Vice has no restraint without Ikki. Like, beautiful, we've got ourselves a premise!

- The action was cool! Felt like there was a good budget behind it, some almost Sugihara-esque shots from Shibasaki, and, again, I'm kind of warming up to Vice. The fourth-wall breaking shtick is probably meant to be part of a whole thing about him basically being excited to actually exist and be noticed, so on top of making things weirder, I'm pretty sure it's making a point about the character, and it's always good when the action, the comedy, and the story can all be in sync that way.