[Daikaijuman54]

Rejoice! For a new Rider has graced us! Their name is Kamen Rider Revi and Vice. Together they form Kamen Rider Revice! And now we witness 50 years of Rider history.

Sorry, had to do the Woz recital for a new Rider. Also, shoutout to Gashatfreak for helping me find the episodes. Thanks, buddy!

Now real quick, I'm going to bring up the Saber X Revice Crossover special. Which, honestly, I didn't really care for any of the Revice appearances (except George), and only really wanted to see the Saber cast. I can see I'm not the only one who wasn't pleased with Vice's fart jokes. But, I'm going to miss the Saber, to be honest.

Then I watched Revice and... It was great!

First of all, love how many homages were present in the starting scene, from Kuuga's inspired ruins, the date being 1971, and taking place in South America, likely a nod to Amazon 1973, all culminating into that 50th Anniversary logo, which was just brilliant.

I was surprised to see that Fenix had an Airship, which I absolutely adore, and similar to Zero-One, the conflict is pretty much public, which makes for an interesting setting. As we're all guessing that Fenix might become evil down the line, I got Shocker vibes from their ceremony scene.

Of course, I can't talk about a show without it's protagonists. And Ikki is definitely looking to be a good one, given how he's not into doing good for the sake of good, and that only serves to make Vice more interesting. Now, despite my thoughts on him from the crossover special, I actually enjoyed him here, a good mix of malicious and entertaining. I was worried he'd get too annoying or keep to those unfunny gags from the crossover.

Revi and Vice look amazing, so too do the Deadmans' goons, and the fight scenes going slightly more traditional were refreshing, especially considering the weapon is only used briefly near the end. I too, get a lot of Build's Sclash Driver transformation vibes, and seeing the translations for the message board made it more entertaining. Also, having recently re-watched Movie Taisen Megamax (curtesy of Toei Tokusatsu World Official), I enjoyed seeing Revi destroy the place in his battle.

Also, great to see the protagonist's family didn't get murdered like many of the Showa Riders. I especially liked the family's chemistry, which could make for a fun dynamic down the line, especially if Daiji and Sakura become Rider's themselves. And of course, how can I forget George, who, while not quite as wild as I hoped, was still entertaining nonetheless. Love how he did Ichigo's henshin pose, as he guided Ikki on transforming.

All in all, I like what they've shown us, and I look forward to what's to come.