[Fish Sandwich]

You know, I held off on making this joke in the Zi-O thread because I just love Sougo and Geiz's dynamic too much, but between Kamen Rider Geiz, Kamen Rider Woz, Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi, Kamen Rider Jin, and Kamen Riders [REDACTED], do you guys ever wonder if the real reason Geiz and Jin always call people by their Rider names is because they just assume every Rider simply goes by their actual name?

Anyways, yeah, Kamen Rider Jin is pretty cool. I mean, it's Eitoku in that suit, so the body language is naturally top-notch, and it basically goes without saying that a suit design from Zero-One is a winner. The Forceriser is probably my favorite belt from this show, too? I too mourn the loss of Aruto's Tori-chan, but the show definitely gave us something to make up for it.

As for the episode itself, this is another one I'm a huge fan of. I believe the way I put it after my recent rewatch was that it's not simply a great episode of Zero-One, but a great Zero-One episode. The kind of story *only* this show could tell, told in a super engaging way. I can't think of much to say besides an old-fashioned "yes yes, that that" to a lot of what's already been said. (Same for the MetsubouJinrai suit aesthetic, for that matter.) Especially the whole "Zero-One is interested in sparking debate" part. I'm kind of reminded of how Ryuki ended up being the show it did in part because Shirakura thought it was presumptuous for a show to simply tell kids what justice is, as though the people making the show are the ultimate authority on that. I definitely appreciate the idea of a series that's more concerned with presenting something for the audience to think about, instead of trying to think on their behalf.