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I actually surprisingly liked the movie myself, but to each their own!

I like how Zi-O seemingly separated all the Rider Worlds and yet that still isn't preventing crossovers.

I dunno, the conflict between Aruto and his dad worked for me. Maybe it's because their suits were so amazing, the fight so dynamic, and Aruto gaining a new understanding of his father and what he did to help others and how much he really cared about Aruto...to me it was the emotional core of the whole movie. And I just loved those suits.

I like the concept of Another Zero-One. Like, design-wise it fits a lot as a more monster version of Zero-One and continuing the trend of Another Riders up to that point, and having it be a Humagear fighting for the sake of other Humagears makes for a great parallel to Aruto. And yet...I don't feel they emotionally resolved him quite so well? I feel like Aruto should've been the one to ultimately confront him instead of Fuwa and Yua coldly slaying him no problem because there was no real emotional catharsis or reaction to his genuine concerns about Humagears.

I like Finis design-wise even if she's even more razor-thin than most Time Jackers. And Another Ichigo...well, like, the Showa Riders were never really relevant to Zi-O but I guess in a theme about a new generation inspired by Ichigo on several fronts, it makes sense.

I like that the movie showed off a lot of forms, like all of Zi-O's upgrades, team Zi-O fighting together as a team, and while Zero-One doesn't get a movie upgrade or Shining Hopper, he gets to fight alongside Grand Zi-O in all his forms before they finish with a Double Rider Kick in their base forms, which was neat for a final fight.

I always found it interesting that Korenosuke is such a pivotal character to Aruto, his character arc, and his entire job really...and they never interact on-screen. Like, there's never one scene of them together or face-to-face between the actors, it's all in absentia. Aruto reacts to his grandfather's actions and legacy but never to his grandfather himself.

Also, the implications that Korenosuke made a Humagear of his own son to raise his grandson...was he so consumed by grief and the effect it would have on Aruto that he didn't think he had any other choice? Was he on some level testing the depths they could go to with Humagears? Why didn't he build a Humagear of Aruto's mother? Did he feel he was already playing God too much? Was he just razor-focused on his own son? Did he not think Aruto needed a mother?

I know Jin and Horobi were currently the major villains, but wow...they tanked a triple Rider Kick and didn't even de-transform!

Sougo setting up Heisei vs Reiwa early with a quick Zi-O and Zero-One fight. I like to think Aruto won though.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

This being a 01 x Zi-O movie really feels like it didn't think any further than "The time-travelling crew takes the current main hero to the past!", given how the Zi-O cast just... basically are time tourists along for the ride after that point. I don't even remember Sougo and Aruto having any moments together other than that bizarre ending scene and the inevitable team-up fight with Grand (which I swear Momotaros' actor gave a voice cameo for)

They kind of investigated together (I think they were confronted by Soren together) and Sougo helped emotionally support Aruto a bit. We didn't get a lot of them together but I felt like they had good chemistry, plus it was fun seeing Sougo be a Rider Senpai.