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Originally Posted by TheJaz

These statements feel so at odds to me lol, Komura would be a great choice if you want a more light-hearted / fun oriented show.

She wrote some S tier slice of life character-comedy content for Kamen Rider Wizard when she was secondary on that, while also just providing some of generally the best episodes of that show imo

Nah, both Zyouhger and Lupin/Patranger were on the more serious side, and the Zenkaiger writing was absolutely inconsistent (remember when robot racism was the focus for the first three episodes? Or when defeating the SD world was the priority to restore the brothers and then they just decided "Eh, we'll just keep them portrayed as SD instead of anything changing." Or when the father finally got reunited with Kaito only to just leave about an episode or two after?). It doesn't help that literally every show had the same format: Villains that sit around until the final episode to be defeated, Monsters that just attack people without much purpose other than their gimmick, Plot points introduced early on with massive implications that are not even acknowledged until the last few episodes, and focus on only one or two members of the cast in which the rest of the members are stuck in side-character territory. At best I wish she would take a break from Toku for a few years and return with a fresh new take.

As for fun/light-hearted? Fourze, Kyoryuger, and Drive (in it's first half really) all had a great format on relatively low stakes with build up to a bigger threat. That's all I really want. Revice started out with a similar format but abandoned it rather quickly. Considering how different Geats has been, it would be nicer to turn to the traditional Rider format (with more of a Fourze/Kyoryuger tone, not goofy, but not too serious either).

Although one writer that has gotten a fair amount of flak but would be cool to see return is Kento Shimoyama. His work on Ninninger definitely fumbled toward then end, but his work on Zi-O (when the story wasn't subject to actor's schedules) was pretty good.

On the topic of Gotchard, I am really curious as to the numbering system. Hopper is labeled 1, Steamliner is 9, Pilets is 4, and Madwheel is 6. They each in their combos add to 10, but I wonder if it's purely an aesthetic choice or if their is a power limit system in place.

Also, it's just a rumor at this point, but I remember hearing that the Secondary Rider may have a Gun Transformation Device. If that is the case (more importantly, if we are going to have multiple rider in the future), it will be interesting to see if they go the Build route of riders (besides the Evol Driver users) using one bottle to transform, or if new/unique system will be in place. Maybe a Rider has one default card, and has to add an additional card as armor? It will be really cool to see.