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My main issue with Geats's first episode was that I was personally put off by Ace's arrogance. It took a long while for him to grow on me, whereas I'm already more sympathetic towards Shouma as a character.

We also established that the world is reset after every DGP so everyone who was killed, besides the Riders, just came back to life. Unless Gavv pulls some Takahashi-level bullshit out of its ass to bring back people who've been eaten for a long time, I am optimistic that death will be an actual dramatic stake in this show.

But yes, I agree wholeheartedly in Gavv also exploring Ishinomori's original idea of the lead Kamen Rider not being human but choosing to fight for humanity anyways. That's something the franchise has sorely been missing since Philip in W. It's not just the surface level stuff that Gavv seems to be celebrating. If anything, this feels the natural answer to Shin Kamen Rider and Black Sun bringing KR back to its roots, but through the Reiwa lens of more colorful gimmicks and characters.