[GoldenXtreme]

I've been waiting for this! I actually remembered to track what my favorite show I watched this year was, so I didn't have to go through all my old posts to remember what I had seen. I've also seen Zeztz, Arc, and Omega, so I can at least pick from 3 shows this year for the other questions.

Favorite New Show of 2025
Ultraman Arc ENDED in 2025, it counts. A simple and sweet show that has a lot of fundamental Ultraman appeal, even if the episodes had erratic quality.

Favorite New-to-You Show of 2025

Special Investigation Robo Janperson blew my expectations out of the water once it figured out the story it wanted to tell. Deftly weaving ideas of justice and tragic robots into a show with a wonderful cast and fascinating episodes. Pure tokusatsu goodness, if you haven't see it, you should!

Favorite Movie, Miniseries, or Special of 2025

I guess the Ultraman Arc movie? It was fun, I liked the vignette format.

Favorite Rewatch of 2025

The tail end of my Kamen Rider Fourze rewatch was in 2025. It's a show that always cheers me up and is nonstop fun. I got to watch it with a friend this time and he absolutely loved it, which made it even better.

Favorite Male Lead Character

I rather like Kosei from Ultraman Omega. He's always trying his best and is a good guy, but he's also very human. I like his dude-ish friendship with Sorato a lot too.

Favorite Female Lead Character

Not sure if I can answer this question with shows that were airing in 2025 that I watched, so I'll instead give a shout out to Peggy from Goranger, which I at least watched this year. She's your cool gal for all your explosives related needs!

Favorite Male Supporting Character

Fujimi from Kamen Rider Zeztz I suppose. His actor is always doing a great job acting like he has a few screws loose.

Favorite Female Supporting Character

And where would Fujimi be without Nasuka to kick some sense into him? It's also nice to see her actor again after her previous role in Geats

Favorite Villain

Not really impressed with any villains from Zeztz or Omega, so I'll once again give a shoutout to an older show I watched for the first time this year. I really liked Grigio from Ultraman R/B. Her warped attempt at heroism and the way her strained relationship with her siblings contrasted the protagonists was really good.

Favorite Actor

Haruto Yoshida as Kosei in Omega.

Favorite Actress

Rina Onuki as Nasuka in Zeztz.

Favorite Writer
Masaya Honda perhaps. He writes very interesting episodes, I particularly liked the Miko and Mikoto episode of Omega.

Favorite Director

Takayuki Shibasaki. I really liked the visuals of the episode of Zeztz he did in the episode with the Wonder Capsem.

Favorite Suit Design

I love all the Meteokaiju designs in Omega, all three win.

Favorite Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha

Valgeness's halberd mode from Omega.

Favorite Fight Scene

I'll say the aforementioned Wonder Capsem battle in Kamen Rider Zeztz, where Zeztz and the Nightmare kept shrinking.

Favorite Dramatic Scene

I thought the finale for Arc with Yuma's farewell was very nice.

Favorite Comedic Scene

Everything with the Ghost Riders in Omega.

Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment

I am still so confused about what is going on in those "Sister's Substory Agent Minami" spinoffs for Zeztz.

Favorite Song

VISIONS from Zeztz is so, so cool.

Biggest Surprise of 2025

Even if Sentai had obviously been in dire straits for a while, it was still shocking to hear it was ending so abruptly.

Biggest Disappointment of 2025:
I was awfully disappointed in Omega when it fell into the whole Defense Team angle like so many Ultraman shows do.
The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in Tokusatsu, 2025 Edition:
I still can't believe Yuuya Takahashi was made head writer for Kamen Rider AGAIN. This must have been what is was like when Toei wouldn't stop hiring Toshiki Inoue in the 2000s.

Most Anticipated Tokusatsu Project and/or Merch of 2026:
Gavan Infinity of course!