[Kiwami]

Favorite New Show of 2025

I really like Kamen Rider Zeztz! The theme, the style, the characters – I have lots of fun with this show!

Favorite New-to-You Show of 2025

Has to be Ultraman Nexus! Had a blast with this one.

Favorite Movie, Miniseries, or Special of 2025

Haven’t watched much, but I’m a fan of the “Series of Sister's Substory Agent Minami”!

Favorite Rewatch of 2025

Did a rewatch of the “Shin”-movies this year, I still like them a lot. Against the majority of fans I interact with, Kamen Rider is my favorite, Ultraman and Godzilla share the second place.

Favorite Male Lead Character

Has to be Shoma. Gavv was excellent and its lead character plays a big role in that!

Favorite Female Lead Character

Another point for Gavv, Sachika is simply the best. Absolute champion of a person, I love her so much. Ride or die for everyone she cares about, a big heart who wants to make others feel better.

Favorite Male Supporting Character

And that’s point three for Gavv. Masaru Inoue is a great character and I’m thankful for his inclusion in the story.

Favorite Female Supporting Character

Oh boy, I have to be honest, I adore Nasuka Nagumo way, way too much. She’s so funny in every scene she’s in and I have to admit, the actress is an absolute beauty. A super well written and acted character!

Favorite Villain

He may not be the best written character ever but I have a soft spot for Fire Candle. The actor gives 200% every time, so much fun to see, and his rivalry with GoyzuWolf is very entertaining to watch.

Favorite Returning Past Character

I – don’t remember any. Blast. There are dozens nowadays but none really stood out to me

Favorite Actor

I’ve read that Hoeru Tono is Mio Fuyuno’s first big role? For that reason I’m giving him the award, his acting is great!

Favorite Actress

Nozomi Miyabe! Sachika wouldn’t be as awesome if this fantastic person wouldn’t have acted her as well as she did!

Favorite Writer

I’m terrible with writers and directors. But I looked them up and want to give the award to Junko Komura as head writer of Gavv! A well executed show all around!

Favorite Director

I don’t know if I can single out a person for this? The directing team of Gavv takes this, for the same reason as above. Gavv was awesome!

Favorite Suit Design

The Zeztz-suit is so sexy. No way it won’t take the spot! A simple, more grasshopper-like style I enjoy and I love the LED stripes, incredibly cool to see how far we’ve come technology-wise since the days of Faiz.

Favorite Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha

Tega Sword is awesome, he is indeed Number 1 in all these departments!

Favorite Fight Scene

I love the first fight of Zeztz, rewatched that a ton. Simple, full of “impact” but gets crazy visual wise with the dream influence later on. The Rider Kick at the end is excellent too!

Favorite Dramatic Scene

Gavv had a ton – the one I liked the most was when Shoma told Hanto what happened to his mother and the guilt Shoma feels.

Favorite Comedic Scene

I lost it at this, the joke since been repeated but gets me every time



Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment

I’m watching Ultraman 80 this year and that show had vampire balls from space, nothing beats that!

Favorite Song

The Zeztzt OP is super catchy and fun. Love it!

Favorite Piece of Merchandise

I bought a DX Zeztz Driver and it’s a really fun toy. Figuarts go brrrrrrr like usual but I can’t single one out as particularly great.

Biggest Surprise of 2025

Super Sentai ending. The writing was on the wall, but that we’re actually living in that reality now is still weird.

Biggest Disappointment of 2025

Toei’s move at a “worldwide” release of Kamen Rider that isn’t very worldwide at all.

The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in Tokusatsu, 2025 Edition:

The Maya Imamori witch hunt. Disgusting behavior from all parties involved aside from the person herself. She did nothing wrong.

Most Anticipated Tokusatsu Project and/or Merch of 2026

I had lots of fun with the DX Tega Sword and accumulated a big collection of Sentai Rings, so I want the full size Memorial Tega Sword! Also the Figuarts Seihou Gavan. Should I be able to buy it, that’s the most difficult part sadly