[Frontier]

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

The suit looks nice in motion which is great.

But for a form showcase this feels so nothing lmao, like you get snippets of what they can do in the most abstract way possible while the suit actor just randomly moves and poses in front of the led screen.

The actual bits of show footage we see were more effective.

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Originally Posted by FairyKing

Pretty slick, seems like they're showing off the suit's freedom of movement thanks to the lack of any bulky armor. Some Reiwa riders with a more armored look have already managed to have really agile fight scenes, so hopefully Zeztz can take that to the next level!

Conversely though I feel like the suits just look too similar to me.

[Kiwami]

They hype up these fancy trailers so much the tonal whiplash will be insane once we watch the first episode and the guy inside the suit is introduced as Raudomasu Hakuchi, whose biggest dream is to collect all the Gachacapsules, I’m sorry, "Capsem" to impress his big brother who once called his drawing skills mid. And then nuked their hometown out of disgust for said drawing.

Oh and Hakuchi has a habit of clumsily falling down but he's so brave he gets up immediately after, proudly yelling "Good morning!" on maximum volume every time he does so.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by SuperOne81

I've seen a lot of negativity around the Zeztz teaser trailers (not so much here, but out on the socials). I think that's unfortunate, because we're really at a pivotal moment with the announcement of the show being officially available in the US. This is what everyone said they wanted, so I really hope we don't torpedo it as fans, before the show even comes out.

The first teaser trailer was clear that there was going to be innovation, but that seemed to go over a lot of heads. I'd just urge everyone to give it a chance. We've got a golden opportunity to really grow the fandom and prove to Toei that there is a market here for Rider, a point we've been trying to get them to acknowledge for years.

I'm sure that once the first episode airs, all the controversies surrounding the teasers will be forgotten, as has happened many times before. I immediately recall Geats' gun, which surfaced simultaneously with the murder of the former Prime Minister, or the revelations about abuse of the employee who worked on Revice. Although, perhaps, as a representative of a not very high-tech country, I underestimate the hatred of AI. There is also always the danger that the show itself will create a new reason for hatred and that will not be forgotten so easily.
In any case, I hope that the international showing will bring new people not only to the franchise, but also to this site.

[SuperOne81]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

I'm sure that once the first episode airs, all the controversies surrounding the teasers will be forgotten, as has happened many times before. I immediately recall Geats' gun, which surfaced simultaneously with the murder of the former Prime Minister, or the revelations about abuse of the employee who worked on Revice. Although, perhaps, as a representative of a not very high-tech country, I underestimate the hatred of AI. There is also always the danger that the show itself will create a new reason for hatred and that will not be forgotten so easily.
In any case, I hope that the international showing will bring new people not only to the franchise, but also to this site.

Hi! You're probably right. My general point is to encourage people to focus on the positive. Always voice what you don't like, but in a constructive way. If this bombs, how likely do we think it is that Toei will continue to make efforts to bring Rider projects to the US?

Even the most agreed upon contentious issue -the use of AI generated imagery- is worth thinking about. If I'm honest, I don't like it, either. However, we'd be jumping to conclusions to criticize it based on the teasers. We don't know if it'll even be used in episodes of the show. Even if it was, we'd have to take into account how it fits in to the storytelling. In a dream-themed show, the surreal quality of AI generated images may serve a very specific purpose.

In a broader sense, we have to look at it with a view to the past. Just as the matte painters, stop-motion animators, and model makers were eventually put out of work by the CGI programmers, the CGI programmers will likely be put out of work by "AI." The genie is out of the bottle, whether we like it or not. I'd encourage people not to throw out the baby with the bathwater, as the crusty old saying goes.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by SuperOne81

If this bombs, how likely do we think it is that Toei will continue to make efforts to bring Rider projects to the US?

I think they will definitely try again. But maybe after 30 years.

[Frontier]

I doubt there's going to be much AI in the actual show itself, the real footage seem like the usual Toei sets.

[Eclipyon]

Some pics of showing the various configurations of the Breakam Zeztzer as well as Physicam Impact's shapeshifting ability.

[Mesnick]

The weapons are cool. The shapeshifting has a very dark feel to it, especially the wings. This, coupled with the dark style of the trailers, tells me that, at least visually, the show is going to be dark. Which is interesting and unusual.

[Enchilada645]

So based on this image, 10 Capsems, (4 Forms, 6 Assists)

[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Eclipyon

Some pics of showing the various configurations of the Breakam Zeztzer as well as Physicam Impact's shapeshifting ability.

Such a simple and stylish way to switch between 4 modes. Paradigm is my favorite so far.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

So based on this image, 10 Capsems, (4 Forms, 6 Assists)

I think it's cool when forms get their own sub-forms like Drive and it gives them a reason to show up regularly.

Looks like the center lights on each side of the Driver's Capsem port are the ones that illuminate the straps.