[TheJaz]

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Originally Posted by FairyKing

It's a mouth.

Just like Gavv's belt, except seen from the side instead of the front and long and narrow instead of wide. The "chocolate bar" details pull double-duty as teeth, and the lighter blue patch on top is an eye (which gives me a hunch that the gun will be a separate "living" creature, unlike Gavv's belt which is part of him). Looking closely, you'll see a seam between the top and bottom rows of chocolate "teeth" in the front, and round hinges where the gray barrels connect to the blue handle, so it seems like the gun will open up to "eat" Gochizous! The weird sticking-out bit on the front of the top barrel/jaw is probably a handle to open it up with.

Now that you say this I can definitely see it

[Zolda]

KR Valen doesn't look as good as I expected. Like the So-Do action figure, he doesn't have a belt Driver, only a generic-looking chocolate-shaped belt buckle. It seems like his weapon (Valen Buster?) is his Driver, similar to KR Diend or several Riders in KR Saber who had hybrid weapon/transformation devices. And, since several rumors mentioned KR Gavv's upgrade form will use a cake-based form, could it mean that advanced and final forms will be powered by bigger/heavier foods like bread, burger, hot dog, etc, or even proper meals like salads, pasta, ramen/noodle, curry rice, etc? Snack/candy/cookie-based forms are for basic forms, bread/cake-based forms are for upgrade/intermediate forms, and heavy meal-based forms are for final forms and or berserker forms.

I have a feeling that the heroine could be portrayed by an actor that has previously appeared in a side content in this franchise. My personal guess is that the actor could be Rumika Fukuda who portrayed Rena Kurumi/KR Muez in KR Faiz 20th: Paradise Regained several months ago. Kanon Matsuzawa who portrayed Kei/Kuina Orphnoch in KR Faiz 20th: Paradise Regained appeared in KR Gotchard episodes 30-31 as Seina Tsukumo (aka Neon Kuruma's twin sister, haha), so this could be possible. To me, Rumika Fukuda looks like the ideal KR heroine. She checks all the criteria for a KR heroine's actor, so promoting her from a side content to a main series should be the right move by Toei, and also by her agency to advance her career.

Tamashii Nation will hold a promotional event for the new SHF SS KR Gaim line on September 4th. The event being held close to KR Gavv's premiere, combined with Toei's obvious secretive marketing strategy to build up the hype around the announcement of the writer(s) makes me more and more suspect that these are deliberate moves by Toei/Bandai to signal Gen Urobuchi's return to this franchise. Well, maybe my speculation about Urobuchi's return is just the result of my imagination running too wild. At least, I can only hope. Tonight I'll be sleeping with all fingers on my hands and feet crossed, haha.


Oh, and here's the link to KR Gavv's press conference event from TV Asahi's Super Hero Time's Youtube channel. 10 AM JST.

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Zolda

Well, maybe my speculation about Urobuchi's return is just the result of my imagination running too wild. At least, I can only hope. Tonight I'll be sleeping with all fingers on my hands and feet crossed, haha.

Off topic, having seen him do Gaim I do think what a Beyblade anime by him would be like especially now that they have a new generation of it.

[DaikaijuSokogeki01]

Junko Komura has been confirmed to be the head writer.

https://x.com/orangekirar/status/182...379479/photo/1

[Paladin]

And these are the villains for the series!

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Paladin

And these are the villains for the series!

Stomach family? What a name.

[joedragon72]

Since the press conference is region-locked, anyone with access please tell us what Gavv's story will be about and everything else relevant that just got released?

[Zolda]

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Originally Posted by joedragon72

Since the press conference is region-locked, anyone with access please tell us what Gavv's story will be about and everything else relevant that just got released?

You can browse Gavv's pages on KR Official site (https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/gavv/ and https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/gavv/teaser01/) from Google Chrome. Simply right click on the pages and choose "translate to English" and Chrome will automatically translate all texts.

Synopsis:
"忍び寄るモンスターの脅威異世界のモンスター、グラニュート。
人間たちは知らない。奴らが密かに人間界にやって来ていることを。人間たちは知らない。奴らが人間を襲い、攫っていることを。
人間を守るため、一人の青年が立ち上がる！
食べることが大好きな青年・ショウマ。ショウマはお菓子を食べることで眷属となる存在「ゴチゾウ」を生み出し、仮面ライダーへと変身する力を手に入れる。
グラニュートから人々の幸せを守るために戦うショウマの物語が今始まる！"
"The creeping threat of Granute, monsters from another world.
Little do humans know that they've secretly invaded the human world. Little do humans know that that they are attacking and kidnapping humans.
A young man is stepping up to protect humans!
Shouma is a young man who loves to eat. By eating sweets, Shoma creates a being called "Gochizou" that becomes his retainers, and gains the power to transform into Kamen Rider.
The story of Shouma who fights to protect people's happiness from Granute, begins now!"

Villains:
"グラニュート界の大手お菓子会社・ストマック社。その経営を務めるのはストマック5兄弟です。"
"Stomach is a major confectionery company in the Granute confectionery world. It is run by the five Stomach siblings."

The Gochizous are indeed Shouma's minions that he creates. With 3 protagonists, 5(!) siblings as starter villains, and transformation trinkets that act like actual creatures, Gavv feels more and more like Gotchard v2.0. And the writer is indeed Junko Komura. Why did Toei bother to build up hype when it's finally revealed that the writer is an average one? This gotta be one of the weirdest (if not the weirdest) marketing tactic I've seen. Sooooooo underwhelming.

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Off topic, having seen him do Gaim I do think what a Beyblade anime by him would be like especially now that they have a new generation of it.

You're right. I'm interested to see his take on the sport anime genre. Urobuchi would likely turn Beyblade into a fiercely competitive bloodsport.

[Sunred]

So the big baddie is Willy Wonka gone full heel, and I love both Gavv and Valen's design. Here's hoping we get a wagashi form or rider by next January. Theme is decent, very Persona-esque. Show overall feels like a mix of Amazon, W, and Build.

[Frontier]

I get the vibe this show is going to be much darker than it's initial gimmick implies.

Also seems like there's a normal purple bike on top of the big CG one.

The Kaijin and the generals look great.

Gaav and Valen look like they've got a nice guy/tough guy dynamic.