THEN TO NOW REVIEW: Kamen Rider Zero-One!
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
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It's that time again! Kamen Rider Zero-One has come to its climactic conclusion, so its time for me to take a look at the catalog scans and pre-history of the season, before fully diving into my thoughts on the overall season! Be sure to let me know in the comments what you thought of this season!
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Here me out, Fuwa's arc is actually heartbreaking. All that was driving him was gone, but because he found his new purpose, he was able to move on and leap towards his dreams.
That doesn't really make sense. His past being a lie just makes his development pointless. He developed before he learned it was a lie so it didn't matter. Now if he learned it was a lie before he developed, while still dumb in it's own way, it'd be much more conflicting and make him really evaluate why he hates Humagears.
@@korinoriz You missed the point. It was to prove how much he changed. If Fuwa learned about his past before his change in dream then he would have nothing. But him learning as his present self shows that he doesn't need that hatred and has a new path in life.
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So It's.. 'Find a New Life'.
@@timepatroleren2895 it's more like "find a new reason". His life is returned to him, so it's his full personal freedom at that point. Taking away the pain of his fake past reinforces his decision to help Aruto's quest and reinforces his belief (which we now can see is literally what his character is - a Double style protector hero). Rider One is totally right. He had all this emotion built on sand, and it's really sad that he let it ruin his whole life. This is also a meta-commentary on the Japanese job system in which people are expected to be so devoted to their company that they die at their desk often enough that we have a word for it. Zaia stole the entire lives, and even free will, of Fuwa and Yaiba. When he got it back, he realized there was nothing left. He had to let go of his family because he was so fundamentally changed, and it was all based on a lie. Super sad, and very impactful. Yaiba's story might have been even more harsh had they shown literally anything about her personal life, but let's not pretend that Toei or Japan care about or respect women.
@@kevinalford i agree with you
Tbh the Covid-19 breakdown has also affected Zero-One, cause the show was planned for 4 more episodes and we could've seen a proper last arc that would've forgiven the second arc. Cause of the lockdown they had to sacrifice 4 episodes and rush the story.
Blame the democrats the the communist party for that.
lol zaia's arc is like 17 - 18 episodes, even yes, you add 4 episodes to the Ark's story, that's total of 14 episodes... Now it's like 10 episodes. How can that help? They shoot the episodes beforehand, they didn't shoot it that week... People just trying to blame everything on stupid covid and yet, they forget something... things are already bad. The Zaia's arc started January, they scheduled the episodes, months before the covid thing... How much Kamen Riders did you watch? You think this is the first time Kamen Rider has this problem? Really? Kabuto was the first one who has really really big flaws in the middle and people blame that on a stupid director. LOL Time to take some responsibility. Ok?
@@shilibrad8705 Even Build had one bad arc, but nobody talks about that cause the show was overall good cause of rest of the perfect parts. Same could be told for Gaim.
@@sakifahmed2196 So true man...
Technically 4 episodes AND 2 recap episodes as filler... thats 6 episodes that could have really stretched out some of that final arc better
the final arc ties the themes of the season perfectly imo. ark being an embodiment of the malice and hatred that can maifest in any sentient life is PERFECT.
I love that the final conflict is built up as the threat itself- and no matter who would've won, it seemed that the fight between the two arks would mean that everyone loses. it drives home the message that conflict itself is the enemy of peace and goodness, and it's a theme I especially love seeing in such a battle-centered genre of storytelling.
When Gai was like “don’t cheat, we need to keep it fair”, and kept on cheating, I interpreted that as him creating an *illusion* that he plays fair and won’t cheat
Tbf to Aruto, there is a difference between the hacked magia of the metsuboujinrai arc and the berserk magia in the zaia arc (and even the singularity arc). In the first arc Aruto quickly gets the resolve to take down the hacked magia because he is informed that they were forced into being monsters against their will and cannot be restored from that state. Meanwhile, the humagear who turn into magia without being hacked do so essentially of their own volition, albeit usually as a result of not knowing how to control this entirely new emotion of rage. We even meet a humagear, the matchmaker one, who premeditated his transformation into a magia and his subsequent destruction and ended up being one of the few, if not only, humagear who remember being a magia. I feel it was totally within Aruto's character to try reason with these magia that weren't hacked, but instead chose to become magia.
I wouldn't even say they chose to become magia, I think it's more appropriate to say they accidentally became magia. Which adds even more reason to Aruto wanting to revert them.
Oh yes zero one the first series i ever watched in tandem of its release
Yeah i never miss it every week on average, gonna miss the show so much
Me too! I even got to watch a few episodes while on vacation in Tokyo last September. That was tough without subs but still entertaining.
Same
@Ex Abdul kamen rider w has a manga sequel
@@kyumazu1926 which episodes did you watch in Japan
This is, to me, legitimately the best Rider Series that’s happened in the past 15 years.
Solid character writing, consistent tone, well-developed and earned character arc (with the exception of Amatsu Gai), and just a thoroughly thought out theming down through all of the suits.
Each particular arc brings together a different perspective to bring to light dissenting opinions to understand the gravity of how Aruto’s dream is fighting an uphill battle.
I would disagree that the first arc is the most solid- the first act, honestly, seems like the most quaint in terms of what the show has to say. But every arc has something to offer.
Best since Gaim I think.
@@kevinalford I agree, Though Ex-Aid was also pretty Good
@@kevinalford Build is Goated
@@kevinalford Drive is sooo good as well tho IMO
In all honesty, I really enjoyed Zero-One. Yes, it has it flaws (what rider show... scratch that, what SHOW doesn’t), but they don’t overlap the good that was in this series. Aruto is the most connected I’ve been to a Kamen Rider, not just cause we’re the same age (and born the same month can you believe that?!) but we have such a similar personality that I could see myself reacting the same way he did. Izu was just a gem to watch on screen and her development was so good, 10/10 wifu (and that opinion will never change I love this girl). Fuwa has become probably my favorite secondary rider of all time, as his character development is great overall. Yes, the reveal of his past being fake was stupid, but it didn’t hinder the story to much so I’ll let it slide. While Yuiba did have a lot that could have happened for her (and also have more then two rider forms) I do like her change from seeing humagears as tools to seeing them as people. And she’s still badass. Jin’s development was also really good, as he went from basically being a child doing what his parent (Horobi or Arc) told him to do, to a full on adult after getting brought back, thinking for himself and making his own path. Horobi’s change was also pretty good and seeing him finally act more human and his scenes in the last few episodes were really good as well. Gai, while I did hate with with a burning passion at first, wasn’t my most hated character in the end. Yes, his resolve was kinda rushed (due to the pandemic cutting away some episodes), but I think they accomplished what they were trying to do, showing he use to be a happy kid even with the mess of a world around him, but his father molding him into this “business first feelings never” attitude really shows were his mean personality came from. If they had more time, they could have flushed out the resolve, but I didn’t hate it as many people did. And I also enjoyed the end so much, and that fact that everything is not over yet, with the threat if the Arc, Azu, and the new Kamen Rider Eden now out their, it leaves an open ending until the movie and I can’t wait. Overall, 8.5/10 season for me
I really like the Ark as the main antagonist because he is simply put an idea:
The idea of malice and hate personified , in a sense he could've won the "war " if it weren't for what the characters learned and done.
I can’t believe Ark was voiced by the guy that did Aizen. But hey, his dream of a Rider villain fulfilled.
That final battle between Zero-One and Horobi definitely became a battle against self for each. Both Riders had to struggle with their worldviews, what they had learned, and their own malice all at the same time as fighting each other. This was a very different type of finale, and it worked.
@@thatman666 Aizen as in from Ultraman R/B?? 👀
@@Agito4774 From Bleach with the Complete Hypnosis hax
@@thatman666 Oh okay, thanks for telling me dude 👍
I just wish Thouser and Valkyrie had final forms as well. Tho that could prob happen in the spin-off movies, if any.
V cinema I guess
I swear, if Yua never uses that Fighting Jackal key in her Shotriser...
@@anajohnson3188 well they also have to make her tranformable again--
CY Kurosaki yeah and I wish Valkyrie actually used fighting jackal with the shotriser. As for Thouser his final form could have been a reverse of his keys so the Rhino one would be the main key and the amazing Caucasus as the second key, his outfit could have been reversed being silver and gold with a different helmet and still have the five horns
@@Nin_the_Shinobi i think thouser "billion" would have a nice ring to a new final form tbh
I personally really enjoyed Zero-One. It’s was the first Kamen Rider Series I watched on a weekly basis and it always had me coming back for more. While there were some points in the show that were a bit show, ei us beating up Thouser for 8 episodes, there was never a point that I really hated it.
I also want to say that Aruto and Izu’s relationship is one of my favorites in the franchise and I am glad they didn’t bring back the original Izu at the first end. It kinda brings the series full circle to the beginning.
My Favorite characters of this season are Fuwa, first quarter Jin, and Aruto. Fuwa has gone down as my second favorite rider of all time and I love him so much. His story is great with him going from hating Humagears to protecting them and not to mention his actor is amazing. Honorable mention to Ansatsu-Chan who should have become Ikazuchi.
Overall I really enjoyed Zero One and I can not wait to see how they conclude the story in the movie and the inevitable V-Cinemas.
Yeah this my first time i see kamen rider
Same
So........kamen rider zero one Stole detroit become human plot????
@@Victorhugo-gx8dq it stole the settings, not the plot.
@@Victorhugo-gx8dq detroit become human isn't the only thing where robots have a sense of humanity, tons of movies/games before it did that
I loved Zero-One but I admit....the middle was boring as hell... still overall a 8/10
The most satisfying thing about this season was seeing Gai get his butt whooped multiple episodes in a row literally every one got a turn 😂
This season is my second favorite only behind OOO.
The final fight and the narrative behind it, likewise, comes only second to OOO, though for different reasons.
In general, as a fight, the final fight felt like Kuuga, but done significantly better in every way.
The show's absolute highlight for me was Aruto and Izu's relationship, one of my favorite character dynamics in all of Kamen Rider.
And while yes, the competition arc did fumble a lot, ultimately the beginning and end of the show was phenomenal and the story came full circle.
I just finished watching Zero One (including the movies and V-Cinemas). It was my first time to sit down and watch a Kamen Rider series from start to finish and I gotta say I’m glad I chose this one (I really regret not watching when it was airing). It was truly fun to watch. I love the suits/henshin sounds, and I love the characters. I prefer the ending arc a little bit more because of the shock factor in many of its scenes. I hope to see more of them in the future.
Don't forget that The movie antagonist KR EDEN and Azu (Eve???) was also teased in the finale...
Imo since we got aruto's ending in the main series The movie could be considered as ark's ending (??) and might add to the main series
Kr Eden was originally the final boss of the series .
Nope, Horobi was always meant to be as the final boss
@@someguywithabirdface2583 no, he wasn't. Horobi vs Aruto was planned from the very start
Zero One takes a whole new level, and I loved it!
I think the reason why Aruto didn’t want to destroy humagears after the second arc was because of the rising concern that Humagears can’t be reasoned with and have to be destroyed. But he wanted to try and show they can control themselves and being themselves back as opposed to destroying them.
Zero One was the first Rider series that I would wait every single week to watch. I learned about Kamen Rider a few years ago, but didn't actually start watching it until last year where I watched Kiva due to curiosity stemming from talking about Seto Koji in a Japanese presentation. As I continued to watch different seasons (out of order btw) I slowly started learning about the 'Rider Culture' and how everything works. When I started, Zero One had 5 episodes out. I'm not usually one to follow along with a series as it airs, but something about it just caught my interest and fascination. The fighting Choreo being so well organized, the suit designs being so beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to look at, and the characters being so relatable and fun, everything about Zero One was just so cool! And now I own two drivers (zero one driver and shotriser), a couple of progrizekeys, and two figurines. Zero One is just so amazing and I can't wait for the day I can get my best friend to watch it with me! (I got her into watching OOO and we're currently finishing up Den-O. But she wants to watch W and then Ghost next so Zero One will have to wait. T-T)
Man I loved this season, though towards the end was a minor disappointment only because of the pandemic.
It is a three way tie between double, build and zero one of which is my favourite series
Because of that they had limited no. of episodes to work on...
Kuuga-Heisei
To
Double-Neo Heisei
To
Zero One-Reiwa
Decade-Last Heisei Rider
ZiO-Last Neo Heisei Rider
I love Zero one I think it’s one my favorite kamen rider series this series was a good start to the rewia era
You know in Takahashi Yuuya’s fashion chances you may get 3 more spin-offs alongside that new ending movie is very likely since in the series it’s kinda hard to actually develope everyone (and to follow Ex-Aid footstep that Yuuya wrote few years ago)
While watching Zero One's Gai Arc, I really really wanted Yaiba to be Gai's Daughter and I didn't really understand Why, but now I do and it's because a familial loyalty would be the only thing that would actually explain her Actions and be interesting, the impact of her continously repeating to herself that she is not a Tool would make more sense and be a far more emotional and compelling expression of turmoil in the face of a fathers sociopathy (It would also be a nice reminder that bad parenting can come full circle). Mind Control was such a disappointing and lazy cop out. Another gripe that I can not get over is how Gai just hands over 3 of the most powerful forms of the main riders and proceeds to get his ass kicked Several consecutive weeks because of it.
In terms of story telling I don't know how you could put Kamen Rider 01 infront of Kamen Rider W but fantastic Video Nonetheless
I think everybody agrees that the first 17 episodes of zero one is amazing.
Also episode 2 looks amazing. One of the best shot and directed episode of kamen rider ever. Really love Burning falcon and Vulcan's first transformation
I really loved Kamen Rider Zero-One from the 1st moment I watched it
13:45 She act like that is because it a parallel to those people that just blindly do whatever their boss tell them while ignoring moral and only profits driven. Where Japan have alot of it, the show talk about Corporation and Android after all.
15:05 Because he a corrupted businessman, so you should look at it in a business standpoint.
1: He just want to do everything he can to absorb Hiden Intelligent cause it is what he wanted to do and most businessman lie while doing the opposite what they told to the consumer.
2: Most people don't know because corporation cover-up their shit all the time till the point they can directly operate the News and force them to ignore or spread fake News like currently happening to America. Hell it literally the thing that helped him absorb Hiden Intelligent.
23:00 I blame C-19 on that for the rush of thing.
Exactly my thoughts on this
in my opinon on gai case,
probably because they making gai personality on the run and they need some villain to hate.
if they already know what person should guy is, they should not write gai hate cheating, in contrast he should complement when people do anything to win.
i seen gai personality as bad writer fault.
not to mention about a robot dog in his past.
Zero-One was a great start for the Reiwa era. I think that it suffered a lot thanks to covid. It had episodes cut off, episodes that could have been used for more character development. Overall a really good series, that altho in the middle it slowed down, it got right back up with its final ark.
I like the moral of the story; forgiveness and having empathy
Best Things About Zero One:
1. Artist Chemistry - Aruto and Izu and all of the supporting characters.
2. Goodvibes in Each episode courtesy of IZU - Who doesn't love IZU? and Who did not cry after the OG Izu was destroyed.
3. Amazing Fight Choreo and FInishers
4. 2 of the Best Kamen Rider Movies of All time for me especially the Finale Movie with S as the villain.
If you agree to these, hit that like.
This is my most favorite Rider Series By far
Considering I've watched Hibiki to completion, never again, Zero one was highly solid season for me. I loved the suits, the entire concept and it's strong beginning and ending. I'd Rank it build for me, Sayonara Zero One.
Nothing has caught my rider eye like Zero-One has. It felt like an amazing journey anybody can learn from. I'd say personally it hits me like Gaim did which made me love it even more. The Company War was incredibly repetitive but after wards the show really did an amazing job at giving this story an ending.
Finally received my Zero One and Zi-O dvd series in the mail , and for the next couple weeks , I’m gonna veg out on the couch and watch them both.
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How did you like zero one I just finished it I Thought the beginning was pretty good the middle was super boring but the end ohhh man the end completely saved the show for me especially the last 5 episodes
@@toku-punk I can say I felt about the same , but at first I thought it started a little weird for me , but then it did just keep getting better and better. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.
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13:10
Fuwa: look at this what do you see
Horobi: .......Villain Decay
Lol
This was your best video so far
Aruto turning into Ark-One reminded me of Steven's corruption in Steven Universe future. Right down to their mental trauma and despair leading to it.
The thing that I loved about zero-one is that it returned to a more simpler style yes I do admit that to me some parts of the plot were rushed but that is fine to me. Overall though not perfect it is the best start the Reiwa era needed.
The fact that you didn’t call this “from zero to one”
I think there's one character we can blame for what happened to the whole series : DARK ZAGI
I'm sorry but i don't understand what???
Wait what?
AFAIK Amatsu Gai's dad is portrayed by Kato Kosei, the actor who played and voiced Dark Zagi
I think the reason the final season was a bit lesser is because of the virus. We missed out on like 5 episodes.
Oh man wasn’t i waiting for this one!!
Loved ur vid bro!!
Thank you!!
Nobody:
Yua when Fuwa gets hurt: *Fuwa!*
F u w a
~Fwuaaaaaaaa~ 🥺
definitely a star Twinkle precure reference
Solid video but I disagree with you on several parts of this video. First off the second arc accomplishes more than character work, it establishes world building. Additionally at this point aruto has learned that the humagears he is destroying are essentially fully sentient people and their reasons for going berserk are personal rages not ones forced upon them. He is trying to speak to the humagears who have gone angry via rage. Additionally, gai is an asshat and one of the best villans. His total conquer mentality reflects a lot of real world businesses, especially in Japan. Additionally, guy slowly cheating in the competition shows more desperation on his part as he slowly is beginning to unravel and become more desperate to beat Hiden. Its during this time its revealed that he was willing to sink to such a depth that you find that he created false hatred in his attack dog fuwa (which furthers his own development of questioning the beliefs that he had. Beliefs he was already suspicious of as he is one of the only know survivors of daybreak somethkng set up at the beginning of the series) to further advance his goals. Additionally, while his turn around was quick you kinda failed to address the fact that there was a FREAKING PANDEMIC and that caused the entire story to have to be crunched including gai's redemption arc. Which honestly despite of the crunch is still solid, its a story that hits home well in Japan with essentially Gai never being able to actually live up to the goals that were set for him and him finally accepting that and being okay with not reaching "beyond perfection". Which wakes him up to the fact that he has been projecting his whole life. This kinda of mindset of being a failure if you are not the top is what greater gai and is accurate to people in the real world. Its especially accurate when you look at how old gai was when he grew up the 80's and 90's a period in Japan known for its demonization of mental health issues, in fact its an issue that is still plaguing the country to this day. As such he is a very believable person when you look at how his character reflects the real world in Japan. He is still a jerkbag, but he is an incredibly realistic jerkbag who one can understand how they got to where they did. Additonally, gai's destruction of auto's company lays the seeds for the final arc with Arc-One.
Yeah, the pandemic definitely affected his redemption but it still came out of nowhere and was unneeded, which are problems that would most likely not have been fixed if there were more episodes
I think zero one real episode 53 like wizard
@@thomasjujube First suprised you responded you honestly make good stuff i just disagree on the unsteady part.. the entire season is about redemption and how anyone can change, if an exception was made for Gai that kinda spits in the face of the entire series moral. Second Gai reforming makes sense. He is at his lowest. And when a person is at their lowest is when we reflect on the choices we made. Also to connect back to the therapy, Gai started improving as a human the moment he got therapy in the form of the little helper robot.
Despite watching your video makes me love Zero One than all other riders
That's totally fine! :)
Zero-Two us one of the best final forms out there. Sleek and just hits right.
For me, Zero-One’s Final Form is the best-looking of them all. I don’t think it’s the strongest, but aesthetically (and thematically), I feel like less is more. (Then again, there just wasn’t a suit in Zero-One that I couldn’t like, other than ZAIA, which was just a cheap knock-off of Thouser).
Despite how the Zaia Arc is commonly perceived it's actually very educational and a great intro material to discuss robot ethics and robot's roles in society with kids.
But no robots exist in our world to the capacity the HumaGears do
Imo, I like 01 a lot. Its wasn't perfect but at least they were able to tie almost everything together despite C-19 which makes me respect the production team for all their effort
One of the best things about Zero-One, for me, was how they landed on their feet during COVID. It was the finale that helped me to see the contrast between hope and despair, love and hate, trust and distrust. Even with the change in routine and the blows that came with it, I felt that the show was still allowed to be what it wanted to be (something that other shows like Ohranger and Pokémon: Best Wishes failed to do under similar circumstances).
I'm very happy with how the show turned out especially considering they had to cut a couple episodes out. Only real wish is Thouser and Valk having more spotlight.
Valkyrie certainly could have had more attention. As far as Thouser went, he got plenty of attention, but it was kinda mishandled.
Zero-One was an amazing show for me and my sister to watch.
Honestly yea the middle arc was bad and I heard it was rushed and the writers were forced to put things in but I don't think that's true, but I absolutely love the suits in this season every time I saw a new one I legit went holy shit I loved the suits. they definitely could've done more with the characters and I'm mad Fuwa and Naki didn't hug and reconcile I really wanted that scene lol. Overall the seasons pretty alright definitely has some low points but the high points are pretty good. now we can all watch Fuwa's youtube channel
Me and my mom loved Zero-One, got the Boxset w/the movie, and are planning getting more.
OOO, Fourze, Gaim, Kiva, Ex-Aid, Den-O etc lol.
But I was disappointed that Zero-One didn't get to use the Raid Progrise Keys, mom loved the Lion Raider and I thought okay after the corporate contest Aruto will get the keys somehow, but nope all we got was a intense "dislike" of Gai.
I honestly give Zero-One a 9 out of 10.
It's one the best kamen rider series I have seen(post decade) I
For the first time in the series I really loved villain Gai so much. They created him to be evil and meant to be hate just like you said. I'm very glad they not make him a comedic laughing stock after he became good. I really the fan of this character.
I blame coronavirus, this series is quite okay for the situation happening around the world.
The series was already pretty mediocre before the pandemic affected it
i loved Zero One. i have this joke where i call him the first rider of Heisei Phase 3. Aka Reiwa.
It should also be kept in mind that Kamen Rider Zero-One was hit VERY hard from COVID-19 back when the outbreak first started and sent the whole world into a state of chaos. According to leaked interviews, the quarantine ended up costing the show 4 episodes. Four episodes that could have helped with the flaws stated in this video. Like Gai's redemption arc being more fleshed out for example. But thanks to the loss off 80 minutes of the show's runtime (ignoring commercials), Gai's redemption arc got crushed, along with many other ideas that could have made an already amazing show even more amazing.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, the flaws this show suffers from isn't entirely it's fault. Real life just screwed it over.
It's just Gai's redemption though. Every other problem imo is the show's fault
I love Zero One and it's a solid beginning for the Reiwa Era Kamen Rider
Corona really impacted the finale of this season
The main issue I have is that there are just too many merchandise and unnecessary forms when they can give them to other rider (like yaiba and thouser can get a better upgrade)
Meanwhile there are forms in the show that got abandoned after sometime they release or have no relationship to the plot what so ever (like zero 2 was only used for one - 2 fight and then its gone, aruto uses ark zero and then realzing hopper or jin burning falcon form, sure can say he need an upgrade but then judging by how horobi say that humangear can use learning to enhance their fighting style, I don't see why Jim really need the burning falcon form )
Thouser creating rampage gatling and cluster hopper without a sort of failsafe, resulting in them just given away to other, plus the sudden inserting of a tragic back story with the robo dog just felt rushed, atfirst he say humangear are unnecessary yet the show later make it feel like he actually like hiden and the humangear (if we count the dog as one)
Overall I just feel like with how kamen rider releasing so so much many unnecessary, form, rider just to sell more toys and p Bandai stuff is honestly disgusting me, making it as if the show is like a big ass ad
and I kind of want to disagree putting this above W like sure if
we compare the 2 series they are kind of the same with more filler but then alot of time the filler in zero one doesn't really help in aruto developing his character or simply repetitive meanwhile W each time the cases are unique and actually added on to character development (like how when Philip and shotaro had doubt on their partnership, accel learning about his past and stuff) while zero one is usually just say how humangear are mistreated and all aruto does is just shouting, saying its not the right way and suddenly somehow defeat the villian
While I still kinda agree, Zero Two was meant to have more time, but the virus happened and their episode count was cut short so they had to rush their plot along more. So you can't really blame that on the show.
I hate to break it to you but Kamen Rider has always been a toy commercial
@@thomasjujube eh I know that then again I don't know, I just feel like zero one has too many unnecessary ones and that's like 10 different driver/riser /raider molds (with the zero one driver getting 3 add on (02,ark scorp and eden) also the company war was dragged way too long
I don't mind if a series have like upgrade forms but when it make sense or how they are given to the character make sens (like ex aid it had the leveling system, Dan kuroto turns good and created muteki to go against chronos while build we have stronger enemies then sento/katsuragi create stronger henshin gear or driver )
Meanwhile in zero one at the first few episodes was solid but right jin first death, the company war just kinda throws me off and I agree that fuwa was kind of wasted when his memory was told to be a lie (tho honestly her would have worked better as a main character consider how much development he had from early, mid and end of series while aruto only grow some sense in him by the end)
@@thomasjujube but honestly tho, it's still a meh series and definitely many misppprtunity, I was half expecting kikai from zio to return like maybe kikai is set in an alternate future of zero one where the humangear takes over (which we did see in the zero one zio movie by a bit)
I like the ending because it better explains empathy to an inhuman character better than it did ex aid. While ex aid essentially induced death on another person to make them feel empathy, 01 speaks to Horobi through shared pain of loosing a loved one.
9:16 that FUWAH caught me off guard istg
Uhh, i think with Fuwa, his fake traumatic past is what makes he special.
Yes, his past is fake, so what, do he need it to go on? No! In that episode, Fuwa clearly said his past is no longer important to him, he has move on in life.
That’s also contrast what Yaiba thought he would react, as a person who saw how literally the entire reason Fuwa live and fight was because of that past, and assumed he would collapse without it (shown cleary by how regret she felt when knew the truth). But no, thank to Aruto, he has go over it, and focus on what he want to be, rather than who he was.
Fuwa to me is a interesting take on the “character with dark past” motif, and successful in it, as show in the love for him in the fandom.
But it was useless because we already saw him get over his past and move on by becoming the head security officer of Hiden Manufacturing.
thomasjujube well, it’s not neccessary, but still contribute to his character in a unique way (yes, this is the first time i saw “fake past” and “traumatic past” plot points being used this way).
It doesn’t ruining his character arc or his development before, and even enhances his growth through out the series (along with the debut of the form symbolize that, Rampage Vulcan).
Not only that, it’s also a very good way to push Yaiba to the point of betray Gai Amatsu. She thought that Fuwa would break because how his entire purpose in life was because of that past, but he didn’t. That past, fake or real is not important. He no longer be a puppet of that past, of Gai Amatsu anymore. That made she has to look at herself again, to see what she actually fighting for.
And also shows how shit Gai is, just like you said on the video.
In some ways, Vulcan’s past turning out to be a lie does feel like he got shafted because it rendered his initial motivation meaningless. In other ways, I see it playing into his whole deal with living my his own rules and moving forward, regardless of what happens. The same way that Vulcan doesn’t wait for authorization to transform and just forces his Progrise Keys open, he pushes through his feelings and his disappointments to be his own man and to live his own life. I feel like Vulcan was fighting the issues in front of him AND the writing (figuratively) and won against both.
We can all agree the first 17 episodes of Zero-One are the best. We can all agree that the last arc after the pandemic hiatus could've been better.
What we can't all agree on is the 5 Job Competition Arc.
(Full disclosure; I like that arc. Don't @ me.)
@Raihan Hakim98
That's why I don't like people saying covid is the major influence... It was shot back in Dec... no covid influence at all. And they made thouser storyline look like the final story arc for no reason... drag too long
While I didn't mind the second arc in particular, at the same time, I can't really defend it.
I remember speculating that Gai had some sort of inferiority complex towards Hiden Korenosuke and Humagears and that's why he wanted to prove humans were superior if given the right tools (ZAIA Spec) even if he had to manipulate them, but at the end of the day, it was just a dog :| (Even if the dog is cute, I'm still dissapointed.)
Yeah that was really a let-down
thomasjujube I feel like the show could’ve been better. I just thought like because of the coronavirus and the release of saber, they like rushed everything like in the middle/end. But I don’t know if that makes a different whether this was there plan this whole year or not.
I loved Zero One, it was overall a great season that I can definitely recommend to anyone getting into the series.
Although I want to refute on the Competition arc, while yes it may be to most the bad part of Zero One. I believe it was a solid arc that helped expand on most of the realistic ideas of Humagears working in human environment. Because while they're first half did explain and build all that, it didn't quite explore the human side of things where yes there are bad people like the Raidraiser users, there's also good people like the Fireman Captain. And yes Gai sabotaging even though it's stated he doesn't like it is dumb on the surface it all boils down back to the "Corrupt Businessman" he is and the backstory of him needing complete dominance in something, he puts his company before the people and the saying "You're only guilty if you're caight" is very true for him.
If it weren't for that arc, I feel the final arc wouldn't have been as great as it was. Because the culmination is a two sides of the same coin finale. And with learning both the good and evils of both sides it made it all the more satisfying to see a perfect conclusion to the show.
Zero-One is my favorite in Reiwa (I like Geats as well) and I will admit the middle arc was not the best but the final arc was good as well.
I think Fuwa story here is really tragic because he was used alot and when he realized that he began to make his own choice and I like that.
I think is Yaiba is realistic and I think that makes since.
Zero-One could gotta get better if the world didnt shut down but I will give it a 8/10
Jin's mystery revival that only got mention off-hand and Gai's sudden redemption can be blame on convid-19 which the show got delay for a month worth of episodes
This was the second Kamen Rider series I watched (the first was Faiz). I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Zero one really took a dive in the second ark but I still really enjoyed it, and that final episode was amazing!
Gonna miss this show
Frankly I have a lot to say about Kamen Rider Zero One. But to keep this from being the longest comment in history, I'm going to only focus on my thoughts on the final arc: the Ark Arc. Silly name for the darkest part of the show but moving on.
This is going to sound unusual, but Covid-19 forcing Toei to cut the season short might have helped the pacing. Here me out, as you said, the Workplace Manufacturing arc went on for longer than necessary, being the most repetitive of the story arcs. I think focusing on giving Metsubojinrai.net a chance to regain the Singularity the Ark took from them, gradually resulting in everyone turing on the Ark, before the repercussions of that fight result in a personal conflict that will have larger repercussions for Humanity and Humagears as a whole, is a great idea. But because of how slow paced the previous storyline was, keeping that same momentum would have just dragged it out past the point where the audience stopped caring. If we got more episodes, then I suspect they would have just had the Ark get destroyed a couple more times, filler basically. Unsurprisingly, its the story arc that features no new monsters of the week. Because we essentially moved past that point and are trying to progress the story.
Sure its not perfect, the best way to end Amatsu's arc wouldn't be redemption, it would have been death at the hands of the Ark. His actor has compared Amatsu to Masato Kusaka from Faiz, so why not have a similar end? think about it: he's knocked out of his transformation, the Ark picks him up by the throat, holds him over it head, then neck snap. Remember Amatsu makes the characters that are literally terrorists sympathetic by being more or less responsible for their turn to evil in the first place. That's a way more fitting end for this character. And then if Toei really needed to keep Thouser in the show, have someone else take up the powers after Amatsu is killed. Done, problem solved, you can continue using this costume in future crossovers.
Also I'm not a fan of how Izu basically got fridged in the end while Jin's second death has a lot less weight since one: it wasn't the first time Aruto's killed him, and two: Unlike Izu he can be rebuilt, memories intact. Then again Horobi was driven into a far more emotional state by Azu, he might not have been thinking about that.
I realize I've been giving a lot of criticisms, but that's only because there's so much else I ended up liking about this series. I don't think there's anyone I really disliked. The choreography and cinematography is amazing Overall this was a good series as far as I'm concerned. And I have a lot of ideas for Zero One's Rider Potential as well. I'm looking forward to it.
Damn imagine if Covid-19 isn't a thing and we get the extra 4 episodes
If COVID didn’t happen, Zero-One would easily have equaled Gaim.
Losing multiple episodes to the pandemic absolutely impacted the show. A lot of the issues brought up here could have been smoothed out with even one or two more episodes. Ah well, at least we have the movie. In four months...
This and Kamen rider W are the one that I love so far.
My favorite character is Jin out of everyone
Same here
Zero One was good and I hope the next rider will be good.
Agreed!
@@thomasjujube Also the head writer for Saber will be Takuro Fukuda the same guy who wrote Ghost
I like how he is using his Figma to make expression. You can be a cool animator in the end. I think you do not realize what you are doing
Im early today bois, also while you criticize about gai your voice just goes really high.
honestly i think that if this show didn't have such production trouble due to coronavirus and have to rush really hard through its final arc, i think this could've been a classic kamen rider series. there are so many likeable characters, great ideas, and cool plot points that it feels like a lot of them just didn't get the room they needed to bloom into a more well-realized, complete whole. what we got instead was an incredibly strong first third, a slow and formulaic second third with absolutely no consequence that made all of the stakes that the arc built tension on feel like a massive waste of time (but some pretty good character development, world building and plot twists, so that's something), and a third leg full of awesome moments and great ideas that was sadly let down by having to blow through all of it in so few episodes. overall there was more than enough to love about it though, very memorable and distinct. solid 7/10
Personally I would say that I love this season and would probably watch it again and again (probably not as much as I have with Ex-aid and drive but it still was a very good season) and honestly the character that was probably put together the best in my mind even though they weren't actually as good as I thought they were was Ark. Ark provided a good final challenge for the heroes and villains as it gave them a very powerful foe that they had to unite to defeat. Also they actually played with the spoiling of the Ark-one form to a T as they basically let the form itself be spoiled through magazines which had people(or at least me) thinking that it was going to be a upgrade to ark itself which led the reveal of Aruto actually being the one who transformed be a major plot twist. The fact that Ark basically became the symbol of malice is what makes Ark such a difficult opponent to really beat as its very hard to beat malice, sure you can possibly beat it out of someone, but it will probably rise again in someone else (aka Kamen Rider Eden) where you basically have to start over(although I have a feeling that Aruto will be a major help in this fight against malice since 02 and Realizing Hopper are very good tools for beating malice).
Now my opinions on the unique forms that appeared in the final few episodes (Excluding Eden and any other forms appearing in the extra movie) Ark Scorpion for Horobi was a good form and a idea that was executed pretty well as basically it was a expansion on Ark Malice, his role as being the leader of the major villain faction in the series and confronting the possible fan outlash if they didn't do the thing that was hinted upon in the episode that ark-one was released. In the end it made for a good form that served its purpose; Giving Aruto a thing to beat up to serve as the ending of the series. Oroboros wolf(or whatever its called); it was a good final form for Vulcan and Naki as it was a form that showed off their friendship and it made sense for it to be their final weapon against Ark-One Aruto as it was a form that combined the capabilities of Humagear and Human alike and of course Naki and Vulcan. It being a literal fusion of Japanese Wolf and Rampage vulcan made sense since those were the two forms that were the most significant to Naki(I really want it to come back too despite the massive amount of strain that it puts on the user and driver a like... although that might just be from me liking wolves and Vulcan). Realizing Hopper; This form is a very good way to give the season a send off as this is literally an uberfied version of 01's first form which is rising hopper... that's pretty much all I really want to say about it outside of it being awesome and me wanting it to return in future movies and crossovers(koff 01 and saber koff koff).
I watched the enitety of kamen rider wizard and loved it despite everyone saying it was bad so I dont think the middle act of zero one will bother me
Please do Dekaranger. Its on Blu-Ray, and its subbed by TV-Nihon.
just chill my dudes the movie is on dec
Just finished all of zero one and wanna say this is my third fav season of Kamen Rider (2nd Fourze , 1st Build)
one thing I like about Kamen Rider Zero one is that it feels like "What if a Gundam producer produced a Kamen Rider series...", it's not perfect in terms of storytelling, since it has that weird mix of Kid show sci-fi and Mature audience sci-fi, but that is what I basically like about it.
When are we going to see saber's catalogues?
We already have. The show airs today.
I feel the zaia vs hiden arc is improved when you watch the season after having ark's deal spoiled. In short, Ark feeds on malice and Gai knows this. You can feel your own malice growing and Aruto's toward Gai. The payoff of all of Gai's dirty tricks is when Aruto is trying to hack away at Gai, but then the Ark in Shining Assault Hopper paralyzes him, letting Gai plant the Ark Metal Cluster on him, making Ark seemingly win for once.
I also loved how Hiden lost. They lost. Zaia bought them out. Aruto is on the ropes and the status quo has changed for the worse. I love that. It slapped me silly when I reached that point and then the next episode with the new intro monologue MMM! It's clear they put care into the *Conclusion* of that *Ark*. Hai! Aruto jaaaaa naito!
I’m just bummed that Thouser didn’t get a bigger butt kicking. Something like the bully in A Christmas Story. A flat out, brutal, no holds barred, no nonsense loss for Gai would’ve been best.
My Thoughts On Zero One (even though it's a bit late but still)
I'm just gonna say that Kamen Rider Zero One is one of the GREATEST kamen rider shows of all time in my opinion and it's a great start of the reiwa era. There are too many cool forms of zero one and the other riders. So many badass moments in this show and I like how this series is really realistic. I know people say that the competition arc is boring..but it's actually fun and I like how this series made me hate Kamen Rider Thouser so much, to the point he gets karma everytime. The BGM is absolutely amazing and the animation of this series is perfect. For the 4 episodes wasted due to the "you know what". I don't really care that 4 episodes were wasted and I don't care that Zero Two's apperence is low. It's still one hell of a show to watch and now i'm a huge fan of zero one. Zero One deserves more future crossovers of other reiwa riders.
(this statement was copyed and pasted from my google review of Zero One)
I gotta say as much as i agree the middle arc doesn't fill well, i personally liked it for the idea that gai was just always a step ahead and built up to be a more powerful rider then brought down not by the main character but a humagear and that leads to his comedic downfall
I just hated how his final form with 02 showed up for literally two and a half episodes, also Thouser is my favorite suit since Dangerous Zombie
I friggin love the design! my most favourite kamen rider design so far
Wished they did more with Fuwa and Naki's (sort of mutual appreciation) relationship
Yeah, i appear in the video
I love Zero-One overall. Yeah there are some plot points that seem paint-by-numbers compared to other shows and the story drags in the middle but the finale certainly makes up for it. Aruto makes for a superb rider and character and the villains are for the most part, pretty good. There’s missed opportunities but not enough to totally sour the show for me. Overall I think 01 is a good start to the new era and I look foreword to seeing what Kamen Rider Saber brings to the table.
This series is like Ironman and I Robot fused, with Aruka being Tony Stark/CEO Peter Parker and Fuwa being Will Smith lol
Yeah, I tend to agree with with what he says about the series in general. While the mid-season arc retcons some of its own plot points and loses character development, I'd say for a rider series, it's pretty solid. Although admittedly, it ends on a very obvious cliffhanger that I can't say I enjoy. Good build up for it's eventual upcoming movie though
I think the only part I dislike about this season is the Ending
I think it could've been better just don't know how--
What do you mean?
Since the whole show about forgiveness and not showing hatred because that what Ark and Azu wants
The force riser was the first henshin device I ever bought
I "REALXEYES"D that Zero One was a good start to the Reiwa Era.