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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Oh yes zero one the first series i ever watched in tandem of its release

I just wish Thouser and Valkyrie had final forms as well. Tho that could prob happen in the spin-off movies, if any.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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 😂

I loved Zero-One but I admit....the middle was boring as hell... still overall a 8/10

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

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 takes a whole new level, and I loved it!

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)

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)

Oh man wasn’t i waiting for this one!! Loved ur vid bro!!

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.

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

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 love Zero one I think it’s one my favorite kamen rider series this series was a good start to the rewia era

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

This was your best video so far

Kuuga-Heisei To Double-Neo Heisei To Zero One-Reiwa Decade-Last Heisei Rider ZiO-Last Neo Heisei Rider

I really loved Kamen Rider Zero-One from the 1st moment I watched it

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.

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.

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.

I think the reason the final season was a bit lesser is because of the virus. We missed out on like 5 episodes.

I like the moral of the story; forgiveness and having empathy

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. 👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️

Zi-O is the first rider I followed the whole year... But Zero One is the first Rider I watch each and every episode both with sub and with out sub, that's to show how I enjoy the series

I LOVE HOW EVERY FINISHER GOT THAT ADRENALINE EFFECT TO MAKE IT MORE EPIC. NOW NO OTHER FINISHER WOULD TOP ZERO ONE’S.. AND I’D MISSED IT EVERY SINGLE EPISODE OF SABER!!

The fact that you didn’t call this “from zero to one”

Nice review. I did try to watch all the episodes of Zero One, but I think the last time I actually saw an episode in full was episode 6. However, I have been keeping up what's been going on. Though, I hope you review Kamen Rider Zero-One The Movie, which is coming in December (originally for summer, but because of COVID-19, things have been delayed).

13:10 Fuwa: look at this what do you see Horobi: .......Villain Decay Lol

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.

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.

This is my most favorite Rider Series By far

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

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.

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.

Question, are you going to make a video talking about that scene with "Fake Iz" giving the mystery character a driver and key?

Nobody: Yua when Fuwa gets hurt: *Fuwa!*

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.

I think there's one character we can blame for what happened to the whole series : DARK ZAGI

Hey I want to ask you a question would using English duds Kamen rider shows into America wood make it or not

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

I love Zero One and it's a solid beginning for the Reiwa Era Kamen Rider

What episode is the scene of the old woman using the Raidriser at 15:28 from?

Yeah the one major compliant I have for Zero One is the Gai redemption Arc. Mainly that it seemed to come out of nowhere. Still, despite it's faults, Zero One was a joy ride to watch.

If you have the time, coulf we see a rider potential episode on Garo chapter of the black wolf?

Zero one really took a dive in the second ark but I still really enjoyed it, and that final episode was amazing!

9:16 that FUWAH caught me off guard istg

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.

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 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.

Zero-One was an amazing show for me and my sister to watch.

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

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

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

When are we going to see saber's catalogues?

Zero-Two us one of the best final forms out there. Sleek and just hits right.

The guy wrote this wrote for ex aid That explains why this season is so gooood

Im early today bois, also while you criticize about gai your voice just goes really high.

Despite watching your video makes me love Zero One than all other riders

I regret not buying any 01’ shf line, specially Valkyrie... Yua’s my fav character as well, I hope she can get a well written V-cinema 🤞🏼

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

Please do Dekaranger. Its on Blu-Ray, and its subbed by TV-Nihon.

Just finished all of zero one and wanna say this is my third fav season of Kamen Rider (2nd Fourze , 1st Build)

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.)

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).

I feel like you give Guy too little credit. Guy was someone who does things from the shadows. He wants to be in control of everything even his own age. The reason why he says he hates cheating yet still cheats is cuz he will do anything to win but it has look like he wasn’t a part of it. When fuwa found evidence the proved his wrong, Guy did everything’s could do stop him. When there was an attack during the debate and everyone was focused on the fighting, he dropped a raidriser and put it next to a humangear so it would lose control and take it. He someone who wants to always be in control and always win NO MATTER WHAT.

I think the reason why zero one(the character) was trying to reason with the enemy’s was because he had almost achieved his goal so he didn’t want to destroy them

Wow I like your opinion here, for me personally, the second arc is less interesting because of the repeated "competition" that ZAIA proposed but its still exciting seeing Thouser, RaidRiser and MCH, its just my opinion but I think RaidRiser prior to battle raider and fighting jackal are possibly still under development, RaidRiser and ZAIA spec are products that ZAIA HQ didn't approve of and in case you forgot, Gai Amatsu is just a branch CEO

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

Corona really impacted the finale of this season

i loved Zero One. i have this joke where i call him the first rider of Heisei Phase 3. Aka Reiwa.

This is an odd question... but did you do something to the Zero One footage? The Zero One and Zero Two suits look more banana yellow to my eye. When I watch it Zero One has always looked more like those highlighter markers, a bit fluorescent or like a hi-vis vest.

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

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.

I'm so glad you did this review. It was a good one. I have a love/hate relationship with this show. The first ark with Jin and Horobi was so good. I loved Jin as he is my 2nd favorite character in this whole show. His almost child like innocence sd me on his character and Horobi was the right amount of complex that I enjoy in a villian. The competition ark was huge let down for me. I literally skipped to the end of the episodes in that arc. I was pissed that he caused all of this trouble because of a robot dog. The end felt so rushed which I'm guessing is because of covid. I liked ark being the final villain but I wish we could have seen ark toward the beginning or in the middle. I also did not like Yua at all. She was the weakest character in my opinion. I really felt like she was just there. I feel like she had no place in the story. I was never sure about her motives and the fact she wasn't either didn't help sell me on why I should care about her as a character. I give the show a 7.5/10.

Gonna miss this show

This and Kamen rider W are the one that I love so far.

Waiting for zero one movie, V cinema and the novels. OK maybe we won't get the last two, but I still put my money on it!

Who made your 3D model? I might ask that person to do that for my mascot Kamen Rider Mr Galaxy/Grand Majesty

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!

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.

This was the second Kamen Rider series I watched (the first was Faiz). I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I didn't mind the competition arc per se... mid season is always going to be filler arcs until you get back to the main story arc again and to be fair... the season probably missed 3-5 episodes from the covid hiatus and was padded with 2 recap episodes. So there might have been some more developments for Gai and Yaiba redemptions/changes but with the new season of KR having to start they would have had to bin some eps and speed up the story for the finale. A damn shame since the build up was so good.

okay I agree that the second arc could have been more interesting but given what they did set up I think it would have been better if Gui tried to use his knowledge of the Arc to tarnish Aruto by making it look like Hiden actually was cause of the these new outbreaks all while he desperately trying to stop it(which he fails) as Gui makes himself the hero WITH help from Yotagaki as he starts to make way with his new human gear with the help of the Ziai Spects which begin to get infected with the Arc a quarter way into the arc but it being Hacked used to further tarnish Hiden which would climax into Aruto needing to make his own business and leads into the Singularity arc(which makes more sense to me) I will agree there was no need to ruin Yaiba, so I think it would have been better if she was a puppet but was someone that was having second thoughts about Ziai but learns too late they grew too strong to stop normally and started to boot up Naki as her ace instead as for the reveal of Fuwa's memories being fabricated I say that makes sense as while he recalls it being what made him hate humangears it does address the fact that he IS stronger then what a human should be able to do(Ziai kidnapping and then making some cyborg mods so they have a "ace" till Gui thought to implant Naki's data into him to make a more obedient pawn) and to fuel the malice themes this season has build. my semi thoughts aside all in all Zero-One starts and ends amazingly and is a great season. thanks *hug* have a nice day

Rewatching the series today I say it's still a solid start for a new era and for new fans of the series. The Ark One plot twist at the end of the series still gives me chills and the final battle is still nail biting. The only thing that I don't like is the ZAIA arc I kinda wished they did that more. Overall I'd give this show a rank A! (6/7)

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.

As my first time watching KR in real time (ie. weekly) I thought Zero One was OK but was expecting more since it had the same writer as my favorite show EX-Aid. The season started out great but the final outcome was underwhelming IMO, particularly the open lead into the new movie. Maybe I'm just bitter about collecting the toys along the way when so many new forms were introduced for only few episodes and ultimately abandoned.

Wished they did more with Fuwa and Naki's (sort of mutual appreciation) relationship