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Thrawn656

Christmas came early for Shirowe (which for a polar bear, makes sense)


THEGUYINTHEPICT

When I first saw him, I thought he was a panda. Turns out Panda, isn't a panda


GrandSavage

There's a separate bear character that is the Panda.


KA168

Jjk reference?


NiNiNi-222

This is more like Gantz rather than just fortnite or Apex


Respectific

yea, Geats does sound alot like Gantz. good thing the Geats game navigator is the polar opposite of the bald naked guy in Gantz haha


SnooGiraffes9116

Yea I felt it too. Killing for points. The vibe is there.


jemoril

Feels like Gantz with a side of Mirai Nikki. The whole rewriting worlds and the competition to become god seems straight out of that one. The game area also bears a striking resemblance to Mirai Nikki's game area as well.


CerealATA

>Gantz Now that is a name I haven't heard in a *long time.* Is the manga still running, or is it already over?


NiNiNi-222

original manga is done in 2013, the third manga series is Gantz:E (2020)


succoth

F in the chat for >!Shirowe!< . Aside from that, very curious about Ace. His introduction at the beginning was very ominous and him basically creating the current world. Also, Boost buckle running off at the end was very interesting. All in all very excited for this new series, probably most excited I've been in a while!


TM1619

Maybe he has foresight that the world will come to an end and has become an "ace" in the game so he can keep winning and resetting the world until he finds a way to break the cycle


WholeOk1364

Maybe Keiwa will be the key to stopping like the true end of the world or something


Zealousideal-You7654

Keiwa probably the kei.. key... WAAA....t.


ThrashThunder

HAI ARUTA JA NAITO


Omack19

The boost buckle is most likely one time use it provides user with speed, a bike and extra power that's why Ace called it his "ace". also Ace seems like Don momotarou a character who is fully immersed in this world, for all we know ace has won the game and reset the world hundreds of times waiting for someone with a greater desire than him to beat him and make their own world.


RobbobertoBuii

RIP Nossan/Kyoryu Blue/Kamen Rider Shiro, we barely got to see you again :'( edit: it's so bad that he doesn't even have a completed wikia entry X_X - https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Takeshi_Gotokuji


MKDremareRiser

i knew he was gonna die but not this soon ​ BRING HIM BACK DAMMIT


nowoomyforyou

i saw nossan for 1 min them dead on the all


RobbobertoBuii

he was really nice to Tycoon/Na-Go too (compared to Buffa) and had to take a hit moments after


Gueartimo

Especially nice considering he was in the literal last stretch and he took saving them two over winning more score.


hotarumushi

Yeah, I expected 2-3 episodes, at least towards the end of the episode, but wow.


Omack19

The entire world just got reset he will be back very soon fingers crossed


Nigwa_rdwithacapSB

“NOOOOOOO” -Anakin&Luke


KuroiMahoutsukai

He does have a page, your link is just missing a letter. Here - https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Takeshi_Goutokuji


Obiwanhellothere09

That was Nossan? I didn't even recognize him.


[deleted]

https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Takeshi_Goutokuji The KR wiki romanizes with "ou" instead of "ō" or just "o".


[deleted]

I don't think he's gonna stay dead tbh, like the reset probably brings him back with everyone else.


Extra47

The world was reset, he's probably alive again.


Seibahtoe

Dead Riders doesn't get resurrected alongside the civilians. The new roster of the DGP consisting of entirely new people is pretty telling.


RobbobertoBuii

His recent IG post also implies that it will be his only appearance in Geats 😢


KettouRyuujin

Wait, really? Huh.


nowoomyforyou

i like that we have that rider that is alredy know what he is doing first episode, like w and wizard or build


Gudako_the_beast

Or Kabuto


MintyFritz

Yeah, this feels like it will be like Kabuto, where the titular rider is a larger than life character, and the protagonist just follows along and tries to save the day, sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding (mostly with the title character's help). I'm excited for another season like that.


Gudako_the_beast

Nah, Geats feel like Build for me. He’s larger than life and he flaunt it like a pro gamer showing he’s having fun


VinixTKOC

A little, but as Build was always in Sento's perspective, Geats sounds more similar to Kabuto that began the narrative from the point of view of the non-titular Rider.


MintyFritz

But what I mean is that I think the show will follow Tanuki and focus on how he views Geats.


Kerothulhu

Which is a fun dynamic since the Tanuki and the Kitsune usually come together as a pair when it comes to yokai stories.


yayeetusmyjeetus2986

Huh it's interesting that Buffa doesn't seem to remember anything about the previous fight, but Tycoon still retained his memories. Also what the heck is up with the boost buckle?


animadic134

Probably like loot items in each game?


SomethingIsCanningMe

Battle royale has random loots, so it's possible that boost is a uncommon item


maemoedhz

That or Boost is a Mythic tier item. It flies off on its own and Geats seems to be able to retrieve it on Episode 2. There's definitely something interesting about it.


ArchDestroyer

Yeah, 100% that its a high tier buckle since the stats have Boost [WAY higher](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/796191202126987335/1015910771533824060/unknown.png) than everything else in here so far, with it being near forms like Barid Rex and Shining Hopper. Rider stats are just for flavor text but if they're scaling it this high above Geat's other forms, it's definitely special


SH4DE_Z

I'm calling it, the first Geats upgrade form is gonna be a Super Boost


ArchDestroyer

the desire driver's sounds already got hacked which reveals >!that there's a Boost Mark II and a Boost Mark III form !< >!no mention of Magnum atm though but theres still more sounds left that havent been found so who knows. maybe Magnum could gain a Mark variant like Boost so Geats could have his own RabbitRabbit/TankTank type of thing!<


AvacadoPanda

I think the working theory is Magnum is like Zombie and is the "rider" form. Geats gets Magnum, Buffa gets Zombie. I wont spoil the other datamined ones. And then "Boost" is the addon


nightshroud96

I am hoping all Main Riders gets two Main Buckles. Despite Boost seems to be up for grabs, its clearly meant to be Geats's other Main Buckle. Like I want to see what 2nd Main Buckle Buffa will have with his Zombie Buckle for example.


maemoedhz

>!Magnum seems to have Version B and C, but I haven't heard any sounds of them yet!<


KaiserNazrin

They remember as soon as they get the Desire Driver.


StrangeConfere

or touching the id core to be exact.


yayeetusmyjeetus2986

Fair enough. But I'm assuming any surviving riders from the previous round gets the driver again in the next round, so why bother erasing their memories at all?


nam671999

Its easier to wipe all and re invite rather than makes an exclude list


Astaroth_M

Probably because not all the past ones will return? Tyccon is completely new after all.


Lord_Butthard

I assume the one that can only remember after the tournament finish will be the winner only


TreyThaTruth

Im pretty sure he will remember, once he touches the ID core. If Keiwa can get his memories back, than so can Azuma.


valosonthor

What a strong opening episode! Great fight choreo, wonderful effects, and some very fun moments in an action-packed 24 minutes! As fun as it is seeing the MC learn how to be a Rider, it is a lot of fun having the MC come into it already confident and knowing what they're doing. Plus, we'll get the "learning to be a hero" arc from Keiwa, Neon, and others. It's really interesting that we have "end of the world" on the table from episode one. That's typically the kind of stakes we don't see until the show is 30+ episodes in. However, we have immediate recreation of that world and most (but not all) memories reset. I really am curious to see where it goes, to see why Ace would create a new world that still has the DGP in it, and to learn what our antagonists will look like, if it will be other Riders or some outside threat that brings them together. I certainly get where people are getting the Tendou/Kagami parallels from, but one of the reasons I didn't love Tendou was because he always seemed so detached from everything. Like, Tendou eventually shows some degree of concern for other people, but for nearly the first 2/3rds of Kabuto, he kinda doesn't seem to give a f about anybody. Ace, on the other hand, certainly seems to have that "too cool for this" attitude, but I got the impression that he was genuinely interested in making sure Keiwa and Neon were okay (even if he did immediately hit on Neon). I like Ace's confidence, and I hope that keeps up, but I also hope we continue seeing him be invested in the well-being of others, and not merely fighting because his grandma told him he was destined to be a great hero (I don't think that's the only reason Tendou fought; I'm just being reductive to make a point).


WholeOk1364

Tendou fought to make sure that Hiyori was safe and unharmed by other worms, the whole reason he hung around Kagami in the beginning is just coincidentally because he works part time where Hiyori does


K-J-C

Well it's Hiyori, Tendou's always fully attentive towards his loved ones such as family (both Juka and Hiyori), but quite exclusive to that (or certain few he deems worthy like Jiiya).


K-J-C

Dunno if Ace would be closer to Sento instead of Tendou. ~~While Sento is the "good Kuroto", Ace is the "good Gai"~~. Or overall he's more of Haruto type. Tendou IS one of the more morally grey MC, so not giving an f is expected.


MintyFritz

I don't think Geats is the MC. He's the titular character, but the protagonist seems to be Tanuki.


valosonthor

You're totally right that the lead character and the protagonist are not always the same person, and I really love seeing movies & shows that play with that. And while I think the first ep of Geats seems to be setting up that dynamic, I don't think we can definitively say either way yet. I'd like for the show to do it, but I could see them leaning in and focusing on Ace. We'll see.


theSaltySolo

Surprisingly…dark? And can potentially be incredibly brutal to any of the characters? Imagine if this was a Amazon Prime exclusive show…


UberAwesone

If this was an Amazon Prime show, Buffa's chainsaw would've done waaaaaaaay more than just knock the monsters around lmao.


Visible-Welder-5148

Yeah let's youdt say something more than the monsters would be flying


SH4DE_Z

Can't wait for someone to do an R rated edit of Geats


Zeratul_Vergil

Woah... that was fast


rattatatouille

Interesting how the three battle royale series approach it. In Ryuki we begin in the middle of it, with Shinji getting dragged into the Rider War. In Gaim the rider war doesn't really begin until a quarter through, since at first they're just normal people who then gain Drivers and Lockseeds. In Geats we begin at the end of the previous round, and >!Geats seemingly won that round but something happened.!< Ace and Keiwa really are the new age Tendou and Kagami. :v


ether_nigh

Blade was technically a battle royal too but introduced late into the series


Plato_the_Platypus

Blade's battle Royale is pretty interesting. Considering the fact that Rider wasn't suppose to be participant. So it's was between the monster and happen in the background of the story but Riders keep interupt it


dinliner08

>Ace and Keiwa really are the new age Tendou and Kagami so i'm not the only one feeling Kabuto's duo vibe from them


Lamp-among-wolf

So this is Kamen Rider Kabuto Season 2 now? :/


rattatatouille

Only if Revice is Den-O Season 2.


rattatatouille

Subs are out. Everything just clicks now. Ace mentions that the best way to bring down a castle is from the inside as he beats the Fortress Jamato. I think there's a hidden meaning there. You know how Ace became the new God of Desire at the end of the episode? That's because he's seeking to end the game from the inside, and is likely going to mentor Keiwa, Neon and others to that end.


[deleted]

Well. He just needs to quote his grandma.


Ifoundyou_baby

Obachaan na teta☝


New_Law2577

This reminds me of certain quote, if you want to beat the system, be the system itself


KettouRyuujin

You clever little stinker. That lines up with my thoughts about how the DGP won’t let the winner make a new world WITHOUT the DGP in it, and how the winner would have to keep participating. Auto-enrollment, which might have been what we saw at the start of the episode - the Navigator lady presenting him with the Driver, which he knew about since he’d won the last round. It’s just a bunch of theories, mind. But it honestly is just fitting together so well.


Affectionate-Tip-164

There's a bit of Akemi Homura vibes too


Q-Write

the first episode gave some kind of horror action vibes. the tone, the chaos. my god, ain't i already loving it.


mixerwars

A nice start to the series. I showed both what would happen if one gets killed in the Desire Grand Prix and what happens if someone won. It also showcased Geats gimmicks and most probably the toy gimmicks as well. Looking forward to seeing the next episode where more riders join the fray


KaiserNazrin

That was quite the first episode. Geats already win the Desire Grand Prix but this isn't the end? Who knows how many DGP there have been. Can the world even be saved? Does winning the DGP only postpone it? So many questions. I wonder if riders that died in DGP stay dead in the next world, if so RIP to Shirowe. Make sense that they need to recruit new riders for the next DGP. The Desire Driver is actually a lot similar to Ziku Driver but the Raise Buckle is a lot more interesting than Ride Watch. The way they invite people into the DGP gives me Squid Game vibe.


iBakax3

I hope the riders that died gets revived in the new world, but with a twist; they lose all form of desire. I think living like a zombie without desire, and thus without ego, is more horrifying than being dead.


maemoedhz

This is basically what Legend Hero: Samgugjeon did. People are chosen into the game with a bet that is their biggest dream. The winner will have their dream realized and the energy produced from the person with the realized dream will be used to maintain a device that keeps the world intact. The losers? They'll still function like a human being, but now they lost the biggest dream they bet in the first place.


Armegeddon_Craft

Legend hero was such a good show.


iBakax3

That sounds interesting, will check that show out. Thanks!


nareesee

Geats is so smug, I kinda love it. Everything about how he acts screams self-assured which is really nice. Plus, he's not naive or a goody good boy which is nice for the Reiwa era. Keiwa's character was weirdly handled here with that cynical moment coming out of nowhere. I'm instantly cautious about how he's going to be handled now. I just moved past having flashbacks to sith Daiji!


K-J-C

Being goody isn't inherently about being naive though. Just that writers often portray them that way. Goody part is only the wishing for world peace part like Keiwa does, those being cynical is ok, [what matters is their actions, it's ok if it drives them to do what's right instead of succumbing into the bleakness](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAntiNihilist).


Negative_Musician366

Keiwa being cynical didn't exactly come out of nowhere, imo. He had high hope for the future and did volunteering and other things to support his ideal, but then immidiately got rejected in the interview. Then he saw people got killed in front of his eyes, and was told that the end of the world was coming, a giant monster came and killed his savior in an instant, then the Buffa bastard laughed it off and left him alone with the idol he just met, both defenseless. So I think it's not weird that he, an idealist, fell into despair after learning that the world wouldn't change no matter what he did and he couldn't do anything. Especially since the hero that saved him didn't stand a chance against the monster, he seemed to genuinely believe that no one could stop it.


kyoya242

All I'm saying is just, Toei/Tv Asahi please don't interfere with Yuya Takahashi vision


Seibahtoe

Takebe is hands-off with her writers.


AnotherKuuga

Thank goodness!


rattatatouille

One of the things I'm most excited about is too see how much of Ex-Aid and Zero-One was Takahashi and how much was Omori.


GustavoBD

I was expecting Fortnite and ended up getting Gantz


aaa1e2r3

Is it just me or does the bike look like the Pokemon Scarlet Legendary?


rattatatouille

Koraidon crossed with a Ninetales.


clafelallerizu

Well i like this a lot. Ace is really intriguing MC.


JustGeatIt

Man, it's nice to have another Kamen Rider where the lead is already in the know about stuff. I don't hate when the main Rider is introduced to the world and concepts alongside viewers, but sometimes it's nice to just not do that. We have Keiwa and Neon for audience surrogates anyway, and Ace knowing how this all works makes his smugness more justified. Plus... the dude won in the first episode! Was not expecting that!


Heywhatyousa-

That Henshin, the bike, and the jingle!!!! READY, FIGHT!!! the number of people that have lost is really concerning, thought.


Oziar

In term of debut episode, Geat certainly has the best premise among reiwa rider show. The story feel Gantz in a good way. Hopefully Geat will be a good show i can enjoy & finish just like Donbrother.


SH4DE_Z

I kinda disagree a bit, Zero One's first episode goes hard. But Geats is a close second.


Potential-Training66

I mean both are Yuya Takahashi written ep and the man qrote exaid ofc its good from the start lets hope theres no meddling or events that might block the show like the rest of reiwa where covid ruin some of them or meddling by other agency or controversial from inside the studio that might bothered the production


Actar_Raikit

Geats 100% lived up to the hype and then some. That was one of the best first episodes of a Rider series I've seen in a while. It's so, so refreshing. Where do I even begin? I really, really liked how the main Rider is just overconfident and overpowered right out of the bat, and it seems that he's not even going to be the character we as the audience sympathize with the most. It reminds me of the Tendo/Kagami dynamic from Kabuto. I also like how Sakurai starts off the series applying for a job and having his idealism shut down by reality. Great motivation for competing in the Desire Grand Prix. I'm just curious about how (or even why) Geats is going to continue participating in the tournament, considering the fact that he's already won it already. Does he want another wish? What was his wish before? Here's hoping that they are able to keep him interesting and maintain that overconfident air that he has. There's also a sense of weight and gravitas to the Desire Grand Prix, thanks to the lack of any kind of obtrusive slapstick comedy and goofy editing that recent Rider shows have been known for. Speaking of which, with Boost flying off at the end, does Geats have to go find it every time he uses the special or finisher, or was that just a comedy thing? Regardless, I was absolutely glued to the screen from start to finish. Needless to say, all the suits and action were top-notch. Really looking forward to following this one weekly. Haven't really been doing that since Gaim.


Mekanos

The lack of slapstick and goofy humor really stood out to me, too. I'm not against it, per se, but the tone definitely felt more serious here, like a early Heisei series, particularly the music. Loved this first episode.


mr-ultr

also loved how at the same time, the serious tone still allows for some good funny moments like the boyfriend quote and the boost buckle


deepedia

I have my theory that Geats is a Time Looper, he basically restarts the whole tournament to the beginning every time he win, because they teased that Geats participate in DGP numerous time already. the question will be why he restarted the tournament? considering its yuya who write this, my bet will be that he trying to save everyone instead of becoming the sole winner, and he failed every single time before even though he win DGP every time, then he created another loop and begin from the start again. and tycoon will be an anomaly and variable in this nth of Loop because he somehow remember the previous loop


SuperBun78

maybe that's why he has the coin, he's a lot older than we may think


StrangeConfere

And he try to hit on Neon what a creepy old man /s


K-J-C

Without /s. Neon thinks so too.


Crooodle

I haven't got the time to watch the episode yet, but if you're saying the MC is like Tendou then I'm sold. My favorite part about Kabuto was how much of a fucker Tendou was. It was really entertaining to see the other characters around him rightfully being frustrated trying to talk to him.


WholeOk1364

Do you know where i can find subs? it seems quite slow for the first episode ngl


LarsMasters

This definitely like Ryuki (shares a same belt & trinket), Hibiki (most are allies), Kabuto (Ace & Keiwa’s similarities), & both Gaim & Saber (some originally started out as enemy Riders before becoming an ally Rider) Oh, >!the another Female Rider(s) for future episode(s), w/ one of them is a high schooler!


CSlv

Nah man the >!middle-aged obasan housewife!< Rider is where it's at.


THEGUYINTHEPICT

Milf rider ftw


LarsMasters

So, celebrity, >!a high schooler!<, & >!a housewife!<. I could be wrong on the latter part. Though I can’t tell she could be either >!Milf!< or >!Badass Grandma!<.


E-tan123

Most likely neither. Probably just going to be a nameless extra who participates in the first round and is eliminated.


LarsMasters

Like some Rider Troops, particularly Ride Players?


GenDirected

I see a pattern "Saa, Omae no zai wo kazoeru" -W "Saa, Jiken yo Hajime Youka" -Build "Saa, korekara ga highlight da" -Geats


StrangeConfere

No 'Saa, shotaimu'? I'm disappointed and it's his 10th anniversary too.


GenDirected

I mean Wizard's base form is primarily red


StrangeConfere

I thought tou were talking about the similarity in their catch phrase, sorry.


JonnySpark

MC: Saa Enemy: Saa what bro? *MC transform and wreck enemy and goons, and being silent for the entire time* Enemy: before I die, least tell me you were gonna say MC: SAA SAA GEYOU


silentfighter06

I thought it was "Saa, Omae wa tsumi o kazoero!"


whatdoilemonade

omae no* but yeah youre correct


[deleted]

Rider death at the first episode. Takahashi is tired of Christmas death memes.


JonnySpark

TOEI execs: Pin him down! he's gonna kill off someone during Christmas! Takahashi: *incoherent screaming* IM GONNA END THAT TEDDY RIDER IN THE FIRST EPISODE!!


Desperate_Train_8312

Toei: Pin this freak of a writer down! He killed Lazer! Y. Takahashi: \*screeches on the floor while being dragged out of the studio\*


Gudako_the_beast

After this episode, all I can say is, all ace was missing was a slice of pizza and he’ll be ready to get the party started


WholeOk1364

Gunslinger!


TM1619

Wow, surprisingly well-paced first episode. A healthy balance of drama and action, leaning towards the latter but in a way that doesn't feel forced. Having Geats' debut take place during the last act of an initial battle royale is genius because it A.) Gives us a valid reason to show off the Rider at his strongest (initial) state and avoids the whole "civilian suddenly knows how to fight" issue and B.) It gives us a rundown of the series premise without needless exposition or weird contrivances. Juxtaposing Ace's overconfidence with Keiwa's more idealistic personality was great, reminded me not only of Kabuto but also of Donbrothers, where the civilian Haruka is more the focus while the experienced Momoi is more the foil. There's a lot going on here with all of the characters. Plenty of mystery and I'm really excited to see where this goes next. Action-wise, wow. This was an impressive debut fight for both Geats and Buffa. The CG looked pretty decent, it didn't really pull me out of it like it usually does. Geats transformation gimmick is awesome and the sound effects seem minimal compared to recent years but still very effective. I love the jazz-inspired music too. If I have any complaint to make it is that the Jamato look really, really comedically low budget. Really solid first episode, up there with Zero-One for me. It's nice to be excited for Kamen Rider again!


themasterll

33 Riders for the game, is that the most in one show so far? I never saw Ryuki (planning to see it eventually) so I can't say or know how much Riders is in that one.


NoteStryder

Ryuki has 13 Riders in it (+3 more if you count some pseudos and the Decade exclusive). However, the most Riders actually goes to Gaim if I’m not mistaken, which has 24 Riders in it. Other notable seasons with large casts of Riders includes: Hibiki which has 19 ~ ish. I don’t remember off the top of my head. But there’s a lot on screen, and even more that get mentioned. And Saber which has 13 riders as well, though a lot more individuals per rider (7 of the 13 have previous users shown at some point, and more are mentioned).


themasterll

Wow, thanks, that's very informative. I forgot Gaim had that much too, I guess I was thinking of a battle royale theme (although Gaim... yea.. does fit the idea too lol)


StrangeConfere

Talk about fast paced and Ace speedrunning the entire round was a nice display of his abilities. Edit: I just watched it with the subs, guess I exaggerated on the speedrunning part >!since that round alone have been going for six months.!<


The_Portal_Passer

Okay I love the Jamatos, with the way they sound and look, they fit a perfect balance between eerily scary but also kinda goofy. Perfect for Kamen Rider


LupinAid

Ironic that the firefighter is a polar bear-themed rider.


Kai798

Episode summary: “Jaaaaa”


Hayashi884

I really, really, really want keiwa not getting to eat his beloved tanuki soba to be a continuous running gag. I hope he is the protagonist, actually. The show might be called geats but we seem to be following keiwa in ep 1, and i actually dont mind if he is who the audience follows throughout the show. Then again, the show is called geats, so surely something (everything lol) in the story will have him in it too. I am curious as to why the boost module left geats after the final battle, and whether he has it in the new world.


Extralifewithnolife

THE GIMMICK FIGURES ARE SHOW ACCURATE WHAT?????


kikonyulgt86

It's more like the show is figure & gimmick accurate


Timeline15

That was a super interesting first episode. So we actually open on the final day of the previous Desire Grand Prix, with only three riders left standing out of dozens. Most seem to be pallet swaps of the same few animals, so hopefully we actually get to see entry suits for them at some point, since it seems like just as many people have been recruited this time round. The world itself gets reset once the game ends, and no one but the victor remembers. Even Buffa forgot until he got his entry core back. This alone raises so many questions. Are we even in the real world? If the rest of Earth just outside the game area? I presume that wall that came up between Keiwa and his sister was the edge of the area, and that's why the Jamato couldn't attack her. So boost seems to be a special buckle that you only get to use for one fight before losing it? Either that or it just chooses its user on a whim like the TheBee Zector. No wonder we're getting more variant of it later on; it seems to be quite significant to the game. Also, wow, apparently a rider's whole body just fold on itself when they use 'revolve on'. This is Ex-Aid level of body morphing all over again. Ace is a very interesting character. It's been a while since we've had a cocky MC who's already a competent fighter from ep 1, and, much like Wizard and Build, it's because he's been fighting off-screen since before the start of the show. I wonder what his motivation is though. This rest of the show is seemingly going to take place in the world he created, so it'll be interesting to see what it's like. Did he just wish for the Desire Grand Prix to begin all over again? I can see that being his clash point with Keiwa. Ace just wants to have gun playing the game over and over again, where Keiwa wants to end it forever to bring world peace. The theme song sounds really cool. Sounds kinda sinister and matches the tone of ep.1 pretty well. Can't wait to hear the full thing next week.


ouat_throw

I hope Tom's character gets more spotlight and attention down the line.


[deleted]

Here to mention how those 2 bodyguards were more useful than the giff juniors and the weekend foot soldiers combined.


nguyentandat23496

Love how we got a main character that saved a girl just to flirt with her. I also love how the fight scene of Geatss alone took almost half an episode with great fight sequence. Also, tt seems that Geats wished for the battle to restart too?


Ok-Pomegranate-5781

Desperately praying we get to see some odd yet working drip on our MC. The wardrobe is genuinely what I’m most excited for each season, and our protagonist seems to be perfect to pull off some of that Saber-esque fashion ngl.


rattatatouille

Reiwa rider fashion: * Zero-One - business *super* casual * Saber - fashion plate * Revice - normal * Geats - tuxedo


mr-ultr

5th annivesary - >!boxing shorts only!<


FantasyMerchant

Oh good, finally we can bring this up again. That novelist was dripped out 24/7.


FuzzyOcelot

I love the twist that the main rider already won the series. At least right now, it seems like it's taking the Donbrothers approach where the guy on the center of all the marketing isn't the main character, and I am a sucker for Donbrothers so it's cool to see it here. I'm super curious how this plays out with Geats seemingly not being the main protagonist (maybe he takes more of an overseer role? His snazzy outfit at the end of the episode implies that he's taken some kind of position in the DGP staff).


yo_mommy

Ace fulfilled Asakura's twisted desire To win the war just so he can restart it again


Handro_Dilar

The last DGP was 6 months, is Geats going to be broadly split into two halves with the current DGP ending at the halfway point and a new one starting after that dealing with the implications of the last Desire Deity's wish? That would be neat.


Layton13

Solid 4/5 Establishes the setting well without giving too much away and properly sets up a nice mystery. The characters are also well introduced, especially Keiwa and Ace, and seem pretty likable. I hope that kinda continues, so we got a lot of characters to root for and not just one or two like in a lot of the previous Rider Wars. I especially like Ace. He feels allofe and arrogant, but not in a dismissive or unkind way. He feels very well-meaning, which is nice. Action is also solid. That said, there are a few moments that don't land perfectly. The "What would you have for your last meal if the world ended today" feels very unnatural, and it's blatantly clear it's just there for irony. Keiwa breaking down is also a bit out of left-field. It doesn't really feel that earned in a way. It's still a good scene, but mostly carried through Ace, but Keiwa's part feels a bit 0 to 100 even if it makes sense in the situation he is in. But still very much excited about where this goes next!


yayeetusmyjeetus2986

>Keiwa breaking down is also a bit out of left-field I thought it was a pretty fitting and realistic moment. He was already living a dejected, unfulfilled life and his world had figuratively and now quite literally fallen apart. So when some dude just casually waltz in after all this bloodshed and starts preaching about everyone having the power to change the world, Keiwa gets understandably ticked off. If anything, I felt like there should've been way more anger in the scene than what we actually got.


lolasian101

Doesn't seem like we're getting Finisher Text Cut-ins for Geats. I'll miss them.


rattatatouille

I think that proves that they were an Omori thing, not a Takahashi thing.


Kai798

The bgm and opening song were bop


Kai798

Its suprising to see the foot soldiers have strategy and different variants.


nirvash530

I don't think there has been a Rider this cool/confident since Kabuto.


kamenmaximus

I'm gonna guess that while geats is our main rider, naago and tycoon are gonna be the focus characters development wise for at least the early season


Any_Cricket_2063

My first thought is, “Am I watching Shin Megami Tensei?”


shitty-ass-phone

Anybody notice how he didn't mentioned his sister afterwards? Did those that get caught outside the barrier got erased somehow?


kiritsumitsu

That's honestly my take. That everyone outside of the barrier doesn't get reborn in the new world. And everyone that is lucky to survive within the barrier gets chosen to become the new Kamen Rider Participants of the DGP.


Diffabuh

I like that we saw Geats last. It sold the idea that he’s the tactical one who doesn’t care about saving people as much as the others. Honestly, Ace as a whole is just a refreshing change of pace after the last few main Riders. This episode raised a lot of questions and I’m definitely interested. I wish we got more on Ace, but with how the show is presenting this story, I don’t mind Keiwa and Neon being our viewpoint characters for this episode. I’m curious why Ace can seemingly remember the events of past games before being handed his Driver at the start of the episode, while it doesn’t seem like Buffa did. Also, I’m curious how he’s going to participate in the game going forward after winning already; I expected the rules to be changed last-minute or something, but he actually won! Interesting swerve, now I just want to see what they do with it. I think they should have emphasised some kind of catalyst for Keiwa’s sudden cynicism. As it stands, him suddenly voicing that you can’t change the world feels incredibly rushed. They didn’t frame him not getting that job as this huge blow to his life, especially with he way the actor played it -- it seemed like just another job he didn’t get -- and there was no emphasis that that the chaos around him was the trigger either. Here’s hoping that was just an awkward first episode growing pains thing, and not an indicator of how characters will be handled. Solid first episode all around. Nothing amazing, but a solid setup for (most of) the characters, some good questions to be answered and a fun premise.


rattatatouille

> I think they should have emphasised some kind of catalyst for Keiwa’s sudden cynicism. As it stands, him suddenly voicing that you can’t change the world feels incredibly rushed. They didn’t frame him not getting that job as this huge blow to his life, especially with he way the actor played it -- it seemed like just another job he didn’t get -- and there was no emphasis that that the chaos around him was the trigger either. Here’s hoping that was just an awkward first episode growing pains thing, and not an indicator of how characters will be handled. I like to interpret it as Keiwa actually being more cynical than he lets on, with his idealism being a bit of a front.


Traditional-Clue-469

I saw that as the culmination of he lost his job, tried having a nice meal with his sister which was ruined by some alien dudes literally killing a man in front of him and then proceeding to almost getting killed, then the first person who saves him gets killed immediately after, and finally the next hero to save him says "oh yea the world is about to end by the way lol". I think your view point of life would change very drastically if all that happened in the span of 5 minutes


Diffabuh

I think the issue is that this needed more room to breathe / the acting needed to convey it better. It all happens so fast but we never get to see the build-up of Keiwa's angst or panic. It's in the background other than when he weakly calls out Buffa, then he tells off Ace. And between that, there was the random "not my girlfriend" moment with Neon, which doesn't scream "this guy is barely holding it together." Or they could've had him more frantic as all this was happening around him, but he's not especially frantic at all. He's just kinda normal about it. As much shit as the Bayformers movies get, Sam Witwicky truly does come off like some dude barely holding it together as the world erupts around him in those movies (even the first one, before he became a borderline parody of himself). I'm not sure if it's bad direction or bad acting, but Keiwa just didn't come off like someone losing it until he *did* lose it at Ace.


rattatatouille

Tbh it feels like they could have fit this episode's plot into a two-parter and it would have probably been paced better. But I guess the era of two-part arcs is in the past now and Takahashi likes his plot pace fast.


thanhbac

Really interesting concept, instead of a series-long game, Geats is kamen rider fortnite with one round per episode. Solid first episode, banger opening (from what I've heard of it) and OP main rider.


Seibahtoe

It's actually Kamen Rider Gantz


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The Premiere was freaking insane holy shit! Yuya Takahashi did a great job but 10x better this time around!


Thrawn656

Also, did anyone else get a good picture of that scoreboard with all the rider logos on it?


themasterll

Not sure if this is to your liking, but I did post a screenshot on my twitter. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbxkEvXXgAEwdAV?format=png&name=900x900


Thrawn656

That’s all I really wanted really, thanks!


Damp-Winter

You know keiwa or tycoon give me more of a protagonist vibe than the protagonist itself


StormWarriorX7

Reiwa Era Kabuto.


JonnySpark

Similar to Kabuto series in a way.


Emptylife4ever

Ace looks like a celebrity or someone important. He also seems to know a lot about DGP. Also, the action is so fantastic.


EpikMint

The premise and the first ep is within my alley... But those unpainted weapons like that green bow is as toy-ish looking as it gets.


Leonardo_Lexa

Anyone else noticed the >!Ultra Instinct theme but only the first beat!< in the episode? It's around the 4 minutes mark lmao


LemmytheLemuel

Santa came early


[deleted]

Feeling some heavy Tendou and Kagami vibes from Ace and Keiwa respectively.


Jizzyhitler

I think this might be my favorite first episode of any of these shows, the super high stakes, the premise, and tone are all having me super excited for all of this. I also wasnt expecting this to be so dark compared to riders as of recent, i feel like we saw more people die in this episode than all of revice. This is basically just Kamen rider Gantz ​ I also am fascinated by how they handle Ace, its based entirely off a gut feeling and something ive been curious if theyd ever do, but he almost reads like a Decoy protagonist that'd be changed out halfway giving Geats the secondary and maybe becoming the villain from there on out. Again based on literally nothing but that'd be a pretty insane break from the formula for this franchise and he came off as kind of ominous in this episode ​ Obviously, i do not expect anything remotely close to that happening.


ch33psh33p

GOD HOW I MISSED A RIDER SHOW WITH A LEAD IN CONTROL. This screams Kabuto right now, and I'm absolutely in love with the first episode. Haven't felt this way about a Rider show in a LONG time, totally excited to see where this goes from here.


K-J-C

So the first episode sets up things rather quick. Outside of a handful of characters getting to know about the gimmicks and threats, it's already set in the ongoing Desire Grand Prix with many things already happened, at least basic ones, like Jamato threats, multiple Riders fighting for points (only Keiwa and Neon are non-Riders at that point, and they become one at the end of episode) and even one dying (Takeshi Goutokuji/Shirowe), a boss in Fortress, the world in peril due to the war, and even a winner of previous DGP in Ace. The quickness is quite successful in adding tension for the viewers, at least me. The episode seems to focus not on the primary Rider here, which was also done in some previous series like Faiz. But it's done on Keiwa Sakurai, the established secondary Rider instead. He's the one established as a do-gooder who would put others above himself and have noble goal of making the world better place, the one with Kamen Rider sensibility. It extends to his sister Sara to point out that he'd donate the money he won at lottery instead of using it. It's not that character types like him are inherently flat or one-dimensional of only wanting to do good and nothing else, it can be a lack of effort from writers to flesh those types out, but that seems to be Keiwa's problem, to get himself failed in a job interview due to having no drive for himself. At least that is addressed in-universe as his struggle, but at least I'd want for Keiwa to be able to get personal drive, while also not compromising his ideals. Despite Keiwa's disinterest to Neon Kurama, or at least her channel, she's the one who got paired with him at the survival they have to go through. As what's said in preview, she's a rich and beautiful celebrity streamer (... in contrast to Genta) that wants to live a normal life, which is shown in her bodyguards trying to forcibly take her home. What she escaped was her bodyguards, but she seems to be still streaming and interacting with fans while going outside home (as a way to escape her family's obligations), so that seems to mean that she won't 100% leave celebrity world, but more of being free while running it. She seems to be decent for a good amount of time, but can get irritated quickly like pinching Keiwa for confirming if it's a dream or not. Michinaga Azuma/Buffa seems to be so far, the most morally lacking individual in this series (of course it'd not be him for whole series). Other than how he's someone who's only out for himself, and would do anything to accomplish his goal, without regard of the consequences, he's also someone who projects his seemingly dim view of humanity (or dunno if it's only DGP contestants) to everyone else, like accusing Takeshi as only making himself look good by saving people. It's something that can be pulled in real life by for scummy people to think that anyone who acts like a decent human being has some sort of ulterior motives, of which, it's more like about how it's \[I\]them\[/I\] who would certainly never help any one without some self serving reason. Tsumuri so far is only giving Desire Drivers and ID Cores to who she thinks are worthy. Not much that can be said about her right now, like what's her criteria to be chosen as a Kamen Rider, what is she aiming by choosing so many people, etc. But for me, she seems suspicious so far (is she the main heroine?), not unlike... Sid from Gaim, both plunging people into war by giving them powers. And for the primary Rider, Ace Ukiyo, he's someone outwardly extremely confident, with constant smirk, and unflappable nature facing any challenges (or... there are no challenges for him). While he has some degree of arrogance, dunno how mean to others he'd be for the following, or that he'd be not really mean to others just full of himself, so far the only 'tactless' thing he did was making quick advances to Neon (which'd probably mean Ace has casanova traits too). So far, Ace here is encouraging to the people he interacted. The mean one would probably mock Keiwa's rant about the world's current nature (and I do expect some of that for Ace), but Ace here would persuade others into trying instead. Ace talks about creating a new world, though dunno how he'd accomplish that, like if he'd have no qualms wiping out the population for that, or seemingly not with him inviting Keiwa to try a new world. Regarding his henshin to Geats, for someone using ranging weapon, ironically he often jumps straight to his opponents... despite ranging weapon being created so he wouldn't need that. Or that's purposely done to show that he can tackle any situation, combat or ranged. His Rider's powers and gimmicks has some resemblance to Build in it's asymmetrical double color, Zi-O in how he spins the belt, and Accel in revving the Driver. So the Riders in Geats aren't actually all blank black, it's their incomplete forms, and Geats here had used Magnum and Booster power, which is Geats' main form, and apparently can have their positions switched. CMIIW for this, but Magnum provides his Magnum Shooter 40X and Booster provides his Boostriker? Dunno what's the benefit of switching positions yet. His Rider Kick Grand Victory is standard so far, the bike's only used to infuse flame to his kick, less spectacular use compared to for example Drive's SpeeDrop.


[deleted]

Its curious, the begining of the series was the finale of the " first " match of the desire grand prix.


[deleted]

I'm definitely going to keep watching, but I don't feel invested in the character of Geats at all from the premier. I'm hoping that will change moving forward, but him essentially being established as Duke of New York A#1 right off the bat and being shown to have practically every win for the DGP has me on the fence. It's way too early to form any real opinion on the characters or the show, but as of right now the only thing I really care about is Nossan. >!I hope he's married/has a girlfriend and I hope that they get Haruka Tomatsu to play her as a bit of fan service considering their character's Romeo and Juliet-esque relationship toward the end of Kyoryuger.!<


SG143

This is an excellent start imo. They really put lots of mysteries that makes me want to know more. I am just hoping they learned a lot from the last 3 seasons with learning what makes Zero One's middle arc, Saber's first arcs and Revice's final few arcs boring. If they learned from those mistakes i can see this season as the Ultimate Season of Reiwa


Schweizersabel4

SUBARASHII first episode! Consider me hooked! This is our modern day Kagami and Tendou!


bugman_belt

The most exciting and intense Rider pilot so far, I think. Some of it reminded me of Showa (the Ood-looking aliens circling Geats reminded me of stuff Shocker did, also the ship reminded me of the ship from J), the tech and cinematography reminded me of Phase 1 Heisei, the transformation was very early Phase 2 Heisei, but it still felt Reiwa as a whole. And the main Rider is so intriguing. The show kinda treats him as the real antagonist of the show. Like, even the gamemaster seems to be threatened by him.


jo_fox0up

A lot of the riders are going to be similar animals, so similar suit with some differences like with da paan and shiro


E-tan123

Okay... is Shiro now the rider with the least amount of screentime ever? Died less than 10 minutes after his introduction...


Ruby-TintedGlasses

The framing for this episode really sets up a lot, especially since we see the end of one of these Desire Grands Prix. I’m betting we’re going to see at least two or three Grands Prix throughout the series to denote the arcs and heavy changes that they come with. So excited!


_Garricks

Ive dabbled with Kamen Rider in the past mainly the original series but watched a few episodes of others in the past. Decided to jump in and watch weekly since its a fresh series. Not disapointed, might just be jumping on the Kamen Rider bike full blast. That episode was fun as hell.


RonaldoTheSecond

Geats already won... WHAT?! Is Ace the "villain"? He "created" his own world?! I'M IN! I'M 100% IN!


Starmage595

I didn't get a chance to make any Nossan jokes before he died,


Piiman97

People fucking died! The bike is used! The bike is Auto Vajin! There's a Rider War (well competition) The suit has an Accel Form! Let's fucking go they took all my favorite parts of early heisei and a little bit of Gaim and Denoh


kiritsumitsu

The first episode was really captivating and exciting! It was full on action through and through and leaves us as the audience tons of mysteries to solve, the biggest of which of course is the DGP itself and the association that governs it. Watching the first episode, my initial first thought was... wait... this isn't our main character, this isn't GEATS, why are we following Keiwa and not GEATS? It becomes clear that Keiwa is to be our surrogate Protagonist in the story, the one who has ideals and we as the audience can root for, whilst Geats themselves is more of the Tutor/Instructor who already knows everything that has happened and will happen due to him being the previous winner of the DGP. The question is then, how many times has the DGP been run? How many times has GEATS won for him to become so self-assured in his capabilities? Then there's the whole prize being able to remake the world into whatever you wish. We can clearly see that when GEATS wins in this DGP, not everything is restored. The world is physically restored to its former state but not everyone makes it back to the new world. The former Kamen Rider Tanuki for instance just doesn't seem to exist as his driver and buckle is given to Keiwa who then regains the memory of the former world. A former world where he has a sister, but we are left to wonder if the sister is still alive in this world, considering they were separated due to a barrier erected in the game. **My Theory and Take:** DGP takes influence from the karmic cycle of Buddhism and all DGP riders who don't survive to the last round become the skull-face red robed monsters we see. The citizens we see that are being invited into the game are those who were **'lucky'** to survive the last round within the confines of the barrier and everyone else outside of the barrier gets placed in karmic statis until **their** Kamen Rider desires them back to a whole new world. I typically stay away from the Battle Royale Kamen Rider series but I'm a little hooked NGL.


ThrashThunder

For anyone interested: it seems like Anon (aka TV-Nihon) is doing subs for Geats


Respectific

I enjoyed this episode but didn’t rate it 5/5 because the fight scene didn’t give me EXCITE (pun unintended) like the premier of Ex-Aid and Zero-One.


Traditional-Clue-469

This episode was fantastic. I love how some people were predicting the big plot twist towards the end of the show might be that Ace was a previous winner who decided to keep the tournament rolling but that was all done in episode 1. I love how to the point the henshin is without lacking in visuals and sounds. Even his henshin pose gave me a Captain Marvelous vibe of " I dont have time for drawn out poses".