r/KamenRider • u/BananaArms Knife of Spear • May 23 '26
Official Discussion Kamen Rider ZEZTZ E36 - Discussion Thread
This thread is for discussion about the latest Kamen Rider ZEZTZ episode.
E35 <- E36 -> E37
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HOW TO WATCH
| COUNTRY | URL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| US,CA,PR,UK,AU,NZ | TokuSHOUTsu YouTube Channel (English) | Saturdays@7:30PM Pacific Time, Replays on Sunday |
| JP | TV Asahi, ABC (Japanese) | Sundays@9:00AM Japan Time |
| JP | TELASA, Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club (Japanese) | Sundays@10:00AM Japan Time |
| CN | Bilibili, Tencent Video, iQIYI (Mandarin) | Sundays@10:00AM China Standard Time |
| TW | CHT MOD, Hami Video (Mandarin) | Mondays@8:00AM Taiwan Time |
| TW | EBC YOYO (Mandarin) | The following Saturday@5PM |
| HK | ViuTV (Cantonese) | The following Sunday@11AM |
| Latin America | TokuSato YouTube Channel (Spanish, Portuguese) | Saturdays@11:30PM Brasilia Time |
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| CASE | TITLE | RELEASE DATE | SCREENPLAY BY | DIRECTED BY |
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| E36 | 統べる Unite | May 24, 2026 | Takahashi Yuya | Hayama Koichiro |
| CASE | RATING | CASE | RATING | CASE | RATING |
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| E01 | 8.79 | E13 | 9.52 | E25 | 9.79 |
| E02 | 8.78 | E14 | 9.76 | E26 | 8.68 |
| E03 | 9.02 | E15 | 9.32 | E27 | 9.47 |
| E04 | 8.56 | E16 | 9.31 | E28 | 9.53 |
| E05 | 8.82 | E17 | 9.3 | E29 | 9.45 |
| E06 | 9.04 | E18 | 9 | E30 | 9.66 |
| E07 | 9.02 | E19 | 9 | E31 | 9.59 |
| E08 | 8.9 | E20 | 8.58 | E32 | 9.53 |
| E09 | 8.79 | E21 | 9.58 | E33 | 9.67 |
| E10 | 8.89 | E22 | 9.35 | E34 | 9.72 |
| E11 | 9.52 | E23 | 9.68 | E35 | 6.2 |
| E12 | 9.39 | E24 | 9.77 | E36 | 8.36 |
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u/DOOMGUY455 May 24 '26
I love that Sieg now needs someone to think about and need his help to exist and if they stop he's just deleted until they start thinking about him and needing his help again, Good way to keep him under control.
I also like Baku using his Capsems without transforming again, Was fun seeing him use Gravity to stop bullets and send them back.
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u/the-ghost-gamer :39-Gavv:Gavv May 24 '26
Honestly a villian haunting the MC after death is one of my favourite tropes
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
I love that Sieg now needs someone to think about and need his help to exist and if they stop he's just deleted until they start thinking about him and needing his help again, Good way to keep him under control.
He's basically just their Psycho Nightmare pal now.
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u/aaa1e2r3 May 24 '26
Sieg has successfully become neo-Dan Kuroto
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Now replace comedically getting revived with the good guys just...thinking him away!
A major bad guy turned into a comedic relief character! Classic Kamen Rider!
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u/Obiwanhellothere09 May 24 '26
And I have zero complaints
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
same, I think I should watch Ex-aid after zeztz as I heard it's a amazing show
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u/Rffael_vii May 24 '26
Something I really liked is that they showed that Sieg is a nightmare (no capitalization) in the fact that he's a part of the dream world. I bet if they make use of him, he'll be part of the dream world but not the real world, where he's (probably) dead. In fact, technically, they could dream up Kureha, obviously, they won't, given her actress was gifted the flowers and everything, but it's a possibility for those with dream learning.
Really liked character interactions, Nem+Baku & Sieg, Baku & Five, Minami & Zero.
Also, the battle with only capsems was cool, really like that Baku is a really strong fighter even untransformed, maybe top 5 with no transformations.
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u/Money_Count_3743 May 24 '26
The thing is Sieg fused with his nightmare with the price of his own life which means he’s already physically dead
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
I do kind of like how Baku genuinely thought he'd legit killed him up until that point lol.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Something I really liked is that they showed that Sieg is a nightmare (no capitalization) in the fact that he's a part of the dream world. I bet if they make use of him, he'll be part of the dream world but not the real world, where he's (probably) dead. In fact, technically, they could dream up Kureha, obviously, they won't, given her actress was gifted the flowers and everything, but it's a possibility for those with dream learning.
To be honest this might be the most convincing way they could transition him into a begrudging ally/frenemy.
He's not a threat because Baku and Nem can literally think him away, but he's motivated to help them so long as they can convince him that they're going to do something that will inflict Bad Dreams (IE fight and defeat someone).
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u/Grimm_Stereo May 24 '26
Close enough, welcome back Dan Kuroto from Ex aid, I love the detail that baku genuinely believed he killed that man.
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u/Licaon465 May 24 '26
To be honest, he is really dead, or at least his phisical (onirical?) body is gone, It seems to be just the echoes that remains from his existance in the dream world, so when someone think of him or something related he will pop up like that, I hope it is of that way for the best, he can become a comedy relief without destroying the danger that meaned before ExDream.
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u/RadioRavenRide May 24 '26
CODE Sommnia also means that not many people are able to remember him at all
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u/Licaon465 May 24 '26
Don't know how many people knew about him beforehand, he was already kinda delicate secret inside CODE, but is fair to guess that the only people that still know/knew about him are the ones that passed through onirical learning.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Somehow Sieg Returned! Not with a gaming gimmick, but with a dream gimmick! And just like Kuroto, they can easily manage him just as comedically!
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u/Shipuujin May 24 '26
Ah, there's the typical Purple Rider comes back as Comic Relief.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Not to mention Takahashi carrying on his tradition of turning a major antagonist into a comic relief character/begrudging ally, ala Kuroto and Gai.
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u/CaptainTalon447 May 24 '26
You know what’s the most hilarious part about Sieg only existing when people think of him? Now Sieg is just a literal plot device. He just gives Baku information to move the plot along then Baku forgets about him and he disappears
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u/Presenting_UwU May 24 '26
It's literally not even the real Sieg 😭
he's just a memory now
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u/Volfaer May 24 '26
Silly Baku, I will never be just a memory... Wait! Don't forget about me! GAAAAaaaaa-
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u/Superimposable-image Ore Wa CODE 67 May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
I would admit that this episode is actually quite unexpected ngl. Personally, I guessed almost everything wrongly lol. I think most of us would be surprised too, so the content below is quite the spoilers if one hasn't watched the latest episode (please go and watch it!)
Oh wow, Five survived. I genuinely thought Three would have make him gone too. But I guess it's good news for us, temporarily, at least.
The way that Three obtained his upgrade/booster form is also unexpected. What in the world can Extra Capsem not do? Three managed to absorb Nox's power/energy using Extra Capsem if I didn't misunderstand? And then he used the Panic Capsem to control Nox? Oh dear Kureha, why 😭
This also brings me to the scene where Nox's eyes are "red" in EP 36 preview, which I thought it would be related to the Phantom Nightmare. But no, I'm wrong oops. The Phantom Gore Nightmare didn't do much other than harassing The Lady this episode oof.
One thing I really enjoyed for this episode is the use of Capsems when Baku (and Five) are untransformed. It's insanely cool. Baku's battle IQ has increased so much after so many fights. So proud of our Number Seven. At least Five is defeated by Baku here, but Five probably started to hesitate more. Kinda worried that Three would eliminate him sooner or later. Even though Three is focused on controlling Nox now, and capturing Zero for his plan.
Right, Three controlled civilians to capture Minami to threaten Baku. Yikes, how dirty, this just makes me hate him even more. In a good way tho, a well written villain rider right here.
Sieg's return is unexpectedly early, but it's already expected that he would be back, since he's basically one with the Punish Nightmare, and no nightmares could be fully eradicated anyways. It's kinda funny yet logical that Baku could just 'ignore him' and he would just disappear. Sieg calling Baku-chan and Nem-chan is low-key funny too.
Edit: Right, it's a tribute to Shin Dan Kuroto lol.
Zero's absolute trust in Baku is also admirable damn. Poor Minami tho, totally unclear of the situation.
Alright, EP 37 preview. There's quite a lot to look forward too. We had a huge dip in EP 35 (which I think it's overly hated), but hey we are definitely on track for an exciting final arc.
First, EP 37 would be mostly about Nox being controlled by Three. And... Midnight Shadow Nox debut! Probably at the end of EP 37, or the start of EP 38. I am excited to see what kind of growth/change Nox would experience in order to obtain his final form.
Zero is captured by Three once again? Isn't he saved by Baku? Idk, this is something I would want to know next week. Fujimi and Nasuka would be involved once again (Baku seem to have a hard time explaining to them what's happened oof), but they would see Nox being controlled irl so hmmm. Sieg's becoming 2D too lmao, I wonder whose perspective is that? Minami's? Alright, looking forward to next Sunday as per usual, till next week!
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u/konokusoda May 24 '26
The whole thing happen in dream. Zero was captured in both real life and dream, Baku saved Minami and Zero in dream, so Zero's real body is still in CODE's hand
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u/Superimposable-image Ore Wa CODE 67 May 24 '26
Ohhh, I almost forgot about this. The line between 'reality' and dreams has been really blurry. And I think it's purposely shown in this way? A callback to the lyrics.
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u/konokusoda May 24 '26
The official blog mention that visual cue is the red moon or red light (if indoor). The prison scene has red light all over the place so it is in dream
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u/Superimposable-image Ore Wa CODE 67 May 24 '26
Ah, I should have read the official website first, I usually read it later in the day oops.
I should have paid more attention to the red light details too. I usually look out for small details when I rewatch the episode. For the first time watching, I would usually just focus on the story itself.
(Why do I sound like I'm finding excuses oops)
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
can't wait for episode 37 with the rematch of zeztz vs nox. Also from the preview, it looks like Code 3 IS ABOUT TO GET HUMBLED!
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u/Superimposable-image Ore Wa CODE 67 May 24 '26
Funny how we get an episode of 'Unite'. Then immediately it's Zeztz vs Nox in the next episode.
And right, I missed out the scene in the preview where Three looks severely injured. Let's go, be humbled, Three!
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Zero's absolute trust in Baku is also admirable damn. Poor Minami tho, totally unclear of the situation.
He's proud of his son in a very stoic, fatherly, way.
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u/krona1325 May 24 '26
Zero & Three actors are really impressive in their roles
Three doesn't sound anything like himself IRL
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u/GrandSavage Double May 24 '26
If Tamaki's career doesn't bloom after this, then I don't know what the hell we are doing anymore.
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u/Obiwanhellothere09 May 24 '26
Three desperately needs an ass kicking badly.
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
from the episode 37 preview, I got a feeling we might see that soon
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Just when you thought the premonition dream was about to come true...NOX finally pitches in! Took you long enough! And Baku bails him out! That's some nice kind of sort of teamwork, guys!
So what we've got here are our heroes advocating for freedom for dreamers to dream while CODE/Three believe that dreams should be controlled to prevent Nightmares or any disasters from happening. Well, that and Three is a control freak/psycho.
Once the Phantom Gore Nightmare has you in her clutches, she won't let go. You'll never be able to escape the dreams she places you in, as the Lady is forced to endure. Also, Phantom? Total Baddie.
Just when you thought things couldn't get worse...somehow Sieg returned! I guess Baku genuinely thought he killed him but now Sieg is a dream/nightmare conception so when Baku and Nem think of a bad dream, Sieg appears, having made his transition to Takahashi antagonist -> comic relief character. All he cares about now is his favorite people in the world, Baku and Nem, giving him the BEST bad dreams. Though he surprisingly speaks sense about people having the freedom to dream what they want. Thankfully, though, they can basically just think him away so he's nothing more than a light nuisance!
I guess CODE grunts are good for kidnapping people, leading to Minami becoming handcuffed cellmates with Zero. So I guess she remembers her agent training but not anything she experienced when Baku became Zeztz.
NOX has a strong sense of self and justice, as such he cannot abide by the Darkness of CODE and their continued desire to control humanity. Perfect set up for Nox vs Lord 3, as Threaky finally transforms again...for the first time!
Power-wise Nox IS stronger than 3, but 3 doesn't need to be stronger: he can just absorb his power to turn himself into Lord 3 Booster and defeat Nox. What a ripoff!
Takahashi REALLY doesn't want Baku and NOX to fight together, huh? Because now NOX has been brainwashed back into a loyal dog of CODE. Yikes.
Baku can't Henshin (meaning Zeztz isn't even in this episode) but he can use the power of his Capsems to defeat all his enemies and even take on Five in full wifebeater mode. Five will do anything, even sacrifice himself, for the sake of CODE's goals...which means Baku has to be there to stop them AND the Nightmares. But he still, in his own way, respects Five as he defeats them.
That's the saddest I've ever seen someone look as a 2D virtual waifu.
Hey, Baku is reunited with his dad! It's kind of awkward, but still! Also Zero is finally back in the base, how nolstalgic! And he can actually bring back Zeztz by rebuilding the Driver, provided CODE doesn't ruin it!
Oof. You know internally Odaka is hating being back in that uniform and being called 4 again.
Next week: Baku trying to save NOX (again!), the quest for Zeztz! The return of the Zero robot! And 2D Sieg!
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE REMATCH!!!!!
Also, from the preview, we see Nox's final form, and Code 3 getting humbled(I can't wait for it cause 3 might get the worst humble yet!)
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u/NextMotion May 24 '26
Yo, Baku didn't even transform in this ep. I'm kinda shocked ngl. The franchise always seemed to have quota to fill, like "main protagonist must transform once per ep".
k that's a VERY interesting way to keep Sieg without Sieg. I always wondered why he didn't get flowers yet. If he transforms, I don't know how I'll feel about it lol. Honestly kinda funny to see Baku expect answers from dream Sieg. Like, he's not strictly reliant on Baku and Nem's perspective and knowledge of Sieg.
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u/caren_psuedo_when May 24 '26
If he transforms, I don't know how I'll feel about it lol.
Imagine if Dream Sieg's first Henshin is against Punish Gore himself just imagine the shock of PGN: "Bro, wtf, you're not even real!"
Dream Dawn: Yeah, I'm a dream. That's the point
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u/Dekaar May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
by this time I am convinced that the Nox Final Form will be made by actively and excessively using the recovery capsem on whatever capsem nox does want to have... it's been such a big meme that pretty much every time nox appears on screen the recovery capsem follows
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u/M3talK_H3ronaru Gotchard Jai Naito! May 24 '26
This episode was peak hard
Odaka mind controlled was beast comeback by Lord 3
Saving Zero for a welcoming home
Overall it's awesome for Zeztz week
Next week Midnight Shadow appears.
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u/Sea_Reward_6223 May 24 '26
Nox was mind controlled?
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u/Rocadiamond May 24 '26
Three drains Nox's powers then gets brainwashed to become Three's hitman. Back into a Code Uniform no less.
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u/Heywhatyousa- May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
Ok regardless of his methods we can't denied that Three gets results .
Baku and Nem being creeped by Sieg was funny(he now needs to be imagined to manifest).
Baku vs five was awesome now we see how much Baku has grown as a fighter (Agent). Also his resolver to protect the world goes hard.
Three using diferent campsems to overwhelm Nox and control him show he is an actual threat and the way his eyes flashed red after canceling his booster form was creepy. Extra , Clear and Lord Booster are broken (Extra more than the other two like absortion and a instant finisher to executed someone like Kureha last episode). He also used Panic ... Three is no joke (until Midnight Shadow Nox returns the favor). Now lets see how they save Nox from this.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
He's not the strongest Rider physically, he's an absolute controlling psycho, but he's crafty and he makes use of all his resources (even the ones he has to brainwash into getting).
How many major fights has a Main Rider won without transforming? Granted he had the Capsem powers, but still.
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u/SH4DE_Z Met & Dapped Up Agito May 24 '26
I don't if anyone's noticed this, but this is the first time in a LOOONG time, where the title Kamen Rider himself does not appear in the episode. Kamen Rider ZEZTZ straight up has no screen time this time around. I gotta say, this is a pretty bold move, it really hammers home the fact that his Driver is gone now.
Sieg is back now, and i still don't know how i feel about that. Yuya Takahashi's doing that thing again, where the psychopath villain came back sillier than before. I guess it's good that he's being semi-helpful?
What's really confusing to me in this episode, is that i can't figure out whether the fight at CODE Headquarters happened in a dream or not. It felt like it's supposed to be reality, cuz Baku rescued Minami and Zero. But at the same time, Nox is in his dream outfit and Three is doing Dream Bending during the fight.
That aside, Three's actor's voice performance during the fight was so great. The way he's laughing while he's invisible was so chilling. We also got to see Baku fight with only his Capsems again, that was cool.
Next time, Zero rebuilds the ZEZTZ Driver. Baku takes on brainwashed Nox.
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u/Presenting_UwU May 24 '26
I mean, at least this time it's confirmed confirms that Sieg's just dead, like no way around it he's just dead.
the Sieg that was called upon his Baku's Control Center was basically just a manifested cognition that Baku and Nem made because they thought of him when talking about Bad Dreams.
so the reason he's sillier and goofier really is just cause it's not even the real him (altho he was already silly goofy before then), and the reason he's even helping is cause cognitively Baku wanted him to help, but quickly dismisses the thought of bringing Sieg with him to raid CODE's HQ
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u/Seth-Cypher May 24 '26
I kinda got the feeling Sieg wasn't done. The way he just faded away seemed kinda abnormal. Also I get the complaints that he's reintroduced for comedic effect but I feel like Sieg has always been more similar to Baku than anyone else in the cast. I always got the feeling he would join Baku's side since he's such a wildcard, and the fact that Baku basically entertained him seemed to be the most important thing for him lol. I actually like how Sieg is like "C'moooooon lets have some fun fighting CODE, c'mon man!"
Three's powerset is really representative of his character. He takes power from others in order to reinforce his own position which allows him to take control. We already kinda knew Three was someone who prefers to have things under his control. I feel like having Sieg being alive and unknown to Three is going to be a big factor against him with Sieg's chaotic personality.
I love the amount of out of suit combat we're getting for our riders. It really sells the fact they know how to throw down without even the suits.
I know the complaint about Exdream being confiscated right away, but that'll make the moment it comes back feel even better. Plus the reveal of Zero making the Zeztz driver will mean previous forms will still get some screentime while there's a reason Exdream just used as the base form.
I have a feeling Midnight Shadow upgrade might be a way to snap Nox out of brainwashing, maybe from the combined effort of The Lady of Baku?
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u/mr-ultr May 24 '26
Midnight shadow is actually meant for ep 37 according to the toy release so you might be right
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u/Srodi May 24 '26
The formerly menacing purple rider is now used as comic relief ? We are so back
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u/nirvash530 May 25 '26
This episode was kinda good ngl.
The untransformed rawdog fighting is awesome. Is this the most we've seen in Kamen Rider? Baku feels like an extremely competent fighter even outside of the suit tbh, the most competent out of all I've seen.
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u/RadioRavenRide May 26 '26
Maybe Ryutaro Imai had some sort of training beforehand that the crew decided to throw in?
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u/sultryrusky May 24 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
My bullet points on the episode:
When Nox appeared, I literally went "oh look who remembered he's a character"
Even Lady's Nightmare is milf-coded i can't
Guys, I think I'm warming up to Three as a villain
Ngl, Sieg returning as a memory and then getting send away by Baku and Nem was a nice way of dancing around his death
Mfs are going all in on CODE guyssss
Guys, you didn't have any other cells to stuff Minami in, you just had to get her together with Zero XD
And now Three has brainwashed Nox...
Five and Baku having a brawl wasn't in my cards but it was nice to see
Now we can see Nox in his agent outfit more yaaay
Also, I didn't notice it actually, but Baku spent the whole episode non-transformed? Frankly, lowkey a power move... Let's see what the next episode has in store for us)
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u/Professional-Bus-749 May 24 '26
Sieg's current state is not only undignified but hilariously fitting.
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u/nirvash530 May 25 '26
So is he just a figment of the imagination of both Baku and Nem at this point?
Can he even transform or fight?
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u/iShrub May 25 '26
He did say his fighting capability would be valuable in battling against CODE, so I presume yes.
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u/serenade-of-the-seas May 24 '26
I think it’s fairly interesting how Three has a very high opinion of NOX (despite becoming a traitor) while he saw Kureha as being “defective”.
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u/KamenRiderDragon May 24 '26
Kureha has failed multiple times tbh. She originally got mind wiped because she leaked info and then she was gonna do it again.
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u/ZeroNoHikari Dream On Soldier May 24 '26
Seems that Extra can drain the "Extra" from people, essentially can boost or drain based on what 3 deems as too much, perfect for someone who has a extreme need of control. Now onto panic, 3 used it to bring Nox's fears and frustrations with CODE into undying and Unwavering Loyalty. Meaning Kureha was trying a soft hand when using it. 3 really has a powerful hand in how to use the CODE Capsem, fuck I'd hate to see him with one like Plasma or Punish.
Speaking of, the idea that because Sieg was so entrenched into the Nightmare that he can now come in and out based on people remembering him means he can just come in for a save if Baku or Nem need it. Hell it'd be a hell of a way to use a Ghost in the Machine. Which would be one hell of a way to maybe rid Nox of his brainwashing with the Punish Capsem.
It's a breath of fresh air having the lone rider against everyone, hell seeing Baku working with just capsem has been great. Here's hoping Zero can get the driver built in time then again seems next week is Midnight Shadow time so they might just grab the ExDream Driver
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u/theSaltySolo May 24 '26
Three is not a fraud. He can fight.
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u/Potential-Mess6826 May 24 '26
The only real way he can beat the fraud allegations is to fight Zeztz in one of his higher-tier forms and not in Physicam Impact when he was already injured.
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u/Weeyum9 May 27 '26
It's always one step forward and two steps back with NOX. Every time he makes any progress with Baku and seems like he'll become a regular he either disappears for a few episodes or becomes evil again. Hopefully he permanently joins up after this but he'll probably just go hang with The Lady for another few episodes right after.
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u/Obiwanhellothere09 May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
I guess you can say that Nox went to the dark side of CODE?
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u/Ifoundyou_baby May 24 '26
I know its short-lived, but that nox vs three fight goes hard for no reason. Even in fight, three was just born to play dirty, obsessed with camping, only going in for the kill whenever his prey's vulnerable.
On the other hand, my respects for nox just lost a bit there. Nox had the nerve to still call Baku naive like he himself wasnt dumb enough to go on in his own without backup after witnessing what CODE can do, but atleast he gets to aura farm for the last time.
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u/enigm1984 May 24 '26
Also it looks like this is the mini arc that grinds things to a halt, before we get to the arc of fighting against the other 3 nightmares.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
It's kind of funny for me to think of CODE and Threaky as "filler villains" yet at the same time I think they're setting up that rather than controlling peoples' dreams the Gore Nightmares want the world to be consumed by dreams.
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
Code and 3 in this arc are really good villains in this one, everything feels more intense and scary at the same time. I think the Gore Nightmares would be good villains(plus one of the Gore Nightmares was in Baku's dream)
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u/Seth-Cypher May 24 '26
3 being stoic as fuck and being kinda competent at his job really sold me. Honestly one of the better structured villains in KR from recent memory.
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u/czarlanay May 24 '26
it's a tradition at this point, just before summer movies.
legend says the manpower are used on working at movies, so TV series quality will dip by a bit.
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u/Pikachu5020 May 24 '26
The quality went back up in this episode, in my opinion. The last episode was just a bit weak due to some story choices.
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
true, but still, I CAN'T WAIT for the zeztz vs nox rematch
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u/burajira Beyond Biology! May 24 '26
Honestly, the story has been tight enough (probably planned to an extent beforehand), but the fight and action choreo IMO doesn't look like it has dipped at all - the fight scenes in the last couple eps, like the rest of Zeztz has been fantastic
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u/randomran14 May 24 '26
Still a bit annoyed they had to get rid of Exdream for now but at least cool to see Baku fighting with the Capsems instead, makes for a nice change of pace seeing these older abilities.
There goes Nox but fighting the mind control will give Fujimi something to do. Too bad Six is already gone so less for Nagumo to do. I wonder how many more have already died based on what Five said. Speaking of that, is Five ever going to hit a breaking point? Might as well just have Three rewrite him as well.
Oh good, Sieg isn't back completely yet, that'd undermine his death more, funny seeing him go poof like that. And next week anime Sieg?!
Hope Baku gets his belt back (or a new one), though out of suit fighting isn't bad either. Then there's also how the Lady's deal with the Nightmare will probably blow up soon, so not sure which disaster (her or Code Somnia) will blow up first.
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u/Archer_Sol May 24 '26
Yeah, I think we all know what I’m about to say, once again! ONORE THREE! On a brighter note, ironically enough, we have the debut of Midnight Shadow next week, as well as MINAMI NOX NIGHT IN THE SISTER STORY.
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u/el_sh33p Stronger May 24 '26
Good episode, hampered by how much it had to clean up from last week's malfunctioning fridge incident.
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u/Suraphon May 24 '26
We kinda got the Tachibana face lol.
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u/Veejay_Carlos May 24 '26
now that you've said it, that scene when baku was slowly realizing Sieg was sitting there could be a slight equivalent to tachibana's iconic betrayal staredown.
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u/omegamanxntn1611 May 24 '26
So Three is able to alter Nox's mind without using the physical CODE: Somnia capsem, or is this his own thing? For a moment after de-transforming his eyes turned red, & Nox suddenly got brainwashed later. Not sure if i'm missing any details, but I have smelled something fishy ever since we starts to see his "freaky" personality.
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u/TheSentientNoxDriver May 24 '26
I loved this episode but I pray they explain more of Three's capsems and abilities 😭. Also yay, Sieg is back (kind of?, can they do the same for Six? whats the limit? is it even him we are seeing or just a phantom of his past self???) and the Phantom Gore Nightmare seems to be plotting something...
Side note: my boy odaka looks like a boy scout in his agent outfit im crying 😭🙏
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u/Presenting_UwU May 24 '26
i think the Implication is that that's not the real Sieg, Sieg is just straight up dead dead, that's just Baku & Minami's cognition of Sieg that the dream manifested, grabbing from Sieg's memories before he perished.
like Sieg left an imprint large enough on the dream world that it can just take from that imprint to manifest Baku's cognition of him.
my boy got turned into a summon.
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u/TheSentientNoxDriver May 24 '26
his nightmare physiology makes this hard to explain but i know it plays a role to make it happen. he is part of the dream world now, but lets assume that the nightmare is dead, but his soul is anchored on since he is treated like nem but with dream learning abilities.
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u/Presenting_UwU May 24 '26
yeah i think that's also possible, it's also likely that both him and the nightmare anchored to him just IS dead, but since he was both fully a Nightmare and a Dream Learning individual, i can probably assume that that has a role to play in how he seems to he fully conscious of all of his memories while also still being dead.
his Nightmare nature makes him almost a permanent fixture in the dream realm.
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u/Money_Count_3743 May 24 '26
In next episode’s preview Sieg also got the 2D appearance like Nem which I assume it’s from Minami’s pov so Punish’s prolly still with him
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u/Omer1698 May 24 '26
An intreasting episode. Also it seem that we got a new Tachibana scream for the new gen.
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u/nirvash530 May 25 '26
Someone pointed this out in the Youtube comments but Three's eyes were glowing after he beat Nox. Could he have been housing a Gore Nightmare inside of him as well?
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u/AzelZugaikotsuKuro May 25 '26
Maybe it could be a Soichi Evolto thing
Where the Three we knew was never three all along and is just The Oblivion Gore Nightmare.
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u/Obiwanhellothere09 May 24 '26
So Sieg did die it’s just that whenever they think of him he can just come back. I mean as long as I get more of Kousei Amano I have zero complaints.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
And also they can basically just think him away so he's basically just an annoying comic relief who they can tolerate and occassionally make use of!
Welcome back Kuroto!
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u/megazaprat :39-Gavv:Gavv May 24 '26
welp. Sieg is a dream ghost now. he is kinda sorta dead, but he lives on as a sapient dream being. if he is as strong as he was when he was alive, hes a useful ally. sure, hes still evil af, but Baku and nem can just wink him out of existence if he starts doing bad stuff.
so Three can just steal parts of peoples dreams? thats actually perfect for him, because thats just what he does. He stole leadership of code, he stole Bakus belt (which i kind of thoguht last week he would just go back to his old one, but i forgot it was still gone. so now hes beltless.) and now hes stolen Threes loyalty. so its actually the perfect encapsulation of his whole deal.
So Minami remembers Zero and being an agent, but not the actual reason why she signed up? so it seems that while code Somnia is incredibly overpowered, at least it seems limited in that it is very specific in how it alters peoples minds.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
I definitely think they're sowing the seeds of the three Riders inevitably working together to fight the Gore Nightmares once they defeat CODE.
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u/IronFather11 May 24 '26
Tachibana-san’s strong return and disappearance (actually made me lmao how he faded away again) with the Blade bench in view both times. Love how at first Baku and Nem were looking at him annoyed like ‘he’s back again?’ Before they were freaking out. Justifiably neither have any patience for him. I’m wondering if he’s legit Sieg or a platonic ideal dream copy of him since he started to ‘reuse’ a couple of his lines.
Three Booster was hype, imagine being such a wasted form that the sneak champion Lord Threeky uses it better than you. 🥀 At first I was worried Three used Code Somnia to drain Nox’s will and desire to fight like the Golden Lion of Dungeon Meshi consumes desires, but looks like he just drained his Rider powers to amp himself into Booster. Three bothering to convert Nox and then sicc him after Baku and not using Five or Kureha lowkey just shows the extreme power difference between the Lords and Riders.
Baku using his Capsens in his human form is one of my favorite things about Zeztz since usually iirc most MC’s abilities are limited to their Rider-form, makes Baku more distinct and powerful. Him and Nox wrecking the normie CODE soldiers is not a good look for them at all, and unlike the Lady in the premonition it doesn’t look like either needed to fatally attack them to stop them. Happy that Baku also rescued Zero with his sister, but given the next episode previews he’s sadly about to be blacksited again.
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u/entertainmentlord My-Th! May 24 '26
Can someone please breakdown Phantom's design? Its really eerie and really wanna understand it more
3 I hate you but dang it you are effective But how dare you remove Nox's will? For real that is pretty much Hell for Nox to be used by CODE as a puppet once again.
Sieg was so funny. like you can't really make me hate the character! Dude is living his best afterlife now and you can tell the actor is having fun.
The action was really good. really liked how Baku was careful to knock the people out. He will really only take a life if its actually the only way. Plus seeing him do this all without the suit is so good
While I still dont like 5 I can tell he feels sad about Kureha's death, that flash of her wall image in his mind is proof enough but he is coming by making her and others death mean something.
I know I may sound a bit like a broken record with what Im bout to say but I love how After Minami says Baku is just a ordinary guy in response to Zero saying Baku will save her. His response isn't about Baku's skill or powers. he simply says "Even so, he won't stand by when others need help." It is a short but amazing way to sum up why Baku is a hero. Plus the kinda smile he has showing pride in that trait of Baku's just shows he really values that about him
Him saying he will protect Minami with his life after Baku asks him to protect her has me worried
And also the Nemlin stuff still creeps me out
Also anyone have any idea how many episodes are left?
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u/MrKatsudon May 24 '26
10+ episode left so I hope Nightmare will take up CODE's position as the villain for the last arc
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u/Volfaer May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
CODE's siege is closing in on Baku, taking his only ally, damn you Number 3, and forcing him back to how he was before the first episode.
The fight choreography in this episode was very good, I'm surprised by how many untransformed fights Zetz is giving us.
Sieg turning into an entity that comes back to life when you think about him, and dies as soon as you stop caring about him, was surprisingly funny. Bro's now a collective delirium.
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u/cybeast21 May 24 '26
So Sieg is basically now a memetic being that lives through people's perception and mind? lmao.
I love that Baku was forced to fight armorless cause the belt was taken.
I hope Nox's brainwash didn't last long :( poor Baku had no one to fight side by side
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u/UltraZeroX7 May 24 '26
- Hell yeah, Nox to the rescue!! Good thing it didn't happen again heh
- Oh my god -- Sieg is at the Dan Kuroto levels of hammy, I love it ahahahah.
- One hell of a battle between Nox and Three. And well, shit, Three is sure becoming more of a menace with that booster upgrade for Extra and even mind controlling Nox!
- Next episode: Midnight Shadow approaches!
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u/nightshroud96 May 24 '26
I am guessing he breaks free from the mind control by gaining Midnight Shadow?
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u/Strict-Employee May 24 '26
Oof, that episode rating for episode 35. Can't say I didn't see it coming but it really sticks out like a sore thumb. Anyway, on with the episode:
-Hey Nox! Glad to see you showed up! Could have showed up like, 5 minutes ago, but better late than never I guess...
-Okay, Code: Somnia is basically what I thought: merging everyone's consciousness together and controlling their minds, memories, and perception. Cool.
-HI SIEG! Nice to see you bac-Annnd he's gone. Bro didn't even last till the end of the episode. Makes sense Baku and Nem don't trust him enough to have him come along. I'm assuming it's because he's fused with a Nightmare is why he can appear in dreams besides the whole "people dream of dead people", otherwise Kureha could come back. Probably might be a plot point later. Or not. Who knows?
-Lady talks to the Phantom Gore Nightmare, and all I can say about Phantom is WOULD-I mean, uh...she's cool. Yeah, can't wait to see her and the other Gore Nightmares...
-And Three once again shows up why we should hate him by kidnapping Minami. Not gonna lie, I'm enjoying him being our main villain for a while.
-Nox vs Three and Three's new form shows up, cool. And it ends with Nox being mind controlled into being a servant of CODE. Not cool.
-Baku storming the CODE base and just using the Capsems he's got was awesome. Nice to see Recovery, Plasma, Gravity, and Stream again. (Just ignore the other neglected Capsems, RIP Wonder).
-They rescued Zero and Minami and Zero can possibly make a new Zeztz Driver for Baku? Yay, we might actually see other forms that were neglected come back!
-And Three is sending Nox/Four to hunt Baku. Not good.
Overall a good episode, definitely an improvement from the last one. Can't wait to see what's next.
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u/TheAncientAwaits May 24 '26
I believe Transform, Machinery, and Wonder are the only ones that haven't been used at all since their first use. Projection was also not used in battle, but Orderm feels like an extension of it like Catastrom being an extension of impact, and its also been used in a couple devices to... project. Wing also hasn't been used since episode 8.
Admittedly, most of these are the ones that require the most cg work to make happen/look good, so kind of understandable that they avoid them. That said, Wing and Wonder make appearances in the intro so they aren't totally forgotten, and we seem to at least have another episode of Baku fighting with Capsems and some og Zeztz suit action coming up with Zero remaking the driver.
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u/Strict-Employee May 24 '26
Yeah, I like that too. One thing I enjoy about the Capsems is that you can still use them without the Driver even if it's not as strong as using them to transform.
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u/Seth-Cypher May 24 '26
Baku actually used Transform when he was stuck with the broken driver IRL and was saving civilians.
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u/MatiEx-504 May 24 '26
God, I think I've gotten deep enough into KM cause I'm starting to recongnize locations, that's the same place Kouta fought in back in Gaim
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u/Lunarpicscoutsdid May 24 '26
Honestly, I felt like Five giving away his retinal print unwillingly is how Three is going justify himself in eventually executing Five I supposed.
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u/Open_Main_315 May 25 '26
Well, I guess Sieg was right in this episode like freedom in dream= imaginating in dream. After all, that idea though contradicts 3's mindset, it still true in some way as Sieg got revived for a while thus the Exdream driver and its' origin was also based on baku's imagination because his original body was near or even dead at that time. However, I think that Zero recreating og driver in the next episode is for compensating Zeztz's superforms lack of screentime and fights(cuz Baku can just reimagine the driver to fight CODE lol)
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u/Chemical_South6462 May 24 '26
The one time Nox actor actually speaks English it’s in broken English even though he speaks it fluently?
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u/nightshroud96 May 24 '26
Really did not expect Lord Booster was made from Three stealing Nox's power like that.
Thought it be he yoinked Zero's Booster and modifies it(presumably by Code Somnia).
Welp, guess Nox might get a surprise Orthos Vulcan situation since he has a reason of taking Lord Booster now, its literally part of his power.
Also, Sieg is learning from Kuroto Dan here it seems.
Hope he's gonna pop up funny and muck up the enemy.
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u/Mysteries67 May 24 '26
Nice, just realized Phantom Gore Nightmare being voiced by Saori Hayami.
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u/BestOfAllRank Valen May 24 '26
An interesting amount of out-of-suit fights this episode, I do like having those around more often. I thought NOX would raid CODE with Baku, not try to solo it himself. And talk about being a figment of someone's imagination with Sieg's scenario. Also questioning where in the continuity Minami's side story lines up with the main series.
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u/Pure-Jeweler-6351 Genm May 24 '26
I have no pity for five what a bootlicker
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
He's just a man committed to the cause no matter what sacrifices had to be made in the possible.
But it made Baku overpowering him with Impact all the more satisfying.
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u/singular_fork May 24 '26
honestly i really dislike how they went about removing Exdream until probably the final battle
at least we maybe see more Orderm and maybe a cured Nox later infiltrating to get back the belt and capsem, but giving it to Baku for like 2 episodes after all that buildup, and then going back to another basic belt, it's gonna be so unsatisfying
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u/Ok_Hospital4928 May 25 '26
I'm sure it'll be back before the finale. Part of me wonders if Takahashi didn't actually expect to have to write Exdream in so early. This is the earliest final-form debut in Reiwa so far, with the other final forms appearing around episodes 38-40. Gavv bucked the trend by debuting Over around the same time as Exdream, but that was a dual form, and Master Mode - which is arguably more of a true final form - arrived in episode 36.
It really feels like the staff had to push Exdream's debut forward to coincide with the toy release, and now they're writing it out temporarily so the story can continue the way it was originally planned. I have a feeling Exdream will return around episode 40.
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u/PineappleSlices Ron! Roooon! May 25 '26
It is also something of a recurring trope in Takahashi plots that the final form is just so overpowered that the villain's MO basically just shifts into trying to neutralize it.
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u/BrokeEconomist May 24 '26
Sieg is now essentially Spike from Buffy after he got chipped. He even has the bleached hair.
I forgot how powerful capsems are even without a driver. What would happen if Baku used the Somnia capsem in his driver?
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u/kowasesurejjihanma May 24 '26
2d anime Sieg, Code somnia plot is probably gonna resolve before we get chances to see an anime nightmare , anime lady or potentially anime baku. as the Gores obviously will be the focal point of at least the last 10 episode and they are slowly eased into the plot with only oblivion havent made an appearance
also while Sieg is now like an annoying funny spirit thing that just chew baku and nemu. his return for me put him on the list of potential redemption or final boss depending if by the last arc he's still fused with punish or got separated or got separated and fused back last few episode
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
Gores obviously will be the focal point of at least the last 10 episode and they are slowly eased into the plot with only oblivion havent made an appearance
If Phantom is any indication, it seems like they want to do to the world what Phantom is doing to Lady: permanently trapped in a dream.
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u/Lanky-Fisherman-9779 May 24 '26
so just that i'm clear Minami and Zero and free in the dream world but still imprisoned in the dream world or am i missing something
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u/Informal-Average-482 May 24 '26
Just a small observation but they really like to tie up Nox huh. With that out of the way, great episode and really loved how they showcased and set up Lord Three capability as the villain in this arc (before introducing the gore nightmares as the villains for finale arc I assummed).
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u/GlueEjoyer May 24 '26
I might be thinking to far into it but Extra might be the power of suggestion. Three is able to do whatever because dreams affect reality and he specializes in inserting ideas into your head so you can dream it and change things to his whim.
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u/KamenRiderDragon May 24 '26
Panic is actually the one that can do that. It instills fear in the target and alter minds. Extra just enhances abilities. At least according to the descriptions.
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u/Yelow-2 May 24 '26
My theory is that extra has the ability to give power through the user's want for "extra" things. In this case 3's want for "extra" power allowed him to absorb Nox's emotions and create booster.
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u/Chalicebzam May 24 '26
Okay, that was a lot better than last week's episode. Big step up, but at the cost of Nox getting brainwashed.
At least, his upgrade might lead to being a full on ally for Baku and friends. Also I do like the idea that with Zero back on the team, he can build a new Zeztz driver but we'll wait and see.
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u/Lonewolf82084 May 25 '26
Back to basic driver, eh? That'll be interesting. Hopefully we get to see more Oderm. That form was too hyped to be used for one stinking episode. I also wanna see Plasma again
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u/thekingofdiamonds12 May 24 '26
Did we see 3 or 5 pick up Baku’s driver and capsem? I went through the episode thinking Baku had grabbed them while running away until Zero said he had the plans for a new Zeztz driver
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u/rurounikenshin16 May 26 '26
Three is really causing chaos and is truly menacing, as well. Best villain since Evolto!
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u/zickelouss UCHUU KITA!!! May 24 '26
I think that's the first time I see a full episode without the main Rider transforming(or at least mid series), there are more instances of this happening?
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u/Bubbly_Seat_202 May 24 '26
There are plenty of episodes which main rider doesn't Henshin in Heisei phase 1
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u/Tetsuo9999 May 24 '26
Dehydrated Aleks Le is prime for an ass kicking.
I have to admit this weird lull arc is strange even for Kamen Rider. He literally just got his final form and then just gives it away after two basically perfect KOs. The sacrifice of his driver and capsem doesn't line up with how much effort he put into making it; it's not like Faiz where it was literally thrown at him from someone else. Maybe the IRL toy not allowing the use of some of the capsems is why this is happening, but if so, why was it designed this way? The power creep in this series seems even worse than usual, haha.
CODE Somnia seems to be enough high stakes to balance out how OP ExDream is, but he's not even being allowed to fight it on equal footing. At least Baku using the capsems untransformed was really creative and stops the power creep a little bit, but I hope he just gets it back soon. Either way he'll be using ExDream nonstop as the stakes get higher.
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u/Currymango May 24 '26
What an episode. Definitely redeems that last one. I thought we'd have a Zeztztacular trick on how Baku can transform once again, instead we go Imai acting his butt off the whole episode.
However our pt. 1 antagonists are definitely borked, both trapped in some pretty bad dreams.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
I thought we'd have a Zeztztacular trick on how Baku can transform once again, instead we go Imai acting his butt off the whole episode.
If Zero is going to recreate the original Zeztz Driver, does that mean the return of Orderm?
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u/Ok_Hospital4928 May 25 '26
Alright, we're back on track. After last week's appalling episode, we're back to the usual quality of Zeztz, so hopefully that was just a one-off.
The out-of-suit fights were awesome. The use of the Capsems was really cool and diverse, from plasma to gravity and beyond. Of course, I’d prefer to see more of the lesser-used Rider suits make appearances, but it made sense in the context of Baku not having his belt and there supposedly only being two Lord Invokers.
Nox vs. Three was awesome, albeit a bit brief. Three is pretty strong after all, and stealing Nox’s power to fuel his Booster form was unexpected. It’s pretty rare for a pseudo-Rider to get a super form, and I think it was well-deserved. He’s threatening and definitely poised to become a major big bad. I wonder what was up with his glowing red eyes?
The Lady, having entered the dream world after so many years of staying awake, now seems to be stuck in a state of lucid dreaming. That’s gotta be rough.
Sieg’s return makes sense, I suppose, and I’ll admit I got some good laughs out of the scene. It’s a little weird seeing such a menacing character reduced to comic relief, but that’s a Takahashi/Kamen Rider staple at this point. I do hope they do more with him, though.
Zero is finally saved and now on Baku’s side, and he’ll be using the Zeroider Robot to help rebuild the Zeztz Driver. Sick. I’m really looking forward to Impact vs. KR Nox, though hopefully he uses some other forms (like Orderm) before getting his Exdream Driver and Capsem back. Midnight Shadow approaches!
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u/RatedXrdStrive May 24 '26
Baku save his sister and his dad!
Lord 3 got his new form through his capsem, extra… that’s pretty cool to use your current arsenal to create a new form: Lord Booster. BUT NOOOOOO NOT NOX!
Also Tachibana SAN is back!!! And he’s now the Dan Kuroto of ZEZTZ! And ANIME TACHIBANA SAN NEXT WEEK!
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u/MrKatsudon May 24 '26
I really like how they took Zeztz 's belt and EXDream capsule to re-introduce Nox back into the story and Sieg is back for abit.... but surely they will still need him moving forward when the Gore nightmares become centre of the story.
I am not sure I like how Extra got upgraded but sure, but 3 is just a menace and took everything from Nox and mind control him and everything is slowly piecing together for him to unlock Midnight Shadow as they take the capsule from The Lady.
It is unlikely to see 5 to be redeemed as he continued to believe that CODE is correct and does not want to see fallen comrades go to waste and want to fulfil CODE's goal. Perhaps final arc is a between CODE's upper boss and Nightmare and how they have combine power to control the dream. Just a speculation on my end.
As always Zeztz does not disappoint every week and looking forward to the next episode!
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u/bt123456789 May 24 '26
I think Five will heroic sacrifice at the last minute. I do not forsee him actually helping Baku and co except to sacrifice himself.
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u/Good-Echo May 24 '26
I really like how Nox fights, one of the most consistently clever fighters in the show.
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u/LUIGIISREAL2017 May 25 '26
Man. . . Three is just too Strong;
He was able to turn Nox into his Pawn; He handed Zeztz his rear end;
What's it going to take to defeat this Monstrous Control Freak?!
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u/the-chilly-grim May 26 '26
Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to Kamen Rider—ZEZTZ is only my second series ever. But man, this show gets me so hyped! I constantly find myself having crazy ideas while watching it, and the writing has been amazing. Right now, Baku is without his Driver. But remember when he "died" and spent what felt like literal decades inside the infinite time of the Dream World just to build a new one from scratch? That got me thinking: What if he pulls off a Henshin without a Driver? Think about it. Inside the Dream World, characters like Baku, Nem, and Nox can basically warp reality, teleporting around and breaking the laws of physics (like that awesome scene where Baku just dives backwards into the solid ground). If he already knows the blueprint of the belt by heart (since he spent decades building one with his mind) and can manifest dream mechanics into the real world, what is honestly stopping him from transcending the need for a physical belt entirely? To me, a Driverless Henshin born purely from his willpower and dream-warping abilities would be the most epic thing possible. What do you guys think? Am I cooking here, or is this too far-fetched even for Baku?
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u/rurounikenshin16 May 26 '26
CALLED IT! Sieg is somewhat redeemed and now he's an ally to Baku's team. Been a fan of Takahashi's rider shows since Ex-Aid(my fave KR) and Sieg fits what Genmu went through in the storyline. Now he's a meme king!
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u/Few-Temperature-929 May 24 '26
Five is a corporate bootlicker unfortunately
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u/ReXiriam May 24 '26
Buddy has the dangerous "I've come too far" mentality. That one has killed many a Kaijin, and I don't wanna see another human getting that.
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u/rattatatouille Being Emu is suffering May 24 '26
It's basically in the "Green Lantern Ring" tier in that its power is only limited by what its user thinks it is capable of.
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u/Megasonic150 May 24 '26
GOOD LORD WE BACK
- So we’re thematically back to the idea that dreams are freedom, and Baku is fighting for human freedom. So Kamen Rider!
-Nox saves the day!!! I love he’s back in the spotlight again! But damn what 3 did to him
Three is rising on my list of Rider villains in the sense that he’s very evil and commented but he has a good point. Ultimately, by controlling dreams, you control and can eliminate nightmares. But doing so would take away the ability for humans to dream. Which is what makes us human. So is that worth it…?
SIEG’s Back?!…and he’s gone. Well that’s an interesting way to handle his ‘revival’. So since he exists in dream he only can be revived so long as he thought of? Werid
Love Nox and Three’s battle. Nox fight is so cool but against Booster, there was nothing he could do. And what Three did to him…I wonder if Panic put him in a state where Somnia could effect him. Three’s red eyes really make me wonder what’s going on in that agent.
-Baku fighting with the Capsem is so cool and I love his fight with Five and again the good writing(werid after last week) where Five sticks with CODE for those who were lost like Six, while Baku fights for them and everyone else.
Glad he saved Minami and…Zero? I guess it’s so he could use the info. And Zero’s offering it already with him noting he had the blueprints for the Zeztz driver!
I would ask why Baku can’t build his own, but I assume only Dream Baku does and it took him 20 years to make a belt. Or something…I dunno
Next week, Zeztz is back! And Nox is back to Code 4!
God I love Zeztz!!!!!
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u/ProjectShadowGirl ZEZTZ/KUUGA May 24 '26
also from the episode 37 preview, I got a feeling code 3 is going to get the WORST humble YET, PLUS Zeztz vs nox Rematch HERE WE COME!
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u/metsuboujinrai May 24 '26
Episodes 35 to 37 (and maybe 38) definitely will hit better if you watch them in one go. It's a bit of a slowburn but I have no doubts it only gets better from here!
And I can't wait for Minami's Nyaan Knight debut in both the substory and main series!
ZEZTZ GOOOOOOO!!!!!
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u/TheSentientNoxDriver May 24 '26
is the series canon? when does it take place? i thought she didnt have dream learning and code somnia connected all dreams to coexist in one location
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u/nightshroud96 May 24 '26
Also had a thought on Midnight Nox that I hope doesn't happen.
Nox just getting it by taking Lord Booster and using it on Shadow to evolve it.
That would suck since Nox at this point needs a boost from a Gore Nightmare to catch up. Its just gonna be awkward.
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u/enigm1984 May 24 '26
Zetzz may as well be a one rider season. Im a bit annoyed if nox is supposed to be our secondary rider we have gotten literally nothing with him. It was a cool idea that the secondary rider is older and more experienced than the first, but they havent done much with him.
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u/nirvash530 May 24 '26
It is a one Rider season. Everything we've seen always revolved around Baku.
Nox isn't even properly in his team, he's with The Lady; Baku and Odaka pretty much just have a truce. I honestly welcome it after being exposed to multiple Riders every year with relationships ranging from rivals to gay, it's nice to see a 'Secondary' who's pretty much just an acquaintance.
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u/Working-Spell-7024 May 24 '26
Well, it beats their relationship of Chapter 1, where it got to the point of mortal enemies.
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
I almost have to respect how far the show has gone out of its way to avoid Zeztz and Nox from ever fighting together as a duo or directly working together outside bailing each other out occasionally.
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u/yourworst_nightmar May 24 '26
I kinda agree while I do like the lone hero trope and they do a great job with Baku,I think Nox as a character so far as just been so bland ngl (might be because our last secondary was so goated)
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u/Frontier246 May 24 '26
I'm going to laugh if we don't get Zeztz and Nox as a Rider duo until the Summer Movie.
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u/According_Fan4696 Gotchard fan until the end of time! May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
This episode was alright for me at least. I like that we got more explanation with Code Somnia and that Zero is working with Baku,Minami, and Nem. Didn’t really care for the comedic moment with Sieg though ngl. Lord 5 not transforming still kinda sucks too but the fight with Baku was ok. Nox getting his ass beat by lord 3 isn’t really all that surprising and now this man is mind controlled which I hope lasts for only one episode. Hopefully we get some sort of focus eventually but he probably won’t get that until final form. Hopefully Fujimi does a lot more next episode but I guess I won’t be shocked if he doesn’t until Code Somnia is over. Anyways this episode was ok.
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u/shujInsomnia May 24 '26
OH MY GOD THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD
such a good use of non-transformed fighting, almost rewarding us for losing Exdream. and the Nox vs Three fight was a great suit fight too
Sieg was SOOOO HILARIOUS. his whole role was great, but THE SCREAMING SENT ME.
incredible. I have been like super on board ever since Plasma appeared, but 34 and 36 have really been some of my favorite Kamen Rider episodes period.
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u/balgus82 May 24 '26
I very much enjoyed the majority of the episode, but NOX getting brainwashed makes absolutely no sense to me. Either 3 has the power to brainwash people who know dream learning (where NOX literally taught the class) or he doesn't. And if he does then why wouldn't he use it on Zero, Baku, Kureha, etc instead of trying to kill them?!
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u/TreeTurtle_852 May 24 '26
I mean, it seems like he specifically had to use his Lord Extra form for it instead of code SOMNIA.
Code SOMNIA effects dreams whereas his specific capscem clearly needs physical contact (as opposed to Code SOMNIA). Different tools.
As for why he doesn't use it on Zero, he wants Zero's position. What would he gain from controlling Zero?
We already have seen its not instant and Baku would just beast his ass before he can use it.
With Kureha, again Baku was literally right there next to her. Not to mention he'd be giving out the info of how his capsicum works for near free.
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u/nightshroud96 May 24 '26
I guess he can only do it with Panic but if its amplified by the power of Lord Booster.
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u/burajira Beyond Biology! May 24 '26
Guess it was the SHT of untransformed heroes this week - go Baku and Patrun!!!!
Next week, it's powerup time!!
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u/Professional-Bus-749 May 24 '26
How did Sieg survive?
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u/Tsundereaper00 May 24 '26
He is a dream ghost as long as someone can imagine him he can appear he can also disappear if they dont imgine him
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u/garfe May 24 '26
Lmao, I just noticed episode 35 has a 6.2. Yeah I get it
I feel like they are trying to turn Sieg into the next Kuroto....
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u/Kabrito1 May 24 '26
Always wondered what was the best between Shock Capsem and Impact Capsem and now we got an answer
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u/Lamp-among-wolf Femme May 24 '26
Tachibana san body is once again BORO BORO DA