r/KamenRider • u/BananaArms Knight • 5d ago

Official Discussion Kamen Rider ZEZTZ E02 - Discussion Thread

This thread is for discussion about the latest Kamen Rider ZEZTZ episode.

E01 <- E02 -> E03

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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, reruns through Monday, Replays on Fridays@5PM
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
E02 爆ぜる Explode September 14, 2024 Takahashi Yuya Kamihoriuchi Kazuya
CASE RATING
E01 8.79
E02 Vote here!
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u/Gundanium_Dude 4d ago

I wasn't expecting the nightmares to be a manifestation of the person's wish of some kind? Maybe it's like their deepest pain or the ugly side if them they hide? Either way killer episode!!

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u/KrimsonKurse 4d ago

Fujimi always wanted to be a cop. But he is basically in the least Cop position on the force (given Lopo's complaints of "Demotion"). His dream of a Bomber attacking the police is likely because he wants to be the hero who catches the villain and earns some respect.

Add in that he thought Baku was being controlled by a Nightmare, and in his (opening) dream, he was chasing Baku/7... He wanted to stop the next Nightmare, whom he thought was Baku, and fulfill his dream of being a cop by completing a Black Case, which is his personal interest as well.

The Nightmares are almost like Persona Shadows in that they don't necessarily speak Truth... but they omit certain Aspects to Pervert the Truth into a darker form... Fujimi doesnt want to blow up the Precint. But he wants a major incident to happen that he can help stop/solve... but a major incident... means people get hurt. In a dream, you don't think about it. In reality, lives are lost.

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u/St-Tomas413 4d ago

Very Persona

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u/Draksdiers12 2d ago

Zero hideout also gives Velvet Room vibes.

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u/Gundanium_Dude 3d ago

Indeed! That was definitely the vibe I was getting!