Zyuohger is out of control. Genis is one scary motherfucker, wow. Episode 46 was worthy of a season finale.
Ex-Aid didn't get me as pumped as Zyuoh but it keeps its pace and consistence. It raises some questions and I'm not sure I like the writing (Emu is a genius gamer thanks to another hidden surgery which only purpose was to reproduce the Bugsters, making him the first infected; Taiga and Hiro going straight for the kill while they ignore Pipopapo).
ParaDX is easily my least favorite suit (honestly feels like there wasn't a lot of thought put in it). Doesn't help that the stunt actor didn't do anything interesting in favor of showing off the transformation and puzzle gimmicks and it had 0 of Pallad's personality compared to the other Riders. Shout outs to the Gunflame-Tyrant Rave combo at the end though.
My bet is that Niko got infected by Emu after/during the tournament.
Does Tekken 6 really fit the timeline? Wasn't Tag 2 out by then?
6 was released on arcades in 2008, consoles in '09. Tag 2 was 3 years later both versions, so yeah, he probably was (or should be?) competing in TTT2.
The brief conversation between Dan and Parad when he gets the gashat is pretty interesting though - is Dan planning to use Parad as the final boss of Kamen Rider Chronicle? And how truthful was he with Taiga?
It's also a damn shame that the Riders are so vastly different in terms of power level that the individual gimmicks don't really matter, at least not yet. Stuff like Paradox's item control could lead to a lot of clever fights.
He didn't mention his father, so I'm guessing he told a half-truth (that is why he killed Kiriya, why would he care about the coroner discovering that Emu was infected?). Also guessing that he doesn't have a lot of choice putting Bugsters in Chronicle, since he kinda worships their virus?
I've been quietly watching Zyuohger all this time and I finally caught up. While the only modern Sentai series I have for comparison's sake is ToQger, I have enjoyed Zyuohger. It's not particularly outstanding, but it's likable - mostly for its characters and less so for the overarching plot. But when the plot has gotten the focus, it's pretty good stuff. These last few episodes are definitely ratcheting up the intensity. That said I'm reeeeally anticipating Kyuranger lol.
Oh, and I've also started Kamen Rider OOO after not really feeling Ex-Aid. I still wanted my Rider fix and this one seems to be working out. Only up to episode 8, but I'm enjoying it so far.
If you are enjoying Zyuohger for its character focus with some interesting plot or world building here and there, you'll love OOO. Just don't expect to get all the answers you should.