Good season, but so slow
"A good season with a great concept — but painfully uneven.Zero-One has incredible music, stylish jingles, and one of the coolest tech themes in the entire franchise. The first 15–20 episodes feel strong and confident, like the show knows exactly what story it wants to tell.
And then… the Zaia Arc happens.
This part drags on forever — from episode 17 all the way to 36 — and most of its characters feel flat, annoying, or straight-up badly written. By the time the Ark Arc shows up, COVID forces the writers to squeeze everything into just a few episodes, and the pacing collapses completely.
I don’t recommend Zero-One as someone's first Kamen Rider season, but if you want a story about AI, humanity, and technology — this one is definitely for you.
The cast is likeable, the ideas are strong, but the middle and the final arcs seriously hold the season back.
In short: great start, amazing aesthetics, but the Zaia and Ark arcs ruin the flow."
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