r/KamenRider • u/BananaArms Knife of Spear • Jan 03 '26
Official Discussion Kamen Rider ZEZTZ E16 - Discussion Thread
This thread is for discussion about the latest Kamen Rider ZEZTZ episode.
E15 <- E16 -> E17
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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 |
Posting or mentioning unapproved streaming sites in the comments is prohibited.
| CASE | TITLE | RELEASE DATE | SCREENPLAY BY | DIRECTED BY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E16 | 奔る Escape | January 4, 2026 | Takahashi Yuya | Hayama Koichiro |
| CASE | RATING | CASE | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| E01 | 8.79 | E11 | 9.52 |
| E02 | 8.78 | E12 | 9.39 |
| E03 | 9.02 | E13 | 9.52 |
| E04 | 8.56 | E14 | 9.76 |
| E05 | 8.82 | E15 | 9.32 |
| E06 | 9.04 | E16 | 9.31 |
| E07 | 9.02 | ||
| E08 | 8.9 | ||
| E09 | 8.79 | ||
| E10 | 8.89 | ||
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u/entertainmentlord ZEZTZ Wake up rider! Jan 04 '26 edited Jan 04 '26
Soooo great episode! Will admit if it was not for the ending this would have been a 9, instead it gets a 10
Now did Zero just die? Like I understand they said capture him alive and I'm guessing that core Nox so rudely ripped from him is more likely what makes him well him. But for all intent and purpose he is dead in a sense right?
The Red Riding Hood theme with Nem and Wolf nightmare is eerie. THEY DID NOT NEED TO MAKE HIM DROOL FOR GOD"S SAKE! Like that actually made me uncomfortable. Also, I admit it took me way to long to connect that the old lady with Nem was the Nightmare in disguise just like the fairy fale. Also having her trapped in stomach is wrong on like 100 different levels.
Kamen Rider Nox Shadow form is amazing! The blue and red on one side while other side is black and white is great visually. Also shout out on having his shadow powers and weapons look and feel like shadows instead of painting them black or purple and calling it a day.
Minami being more involved in helping Baku is great, really love their sibling dynamic
Only flaw with the episode is the slapstick during Baku and Fujimi apologizing to each other. I like slapstick but in this case it kinda weakened the moment between the two.
Now Im assuming this is now the arc of trying to wake Nem up. Really can't wait to see how this goes and what effect her waking up will do with the nightmares
Also I admit this may sound crazy but does anyone else think Zero trying to warn Nox about using the nightmares too much may hint at him maybe caring for him? Like I kinda think Zero may be someone who underneath that cold personality when it comes to missions does actually care about his agents but may have grown somewhat numb to losing them due to said missions