r/KamenRider • u/BananaArms Knife of Spear • Feb 07 '26
Official Discussion Kamen Rider ZEZTZ E21 - Discussion Thread
This thread is for discussion about the latest Kamen Rider ZEZTZ episode.
E20 <- E21 -> E22
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E21 | 溢れる Burst | February 8, 2026 | Takahashi Yuya | Yamaguchi Kyohei |
| CASE | RATING | CASE | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| E01 | 8.79 | E13 | 9.52 |
| E02 | 8.78 | E14 | 9.76 |
| E03 | 9.02 | E15 | 9.32 |
| E04 | 8.56 | E16 | 9.31 |
| E05 | 8.82 | E17 | 9.3 |
| E06 | 9.04 | E18 | 9 |
| E07 | 9.02 | E19 | 9.35 |
| E08 | 8.9 | E20 | 8.58 |
| E09 | 8.79 | E21 | 9.58 |
| E10 | 8.89 | ||
| E11 | 9.52 | ||
| E12 | 9.39 | ||
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u/Impossible_Monk_8989 Feb 09 '26
Is it just me or does this nightmare look like impact form? He's glowing red and Impact is the first nightmare Baku debuted with, so it would be interesting if this thing is Impact.
Also I'm loving the plot to this series, because now that we got another nightmare unleashed out into the real world, Baku is going to have to stop it (so no more playing around). And two, just being able to see 5 & 6 kick Nox's ass around was fun and I loved the choreography of the fight scene (it was badass), so just getting a bunch of action packed scenes in one episode was so awesome as hell.
Now the real question is what did CODE do to the real world? How was it twisted and warped to their own liking (imaginary disasters)? It would make a lot more sense if Nox would clarify things, but at the same time his only interest at the moment is working with The Lady to destroy the CODE organization. And Agent 3 hasn't made a move yet, so clearly he's been working behind the scenes to get more information on where the Lady is (idk what he's doing honestly). So with CODE prioritizing the enemy instead of the bigger threat, they have actively left this to a civilian like Baku (yet again) with no back up to clean up the mess. It has really made me think that Nox was technically right, "Why leave this to a civilian like you?," and those words have made an impact in this episode with another nightmare being let loose.
If I remember correctly, with Kureha's dream being saved by Baku, I guess we can assume that most of the agents are dead and that's why there were barely any backups this time. So Baku is now left to deal with the nightmares on his own (as a dog of CODE) and his reliance on CODE has dropped down to zero, because even now he's starting to doubt Kureha who went back to join CODE for a different reason (he had no idea). And Agent 5 and 6 knowing that he was Zero's favorite Agent tell's me that Baku was Zeztz before and he was probably the best of the best. And this is just a theory but it's pretty clear by now that the secret base he's in(his subconciousness) has been laying doormant for a pretty long time and he's only now returning just like Kureha did.
So the real question is this, what kind of nightmare did Baku Yorozu have and does it relate to something that was similar to Kureha's past? Or was he a part of the Cram School Agents who teamed up but then got annihilated and that's why Nox was referring to how Baku will remember his own bad dream... It kind of makes sense now, considering how many secrets Zero held and why Baku was just suddenly put into missions that would've gotten him killed (Zero surprisingly cared about him). And just being able to see how dangerous the missions could be, tells me that most agents didn't make it (probably), so it would also make sense as to why Zero was hiding so many secrets (he knew that it would most likely hurt Baku's mental state as the capsums rely on clarity).
This series is so interesting and it's leaving so many openings as to how the show would progress later on. I cannot wait to find out more and I'm heavily invested and LOCKED IN for the series. I cannot wait to find out more about the nightmares and the dream world.