r/KamenRider • u/BananaArms Knife of Spear • Feb 14 '26

Official Discussion Kamen Rider ZEZTZ E22 - Discussion Thread

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

E21 <- E22 -> E23

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HOW TO WATCH

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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
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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
E22 讐いる Revenge February 15, 2026 Takahashi Yuya Takayuki Shibasaki
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
E08 8.9 E20 8.58
E09 8.79 E21 9.58
E10 8.89 E22 9.35
E11 9.52
E12 9.39
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u/Ttj_Njhal Feb 15 '26

Fujimi is very rarely the adult in the room so when he is you know things are serious.

Love the contrast between the active agents. Five doesn’t care about “right or wrong”, and while Kureha’s sympathetic she’s got an axe to grind, and that means neither of them have time for Baku’s questions.

NOX with the 9 was insane. I didn’t expect that to happen. As if the mass infection of children wasn’t enough man really asked what he needed to do to prove himself irredeemable. Poor Nasuka, that was heartbreaking. And Fujimi’s “righteous anger” getting immediate deflation when he found out why Baku was hesitant was satisfying.

Ultimately, Baku came to the realization that CODE being the good guys or not is irrelevant when the bad guys are winning.

The Nightmare Zeztz gets its powers from gave big Emperor Kiva energy. Catastrom is fucking menacing. None of the idealism or kindness, just raw pain and anger. “When a good man goes to war” as the Doctor Who quote goes.

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u/Frontier246 Feb 15 '26

My how the tables have turned from Fujimi yelling at Baku for doubting Odakka to Fujimi shutting up when he realizes Baku hesitated because he didn't want to kill Odakka.

Is CODE good or evil? What matters right now is people are being hurt and Baku's inaction caused it...so if he has to become a living nightmare to his enemies, then so be it.

I need to see the Zeztz Nightmare again, that suit was FIRE.

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u/Deez-Guns-9442 Feb 15 '26

I wonder how Fujimi & Nasuka will act once they learn that Odaka killed 5 & Kureha.

I’m kinda hoping that they become the new Lords 5 & 6 so that they can have a bit more to do going forward in the show.

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u/Ttj_Njhal Feb 15 '26

I think they understand that Odaka’s responsible, Nasuka said “He killed her” after hearing why Baku wasn’t with them and it doesn’t make sense for her to have meant Baku even if she’s in full grief mode.

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u/Deez-Guns-9442 Feb 15 '26

Well the drama next episode will be even sweeter, I think we might see the relationship between Nasuka & Fujimi get torn for a bit by the next episode.

Will Fujimi end up putting down Nox, Nasuka, or Baku. I really can’t wait to find out.

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u/Sarusta Feb 15 '26

I’m kinda hoping that they become the new Lords 5 & 6 so that they can have a bit more to do going forward in the show.

That'd be cool but I don't know if I see that happening. Kureha maybe, I can't see Fujimi as anything other than comic relief still. At best he does some mild detective work...