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Recap / Kamen Rider Zero One Ep 23 Im In Love With Your Intelligence

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Zero-One has assumed a new form thanks to the insertion of the MetalCluster Hopper Progrise Key into the Zero-One Driver! However, the power of the MetalCluster Progrise Key inhibits the Zero-One Driver from authorizing other Progrise Keys! Just then, some unexpected visitors appear before Aruto and the others! It was Chiharu, the victim from the marriage fraud scandal, as she desperately asks Aruto to find her marriage partner! And to add to the pressure, Aruto is about to introduce a Human-HumaGear marriage consultation service!


  • Actually Pretty Funny: That Match's Brutally Honest assesment of Gai Amatsu is funny to Aruto is no wonder, but Yua also visibly enjoyes it despite her best efforts at hiding her smile. After all, her boss is sitting right next to her.
  • Censored for Comedy: When Match attempted to be brutally honest in order to cause Chiharu lose her interest to him, he decided to say things that upsets her. And when he does, his mouth is censored with a picture of Izu with crossed hands gesture, complete with Sound-Effect Bleep for extra hilarity.
  • Childhood Friend Romance: Apparently, Chiharu's childhood friend Teruo, had strong feelings for her. After realizing how he felt, she returned the feelings.
  • The Corruption: Thanks to MetalCluster Hopper, no other Progrise Key can be authorized except for itself.
  • Happy Ending Override: A downplayed case for Yuto Sakaki, the Victim of the Week from the previous episode. Despite him being found not guilty, Chiharu decided to break it off with him; with the reason of "marriage wasn't really an option for them".
  • Mood Whiplash: Much of the comedy is used to balance the existence of MetalCluster Hopper. An example includes a heartwarming moment for Teruo and Chiharu at the expense of Match's destruction, which is almost immediately followed by Zero-One's brutal onslaught towards Thouser.
  • Robosexual: Chiharu falls in love with a HumaGear named Match, and participates in a mock marriage with him in order to lure out the Raider. Too bad he doesn't feel the same about her, and in order to turn her down, he proceeds to verbally tear her a new one.
  • Sadistic Choice: Thanks to Gai, Aruto can only use the MetalCluster Progrise Key, meaning that he's forced to either stay out of battles or transform and go on an unstoppable rampage.
  • Shout-Out: Match's catchphrase is "Best Match!".
  • Underestimating Badassery: Horobi comments that Gai is underestimating the Ark, and will soon come to regret abusing it.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Fuwa berating Aruto for using MetalCluster Hopper Progrise Key despite knowing it makes him go berserk.

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