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I was overwhelmed with emotion at the appearance of Shinji Kido and (former) Editor-in-Chief Okubo on yesterday's KAMEN RIDER ZI-O O!
This is the first time Suga-san has appeared as Shinji on screen since the main story of "MASKED RIDER RYUKI," so I never thought he would actually appear! I was deeply moved by this, as I had been focusing on the development of V BUCKLE until recently.

During an interview commemorating the release of CSM, he said, "Of course, I'd like to appear if the opportunity arises."

And who would have thought that a spin-off would even be made?
The timing of the product delivery was also miraculous, so it's great to be able to enjoy it in almost real time!


Now, today's CSM blog
This time, we will introduce you to the "CSM version of Rouse Cards" in detail!

In my previous blog, I explained that the size of the Rouse Cards is now the same as the DX version.

We thought hard about how to evolve the specifications of this card for the CSM version, but we decided to keep the same "barcode system" as the DX version.

To be honest, one of the concerns we had was that making it a barcode would ruin the design of the Rouse Card a little.
If we wanted to perfect the appearance, we thought we should use an NFC chip like the Ryuki Advent Cards! However, when we tested it, we found that it would cause some stress when playing the game.

We found that if NFC was used, due to the structure of the gimmick, scanning would start immediately when the card was placed in the scanning groove (depending on where it was placed) without any scanning action being taken, and there would be larger snags during the scanning operation than with the DX version, which would prevent the smooth scanning experience seen on the show.

For that reason, we decided to use a barcode system this time, but it meant we could make the card out of plastic (NFC only allows for paper cards), and I think the texture of the product is very good.

Also, while using a barcode design, in order to at least make it look closer to the prop, the white background underneath the black code in the DX version has been changed to the same background pattern as the other sides.
Normally, barcodes must have a white background color to ensure reading accuracy, but by adjusting the printing method and design data, we were able to create this design.

That's all for today's CSM information.
From here, we will introduce the products that are currently accepting pre-orders on PREMIUM BANDAI!

First up is the "DX Mirror World Watch Set"!!
Pre-orders are now open for the Ride Watch used by Mirror World Zi-O and Another Ryuga's watch, which were featured in yesterday's broadcast!
As you heard on the program, the transformation sound and other sound effects of the "Zi-O Ridewatch (Mirror World Version)" are all new!
The low voice of the transformation sound is also distinctive, and is a tribute to the fact that KAMEN RIDER Ryuuga's transformation sound and Advent Card scanning sound were all processed to be low.
This is a special Ride Watch that also includes voice lines from Sougo from the Mirror World.
I think it would be fun and mysterious to wear it on either side of the regular Zi-O Ridewatch!

Next up is the "DX Ridewatch Set vol.1 & vo.2"!!
As we announced in our previous blog, Ride Watches of the "Strongest Forms" of the main riders from 19 works are currently being released one after another.
We are currently accepting pre-orders for sets of three of the six early Heisei works exclusively through PREMIUM BANDAI. Please continue to check back.

The popular glowing soba "Hyper Muteki" Ride Watch is also now on sale in toy stores nationwide.
Please use this as a companion when moving.

And speaking of Ridewatch!
Currently, a vote is being held called "You choose! Grand poll for the DX Ride Watch you want!"​
The first round of voting leading up to the interim results is open until 10:59 this weekend on Friday, February 8th!
Don't forget to make your favorite Ride Watch into a product!


That's all for today's blog.
The next update will be on Tuesday, February 12th, as next Monday is a public holiday.

See you next time!