NeonZ
Active Member
Then why was Den-O so popular?
Den-O had the worst ratings ever at the time for Rider - however, it had good movie box office, good toy sales (especially compared to Blade-Hibiki-Kabuto) and CRAZY DVD sales. The episode releases of Den-O competed with movies from other series. Den-O's movies and events, even a talk show with the VAs, crushed everything else in the Rider brand. That's why Den-O got tons of movie sequels rather than getting a tv show green lighted.
That's also likely why Den-O didn't get the spotlight in Super Hero Taisen this year, losing the spring move slot. The last two Den-O spring movies - Chou Den-O trilogy and Let's Go Kamen Riders - didn't have the crazy sales that Den-O used to get. Chou Den-O sold rather badly and Let's Go Kamen Riders did well enough, but bellow the other crossovers and nowhere near Den-O's previous crazy numbers.