kamen rider on toonami

[Bigdog]

Still, Kamen Rider is blatantly a kids show, right down to the gimmicks. Those gimmicks are designed for children, and if they're going to bring Kamen Rider overseas Bandai is gonna wanna sell merchandise to the intended target audience.

So that means either:
A.) A heavily edited Kamen Rider dub appropriate for children to watch.
B.) An American adaptation.
Both would probably be at an earlier time slot when children would generally watch TV.

Also anime, even kids anime, is a little more generally respected among all audiences than Tokusatsu is. Hell, the only thing most Americans know about toku is Power Rangers, and they'll instantly label it as a kids show and probably disregard it. So there is the ratings issue.

And people watch Naruto, Bleach and worship the ground around the kids shows.

Before anime came here, most only knew about Robotech, Astro Boy, Speed Race, Tranzor Z, G Force or Voltron . Highly cut and corny kids shows that remained a huge niche until the late 80s and 90s where the juicy stuff leaked out to the open. Most people scoff at cut anime and want the source.

It is generally more well respected? Hmm... just tell them that its live action anime like UltraViolet or any other action flick styled in the same sense and they'll eat it up. People cannot respect something unless they see more of it, and unless the opening is made and we show the demand, why should they bother? Plus there is some cross-over via Guyver and Skullman, Zetman [Which got an anime btw] and perhaps other shows as well. People thought all anime were Astro Boy and Speed, but did it stop anime fans from publicizing the works via fan subs and creating an industry for anime? No it did not.

Nerds will buy anything that makes them feel closer to their fandom , and why would this not be the case? And considering what people do at those hours generally, its not as if it wouldn't jar with the demographic that accepts the Otaku culture as their own. Plus if one compliments the other why not?

 

[Xtreme RX]

And people watch Naruto, Bleach and worship the ground around the kids shows.

Nerds will buy anything that makes them feel closer to their fandom , and why would this not be the case? And considering what people do at those hours generally, its not as if it wouldn't jar with the demographic that accepts the Otaku culture as their own. Plus if one compliments the other why not?

The difference is that those shows aren't "gimmicky" like Rider is. The blatant toy gimmicks that are showcased in Rider might not be as appealing to a new audience as an anime which doesn't have any clear merchandising ploy.

And yes, I agree that the show may fly well with the audience that accepts the Otaku culture. However, that's probably not going to cut it for Bandai, who will want to profit off of the age group the toys are supposed to be marketed at. I think that's the real issue here. It's a show so grounded in merchandising that it'd be impossible for Bandai to ignore the target audience.

 

[kuroihikari]

I'm watching GaoGaiGar right now and some anime fans scoff at it for being "cheesy", "juvenile" and "over-the-top".

Now imagine what they'd think of Rider, especially Heisei Rider. :laugh:

 

[Demi-Fiend]

Now imagine what they'd think of Rider, especially Heisei Rider. :laugh:

Because Showa rider is so much more mature?

 

[kuroihikari]

Because Showa rider is so much more mature?

I haven't seen a lot of Showa, so I wanted to qualify it just in case.

 

[Xtreme RX]

I'm watching GaoGaiGar right now and some anime fans scoff at it for being "cheesy", "juvenile" and "over-the-top".

Now imagine what they'd think of Rider, especially Heisei Rider. :laugh:

Well, if it was Kuuga - 555 then I could see an adult audience enjoying it. Those shows are so chock-full of fairly mature drama, intrigue and mystery so it may be appealing to an older audience. Toy-wise, Kuuga and Agito didn't have extremely prevalent gimmicks, and they weren't played out in Ryuki and 555 as much as they have been in modern shows.