What's the difference between "Hero Club" DVDs and non-Hero Club ones?

[Edmond Dantes]

Just something I ran into. I had a chance to get a Dekaranger R2 pretty cheap, but I noticed it said "Hero Club" in the corner, and I wasn't sure what that meant.

Are these exactly the same as the store-released volumes? If not, what are the differences? In general, are Hero Club volumes better or worse?

(I'm asking a lot of questions about DVD releases, aren't I? I really did try Googling this, but I couldn't find one single shred of information on it)

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

Hero Club releases tend to be compilations of episodes -- not full episodes, but edits of either the early episodes or "important" episodes. (Like a sixth hero coming or a new mecha.) For example, I once had a copy of a Jetman Hero Club video which was the first three episodes edited into one feature that ran about 35 minutes. (So, they'll actually edit stuff out to give it a better flow and keep it to a certain time limit, they weren't the full three episodes.)

If you're expecting full episodes, you might want to cancel your order.

 

[Edmond Dantes]

Thanks.

I actually didn't order this yet. It's on eBay. The Abaranger and Kamen Rider Agito seem to be actual volumes but the other two are Hero Club.

I strongly considered getting it but decided I didn't wanna start collecting Toku with a pair of shows I'm only kinda-sorta interested in (I actually have no interest whatsoever in modern Kamen Rider so there's that). Someone else can have it.