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It's been bothering me for a while, and I have to ask this.
I don't have any raw data to prove what I'm saying but it's just a vibe I get from what I see on several forums on the internet, youtube videos, etc.
I just feel that people who were not PR fans at first but want to give a chance to Tokusatsu just turn naturally to Kamen Rider, because there is this zeitgeist that Kamen Rider is more adult and mature, and edgy and dark.
I just can't agree on that because we know there are a lot of interesting things to analyze in Sentai. It's just that the production style is different.
The reason Sentai exists is partly to have another look at what heroes are by creating a team of super heroes, compared to single heroes who were the majority in 70s Toku shows. It has nothing to do with the target audience.
I agree the target audience is different if you consider early heisei riders (up until Hibiki?), but after on, the shows, though dark, were totally watchable by young kids, with all the gimmicks and colorful characters appearing on screen.
But if you take Toqger for example, the themes are actually really dark (won't spoil anything but if you watched it so far and think about the plot twist, that was heavily foreseen, about the heroes, it is really depressing)
Look at Abaranger and Abarekiller's story, and many things I can't list here without spoiling.
So if you watch Sentai, yeah, you have to put with some silly elements, but those are heavily used also in Kamen Rider nowadays.
So, my questions are:
1. for old time watchers what do you think about it?
2. for PR and Sentai fans who then started watching Kamen Rider, what do you think?
3. for new Kamen Rider watchers, who just don't care about Sentai, what's your opinion?
4. for new watchers who gave a chance to both franchise, what do you think?
I know this post is heavily Toei focused. Ultraman for me is a Tokusatsu on a totally different planet. I love what I've seen, but it's not as important in my life as Sentai and KR.
Shows like Garos are definitely aimed at teens/young adults, so they don't really matter here.
Waiting for your opinion.
I don't have any raw data to prove what I'm saying but it's just a vibe I get from what I see on several forums on the internet, youtube videos, etc.
I just feel that people who were not PR fans at first but want to give a chance to Tokusatsu just turn naturally to Kamen Rider, because there is this zeitgeist that Kamen Rider is more adult and mature, and edgy and dark.
I just can't agree on that because we know there are a lot of interesting things to analyze in Sentai. It's just that the production style is different.
The reason Sentai exists is partly to have another look at what heroes are by creating a team of super heroes, compared to single heroes who were the majority in 70s Toku shows. It has nothing to do with the target audience.
I agree the target audience is different if you consider early heisei riders (up until Hibiki?), but after on, the shows, though dark, were totally watchable by young kids, with all the gimmicks and colorful characters appearing on screen.
But if you take Toqger for example, the themes are actually really dark (won't spoil anything but if you watched it so far and think about the plot twist, that was heavily foreseen, about the heroes, it is really depressing)
Look at Abaranger and Abarekiller's story, and many things I can't list here without spoiling.
So if you watch Sentai, yeah, you have to put with some silly elements, but those are heavily used also in Kamen Rider nowadays.
So, my questions are:
1. for old time watchers what do you think about it?
2. for PR and Sentai fans who then started watching Kamen Rider, what do you think?
3. for new Kamen Rider watchers, who just don't care about Sentai, what's your opinion?
4. for new watchers who gave a chance to both franchise, what do you think?
I know this post is heavily Toei focused. Ultraman for me is a Tokusatsu on a totally different planet. I love what I've seen, but it's not as important in my life as Sentai and KR.
Shows like Garos are definitely aimed at teens/young adults, so they don't really matter here.
Waiting for your opinion.