Well, what am I doing nowadays? Basically, I've been Toku-ing. This is tokusatsu:
Alot of people don't know the fine distinction between Toku and Kiddy shows. Here's an example of a REAL Toku:
On the other hand, this is what you call a kiddy show:
It's an american remake of Kamen Rider Ryuki. Now, I know there are Toku Fans out there, screaming out that this is insane! Why remake Ryuki? Why not Faiz? Blade? Kabuto? Heck, why not make AmerGito (American Agito)?
Because this allures them:
Za 13 Riders. Ryuki. Knight. Zolda. Odin. Scissors. Ohja. Verde. Raia. Imperer. Tiger. Gai. Femme. And Ryuga. 13 riders, 13 toys. Collect them all!!
You see, Merchandising has been behind all American remakes. Look at What they did to power rangers.
For the best part of my knowledge, Super Sentai only had 1 season with a battlizer. That season was Dekaranger, and they borrowed that concept for the American. The Japanese did it for the Deus Ex Machina effect, but guess why Americans want a battlizer?
TO SELL TOYS!
The noble mission again. Why, its as if Japanese show aren't good enough without toy opportunities. But lately, the Japanese had picked up this habit.
There's been a trend nowadays as I map out the seasons of these few years:
Kamen Rider Decade: ONE deck system
Kamen Rider Double: TWO USB Drives simutaneously
Kamen Rider OOO: THREE Medals simultaneously, interchangeable
OOO however takes it a tad too far:
Basic Form- 3 medals, differing Greeeds. (OOO Gets his medals from enemies called GREEEDS.)
There were 5 Greeeds initially, but now 2 more have emerged. Kids, Cosplayers, Collect them all!
So, will this habit last, or will it just disappear? Only Time will tell.
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