Thread:Gokyr586/@comment-11502008-20160715080939/@comment-11479355-20160716165922

I think you're going a bit extreme over here.

I don't see how Gaim was made to lower the bar, in fact I think Gaim did well as it took a new turn by steering away from the usual "hero always saves the day in the end" trope, which was commonly exercised by the previous Neo-Heisei seasons (like Fourze for example). It re-introduced the concept of Riders fighting one another to attain a certain goal, something which had not been seen since Ryuki, and I think it turned out pretty well. I don't know why you think Gaim was the worst series though.

Also, ratings alone are not enough to prove anything, sure they do indicate the show's popularity in Japan, but they are not representative of the majority opinion of the fandom (which mind you spans more than just Japan).

I'm not sure if "5 and under crowd" would be Toei's target audiecne with Ex-Aid's design since kids usually don't really get around playing video games at that young of an age until they hit like 7-8 years old or something. I'm guessing this is more towards the "7-teenage years crowd" because that is the general age group of kids which play video games, which is Ex-Aid's theme.

Hey, remember when Hibiki broke tradition by having none of the large bug eyes at all on his design? At least Ex-Aid has large eyes; I don't see why you should react so heavily to his eyes' design given that they actually put no eyes on a Rider before.

As for Kabutack and Robotack, there has been much debate as to whether they can be considered as part of the Metal Hero Series or not; back then the former Taisen Z website showed that B-Fighter Kabuto was the last Metal Heroes season. The Taihen Net Movies also presented some form of confusion as well, as one of the episodes showed a list of Metal Hero seasons which incidentally included Moero Robocon (which was the show that aired before Kuuga aired). Since Robocon wasn't a Metal Hero season, it could be that the episode was merely listing all the shows that aired before Kuuga in that particular timeslot and that added to the confusion as well.

Hence, if one were to consider BF Kabuto as the final season rather than Robotack, then that changes things. Though I never saw the Metal Hero Series, I feel that it kinda went stale from Jiban onwards since every MH season since then was a rescue/police-themed season (up till Blue SWAT), which in a sense was kinda repetitive. Also, while the three Space Sheriffs as well as Jiraiya did manage to reappear for present crossovers (with their original actors reprising their roles), the heroes Jiban and beyond only managed to make it in the form of brief Gokai Changes in Taisen Z, indicating that while the Space Sheriffs plus Jiraiya were quite the iconic heroes, the ones after that did not gain much popularity. So that's what I think slowly killed off the Metal Heroes franchise, which is the repetitive rescue/police theme, not the introduction of Kabutack and Robotack.

That's all I have to say. I don't mind if you still stand by your opinion, but either way, let's wait till the show actually starts before we can properly say anything. :P