[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

I know this is off-topic, but I never fully understood what happened with both Kurata and the Saber Scandal.

On Kamen Rider's 50th anniversary, Kurata wrote that Kotaro Minami was just a role for him, which upset fans. The upset fans also found that he was making money from photos in Black's costume without Toei's permission, which is also not entirely legal. And during Saber, Shuichiro Naito and Ryo Aoki smoked together, drank beer, flirted with girls, played pachinko?all during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But they're still adults, and fans liked that the actors were as close as their characters, so they were treated with leniency.
And in Imamori's case, I think the main reason for her dismissal from the show was a breakup with her agency. Toei needs new faces every year, so working with agencies is more important to them than with an individual performer.
And overall, with the annual introduction of new characters into the fandom, the memory of scandals is fleeting. If Gozyuger has a 10th anniversary in the future, I'm 70% sure Sumino will appear. And 97% if it's the 20th anniversary.

[DH21965]

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Originally Posted by gllgt

People who think she got publicly fired over underage drinking not realizing that in of itself is a cover story are not gonna make it.

THIS. So many people on here who seem just as clueless as children

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by DH21965

THIS. So many people on here who seem just as clueless as children

This is a website dedicated to shows for preschoolers and elementary school students. I don't think there are many children here, but there are definitely some teenagers.

[DaikaijuSokogeki01]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

And overall, with the annual introduction of new characters into the fandom, the memory of scandals is fleeting. If Gozyuger has a 10th anniversary in the future, I'm 70% sure Sumino will appear. And 97% if it's the 20th anniversary.

I wouldn't count on that at all. Toei has not gone scorched earth for a main actor like this since Bioman. Mika Yajima, the original Yellow Four, has NEVER done a public meet up with the rest of the cast. She pretty much vanished off the face of the earth. If they're going out of their way to delete her from existence in episodes they've already filmed, her career with Toei is finished. The only hope she has now is if someone like Sakamoto will be willing to work with her again on an independent project, and she will probably have to work under a pseudonym at that.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by DaikaijuSokogeki01

Mika Yajima, the original Yellow Four, has NEVER done a public meet up with the rest of the cast.

That was 40 years ago, and she left right at the beginning of the show. Times have changed, and the grudge has faded. In any case, we'll see.

[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by DH21965

THIS. So many people on here who seem just as clueless as children

And alot of people who act like children. Like those who get upset over SKC being used over SS.

[Frontier]

My heart goes out to Imamori-san.

Bunshun has been hounding her for so long and, whatever the validity of the accusations thrown against her, I can't help but feel like her agency and Toei is just throwing her under the bus to cover for themselves from all these purported scandals.

For such a promising up-and-coming talent, to have her entire life and career destroyed like this just feels wrong.

[GreenPsychoRanger]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

I think during the filming of episode 37, Toei hadn't yet made the decision about her dismissal. So cutting it is a middle ground between not airing the episode and ignoring the company's decision. We'll see what happens next.

From what I've been hearing, they've pretty much wrapped up filming for the series proper already, since they started filming early like with Gavv and Zeztz. All that's left are the VS movie, V-Cins, and Stage shows, all of which Maya will not be appearing in. So everything that's happening right now, is happening right now. And there is either going to be a lot of money spent on post-production edits to remove all of her civilian scenes and dubbing over her suit scenes, or they're going to spend a lot of money to recast/replace her, and edit them into her place throughout the rest of the series.