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06-13-2018, 09:03 AM | #1 |
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It was confirmed that Emperor Akihito would abdicate on 30 April 2019 and his son, Naruhito the crown prince of Japan would succeed him as New Emperor of Japan.
The Abdication of Akihito would bring the end of Heisei Period but how does it affect Kamen Rider and Super Sentai? Lupinranger VS. Patranger would be the last Super Sentai series of the Heisei Period and Kamen Rider Zi-O is probably going to be last Heisei Kamen Rider show. Whatever the title they give to Naruhito once he’s become Emperor of Japan next year, we would start calling future Kamen Rider “blank Kamen Rider” since the Heisei Period will ended on 2019 What is your thought on potentially big change for Kamen Rider and Super Sentai once Heisei Period is ended? EDIT: Let me explain Liveman was the last Super Sentai series of Showa Period while Turboranger was the first Super Sentai series of Heisei Period. Lupinranger VS. Patranger will be the grand finale for Heisei Super Sentai Series. Kamen Rider Decade was the grand finale for original Heisei Kamen Rider Series that was started in Kamen Rider Kuuga while Kamen Rider Zi-O will be the grand finale for Neo-Heisei Series that was started in Kamen Rider W. In all, Kamen Rider Zi-O will be the proper grand finale for Heisei Kamen Rider Series. Last edited by vin13ish; 06-13-2018 at 09:35 AM.. |
06-16-2018, 10:07 PM | #2 |
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Not at all, really. Unless he ends up having extremely different politics to the last Emperor, nothing beyond arbitrary definitions will change for either series. And heck, Sentai didn't even have that officially. At most we'll see Kamen Rider go all out with a big celebration of the past 20 years.
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06-16-2018, 10:35 PM | #3 |
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It'll have no real impact.
Kamen rider's got several anniversaries coming up though. And Sentai does too. So those will have impact. They've got their 20th rider, then the actual 20 years, and then right after they've got original's 50th. So 2019-2022 is all booked up already. With likely 2022 kicking off the next generation/era. All of which was likely planned before this announcement anyway. 2018-2019 is Zi-Oh. (20th modern series. 29th overall.) 2019-2020 is 20 years celebration(30th series but also technically first of the new era potentially considered transitional since it's in the middle of anniversary stuff). 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 is 50th anniversary for Kamen Rider's first series. Expect some extra big stuff. (31st and 32nd series overall, but also 2 and 3 of the new era, potentially classified as transitional due to interruption by anniversaries.) And then 2022 is whatever new generation/next decade will be, unless they kick it off in 2021 as part of the 50th celebrations. (33rd series overall, 4th of the new era.) So likely they have plans through until 2024 already. We're in heavy anniversary mode for Rider stuff right now for the next few years, they kind of all hit back to back. That being said though, this transition is fitting for the timing with the anniversaries and new eras coming. Awfully convenient actually. That kind of marketing luck is rather perfect for them in general. But looking at the timing of the dates, and then the fact they'll want 2022 and 2023 to set the tone after the anniversaries of what the next eras will be, like how Kiva and Decade to W and OOOs. We're likely looking at a stretch of series that should all get some really interesting material and some heavy merchandising potential types. Something I think Build was made in anticipation for too. Literally "building up to it." Then for Sentai we have 2022 as Zyuranger's 30th anniversary, and 2025 as Gorenger's 50th. So we should expect some interesting stuff from sentai in that duration of 2022-2026. Zyu in particular is a big thing to celebrate for them as it's what created Power Rangers which was a massive source of royalties and brought super sentai to the world as a whole. So 2022-2024 is particularly important to them for 30 years of being on the world stage now, with then 2025 marking 50 years for the franchise entirely. And that's before the series numbers each would be. So Toei is pretty much in celebration mode from next series to 2026 overall between Riders and Sentai. Last edited by Librarian; 06-17-2018 at 05:16 AM.. |
06-16-2018, 11:32 PM | #4 |
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Probably nothing. I hear we had a long break after RX because RX didn't do well as Toei hope for. We had people try to bring back Kamen Rider in the 90's with Shin and ZO, but nothing happen. Kamen Rider is more popular than it was 20-25 years ago. Unless we see a huge drop in toy sales, I don't see the series going anywhere.
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06-17-2018, 08:04 AM | #5 |
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Sentai has been on the air consistently since Battle Fever J, meaning the Heisei and Showa eras don't mean as much to them as Kamen Rider does. With Kamen Rider, it was off the air for over a decade and the change of eras is an easy way to denote that.
In all likelihood, Zi-O will act as a big celebration and ending to the Heisei era while the series after will act an opening ceremony of sorts for the new era. |
06-17-2018, 08:19 AM | #6 |
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Talking of anniversaries, given they've been doing 10 years later movies on and off; I can VERY easily see Sentai celebrating their 45th anniversary at least partly with a Gokaiger: 10 years later v-cinema. Especially since it's the only Sentai since Go-Onger to not have a returns movie.
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06-17-2018, 08:33 AM | #7 |
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Technically Gokaiger's "extra" movie (meaning, movie other than the annual summer and crossover movies) was Gokaiger vs Gavan. But I wouldn't rule out that possibility.
My only wish is that the next era of Rider and Sentai can take inspiration more from Phase 1 Heisei and 80s-90s Sentai respectively. If toys could talk less (or at the very least, have good voices again) that would be neat. There was a time when they would say one or two phrases instead of constantly yapping. Having the CSM Kaixa and Kabuto Gears reminded me of how talking gear used to be cool. |
06-18-2018, 07:40 AM | #8 |
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Missed this earlier in going over anniversary stuff.
But Zi-Oh also marks the 10 year anniversary for Kiva, as well as the 80th birthday of Shotaro Ishinomori. Build also marks the 80th birthday as it was airing in January. So again, convenient marketing timing with everything else too. Quote:
Talking of anniversaries, given they've been doing 10 years later movies on and off; I can VERY easily see Sentai celebrating their 45th anniversary at least partly with a Gokaiger: 10 years later v-cinema. Especially since it's the only Sentai since Go-Onger to not have a returns movie.
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06-18-2018, 09:09 AM | #9 |
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Missed this earlier in going over anniversary stuff.
But Zi-Oh also marks the 10 year anniversary for Kiva, as well as the 80th birthday of Shotaro Ishinomori. Build also marks the 80th birthday as it was airing in January. So again, convenient marketing timing with everything else too. Completely forgot about the Sentai 45th anniversary. That'd be the 2020 series for them. So that's probably already in design stages now too, but likely they'll save the bigger anniversary series for the 50th, with the 45th more as some other kind of prep tease besides specials. So we may get something interesting from the 2019 to 2020 series and then the 2020-2021. Which then likely gives us the Zyu anniversary prep for 2021-2022, and 2022-2023. So the next several sentai seasons should be interesting too in that regards as they ramp up for the 45th and 50th. Wonder if we'll get more AkaRed stuff too or more on his team. That seems like a likely 50th special/series thing. Even bigger than Gokai was. I think it will be really interesting if the new time traveler Rangers's mecha are based on futuristic flying cars. |
06-18-2018, 09:45 AM | #10 |
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A little limiting though since there aren't that many iconic time traveling vehicles to draw on, and they wouldn't want to do all of them as the same thing, plus aux Mecha too. It would be the 50th for Gorenger though, so likely it'd lean more on that as the basis with nods to it overall. But I could definitely see them doing an Akiba type adult series that features time traveling tourist rangers that interrupt each era's show or interfere in some weird way. Or even sit and eat popcorn watching the fights actually there or some other random thing. Very possible though. Since it would be the 25th anniversary for Timeranger. And they'd likely consider a movie or adult series for the Gorenger remake. Kind of curious if Drive's car robot may have been a hidden preview for that then. Flying cars that have individual robot modes and can combine. Possibly some kind of storage trains too like GoGo V and Carranger. But doubt they'll go as dark as Timeranger was, likely leaning on something a little more bright like Gokai, but also still has some serious overtones. But could definitely see them using a time travel series to visit all the different sentai eras in their native years for some story based reason of making sure nothing interferes with their individual stories. So a dash of the old Disney "Star Tours" star wars ride maybe. *Shrug* no clue though. That's so far off who knows what ideas may come up by then. Something like that would definitely be set many centuries after Timeranger though. We're talking far far far distant future where the past is like a tourism trade maybe. Last edited by Librarian; 06-18-2018 at 11:12 AM.. |
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