I watched MMPR as a kid and then got a bit embarrassed of it. Later in college I saw RPM and said "what the hell" and was hooked on Toku since then. Transformers, I started with Beast Wars and lost interest before Beast Machines but got back with the movies.

Funny thing about Transformers...I've never been one for articulation or transformation complexity so I don't feel that Sentai bots clash with that. If anything, I actually consider Transformers the poor man's Super Sentai! What I value in robot toys is playability and durability which Sentai provides in spades. I think Transformers lately is so focused on show-accuracy that they no longer really make fun stuff like in G1, Beast Wars or the Unicron Trilogy, like wacky transformations, over-the-top alt modes and insane concepts.

Then again, Sentai bots these days are not so durable with clip breakage and all that so I haven't bought since Gokaiger. I really hope Tokkyuger turns this durability issue around.

Only Kamen Rider stuff I've got is the Fourze Driver, Fourze Figuarts and a W Figuarts. Aside from Figuarts I've never really been that enticed by the merchandise (don't like belts as much as Sentai's bracers and phones) but Gaim is definitely changing that!

Alright, I buy quite a few Toku toys but not nearly as much as Transformers. They're very expensive (but worth it!). I love DX toys, from the role playing stuff to the mecha. I prefer Super Sentai merchandise, usually.

It's not my favorite rider design, but it's up there.

And in the end that's all that matters... because that suit is amazing.

Pretty much.

Eh, it's the early Heisei era what do expect?

Chou-henshin! Kamen Raidaa Kuuga!

Kuuga is cool.

I have no idea.