Yikes, if that's the case I really do hope it's in theaters while you're there. But after replying to your previous post and then checking the official website though I think it should be fine. Reason being they announced that a Uniqlo collab t-shirt will be sold on March 6th within Japan as part of the whole Shin franchise series, so Godzilla, Evangelion, and Ultraman. And a chibi beat'em up will be out on March 23rd. So seeing how there are merch slowly popping up I think you'll be fine.

When another Girls Remix comes, wonder if the DGP will hold an all-girls competition? And who’d be the new members? Valkyrie needs to make a full appearance!

As for Ora! Another Calibur suits her. She could take some of the power from Sophia. But we haven’t seen Sophia do her own solo Henshin as Calibur yet!

By the way, "DGP is for girls only" is a very likely scenario. Then Jamato-Retta should play the main villain. And that she had a deadly propeller!

Maybe not the propeller. Perhaps something else.

Yeah, I saw that and had the same line of thinking. But the game coming out the 23rd is worrying, since that's the day I'm leaving. I hope they're not releasing it to, say, build hype for the moving coming on the 30th. But hopefully we'll find out soon.

(Side note, I'm planning on buying like half of those t shirts.)

Is there a Kamen Rider General Questions thread? I could only find this one...

Anyways, I remember Gaim being heavily praised when it came out for changing up the formula and being different.

Is that still true?

I've only seen a few seasons (Kiva, Drive, Ghost, Ex-Aid, Amazons, and I just started Geats) but it seems like everything that came after Gaim has stuck closer to the Gaim formula than anything else...meaning, Gaim no longer has one of the things that made it stand out so much in the first place. (Not to say it's bad now, just maybe not as unique anymore.)

The Drive actually tried to work on an episodic formula, so even the writer of W was brought in - the most successful show of riders of this style. Ghost most likely tried to be something original and has little to do with Gaim. But starting with Ex-Aid, yes, it seems that Gaim is perceived, if not as a standard, then as a model for building a story.
My main problem with Gaim is that the fight for the golden fruit was a foregone conclusion, as Dj Sagara didn't hesitate to help Kouta. This greatly detracts from his victory. Plus, Mai could just give the fruit to him and Kouta wouldn't have to kill his troubled friend. So for me, Blade and OOO resolved similar final conflicts better.

I think Gaim is still pretty well liked - while it not being a series made entirely of 2-parters did get attention after 7 years of that, people also really liked the designs, the characters, and the show for what it was, not just because it was a break. I think time has cooled its position - I remember Gaim being the best thing ever when it aired, but now people are more willing to accept the flaws (and also less likely to reflexively hate on Wizard), but it still has a lot of fans.

I would agree with the notion that Gaim was and is unique as an entry in the Kamen Rider franchise.

But I also think Fourze also did the same for the franchise- being a large departure from the formula at the time and never being replicated to the same degree since.

I contribute both shows notability to their respective writers who are very distinct.

I love Fourze, but I would never say it?s a departure from the Den-O formula. It has the same ?monster and victim of the fortnight? structure, the same goofy main/serious secondary dynamic, a standard array of comedic side characters (not a criticism; all of them are great, at least until Yuuki went crazy), and it pulls a full Philip with the non-human partner in the finale. Great show, but absolutely formulaic.