Very often I collect toys without really getting into the shows themselves. I buy a lot of Samurai toys, some of which I can't even let my love of Shinkenger justify (such as the awesome DX Mega Blade!) even though I don't watch or particularly like the show.

I think both are true, and even now I am watching Agito because I have his figuart, I watched Blade because I saw his figuart was coming out. I want to watch V3, Skyrider, and Wizard because I have Riderman's, Skyrider's, and Beast's figuarts.

In the opposite vein I want Chalice's, ZX's, Ryugen's, Kickhopper, the rest of OOO's, and some other because of watching/reading the shows/manga for ZX of the Kamen Riders.

good stuff, you know what would happen if there were no toys at all? i mean i think kr and sentai would probably not even last.

Well considering both are made to sell toys they wouldn't have existed.

i guess if you look megaforce and super megaforce, toys are important for this series.

The Gaim toys made me give the show a chance (despite the bizarre synopsis and theme). Didnt regret it.

since i dont want to create another thread for this, do kids in japan buy the toys before they debut on the show?

Dont the toys come out around the same time they debut?

sometimes it comes out after, it depends. usually the main henshin device and main sidearm weapons come out before the series debuts and sixth ranger main gear as well. with the mecha and primilary weapons they came out after they debut.

I guess maybe, considering there's usually promos before that.