No, becuase Hibiki and Dekaranger would still exist. It might make them watchable, though.

I love Kiva and like Decade, I shouldn’t feel guilty for that should I? ^^,,,

Why is it that when it comes to supernatural forces like vampires, ghosts & demons in KR, those themes of horror always end up something "childish"? Kiva was a disappointment. Fangires are suppose to be like vampires feeding on blood! The ganma say they are "eye demons". THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE DEMONS! Garo is always the demonic & the bloodiest.

I meantroyalty as a theme for the Rider as a whole, not just the final forms

No you shouldn't. Be proud of your terrible taste, it's what I do. :p

I'd argue Kiva was that in role, even if it wasn't in design.

I was just gonna say.

Having one loud mouth hyper active idiot on the show is bad enough.

Because Kamen Rider is for children and GARO is for adults?

Also, translations of Japanese media tend to play fast and loose with "demons." Because Yokai can range from women with ponytails that eat people to honorbound turtle-monkeys that drown people for laughs. They're more Fae than "Unholy Angels that seek the damnation of humanity out of spite."

Plus the Fangire all looking like Bella Lugosi would be boring, hence the invocation of stained glass as a uniting motif that is very fitting for a gothic literature theme and the animal forms because it makes everything unique and interesting for the kids watching.

So some people at my flor in my college dorm room often get together and watch a show. So for the average person, what 1st few episodes would be good to introduce to them? I want to do an early Heisei series since I don't think they'll take it seriously past then.

I'd go with Ryuki; it's more action-packed and the effects hold up relatively well.

1st FEW episodes? There's plenty of good ones but I'd wager Kabuto is a crowd-pleaser. HD visuals plus stylish action makes for a show that's really easy to get into. Nothing particularly "goofy kids show" about it either.