It's been a long time since I read the explanation for that, but I believe it had something to do with advertising, not time slots. I don't think the 18 minute episodes are a thing for any shows at this point.

wait on all this talk about catching up, doesnt kr air the episode again on friday/sunday as said at the end of the episode?

Um... you know, going onto Toei's website and watching the episodes? Or going to Crunchyroll to watch them? Or going to any website period to watch them? Unless the Japanese government has blocked all internet access, I'm not sure why you are even questioning this.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Have you not seen kids today? THere are Kindergarteners with the current iPhone.

idk if Toei's site lets you do that, but not only does Crunchyroll not have Kamen Rider, it's but it's an American service

I was using Crunchyroll as an example for One Piece and Dragon Ball. :lol

Why wouldn't Toei have KR and SS for steaming though? They would be moro... oh wait... it IS Toei!

Which is why I asked if Japan even has streams. I'm not Japanese so I have absolutely no idea if they have media catch up the way other countries do. I also have never heard of Toei have episode catch up on their own website.

So unless you can prove to me they exist, my point still stands. If so then great.

A five year old in Japan still isn't all that likely to seek out a dodgy stream or go a Western site hosting them. Stop thinking like a Western consumer.

I don't think so. The change in one hour won't change that much to be honest. If you look at the anime that air at 9 AM like Dragon Ball Super, it is not very serious most of the time. People view Super to be more tone down and more kid friendly compare to DBZ.

The only difference in tone is that it follows the Boo saga in combining the tones of both DB and DBZ.

I know the DB series was never that violent, but Japan's standers have change in the last 20 years (People have bitch about the lack of blood in Super). Even the new Rider shows lack the blood that Kuuga and Agito had over 15 years ago.

Having it air at 9-9:30 AM probably won't change much.

Why is blood the first thing people think of when it comes to making a show more mature? This is nothing against you, just a generalization.