Well, fruits work

The reveal of Shinji coming back for Zi-O reminded me that back when I watched Ryuki, I had a few questions that never seemed to get answered. Wondering if there were explained and I missed it, or if Kobayashi just never got around to actually explaining some of the show's biggest mysteries. How did Yui and Shiro's drawings create the mirror world, or did it already exist and their drawings just influenced it? How was Shiro able to survive in the mirror world without a suit? Where were the other three of the thirteen Riders in the final time loop, the one of the TV show, or was the fact that the battle was supposed to have thirteen Riders not actually mentioned in the show? How was handing out all the desks and having the Riders kill each other actually going to result in a wish being granted? If it was a function of the mirror world, why couldn't Shiro control it the same way he could control mirror monsters? And lastly, though this one isn't Kobayashi's fault but the fault of later crossover writers, and therefore probably doesn't have an official answer, (though it's possible one will be given in Zi-O) How has Ryuki and other Ryuki Rider's appeared in later movies, as with the mirror monsters no longer existent and the mirror world closed to all but Yui and Shiro, the source of their powers should no longer exist. Definitely curious to see if people have answers to any of these, or if maybe my favorite phase 1 series has more plot holes than I initially realized

Less gimmicky ones as well. Making a show to sell toys is fine if they don't make it annoying. Kids shows like Dragon Ball Super are made to promote kids merchandise like trading cards, but it is not as toy driven as the 2010s Kamen Rider shows are. I love this decade Kamen Rider shows, but even I cringe at the toys being promoted in your face at times.

I'd like to see a KR based on inazuma eleven.

The thing is, with trading cards, it's easy. Every new character can be 2-3 new cards, giving an incentive to go out and buy more packs, as well, new forms for older characters.

For something like KR, it's more difficult, since a new character means a new belt. And if parents aren't willing to shill out the extra money for a whole new belt, it makes it seem like it's not selling well. So collectable gimmicks are kind of the easiest way to make a profit without charging a lot of money. And it's hard not to be intrusive with those. They've done it before (OOO's medals were handled the best), but it doesn't stop it from being difficult.

*snaps fingers*
I GOT IT! A belt for each form! :lolol

Honestly I don't mind the gimicky aspect, but honestly they gotta stop making so many forms for the Riders to the point it basically becomes an episode-exclusive forms. We don't even know if Zi-O will utilize all the Rider Armors but with Zi-O II coming it's pretty slim.

Wizard and Drive handled it the best imo, you have few forms but other collectible devices are used for attacks. That way they can still sell buttloads of collectibles but have the Riders be more balanced.

from ANN: Kamen Rider Shows Running Out of Allowed Places to film
 

I wanted to bring this up a few weeks ago, but I got distracted. I saw this from late February from Anime News Network/ANN. Does anyone on TokuNation share this same thought?

ANN-Kamen Rider Shows Running Out of Allowed Places to Film in Japan

Let me quote the article:

Is this report true? Does anyone on TokuNation noticed this problem when watching recent Kamen Rider like what the ANN article reported?

Both of those series had lower sales than the other recent series though. Tying the collectibles to just a weapon or minor gimmick rather than a form seems to reduce their perceived value even if that doesn't change the collectible toy itself.

People have been commenting on the reused locations for years. Still, worst case scenario, I think we'd just go back to something like Black RX, where the characters were almost always randomly thrown into the quarry once a battle started.

Never mind, I guess people on Tokunation that watched Kamen Rider have already taken notice. Sorry, I asked this question.