I?m missing the point here, just like you are- This does not make them ?Metal heroes?
And I?m forgetting this is your OPINION, not a *Fact* that TOEI has made distinctly clear in their own media.

Kamen Rider
Super Sentai
Metal Heroes

distinct from the other heroes, regardless of what they look like or resemble.
Not opinion

Man, I’m so bored with fandom
Edit:
Sorry if that sounded too aggressive,early morning, hadn’t eaten, didn’t mean to be a jerk
Anhedonia makes it hard to inflect, I think

Wentwood for the Win-
Re-reading his posts reminded me that I completely missed season 3 of Solar Opposites. Needed to laugh.
Really helps take the edge off this nonstop Depression crap.
It’s rapidly killing my brainy parts

has anyone else had problems getting onto the site recently?

Little bit. Kept getting an error message. I typically go straight to the forums, but now I gotta head through the main site.

Sorry, my mistake.

Same problem over here, it doesn't seem to be happening on mobile though.

Same issue!

So that Toei does not curtail the laudable initiative, I will share this news: on YouTube you can watch the first episode of Abarenbo Shogun 1978 with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJhmV_Bdne4&t=2s. It may not be a tokusatsu, but he appeared in the summer film OOO, which means he is not a stranger to our fandom.
If it's completely off topic, move it to a more appropriate place on the site or ask me to do it myself.

and... now the forum sidebar is gone for me. This is gonna make it painful to browse, ngl

edit: nevermind, it's only on the main forum

Strangely enough, no.

Though, I am extremely burned out.