Originally Posted by Switchblade (Post 308601)

I think it's more that Kamen Rider has been running uninterrupted now since 2000 and Toei refers to this era as the "Heisei era" of Kamen Rider to differentiate it from the 70s and 80s shows, which mostly aired during the Showa era. Yes, Shin, ZO, and J also debuted in the Heisei era (and most of Black RX aired after Hirohito's death and the end of the Showa period, too), but they aren't part of the series of shows that began with Kuuga. Honestly, they're pretty much just completely odd outliers that don't really fit in with either era of the franchise. But because Kuuga is the official start of the Heisei era, the 90s guys get grouped with the Showa Riders by default.

Originally Posted by ARQ (Post 309426)

You know with all this Heisei vs Showa nonsense, I would love for Black/RX, J, Zo and Shin to be the ones who solve the conflict as they belong to both groups, but I doubt that will happen in the film.

Though to be honest I just want a film where Shin has a bigger role! It would be nice if they allowed him to become Kamen Rider Gaia or whatever he was meant to become. Man I'd at least love a manga adaptation.

Originally Posted by DrillBIT (Post 309823)

Shin.
The artificially created monster with a warm human heart who's going to hide behind a mask.

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