Your argument was half that you dislike the side characters/Sennin and half that you dislike Yurusen and the dancing parkas. I acknowledged that you could make the argument for the ghosts to say that it's more childish, but nothing about the characters has any real bearing on that. You dislike them, for a host of perfectly good reasons, but disliking the characters doesn't naturally lead to "this series is aimed at a younger audience."

And yes, I know one of the characters is an actual hand puppet.

I mentioned both the Drive and Gaim things because they are the most recent, and only recent, Kamen Riders I've seen, it wasn't some attempt at a 'gotcha' because you like it or whatever (and it'd definitely be a pretty weak-ass one if it was since Gaim is my favorite too.) And it isn't a 'jab,' because I don't dislike any of those things.

It was just me expressing the opinion that a dancing ghost hoodie isn't necessarily any sillier than a giant metal banana falling on a dude's head during transformation. Because a giant metal banana falling on a dude's head during a transformation is silly, and actually kind of stupid. All Kamen Riders have armor, but not all have it delivered by head-fruits, just as not all of them have ghosts dancing around them while they're in the process of transforming. Different strokes or something like that.

Now, this is a weak-ass cover, but when I mentioned the shift cars I meant to compare those to Yurusen, and when I mentioned the armor I meant to compare those to the parkas. Not necessarily both to both, because they're pretty different things.

Either way, my point was merely that, as Diamondmatter said, nothing about Ghost's tone is new, so I don't get how one can say that it's aimed at a lower audience or toddlers or something.

It's a perfectly simple and unnecessary point to make, really, but I had to go and made a big deal out of it and waste all of our time, so, you know, bleh. :I

Am I the only one who likes Yurusen and doesn't care that (s)he's a hand puppet?

I love Yurusen. Mostly for the voice, granted, but the voice is very important. Yuuki Aoi is just really good at her job.

I'm not sure what I think of him as a character, but I don't mind his being a hand puppet. I really do appreciate the fact that he gets around the usual thing with the hero magically knowing how to use all his abilities and do everything. He's an exposition device, but one that only does so when it makes sense.

I can not disagree with this more. Why are you always so matter-of-fact with your judgments? I think Yurusen is great and I infinitely prefer that she's a physical prop instead of CGI. In my book, practical effects no matter how simple will always be better than computer generated ones.

I like that they brought back Kuuga's belt summoning in Ghost. I was hoping to see more of Edison. He only appeared to do a Dai Kagan and shoot the Ganma.

All those quotes are truth.

So let's see, we've got a bit of Den-O mixed in with Kuuga, OOOs, and the powerups are reminiscent of Fourze. Edison reminded me of Altered States. So far I'm enjoying this new series. It's wacky in a way that makes it fun. The ghost ship lizard is just plain cool. Add to this that it's educational.

I really don't care about whether there's a puppet on hand (see what I did there), the character is literally there to call our hero a dumbass and to offer sarcasm support. I welcome him over the monk or the chick.

I like that about the character, it shows that they're still willing to use practical effects. It would've been soooo easy for them to have just CGIed everything.

I like it.

I mean, a lot of times Ankh was just a fuckin' glove.
especially when Ryosuke Miura wasn't attached.

I like the practical effect. it's a nice touch.

I love there character. My only gripe is the squeaky voice. A little too squeaky. Can't really explain what I'm thinking.