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Originally Posted by Den-O

I call bullshit on that. Cards to henshin? 3 shows of that I might add. Collectible medals? Astro Switches for gods sake? This show is no more or less gimmick driven then any other recent show. Early Heisei stuff is much less gimmick drive but still, this show is no better or worse than others for it.

I have to disagree for the simple reason that none of those are technically already toys of some sort. Cards? Simple way to scan information. While used for playing games, I wouldn't consider them toy-like. Medals? Based on coins. Once again, not necessarily toy-like. Astro switches? Unique, but based on buttons, knobs, circuit breakers and the like.

Toy-like doesn't necessarily equate to 'gimmicky'. I think the reason this series' collectibles have a more toyetic feel is because they're literally based off Hot Wheels or Matchbox. Toys.