[ElConvoy]

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Originally Posted by Red5

That is stupid for the rider designation since Showa and Heisei are emperors that have nothing to do with Toei lol

Well its not stupid. Heisei and Showa are the terms for the period we live in. So Heisei Era Sentai are Sentai shows that air during the Heisei Period and Showa Era Sentai aired during the Showa period. Once the current emperor dies and a new one takes the spot we will have somehting else era Sentai.

Its pretty much the same as when you say "Moviey from the 80s". In Japan when you use the Period terms to refer to the time people instantly know which timeframe those movies/shows are from.

And in terms of Rider it pretty much replaces the words Old and New. When thes use Showa Rider in the movie the audience especially Kids instantly know that those heroes are old. And not just six years ago old but more in the sense of "before you were even born" old.