[Sevenlima]

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Originally Posted by Red5

That essence will never return, at least for the time being. Kids are the target audience and ratings have fallen to the wayside in favor of toy sales. Sentai once focused more on the story and development of every character, good and bad (the main gattai for Gingaman doesn't debut until like the seventh or eighth episode and the suits don't show up until late in the first episode), but now there is more pressure on displaying the toys (watch Shinobi 11 of Ninninger, the suits are on screen for most of the episode and the mech fights are getting longer). Collectibles and huge combinations are the new norm to drive a kid's (the target audience) need to emulate what they see on tv. It's the new norm; just how it is.

Who knows in the future.