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Originally Posted by Guyver Spawn

I believe it could have to do that K-drams are normally more grounded to our world while most casual people in America view Japanese special effects as cheep and laughable. They are so used to high budget special effects that you see in Superhero movies, Star Wars, Disaster Movies, etc. I even remember seeing people that like the 1998 American Godzilla movie over the Japanese Godzilla movies because Godzilla look more realistic and felt like a wild animal to them (This was long before Godzilla 2014).

Not to mention Toku is just more than Superheroes and Giant Monsters, even Toku movies and special shows that have none of those are still view as cheep and bad to most casual people in America.

Guyver, regarding the bold part I highlighted. I don't think so, and it doesn't make sense several K-dramas that are popular outside of Asia are fantasy-based Korean drama, let me list you some of them that are popular amongst non-Asian audiences:

Oh my Ghost

My love from another star

Secret Garden

Master's Sun


All of these have fantasy (and also some element of toku-styled special effect being used) in them. It's not only this K-drama, one Chinese drama which might remind you of Toku and Avatar the last airbender has gotten popular amongst K-drama fans also, have you ever watched Ice Fantasy:

Guyver, it doesn't make sense for fans of Korean drama and Ice Fantasy to have not been turned off from tokusatsu.

Guyver, it looks like you never watched Korean or Chinese drama since I brought it up 4 years ago, am I right? Do me a favor, start watching Ice Fantasy and these K-dramas I mentioned above. After you watch all of them. You end up coming back here telling me "you're right, it doesn't make sense for Toku including K-toku to not have gotten the same type of popularity like K-dramas."

if Ice Fantasy was able to get popular mongst K-drama fans, then Korean Tokusatsu like Legend Hero would've gotten the same thing too. As I said, it doesn't make sense for Toku (which include K-tokus like Legend Hero) to not have gotten the same type of popularity like their K-drama counterpart.