[Magnugiga]

That's just the way it works in general, isn't it? People watching Wizards in 2013 naturally have more contemporary access to information about the show compared to, say, people watching Ryuki in 2002, where you basically relied on hobby magazine and whatever bits and pieces you can cobble from Early Internet for external source of info. Hence, less information got preserved.

(Also, hobby is ephemeral, and the older a show is, the more likely people who were fan of it already moved on to other things and no longer as interested in talking about it.)

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

There's also obviously those that just can't stand the special effects in Phase 1....even if KR effects usually aren't perfect even in newer ones.

This is understandable, though. I felt the same way when I'm watching the Showa shows, or most of things from before my time, really.

It's kinda fun being first acquainted to a franchise in its middle stage of lifespan, though, you have the unique position of simultaneously feeling "this older show feels dated as hell" (Showa Riders in this case) and "this modern show are gimmicky as hell" (Heisei Phase II). In time, you'd eventually understand both perspectives when they're applied to shows that you do like, and hopefully get over the prejudice to enjoy the good points of a show from a period you're not accustomed to~