[TheRaizin]

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Originally Posted by wiardisttra

I wonder... When Kamen Rider Saber is legally broadcast outside of Japan, will viewers understand the story if the spinoffs and the desast tweet are not included?

Kinda, kinda not? It's actually pretty neat that Saber requires you to actually read up on some lore to understand some stuff, but this is to the detriment to some casual viewers. For example, one wouldn't exactly know why Kento is back as Calibur without either watching the SOL Special or reading up on the website's lore about Kurayami.

But also, some stuff like the Swordsmen chronicles are there just to put up scenes that may as well have been cut from the episodes, they don't add a lot so one can ignore them if they choose to, but I think it helps you appreciate the story more if you watch them since they give some brief insight into the character and/or set some things up for later. Example: Kento's pre-death, Rintarou's desire for a photo of his family, and Ren's relationship with Dezast.

TL;DR not exactly required, doesn't really take away much from the story, but helps once appreciate if you do include it in a watch.