[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I do have to wonder if PR adapting the Jiraiya and Gavan episodes also complicated anything...

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

From what I've heard, yeah. Basically anything they've adapted nowadays or was owned by Saban back in the day is in a real weird spot in trying to get an official release.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Oh, fantastic. So glad they had to adapt those episodes for no reason.

I doubt it's that complicated. There's almost no way Saban/Hasbro bought the complete broadcast rights for Gavan and Jiraiya, in perpetuity, just so they could adapt those three episodes. Those eps were part of the Ninninger and Go-Busters packages, and that's almost certainly where their rights to these characters start and end.

If we'd seen figure releases, that would be one thing, but we didn't. This isn't a situation like Black RX, Metalder, and B-Fighter where full series, and full toy lines, were released, so I wouldn't be super concerned. Toei may not have a clue what they're doing in the American market, but they know the value of their IPs, and they're not boneheaded enough to sign away the rights to Gavan, especially, for a two episode stint on Beast Morphers.

Source: I work in film/tv licensing and distribution.