[Shin Henshin]

I don't think TKR doesn't care about getting KR streaming consistently, I think it's more that it's a "Currently out of our hands" kind of situation. The most they can do is show that it's wanted. The rest is literally up to Toei.

THAT ALL SAID...this stream didn't need to exist. The topic was fine, but the attempt to get people to tune into it was basically a huge bait-and-switch that I really didn't care for. Especially when by the end it basically became an ad for Suicide Squad. James Gunn having respect for and understanding the nuance behind tokusatsu and not just going "Oh, this is over the top and silly!" is very good and does make him a good ally to have in Hollywood if we wanna see Kamen Rider gain more recognition.

But when that's all you've got and the stream becomes "Hey, share my tweet with the interview in it and also go watch Suicide Squad in theaters tonight!", it comes off as shill-y despite the intentions. I like Gunn, but if I want anything big to happen to KR here, I'd want it to be the Shin Kamen Rider film getting a theatrical run in the states.

If the stream were actually promoted as a discussion about Kamen Rider's potential in the west with some words from James Gunn, or even just say it's from a big Hollywood name and then keep it secret until then, I'd have WAY less of an issue with how it played out. As is, this was head-scratching.