[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by KaiserBlue

Lol, have you tried some of the earlier sentai, like the ones used for the disney era of pr? Like gaoranger, hurricanger, abaranger-gekiranger? They are a bit more serious, a little sharper with wiritng, and less bright colors and smiles. Especially timeranger, time ranger imo was a great season, really kept me on the edge of my seat.

And yeah most of us like sentai bc pr, even in its more serious moments had a lighthearted campyness that went hand in hand with the darker moments. Its a method that sentai "did" well in until like gekiranger, then go-onger forwards it was like a mixed bag lf goofy series, serious series, and more lighthearted fair. Its moreso the nature that sentai has its actors behaving like 5 year olds to appease a younger demographic, while rider has darker, more serious stories tailored to older youth. Pretty much like the metamorphosis of a toku fan from a puny pr fan to a fully hatched rider fan. (Not like shin tho, never like shin)

I mean, on Ex-Aid, you've got serious storylines like Hiiro's inability to move on from his fiancee's death and Taiga's guilt over his inability to spare Hiiro that grief... but it's also a show where one of the teammates is a video game mascot named Poppy Pipopapo. So, like, I'm okay with a certain amount of absurdity? I kind of require it? I'm sure there's a goofy Sentai show out there that I'll love, and it's bound to have some thematic heft to it, as well. Someday I'll find it!*

*March 6th, 2022.