[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by EpsilonX

In terms of Zi-O and Decade, which do you find to be better? (Or...less bad?)

For me, Zi-O definitely, because he has a story, even if it is revealed very reluctantly. But in general, these two anniversary shows balance each other very well. What one succeeds at, the other fails at, and vice versa. Theoretically, their crossovers should have been the desired ideal, but in return they only puffed out the flaws even more.

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One of the big ways I've heard Gaim changed the formula was moving away from the Monster-of-the-two-weeks-style storytelling and into something more serialized. The only pre-Gaim show I've seen was Kiva, though, so I'm not sure how true this is.

This is not entirely true, because there were serialized shows before him. Rather, Gaim was the first to intentionally introduce the +/- 10 episode arc formula. When at first the heroes fight only enemies, then they learn something that turns their world upside down, and new enemies appear, and sometimes even former ones become allies. After another shock, disassembly among themselves, finding out all the secrets, the final union and the final battle. There are variations, but in general most show riders now follow this formula. The era of Reiva has added more girls