[JusticeMagnum]

So a recent interview came out with the production staff concerning Gotchard's development so here's some interesting tid bits from it:

- Head writer Keichi Hasegawa originally wanted Gotchard to be much darker and more mature, something akin to Ultraman Nexus in tone/style (a series he also was the head writer for).

- However co-head writer Hiroki Uchida and Producer Minato fought off the idea as they wanted Gotchard to be a very light show instead.

-Producer Minato originally wanted to do something different with Gotchard and have it be a series without a main villian. The series would just have been Hotaro and the gang catching Chemys the entire series with no greater threat to deal with/no one controlling the Chemys.

- This idea was rejected by upper management as they felt Kamen Rider is a series that NEEDS a main villain.