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Okay, wasn't sure if I was going to comment again but we're really going into Tsupro and Toei's standings and I feel like we need to step back and consider a couple of things.

The reason Tsuburaya is reaching out as far as it does and why it makes the partnerships it does is because all they have is Ultraman. They're just a Tokusatsu production company with a couple of recognizable brands. They've had financial trouble sure, but it's clear that they're definitely bouncing back and them spreading out to the worldwide market is one of the reasons for that.

Also when talking about budget I think you also need to address the other party in the room, Bandai. Bandai's the one that gives the budgets and what they'll allow and so forth. It's probably why Ultraman can only go up to 25 episodes, and Tsuburaya when purchasing broadcast rights has to hit just above that so that's why (and also likely to account for any breaks they want to do that would be on days that might bring in less viewers). It does feel like Bandai's been opening up more though, what with the recent slew of a handful of original Kaiju made for both Blazar and Arc.

When it comes to Toei... lol, I think it's funny to think they're afraid of feeding "vultures". No, when it comes to Toei, it is so massive beyond the Tokusatsu it produces, even beyond the anime it produces, that of course they're not in a hurry to go to the west or further worldwide. It would give them more money, but it'd be such a negligible amount to them that they really don't care about making that money.

Tldr: the difference between Tsuburaya and Toei, which I think people constantly forget, is that one is purely a Tokusatsu studio while the other has their hands in a lot of pies so to speak. Which absolutely affects how they respond and handle certain things.