[Blade Raider]

Censorship tends to reflect the times. For an American example take the Great Mouse Detective. I watched it last night and there's so much smoking in it. That would not be allowed today. Japan is similar, but have a different set of rules. If you took most of the Showa or early Heisei era shows and tried to make them now, the shows (some shows more than others) would have to have changes made to work with the current rules.

Another thing to keep in mind is that Bandai is gaining more control every year "to sell toys." I understand why this is, but I do not like it. In this age of digital media, it's easy to watch a show without even needing a TV. TV ratings don't have as high of a value as they once did. Enter toy sells. If the show can't get good ratings, it can get good toys sells. Most likely because the show is still being watched (thus advertising the toys), just not on TV. Bandai is gradually making these shows (both Kamen Rider and Sentai) more kid friendly and about the toys resulting in the shows being full of gimmicks rather than a focus on characters and plot.

As for SH Figuarts, adult toy collectors aren't nearly as frowned upon in Japan as the US so there's a market for Figuarts to work with.