[ElConvoy]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I'm not entirely sure.
I see so many parodies of the over the top team pose far more than Rider references. It may just be because I'm not watching the right shows, but when my friends throw a parody anime in my face, the Sentai shout outs seem to be far more prevalent.

The thing with that is most of the old toku heroes have over the top pose downs. This is no indicator that Sentai is the target of said parody, Kyodain,Akumaizer,Inazuman,Kamen Rider and yes sentai all have those sorts of poses in their franchise history.
With this said those anime parodies you speak of could mean any of those well known shows except if there are mixed with something that clearly shows that it targets sentai for example if it is a group pose where each of the members wear a different coloured outfit.

From my own experiences in Japan I can tell you that Rider is more or less the more popular series right now in Japan. When you go into a toystore you get blasted by rider merchandise and far less sentai or even ultraman stuff. If we are speaking iconic even then I would say rider is alot more well known in japan than Sentai which doesnt mean sentai isnt a beloved show.
It´s like with Superman and Spider-Man in our part of the world. Most people associat the core Idea of the western superhero with a charackter like Superman even though Spider-Man is equally known just not iconic.

Going back to the rider cancellation you mentioned. This particular instance has nothing to do with iconography and or popularity. The thing is that Toei had three major toku shows in the 80s Sentai,Rider and Metal Heroes. The one thing Toei didnt have in those times is boatloads of money so they had to cancel one of these shows. Why did they chose rider when its so "iconic" you ask? The thing with rider opposed to Sentai and Metal Heroes is that it never was an annual franchise like the other two. Between Super-1 and Black was a break of six years (the ZX special does not count as a full series) so even though Black/Black RX had high ratings they chose to cancel it cause it was the one franchise people expected to take longer breaks between each series entry.