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Originally Posted by Locke

True that. If Sentai took a break now...that'd be something else. Although didn't sentai just chuck giant robots into the mix when their ratings flagged in the early days? It'd be pretty cool if they add some new staple of the future genre next, although I couldn't say what that might be.

Early Sentai is kind of weird, historically. For a long time Gorenger and JAKQ weren't considered part of the franchise; Battle Fever J was the first "official" Sentai (and that was the first one with a mech). The other two shows weren't added to the official tally until sometime in the 90s (I think). JAKQ wasn't a huge hit, but I'm not sure how much that influenced Battle Fever J, especially since that was made as part of the partnership with Marvel that gave us "Supaidaman."