[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Locke

"Maybe it's the incorporation of Asian religious iconography. Maybe its the depiction of hallucinogenic-drug-inspired psychedelia. Maybe its the intensity of the violence. "

Huh? Have you actually watched this show? I like you bro, but your arguments are shitty. You can't judge a show you haven't actually seen, and make wild statements that aren't true. You ESPECIALLY can't hate a show for its budget or what other works were made by its creators. Especially considering GARO is probably the best toku show ever made.

And then at the end, what ARE you arguing? One second you say it's too complex, the next you say it isn't complex enough. It's like you want to hate the show, before actually watching the show.

Like I said earlier, I've only watched the first episode and the first 15 minutes of the second. I think my criticisms of that are pretty valid...?

And I've never said the story is too complex or not complex enough. I've said that the characters are too thinly conceived. Story is a different beast entirely. I bring up complexity because complexity tends to go hand-in-hand with a story's sophistication level.

I'm arguing that based on a number of elements, this show is attempting to be more sophisticated than your average toku show. As such, it opens itself up to more sophisticated criticisms than SS or KR or Ultra or Godzilla. And that normally, the elements that turn me off wouldn't turn me off were the show not presented in this more sophisticated/for-adults package.