[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai

And this definitely works better for Rider than Sentai because of that smaller cast. Sentai has to rotate focus and thus tries to become a character based series rather than a story based one. The shows that buck this trend are few and far between.

I recently came to that exact realization. Last night, actually, while watching ToQger.

I'm really loving ToQger so far, especially Episode 2. I'm also really loving Gaim, but they're drastically different shows.

Which made me ask myself, "self, what would be different between your ideal Super Sentai show and your ideal Kamen Rider show?" And I came to the same conclusion.

My ideal Sentai would have a heavy emphasis on character and intra-team relationships. The overarching plot would never overshadow the characters' relationships. And the show would tackle weighty issues like death and betrayal, but in a lighthearted way that introduces those concepts to kids, almost like in a fairy tale.

On the other hand, my ideal Kamen Rider would have a much heavier emphasis on story and conspiracies that explore the moral gray areas between good and evil. There would be strong characters, too, but they'd be used in service of a larger story-based agenda.