[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

All the series takes a little break, especially if it's just after (Or sometimes, before) the game changer episodes of the late 30's/early 40's.

I agree, even Kuuga that almost never gets silly (Depending on how you view the character "Uncle") has "breather" episodes. The difference is that breather episodes these days get pretty silly and dumb. There's still some good ones, but Kuuga doesn't have a drastic tone shift in order to breath.

Really, Kuuga vs W is a strange thing. I started Kuuga soon after finishing W and it's almost a completely different kind of show, which is what I needed at the time. W was so good that current Riders just aren't as good when I tried watching them. They were only made 10 years apart, and yet Kuuga feels like it was aimed at an older audience than W. I'm not sure if it was a time slot change or just how much Japanese censorship has changed in 10 years, but they are two very different beasts. I'm use to seeing this from the Showa era (which I've seen little of), but not in the Heisei era.

PS For the record, I currently rank W as #1 and Kuuga as #2 on my best list. W only wins by a hair and I haven't finished Kuuga just yet.