[GoseiWonder]

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Originally Posted by KamenRiderOOO

The fact that you want someone to look like Steve Rogers, who literally, was made to be the AMERICAN ideal hero of his time, to play the main for a TV show whose central demographic is a JAPANESE child/pre-teen audience, is completely ridiculous. Your ideas of them casting an average person is also ludicrous considering what would be an average look to some people is different to others. Having lived in Japan for 6 years during my childhood, I can assure you that the physical builds of the Japanese people that lived outside of the military base I lived on differed from the non-military citizens on the base.

Also looks also aren't everything when casting is being made. The actor must be able to convey the necessary emotions and have some likability to even be considered.

I think what Kain means is:
Steve Rodgers- Takeshi Hongo
Peter Parker- Most modern prettyboy Riders like Shinnosuke, Wataru or Haruto.

But yeah, yours and Asakura's points are valid. Most Japanese kids would prefer youthful, fashionable, light-hearted 20-somethings as heroes than tough, utilitarian badass 30-somethings.