[Lord Benendearu]

Hello,

After several years of collecting Super Sentai mecha, Megazords and other combining robots of unrelated brands, I am kind of getting the feeling Deluxe Sentai Mecha are getting simpler in both design and combination sequence.

I notice that the older Deluxe mecha lines, such Zyuranger/MMPR, Megaranger/In Space and Timeranger/Time Force feature robots with much more complex transformations and are more solid looking in both separate and combined forms than newer toylines, such as Goseiger, Gokaiger, ToQger and Ninninger. Ninninger's final release, Gekiatsudaioh looked so simple to me, that I could immediately figure out how it would combine just by looking at pictures of it.

Another thing that seems more noticeable in newer toys is kibble. In case you do not know what kibble is: Kibble is used in the transformers fandom when one mode shows leftover parts of another mode, despite said parts having no function in the first mode. A recent example of this is Genbumaru, from the GekiatsuDaiOh set, which clearly shows the face and upper legs of the combined robot.
I don't know if it is only me, but this problem seems to be bigger on the newer toys, as compared to some of the older ones.

While we do get complex Deluxe toylines once or twice in a while, with the most recent being Go-Buster and Kyoryuger, it seems simpler designs are dominating the franchise more and more. Especially after seeing the scans for the new Juuohger mecha, which look to me as if a little kid tried to design his own mecha using Duplo. This is a pity, as fun and well thought out combination sequences are a major factor whether I want to own a toy or not.

Is it only me? Or are there other people noticing this as well? And does anyone know of a reason behind this? Like, for example, that the simpler toylines sold better in Japan.