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So... I found about this today.

[Bueno] Hello everyone. Bueno speaking.
Since everyone has been sending messages about the recent buy out of Strega via Toei Company Ltd., I thought I would take the time to answer some of your questions and clear some of the confusion.
- Film making is a very taxing process. It requires a lot of patience, manpower, and funding. For the past 7 years, I've had to manage hundreds of people and projects using money out of my own pocket. I'm afraid that I am no longer able to do that. And pass on the responsibility to professionals who would be able to package my creations and spread them to the public better than I ever could. Nobody is watching our work, nobody is sharing our work, nobody is telling anyone about us. Hence, it just makes sense to pass it on to people who have the skills and resources for promotion that I could probably never have.
- Selling Strega was not easy for me. But in order to make a few steps forward, sometimes you have to take a step back. I met with Shirakura and after a few talks, he proposed a buisiness model which made sense. Strega will no longer be an R-rated Tokusatsu, but be re-produced as a kids show for TV-Asahi's Super Hero Time block on Sunday mornings. The more viewers the show has, the more sponsors it will attract. Its just business. Something that I am weak in. Thus, selling Strega will help us learn more about the business of Tokusatsu and how we could function in that aspect. Strega will be brought to the public as the next "Kamen Rider" series starting next fall. Most likely as "Kamen Rider Strega" but still tentative.
- As I am getting old and unfit, the role of Strega will be passed onto a different actor who has a far broader fan base and potential to bring in new fans to the franchise. I will be at the auditions, but only as a supervisor and not as a judge.
There's a plethora of reasons that I could go on about all day, but the fact of the matter is that Strega now belongs to Toei and is no longer mine. I've decided to take a break from film making and will resume once I feel inspired. To all those who have supported us until now, we at Garage Hero thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Please don't let your creativity die out and continue on from where we couldn't. It all on you now.
Sincerely,
Bueno
Garage Hero
Director/Producer.

Source
https://www.facebook.com/garagetoku/

This is an... interesting development. I'm not quite sure how to feel about this yet but I can certainly say I didn't expect this.