[Tokumonkey]

Holy socks, I was totally wrong about that leaked list being a fake.

Mecha-wise, the muting of the candy colors suggests that this Sentai will try to pitch to slightly older kids, which would make sense given the earlier time slot. It's still aimed at kids, but maybe a year or two older.

The base mecha being a complete robot means the whole thing feels more cohesive. has a cool Go-Buster Ace thing going on. I can certainly see the mecha selling better. Many recent mecha have felt like an afterthought, either in their standalone or limb modes.

Another thought: the type of arm-switching we've seen for the last couple of Sentai is gone. Y'know, the thing where something is stuck to the side of the torso to make a largely-unconvincing arm? What we've got now are attachments to plausible arms. (Yeah, the more I think about it, the "knight" element is definitely the armor the main mecha wears.)

The individual suits look like Dekaranger and Kyuranger had a baby. OMG ARE THERE HOLSTERS ON THE BELTS WHAAAAAT

So I guess after several successive unsuccessful experiments with the format, they're now going back to the safest thing they can imagine? I can only think Kyoryuger Brave prompted Toei to revisit the dino well prematurely.