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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

Throughout Tokusatsu history, there have been those series which are considered so good that they get a sequel series which follows the world-building set forth by the original. A sequel series will introduce new characters and villains and, eventually at least, bring back the original stars. Occasionally, the new show will star the same hero(es) and introduce a power-up.

Examples to speak of: Kamen Rider Black RX, Kikaider 01, B-Fighter Kabuto, Ultraman Ginga S, etc.

A sequel series (which could also be considered a spin-off or simple follow-up depending on the circumstances) isn't always the same as a franchise that brings back older characters, but a sequel series can result from the success of an original show and help make it a franchise, unintentionally or otherwise. Kamen Rider V3 was, as I understand it, originally conceived of as an extension of the original show before being made into something of a sequel/spin-off, inevitably leading to the Kamen Rider franchise as a whole. The success of Winspector led to the "Rescue Heroes" Trilogy, a sub-section of the Metal Heroes franchise.

The question here is: Are these newer shows which follow a trend-setting predecessor as good, better, or a futile attempt to recapture earlier magic?

The responses are likely to be diverse, so there is no right or wrong answer here.

Kikaider 01 was in the original manga and not a spin off. The Kikaider Animation anime follows the manga quite closely. There were also Kikaider 00 in the manga and animation and he was the most powerful one of them all except that his AI was not complete. The live action show story was different in many ways from the manga which had only a few enemy robots and the live action had much more robots from DARK and SHADOW. Thus the 01 live action was simply a continuation of the story that was outlined in the manga as Kikaider only followed the story of the Komoyji family and DARK. 01 was about SHADOW and Gill Hakaider and the Hakaider squad all trying to build the devil robot.