[TheJaz]

Just kind of a general response but in my mind the issue with the "they don't care about your support" argument I've seen a lot online today is that they're trying to make Rider more of an international brand (they've pretty much said it outright at this point https://variety.com/2021/film/global...235009716/amp/ ), with multiple official subs coming out or being announced especially to commemorate the 50th anniversary

Part of me was expecting Revice to finally be the first show to get a simul-sub, but now if that happens it's possible it will underperform in the west due to the casting and may give toei the impression Rider can't pull in big numbers in the west

In the case of either an official online sub or official dvd/bluray release It also puts people in the awkward situation of having to decide if it's worth giving money to Subaru Kimura as a side effect of paying for the show to show toei they support the franchise, or to not support it because they don't want to support Subaru Kimura but subsequently risk toei thinking the franchise is doing badly with western fans

Obviously all of that is theoretical, but it seems increasingly likely that toei's goal is to keep subbing Rider, and it feels like such a shame that a casting decision might hurt the odds of Rider succeeding here

Like I said before tho I don't want to give the impression that I'd judge anyone for watching the show, but this is a very messy situation for toei if they really are trying to expand into western markets, this feels like potentially a huge misstep, I would have reservations about watching any official release of the show and I know others who feel the same way, and I'm currently not intending to buy any of the toys or merch, but again I'm not trying to speak for everyone, obviously everyone can make their own decisions with their money and actions

Overall I guess what I'd like to see most is some sort of acknowledgment from the actor or from toei, for me personally I'd certainly like to see them swap the VO, but the odds of that seem pretty doubtful


More specifically someone was asking earlier when this happened, I think it was like 3 years ago? I don't remember the exact timeline


I think that's about all I have left to say about the subject? I mostly just wanted to vent my theory that this show could be simul subbed, and how this would affect this, and how in this scenario backlash western fans could affect the perceived success of the franchise in the west
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Oh also,

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Also, I think you should have added a self-disfigurement warning. Some people can be squeamish about that.

Added one