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Originally Posted by Kurona

Yeah, this is what I figured as well. From the start if you're doing a series focused very specifically on these past 9 shows, and you know you can't get their main leads back to begin with (especially Joe Odagiri), then you may as well play around with that. I prefer that they went with this approach; trying to nail down the spirit of each show rather than trying to do a direct continuation and tribute that ends up half-baked due to the limitations of who you're able to get back.

... then again, I still like Zi-O and love Gokaiger, but... I dunno, it's different for Decade imo

I think it was probably the right choice. Trying to do a middle road where you have Tsukasa hanging out with Shouichi, Wataru, and Kenzaki, then there are just three completely random new guys as Kuuga, Kabuto, and Hibiki would have been a complete mess. The new guys still feel weird, but it's a consistent weirdness.

I think that both Gokaiger and Zi-O had an easier time than Decade with being anniversary shows. Gokaiger had whole Sentai teams to pay tribute to, so if one actor didn't want to come back there were 2-5 other options. To avoid spoilers for Die's sake, I'll just leave it at that Zi-O found ways to work with characters that weren't necessarily the title Kamen Rider in a way that Decade really couldn't, given its premise and Tsukasa's power set. Decade really needed to have those nine main Riders.