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Originally Posted by Kurona

The split between Showa and Heisei was always less to do with eras and more just to do with how the terms fit as definitions for the split fans saw -- it's essentially just 'old' Kamen Rider, and the consistent continuous stream of seasons that have happened since Kuuga (almost all of which are ~50 episodes, and have seen no hiatuses or being cut short like say Super-1 or Amazon). There's also that Kuuga was the first Kamen Rider to be made without Ishinomori's direct involvement, as he passed away shortly before full production

Yep, in a way, the "Showa" Riders can be considered the Ishinomori Riders. Much like how the Original Ultraman to Ultraman Taro are considered "The Ultra Brothers," or how JakQ and Battle Fever J weren't initially considered Sentai until later, or even how Godzilla 1984 (The Return of Godzilla) is considered the first Heisei Godzilla film. Lots of funny Era definitions and such in Toku.