[mdo7]

Sorry for my late absence, been busy with a lot of stuff. But I hate to say this but it looks like Squid Game's mainstream popularity in the west is still continuing. I mean even Netflix Asia top exec explained to Hollywood Reporter why that series got mainsstream global appeal. I mean the show's popularity is no doubt in question after these:

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Originally Posted by gashatfreak

Maybe create an entirely new tokusatsu or something first for streaming sites if you want to boost toku's appeal to the West. Super Sentai is already known as Power Rangers and that's seen as kid stuff by a lot of the West.

If only Toei or Tsuburaya can team up with Netflix or Disney+ to create a original toku show for any of the 2. But I do have some good news but not involving tokusatsu. Have a look at this:

Netflix Partners With TBS to Release 3 New Shows Worldwide

Japanese Star Original “Tokyo MER” Coming Soon To Disney+

Toei Animation, Parasite Film's Korean Distributor CJ Entertainment Announce Partnership


So it looks like Japan is taking Squid Game's mainstream success outside of Asia very seriously. I'm really happy to see Kamen Rider Zero One will be coming to Shout Factory's website. But Shout Factory TV audience reach is nothing compared to Netflix (nor streaming sites that specialize in East Asian TV series). If you put Kamen Rider on Netflix, I guarantee that it can get a wider audiences. It can get a wider audiences if it carried the "Netflix originals" label on there.

As I said, if you want tokusatsu to get the same level and love like Squid Game and K-dramas are getting in the west, you have to put them on Netflix.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

No-one here is saying this.

When I said that, I mean many years ago. I mean back in early 2000's, and way before Squid Game. I heard toku fans said tokusatsu would never get super mainstream in the US because of "American audiences can't read subtitles", or "toku would be too weird to be accepted". But now after seeing K-dramas, and foreign language films/TV shows/TV dramas on Netflix proving people wrong that American audiences can handle subtitles.

But as I stated, if you want tokusatsu to get a wider audiences beyond the usual niche audiences, you have to put them on mainstream streaming services like Netflix in order for that to happen.