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Originally Posted by gashatfreak

The only real tragedy for me I got out of this experience was that Madoka retroactively kind of lessened my enjoyment of Kamen Rider Gaim. Like, don't get me wrong I still think it was an amazing show but now I can't help but wonder how much plot Urobuchi recycled from Madoka and toned down for kids.

As someone who's seen both, I can agree about the similarities. However, I also must admit that Gaim might be the better of the two? From the way I see it, because Gaim was a longer series, there was more time to explore and show off the designs (Nothing against Madoka, but the Gaim Riders have more interesting designs, though Madoka has a few that certainly stand out like Mami), really diving into some of the themes presented in Madoka and taking them slightly a step further. I do want to stress that I don't want to go into spoilers for those who've yet to watch either of them.

That said, Madoka has much that it holds over Gaim's Orange. Like the Witches Dimensions and designs go without saying, since animation can easily surpass lie-action, much less Tokusatsu. So Madoka has more visual flair and tone (no need to remind me that this was Evangelion in a Magical Girl dress), but in the end, I have to say both shows are still good (also, not sure if this is true, but supposedly Urobuchi originally planned Madoka's plot for Rider but turned it into a Magical Girl first), and either one would appeal anyone interested in either Anime or Tokusatsu.