[gashatfreak]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I guess it depends on what you get out of it. I've noticed you're a big Ex-Aid and Gaim fan, what did you like about those? Was it the directing, fights, effects etc? Has something about recent Rider's narratives and character work let you down compared to the shows you like?

Gaim was my first Kamen Rider show and Ex-Aid was my first weekly experience so I have some sort of nostalgia for them. I was mostly drawn in by the aesthetics so I suppose my love for the suit designs was always higher up on the priority list for me. The plots being great was a pleasant surprise. Wizard was my second show and I highly enjoyed that when I watched it, although looking back on it now I'm not sure I would have the same amount of pleasure if I were to watch it now. It's kind of like when you try something new for the first time; it's amazing and thrilling but the novelty kind of wears off the more you watch it.

I still watch toku but I think my beef is watching it weekly. It feels like a chore to be honest. Saber is a good example; the suits were awesome (and if I had the money I totally would've bought all the Figuarts) but watching it weekly felt like watching paint dry. Similarly, I love Revice's suits (except for KR Aguilera, there's something about that suit that I hate) and transformations but the plot is meh right now. I think I might be better off waiting for the shows to finish before binge watching them. I do believe the plots of Kamen Rider are far better now than they were, say, 10 years ago I think when Kamen Rider was more MOTW oriented.

TL;DR - My attraction to Kamen Rider was suit-deep and the plots of Gaim and Ex-Aid was what convinced me to stay in toku. I still love the toku medium but because my first attraction is the aesthetics and henshin sequences/sounds, I believe I'll benefit more from waiting for the shows to finish rather that watching weekly (which I'm starting to view as a chore).