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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Now up through episode 35 of Skyrider, and I gotta ask, was this the first ever Anniversary season for Rider? It sure seems like it with how many crossover episodes it has.

The franchise's 9th anniversary occurred during SkyRider's run, but it wasn't like a big number anniversary or anything like that. Like Kurona said, 4 years had passed since the end of Stronger, so it was an opportunity to bring back the OG 7 Riders, except for Rider 1 and Amazon being suit-only.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

As for Skyrider's' new look, I dunno, I just feel like the Green and Brown worked alot better, especially given the whole flight suit motif and how Hiroshi would often wear a brown jumpsuit as a civilian. The bright green paired with bright red just doesn't work nearly as well. As well, Skyrider stops using Sailing Jump and Rider Break starting with the second half of the show, which is a damn shame because they were kinda his signature things, ya know?

From what I understand, you can blame Ishinomori for the removal of Sailing Jump, since he thought Toei's special effects weren't good enough to portray it the way he imagined.

I like both SkyRider suits, but I think the bright green and orange make him look more complete after being infused with the power of his predecessors' Riderkicks. It's a much more minimalist change than what happened to Rider 1 and 2, so I appreciate how SkyRider still looks like himself, only with slightly different colors.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

One thing I for sure did not expect though is for this show to actually manage to hit me in the feel midway through, and especially not from an episode titled "The Fifty Ton Baby." No joke, I think this is gonna end up being my favorite episode? It takes what on paper sounds like an absolutely ridiculous premise from the title alone and manages to make it and actually rather touching tale about parenthood; And this is coming from someone who in no way has a soft spot for children.

My favorite episode is 27, the one where 8 Riders united to beat up a tank, which would later be repeated in my favorite Movie War. That was bad*ss!

25 is totally in second place though. The premise is as ridiculous as you said, but damn, I wasn't prepared for that emotional story with Hiroshi getting in to the father role and the MOTW being evil enough to kill his own son. It felt like the kind of plot Inoue would write years later, with how bizarre yet dramatic it was.

Third place is 34 and 35, cause I always enjoy seeing Miyauchi.