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Originally Posted by Kurona

Skyrider wasn't an anniversary, but it was the first season produced after a hiatus -- Kamen Rider through Stronger all aired one after the other, and then there was four years between the latter and Skyrider. It was of course originally intended to be a reboot, but the classic Showa-era thing of "we need to massively change the show for ratings" probably has something to do with the rest of the gang suddenly showing up and kicking his ass to give him an upgrade

The idea of Skyrider being a reboot is weird to me, and the idea to change it must've happened before the show started production. Sure, the official title of the season is (New) Kamen Rider, and most characters refer to Skyrider as simply (the) Kamen Rider, but like, since episode one they still reference the previous stuff. Heck, the Evil Organization is NeoShocker, which, ya know, implies the existence of a past Shocker.

Either way though, I am glad that it was kept in continuity, as it ended up leading to alot of Skyrider's' more fun aspects.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

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.

That's a shame. I imagine that had Ishinomori lived just a little longer, he would've been very pleased to see Skyrider's' flight powers displayed in full prowess in future crossovers.

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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!

That was a cool sequence for sure!

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

Speaking of beloved characters, I also noticed that Imata has kinda just... disappeared? Like, atleast the other side characters were given the excuse of being hospitalized, but as far as I can recall, Imata is just gone. Probably a relief for those who didn't like his running gag, but notable for me who found charm in him. What a shame.