[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

This was a breath of fresh air at the time for an old sentai fan such as myself, and while this is not my first pick for an entry show (I think 2016's Zyuohger and the current Boonboomger are far more befitting for that role) I suppose it could work if it draws in new fans to dig deeper into the Super Sentai rabbit hole and also check out other shows. Regardless, Go-Busters is a must-watch and a great example of how you follow up a milestone show such as Gokaiger.

Like, I can't really speak to which would be a better starter show, but one of the appeals for me with Go-Busters was how... not Sentai it looked? I've had years of watching Kamen Rider where I could've been won over by the aesthetics and tropes of Sentai, but none of it ever really caught my eye. (Well, DonBros; Inoue Forever.) Before I even watched it, Go-Busters felt like it was speaking to me in a language I already sort of recognized -- a smaller cast, an organization supporting them, a cause and effect to everything that felt more sketched-in. Another show might've been a purer version of Sentai, but a purer version of Sentai would've maybe bounced me right off of it.

That said (and I'll maybe talk more about this over the next week) I did enjoy the things that felt different from Rider, and I doubt this'll be my last-ever Sentai show. (Again: DonBros!) It's not replacing Rider for me, but I like being able to sample some unique flavors of toku.