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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Personally, I perceive these shows as Kamen Rider for teenagers. They are extremely dark and bloody, the world is unfair and terrible, and the heroes are brutal, often immoral, but at the same time still cool and special. Ironically, mocking the stupidity and naivety of children's originals, these shows create an even more primitive and stupid plot.

Haruka is a pretty good guy though, albeit one who is constantly brooding due to his righteousness, or even basic humanity, being challenged as an outlier in the terrible "eat or be eaten" world he lives in.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Another significant difference is that "Black Sun" is designed for an audience that sits on political forums or at least watches the news, while Amazons splash out their angst purely in the form of personal and family relationships.

I haven't seen any Black content yet, but this sounds weird. I imagine the venn diagram of Rider fans and news/politics fans doesn't have enough overlap for Toei to capitalize on.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I agree with this notion. I don't know where this idea that dark = mature came from, but it's really annoying more often than not.

I think the gore can be justified as special effects, considering the original Amazon was similar. But the bleakness of the plot and characters makes it feel too pretentiously edgy when it didn't need to go that far. Shin Kamen Rider is a recent example of something that is bloody, but carries a hopeful message about the value of humanity.