Trivia / Metal Heroes

• Creator Backlash: Kabutack and Robotack are the only shows not to have gotten DVD releases (the former was uploaded by Toei to their youtube channel in 2017, but outside of the crossover the latter had with the former, the latter has been completely ignored), outside of a reference in one of the Super Hero Taihen shorts^note which, given the inclusion of Moerro!! Robocon, was more likely just listing the shows that aired while Kamen Rider was on hiatus during the 90s, neither have been referenced at all by any of Toei's other toku works.
• Follow the Leader: The success of Jiban led to a string of police-themed Metal Hero shows.
• Franchise Killer: Kabutack and Robotack were aimed at far younger audiences than the rest of the franchise^note for reference, the audience demographics for Metal Heroes resembled that of the Kamen Rider series of today, with a large contingent of teen and young adult viewers and caused ratings to plummet with Toei pulling the plug on the franchise.^note Ironically, the final episode of Robotack ended with the main hero getting a Disney Death, and with it, the death of the franchise. As of recent, Toei has been giving the series a second chance with movies, but the franchise will likely be limited to theatrical and DTV movies like the Space Squad movies and some guest appearances on some Super Sentai shows.
• No Export for You: Arguably hit the hardest by this trope of the "Big 4" Toku franchises^note the other 3 being Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Ultra Series, since not only is it not offered legally on any streaming service, but it's also not available on DVD outside of Japan...or that was the case until August 2018, when Discotek Media licensed Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion, with possibly more getting licensed if Juspion does well. It seems that eventually panned out, as Discotek announced in 2022 that not only were they starting a dedicated Toku subline, but that Space Sheriff Gavan would be kicking it off in October of that year.
  • Subverted as of April 2020, with episodes of every show but Shaider, Spielban, Metalder, and the B-Fighter shows being uploaded to Toei’s new channel. Though availability depends on your region.
• What Could Have Been: Two in relation to the two adaptations by Saban:
  • Reportedly, there were plans to make a third season of VR Troopers using Blue SWAT, but due to Saban not wanting to alienate the fandom^note the suits in Blue SWAT are very different from those of Spielban, Metalder, and Shaider, and at the time, Saban hadn't made Power Rangers Zeo, so they had no way of knowing how fans would react to such a change, they eventually chose to adapt Juukou B-Fighter and use it (and later, B-Fighter Kabuto) to create Big Bad Beetleborgs.
  • After the aforementioned Beetleborgs ran out of footage, Saban could've adapted B-Robo Kabutack if they had wanted to finish the series. However, due to how different Kabutack was in comparison to Fighter and Kabuto (And ironically having the same tone content-wise as the Beetleborgs themselves), not to mention their human partners sharing screentime, making it hard to adapt, Saban decided against doing so.
  • "Hi-Tech Heroes" was a working title for the franchise.
• You Look Familiar: Has its own page.

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