History YMMV / MashinHeroWataruSeries

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Based on the first trailer of year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} seemed to have learned full well what works for this franchise, and are more than willing to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by [[RevisitingTheRoots bringing back]] the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves. Most likely because the series got a ColbertBump via ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'' which used the first installment and it performed well enough for Sunrise to realize that the earlier LighterAndSofter works like that should be the basis.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} seemed to have learned full well what works for this franchise, and are more than willing to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by [[RevisitingTheRoots bringing back]] the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves. Most likely because the series got a ColbertBump via ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'' which used the first installment and it performed well enough for Sunrise to realize that the earlier LighterAndSofter works like that should be the basis.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[ArtEvolution drastic change in character design]], crude, misaimed humor, questionable direction in animation execution,[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to occasional OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance. Come 23 years later, the series got revived ''again'' in year 2020, but promotional trailers seem to indicate that this is RevisitingTheRoots of the more fun adventure than the DarkerAndEdgier approach as to what ''Super'' did.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[ArtEvolution drastic change in character design]], crude, misaimed humor, questionable direction in animation execution,[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to occasional OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance. And then the series got revived ''again'' in 2020, but promotional trailers seem to indicate that this is RevisitingTheRoots of the more fun adventure than the DarkerAndEdgier approach that ''Super'' did.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} seemed to have learned full well what works for this franchise, and are more than willing to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by [[RevisitingTheRoots bringing back]] the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} seemed to have learned full well what works for this franchise, and are more than willing to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by [[RevisitingTheRoots bringing back]] the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} seemed to have learned full well what works for this franchise, and [[RevisitingTheRoots are more than willing to atone]] for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by bringing back the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} seemed to have learned full well what works for this franchise, and want to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by bringing back the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} learned full well what works for this franchise, and want to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by bringing back the bright atmosphere, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Based on the first sneak-peak of the upcoming year 2020’s ''Seven Spirits,'' Creator/{{Sunrise}} learned full well what works for this franchise, and want to atone for their {{Sequelitis}} tumble by bringing back the brightness, rainbow sparkles, fan-recognizable character designs, and Himiko’s trademark quirky run back the way she deserves.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[ArtEvolution drastic change in character design]], crude, misaimed humor, questionable direction in animation execution,[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to occasional OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* EvenBetterSequel: The overall East Asian demographic (including domestic Japan) agree that, of the entire trilogy, ''Wataru 2'' holds the best visuals, character[=/=]mechanical designs and story execution fit for its world setting. To sum it up, while the first installment was fun, ''Wataru 2'' was ''fabulously'' fun.

* OneSceneWonder: The appearance of [[spoiler:a SheIsAllGrownUp Himiko Shinobibe [[MyFutureSelfAndMe talking with the present day Himiko]] during the latter's HiddenPurposeTest]] in ''Wataru 2'' didn't just throw fans for a loop, but it became FanFicFuel on the endless possibilities of what the character could be like in a couple of years InUniverse.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], crude, misaimed humor, questionable direction in animation execution,[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to occasional OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, questionable direction in animation execution]],[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to occasional OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, questionable direction in animation execution]],[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to frequent OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, poor direction in animation execution]],[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "detailed arms, legs, and heads with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to frequent OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, poor direction in animation execution]],[[note]]Such as favoring the fluidity of the summoning scene of Ryujinmaru and adding "physical arms, legs, and head with their own separate actions" to Himiko's wacky run, which made her look as if she has real SpareBodyParts, while sacrificing various portions of in-between animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to frequent OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, poor direction in animation execution]],[[note]]Noted to sacrifice animation quality to squeeze in 5 more episodes than ''Wataru 2'', leading to frequent OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, poor direction in animation execution]],[[note]]Noted to squeeze in extra 5 episodes than ''Wataru 2'' while sacrificed animation quality, leading to frequent OffModel.[[/note]] and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, poor direction in animation execution]], and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Because of a six-year gap between ''Wataru 2'' and ''Super'', most fans who grew up with the original installment and its {{Sequel}} assumed the series had ended, thus turned their focus to other shows. When ''Super'' was released, viewers noted it took a DarkerAndEdgier tone in content as a result of the [[GenreDeconstruction aftermath]] of what ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' brought to the [[{{Mecha}} genre]]. While it retained elements of gags, the brightness, quirkiness and RuleOfFun for this series were taken out in favor of [[CharacterDevelopment mental development]], accompanied with a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks drastic change in character design]], [[JumpingTheShark crude, misaimed humor, poor direction in animation execution]], occasional OffModel, and the [[SequelNonEntity unexplained absence of certain characters]]; inevitably, ''Super'' [[FollowTheLeader was attempting to do what]] ''Evangelion'' did. The producers assumed the original demographic would return for ''Super'', while simultaneously introducing the installment to a new audience; however, [[Creator/{{Sunrise}} their other department]] was also competing side-by-side against ''Super'' by working to [[GenreThrowback throw back the gleefulness of the genre]] post-''Evangelion'' with ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', which successfully attracted the audience towards the latter instead of ''Super''. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The lack of support from the series' original fans]] for ''Super'', including new viewers to the series citing LaterInstallmentWeirdness, led to overall poor viewership performance.