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I think I found your crisis Phazon: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/19040101_Rubbersuit_monsters_fade_Tiny_Tokyos_relax.html?id=222035441

The toku industry as we know it according to this article, is dying. CGI has come to the point that even young Japanese audiences are tired of rubber suits and model sets and want Hollywood-flashy effects. Another alarming trend is that young people in the film industries don't want to practice the craft and pass it on to the next generation and those that practice it are in their 50s-70s. Once they die, Old Tokusatsu may go with them. :(

In a way, GARO Season 3 is a precursor to this trend as they went from beautifully crafted gothic costumes to CG motion capture that make me want to grab a game controller and press X to skip the Quicktime cutscenes.

This genre has been around for almost 70 years, I considered it to be the last safe haven for old school special effects in a world of pixels. I would hate to see it go. That's why we have Tokupedia. If it must go, it shall not be forgotten.