The trend suggests franchise that aims to appeal at kids first and foremost are either stagnant or declining. tokusatsu can no longer afford to appeal primarily to kids anymore. It needs to appeal to more adults too to survive.
実際バンダイのIP別売り上げ見るとここ数年盛り返してやっと売り上げ100億円弱。大人に人気のあるコンテンツやった方が圧倒的に儲かっちゃって世知辛い。