The Director of Darkness invented Kar-Di-Oh.
- One day, a young director was really into trading cards, so he decided to combine monsters and cards together For the Evulz. Turns out that a bunch of other people really liked the idea and some company made a business deal with the Director and now you have Kar-Di-Oh.
The Director of Darkness holds a position of necessary evil.
- Without a Director controlling the Dark Dimension, Monsters would breed out of control, use up resources, invade Earth, and eventually use up all of its resources. The Director of Darkness keeps the forces of Dark running like clockwork. Breeding limitations, strict hierarchies, control of resources, taking account of power rankings, and a clockwork precise release of monsters such that the Dainty Defenders of Light can keep them from destroying the world, while keeping monster numbers from climbing.
The reason why Magical Girls can't transform outside of Japan is because magical girls attract monsters (and general attention), which is why it's a violation of policy in the first place.
- Also, other nations have superheroes instead of magical girls, so it might be a branding thing as well. It's almost like the rest of the world banned the advertising of magical girls from Japan.
Apricot will have a Expository Hairstyle Change / Important Haircut
- It will reflect her Character Development. Her new look no longer has ribbons.
