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A Look Back at the Original "Real" Power Rangers: Super Sentai
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coredecepts
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Neo Saban is much more recent. They're referring to Go-Busters.
My heart's always going to be with the first couple Dynaman Night Flight parody episodes. Future "Kids in the Hall" members doing the writing/voices + rocking pirated 80s music soundtrack. Blew my mind seeing that as a little kid.
I think the dinosaur zords were a big part of it. Dinos were big and it was a safe bet that Jurassic Park was going to be huge in 1993 whenever they gave Power Rangers the green light.
I think the dinosaur zords were a big part of it. Dinos were big and it was a safe bet that Jurassic Park was going to be huge in 1993 whenever they gave Power Rangers the green light.
It also helped that Zyuranger being in production at the time meant it'd be easier to get support from Toei than it would if they had stuck with Jetman as originally planned.
Also it sounds like they decided that Zyuranger footage would need less work being adapted to what eventually became MMPR than Jetman would have. The Vyram alone would have probably required more reworking than Bandora did, if not them needing to replace them entirely.
Poor poor soul.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Ah, thanks. Never really was a fan of MMPR, but watched it and the original film here and there. I used to always hold a grudge against it because I had my own spandex/motorcycle helmet wearing superhero group and felt like it "copied" me. I've since learned the true origins and how far back it goes but still never got into it.
By the way, my team were called Elemental Force! (I was Lightning)
Never forget.
the_sun_king
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In Power Rangers, they introduced the Alien Rangers to make use of the footage/suits from Kakuranger because at the time Saban still had the original Rangers in their Zyuranger suits despite having long gone past Zyuranger footage.
Kakuranger is a ninja themed season of Super Sentai.
The origins of Super Sentai/Power Rangers can be traced back to the 1957 film The Mysterians:
Had the colorful spandex costumes and big mech.
Moguera has come a long wayThe origins of Super Sentai/Power Rangers can be traced back to the 1957 film The Mysterians:
Had the colorful spandex costumes and big mech.
MoonsaultSlayer
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HAHA. I didn't even think of that implication lol.
Jetman, Jetman, Jetman.
Chuckie
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Akibaranger!
Sun Vulcan
Bioman
Changeman
Flashman
Maskman
Liveman
Jetman
Carranger
Megaranger
Gingaman
GoGo V
Timeranger
Abaranger
Dekaranger
Magiranger
Gekiranger
Go-Onger
ToQger
Kyuranger
If I jad to edit it down to five:
Changeman
Jetman
Megaranger
Abaranger
Gekiranger
Jetto Jetto Jettoman
Razgriz-Specter
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Akibaranger is mandatory
Show has been over years and I still have to listen to that amazing soundtrack now and then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rKYV4dAE_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfXAmmpTcwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-wTR0PR2CU
Does it still hold up? Was hoping for a recent (HD) release.
I would like something that's a bit darker/more serious in tone. On the Kamen Rider side of things, I've only seen Gaim, and well...no one can really top Urobuchi, so my KR experience kind of begins and ends there.
Jetman absolutely holds up. It's better than any Sentai series of the past 15 years. Jetman fits your definition of a more serious Sentai series pretty well too.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Jetman is pretty serious throughout... Well, thematically anyways, it's still Sentai, and most of its time is occupied by tongue-in-cheek melodrama.
HD re-releases have only just started very recently and not every series has an upgrade it deserves. Furthermore, Toei is notoriously bad with their film stock.
Yeah, it's better than DVDs, but holy DNR Batman
clay_ghost
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Akibaranger is mandatory
Show has been over years and I still have to listen to that amazing soundtrack now and then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rKYV4dAE_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfXAmmpTcwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-wTR0PR2CU
This so much, Its so fun to watch even if you have no idea who they are referencing to . Western fans will love the powerful rangers too.
To me it felt like it ran out of energy after the firs couple of episodes but people seem to like it all the same.
Tom Nook
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Akibaranger is mandatory
Show has been over years and I still have to listen to that amazing soundtrack now and then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rKYV4dAE_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfXAmmpTcwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-wTR0PR2CU
Love the helmets. LOL, integrate "Anime hair" on it.
Razgriz-Specter
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Only thing about S2 was it really felt like it needed a 3rd season, which it didn't get.
Still loved it
Though
I didn't like the 2nd AkibaBlue
Road of Ease
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Super Sentai (Tokusatsu as a whole) was a big thing in Brazil in late 80's and early to mid 90's.
The Sentai series broadcasted around here:
Dengeki Sentai Changeman (Lightning Squad Changeman)
I don't remember anything of the plot or characters, but the theme song stood the test of time for me <3
Hikari Sentai Maskman (Light Defenders Maskman)
Oh wow, I need to look this up, I remember the portuguese title for this!
"Defensores da Luz! Maskman!"
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
It is not. GUIS did finish fansubbing it, however.
As for your earlier question, the fandom has pretty much settled on Jetman, Timeranger, Dairanger, Gokaiger, and Maskman being the best Super Sentai has to offer. I would say specifically that Shinkenger and Gokaiger are the best of modern Super Sentai, so if you're planning on picking something modern up, know that it's all downhill from there.
As for Kamen Rider, if you are again looking for something modern, OOO and Fourze were both fantastic.
It's fun, but it never quite reaches the highs of the first season.
Akibaranger is mandatory
Show has been over years and I still have to listen to that amazing soundtrack now and then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rKYV4dAE_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfXAmmpTcwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-wTR0PR2CU
I was about to ask...
What season/series is this???
But you answered my question. I thought it looked recent and really clean.
HammerOfThor
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Is there a way to legally watch these subbed?
I can't find any example videos of it, but am I right in remembering that Sentai shows would end and the next would start almost immediately after? I seem to remember Boukenger ending and then just a scene of Bouken Red and Geki Red walking towards each other, high-fiving, and then Geki Red walking towards the camera before Gekiranger started.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Yep. It's​ a weekly television series. Only takes breaks for some holidays/special events/disasters
5 seasons on DVD subtitled so far. 2 of them are available for free streaming. Link in the OP.
I was the same, but I'm from Colombia.
Latinamerica, specifically Peru and any country that got it's channels, was heavy on Japanese entertainment, my afternoon after school was watching Liveman and Candy Candy. Ours 80s and 90s were awesome.
That's the red ranger hand off they started after dekaranger you're talking about, and yeah, the new series traditionally follow the next week
Rhomega Beta
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Shout Factory has subbed Zyuranger-Carranger and put them on DVD.
Razgriz-Specter
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Did they ever give a reason why once they started making original footage they didn't just "fix" the Green Ranger's powers instead of Tommy becoming the White Ranger?
Especially with that being from a completely different series where they couldn't use Japanese footage of them all together anyway.
Especially with that being from a completely different series where they couldn't use Japanese footage of them all together anyway.
To sell new TIGER POWER toys and other merchandise to profit off the new color.
Razgriz-Specter
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Thats true however Saban was so worried about changing the other's costumes it just kinda stands out how they were okay ditching the most popular ranger's suit if they didn't completely need to.
cj_iwakura
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Do you all know the glory of Rolling Bomber Special?
pauloshinobi
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Changeman was HUGE in Brazil in late 80's/early 90's
Unspeakable Evil
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Using stock footage is cheaper too.
clay_ghost
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Testing the water I guess.
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