RedHoodedOwl
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Enter, Escape, Baron Nero, Zett, and Gosei Knight deserved a better Super Sentai series.
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Sky Blue makes me think they should have made ToQer all kids
RedHoodedOwl
Member
It's messed up that the android with flirting with little kids.
Wizard becomes more and more godlike and Beast basically loses both of his gimmicks..for a gun.
Also they ruined Beast's amazing look IN THE EXACT SAME WAY THEY RUINED METEOR
(Except now with fringe I guess)
Fixed.
Though I do admit that Gremlin had a really interesting villain backstory (that they stop caring about after it's introduced).
Mayu though. She was a great character, but her plot went nowhere.
..."Starts out promising, then falls off a cliff" is a phrase that can be applied to most of Wizard. They didn't even need to do anything more but stick the landing with what they had.
Mayu though. She was a great character, but her plot went nowhere.
..."Starts out promising, then falls off a cliff" is a phrase that can be applied to most of Wizard. They didn't even need to do anything more but stick the landing with what they had.
I wonder when Bandai/Toei execs will learn that gun riders are never really satisfying to watch in combat (there's exceptions, but they're few and far between).
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Enter was a great villain.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
Is Ryuuga is the worst Makai Knight in the entire Garo franchise?
See, some of the Rider shows I can see where minor tweaks could have made them more satisfying. OOO you could rejigger the last third away from the extended rehash of Fang, set Dr. Maki up in a less awkward way, etc. Kiva you could either introduce VampDad earlier
or focus more on the conflict with Saga (and keep Saga's costume for longer, damn it!) Wizard's faults feel way more fundamental. Haruto is a basically a void personality-wise and scheduling with the female lead prevented their relationship from offering much of an emotional core. The villains never really got the power-ups to necessitate each new Wizard upgrade so they never felt like a threat. Them not feeling like a threat meant that the two-partera felt way more excruciating because the guest stars couldn't justify the format in the way looking for keywords or trying to solve teens' problems did.
Are the exceptions Micchy and Ryutaros because they were also purple and I think had hip hop beats so maybe that is the formula
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Ryuuga is up there for sure.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
I felt bad for Takeru being unable to rescue that family from becoming snacks for the Horrors.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
That was pretty sad moment for that character and that particular series.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
Sonshi is a beast.
Fixed.
Tiu Neo
Member
Hey, I liked Go-Busters.
But the Doubutsu version as a series would be better. Maybe not 48, but something like 13 or, pushing it, 26 episodes.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
Can we agree that Goseiger is a mediocre title?
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Yes.
Tiu Neo
Member
Yep.
ToQger was kinda meh too, but, looking back, there's quite a lot in it I like. The villains, the sixth, and the soundtrack.
Kyuranger 34;
When I first saw fake Champ, I felt that they should had him hanging out with the team for a few episode only to betray them and have the real Champ come in.
But then I watched the rest of the episode and was nope, what they did was miles better as they were clearly having fun with that trope.
So Anton was a part of the bad guy... Scorpio redeemed?
Build 7;
A good episode, though I am not fond of RocketPanda...looks too goofy for my liking.
At least they redeemed him at the end of the season by making Beast be the one who defeated the White Wizard.
When I first saw fake Champ, I felt that they should had him hanging out with the team for a few episode only to betray them and have the real Champ come in.
But then I watched the rest of the episode and was nope, what they did was miles better as they were clearly having fun with that trope.
So Anton was a part of the bad guy... Scorpio redeemed?
Build 7;
A good episode, though I am not fond of RocketPanda...looks too goofy for my liking.
At least they redeemed him at the end of the season by making Beast be the one who defeated the White Wizard.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
They're angels but they enemies are Captain Planet villains and rejects from the Machine Empire. I was expecting demons to be the main antagonists.
They show was obviously written for all the Rangers (except #6) to be played by child actors. But Toei or TV Asahi obviously wanted the usual TV models to be casted instead. Everything about ToQger works better if the Rangers were actually played by kids.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Doesn't fix Wagon.
NeonZ
Member
I think the main issue is that they often hesitate to actually do long range combat, so they end up as bumbling melee fighters with a weapon that just doesn't look good for close range. That early Jinba Gaim vs Marika battle was one of the rare times where they actually kept long range focus.
im more upset that it was tailor made to be adapted to power rangers but was outright passed up
it would be dope if go busters was in the rpm timeline, while dobutsu was a lost team in the main timeine
I still say RPM is in the same timeline as the original Saban/Disney run. Tzachor and his Neo-Saban nonsense holds no weight.
Why is that? Not watched ToQ (though I want to cus trains) and curious why you it would work better if they were kids.
If I'm remembering correctly, the core five were kids who
were turned into adults suddenly, so they're written like kids.
i have a hard time seeing venjix completely wrecking the already near suicidal lightspeed rescue or op as fuck ninja storm
Tiu Neo
Member
Yep. Make it like Fourze, but with all members transforming. Start with 3 core members and drip feed members on the team like they did with the Fourze supporting cast.
Because they acted like kids, but the reveal that they were kids in adult bodies, while expected, came a bit too late in the series.
I'm not a big fan of child actors in Sentai, but there are some good examples. The few scenes with the kid ToQ were fine. Even Kotaro is ok.
Huh, how odd. I guess I can see why it would have been better then if they were kids I guess. (still want to watch it though cause Trains! XD)
While I can't speak to other examples, Kotaro is great. Pleasantly surprised how much I like him (though he did start off a little eh but he matured quickly with his new responsibilities as a Kyuranger, etc)
Carter went down shooting. Speaking of which, Kelsey (lightspeed) and Jack (spd) were both in Tucker and Dale vs Evil. Great black comedy if you're into that. It's on Netflix.
I'll never not be mad that we skipped such a holden opportunity to make an rpm sequel, although idk if neo Saban would've been up to the task.
Interesting though I can see why Toei or TV Asahi opted not to go with that route considering that it would probably be a demanding task for kids.
Though I don't know what Japan child labour law is like.
Yeah he's pretty good.
Didn't Bandai force them to skip it due to low toys sales in Japan?
First pics if the Hyper Force ranger suits and their names. On mobile so I can't link the picture.
https://twitter.com/RangerBoard/status/921510081333747713
https://twitter.com/RangerBoard/status/921510081333747713
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Those are good suits.
I don't have audio right now, but apparently there's an intro too.
https://clips.twitch.tv/SilkyThoughtfulSangRiPepperonis
https://clips.twitch.tv/SilkyThoughtfulSangRiPepperonis
They really are. I'm digging the Greek theme.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I'm really digging the Greek theme too and I love the intro.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Wonder if the gokai reference with Marvin's name is intentional
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I think it was.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Hey do you guys remember the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers?
I really like the mythical animals they picked. I'd love to see the Megazord made from this group.
NeonZ
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGzPCh6ajOs
New Heisei Generations Final trailer. It shows
It spoils the ending of the Ex-Aid solo movie too, since this is following directly from that.
New Heisei Generations Final trailer. It shows
the two Kaiser suits that were in the toyguide.
Yeah, this is the lone thing Saban has done that actually panders to the fanbase as opposed to the casual MMPR audience.
We'll see if it's any good, I still can't get my mind around it.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
The helmets
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
that pan to Dan reminds me of Principal Skinner
I really like the art in Go Go Power Rangers:
Helmets are GOOD.
I'm so ridiculously happy Eiji and Ankh are back together.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I need to read the comics again.