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Boss Doggie · Feb 7, 2009

Anyone a fan of the series? Or have you at least watched it? Watching Power Rangers doesn't count!

I grew up on Super Sentai - my country dubbed the shows, though I was only able to watch from Bioman up to Jetman (although the local stations skipped dubbing Liveman for some odd reason). They stopped dubbing the series starting from Zyuranger... probably because Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, whose source material is Zyuranger, was coming out.

I love the series! It has ups and downs (for me, the last Ranger I have watched was Timeranger), and though there were still some good stuff (I enjoyed Go-onger if only because I looked at it as a parody of Super Sentai), I still preferred the classics because of better acting, and well, the campiness was awesome.

P.S. - I <3 DEKAMASTER

Ronin · Feb 7, 2009

After the crapfest that was Go-onger, I can't wait for Shinkenger.

And Kamen Rider Decade is the hot shit right now.

Snaku · Feb 7, 2009

Dairanger and Timeranger are my favs. I can't bring myself to watch the recent stuff, as it's too Disney friendly.

Boss Doggie · Feb 7, 2009

Well, just view Go-onger as a parody. It helps.

And yeah, Dairanger and Timeranger was made of awesome win. Boukenger and Hurricanger can never replicate the epicness of the unhenshin rollcall made by the Dairangers!

SS4Gogita · Feb 7, 2009

Last series I watched was half of Boukenger :3

As for Kamen Rider, the last one I finished was Kabuto, and half of Hibiki before that.

Slayven · Feb 7, 2009

Oh yeah. Decade came out the gate swinging.

Boss Doggie · Feb 7, 2009

Kabuto... has the strangest things.

But why are we discussing Kamen Rider in a Super Sentai thread?

Slayven · Feb 8, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
Kabuto... has the strangest things.

But why are we discussing Kamen Rider in a Super Sentai thread?

cause it is all awesome?

Parallax · Feb 8, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
Kabuto... has the strangest things.

But why are we discussing Kamen Rider in a Super Sentai thread?

probably because people associate super sentai with other tokusatsu series. i would be more excited about shinkenger if the mechs werent so damn weird. not as bad as go-onger, but still

deadhorse32 · Feb 8, 2009

Bioman <3<3<3<3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choudenshi_Bioman

Barrage · Feb 8, 2009

A little Kamen Rider discussion won't hurt the thread. They're not exactly hugely mainstream genres, so there's no point having seperate thread.

Last Sentai show I watched...hmmm...whichever one Power Ranger S.P.D. is based on. Pretty dope, but a lot of filler episodes.

As for Kabuto, I thought it was absolutely sick. I mean, yeah, the story got muddled towards the end, but overall I thought it was a great series.

Unfortunately, Den-O or whatever the fuck it was put me off KR for the last few years. What exactly is Kamen RIder Decade?

Teknoman · Feb 8, 2009

GEKIRANGER!

Ronin · Feb 8, 2009

Barrage said:
What exactly is Kamen RIder Decade?

Its the 10th installment of the Heisei Rider series. Sort of a worlds colliding storyline going on. The main hook is that Decade has the ability to transform and use the powers of the past Heisei Riders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYqGTJb-3Ps

vareon · Feb 9, 2009

:O there's a tokusatsu thread in NeoGAF?

Too bad I only followed KR, not Super Sentai. Loved their opening songs, though. Always cheerful and full of energy.

Eteric Rice · Feb 9, 2009

As a big Power Rangers fan, where would I watch the Super Sentai series online? I'd like to see Power Ranger's roots.

MisterHero · Feb 9, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
Anyone a fan of the series? Or have you at least watched it? Watching Power Rangers doesn't count!

oh yeah?

well then my favorites are Zyuranger and Dairanger :lol

~~and JakQ simply because they used Nintendo-brand playing cards~~

~~Also, they had Big One~~

also, i met ohranger when i lived in japan

Boss Doggie · Feb 9, 2009

In my country (Phil), Bioman, Maskman, Fiveman, and Jetman were the most shown, and were the most popular!

Heck, I think the Philippine English dub of Bioman shows quality, even for Youtube standards!

Ronin · Feb 15, 2009

Wow, so the first episode of Shinkenger pretty much stomps over the entirety of Go-onger.

Slayven · Feb 16, 2009

Ronin said:
Wow, so the first episode of Shinkenger pretty much stomps over the entirety of Go-onger.

Every red ranger should have Kuroko that give them towels and drinks after fighting.

Boss Doggie · Feb 16, 2009

I lurv the henshin!

vareon · Feb 16, 2009

I only watched the opening sequence, where Red is slashing through enemies. It gives me a Dynasty Warriors feeling :lol

This might be the first sentai I will watch from start to finish.

Edit: Also, how about turning this thread into a general tokusatsu thread, kinda like the Shonen Jump thread? I don't really see much Gaffers enjoy the genre, so it's kinda pointless if I (or someone else) make another tokusatsu thread. It's OK if you don't want to, though.

Troidal · Feb 16, 2009

My age will show when I say I liked Dynaman, Bioman, Liveman the most. I'll give some credit to Jetman and Jyuranger though. Dragon Ranger is badass. And also Harikenger only cuz the girls were hot :lol The ones in recent years were all meh.

I was never a fan of Kamen Rider, but liked Black back in the days. Among the Heisei Riders, it would be Agito and Faiz, the rest weren't too much for my liking. Decade, however, is awesome. At least so far.

Boss Doggie · Feb 17, 2009

As long as a large portion of the discussion is Sentai. *wink*

I am also loving the cockpit motif this time.

Boss Doggie · Feb 23, 2009

Finally watched the subbed episode 1 in veoh.

Quite... AWESOME! It doesn't reek of any of the post 2001 Sentai! It felt old school!

And yeah, Decade is a step up from the meh-series of Kabuto onwards.

vareon · Feb 23, 2009

Finally watched ep 1 of Shinkenger.

Good stuff! The battles really remind me of the Musou series, with red's flaming huge-ass sword and stuff. I also liked Red's personality, though I really can't judge him with the previous reds since this is practically the first Super Sentai I watched. Don't really liked the individual mecha designs, and I haven't seen the combined mecha in action so I'll save the judgment. Also digging the "Emperor and his subordinates" theme.

As for Decade...to me it's a HUGE step up from Kiva's amateurish writing. It's a shame that they had to turn the riders into toys, though. Ki-ki-ki-kiva was literally shooting arrow from his ass this week :lol

Ronin · Feb 23, 2009

vareon said:
I also liked Red's personality, though I really can't judge him with the previous reds since this is practically the first Super Sentai I watched.

I'll say he is definetly the best red so far for the more recent Sentai shows. Even if he is a bit of a dick, its better than being annoying.

Negaiido · Feb 23, 2009

I read the threadname wrong .. I thaught it said Hentai but its only sentai.

Apharmd · Feb 24, 2009

Oh yeah, Decade is doing great. Kiva's transformation and the Darkness Moon Break arrow coming out of his crotch was weird, but the episode was ace.

TreIII · Feb 24, 2009

vareon said:
Finally watched ep 1 of Shinkenger.

Good stuff! The battles really remind me of the Musou series, with red's flaming huge-ass sword and stuff. I also liked Red's personality, though I really can't judge him with the previous reds since this is practically the first Super Sentai I watched. Don't really liked the individual mecha designs, and I haven't seen the combined mecha in action so I'll save the judgment. Also digging the "Emperor and his subordinates" theme.

As for Decade...to me it's a HUGE step up from Kiva's amateurish writing. It's a shame that they had to turn the riders into toys, though. Ki-ki-ki-kiva was literally shooting arrow from his ass this week :lol

I'll second this largely.

And I LOVE the Kurokos (the guys in black garbs and masks). It really brought a genuine smile to my face, since the first time I got introduced to those guys was through the likes of Samurai Spirits/Shodown and the Gouketsuji/Power Instinct games.

Ronin · Feb 24, 2009

Also anybody been watching Kamen Rider Dragon Knight? First two episodes were kinda rough, but its really starting to pick up.

Apharmd · Feb 24, 2009

Ronin said:
Also anybody been watching Kamen Rider Dragon Knight? First two episodes were kinda rough, but its really starting to pick up.

I would never admit anything I did in this topic in public.

KRDK was something I was never going to admit anywhere until you brought it up. Yes, I've been watching it on TV Saturday mornings in the only area where I can watch television in privacy, my parents' bedroom.

Of course, they walked in on me once and thought that I wanted privacy for masturbating. I just went ahead and said yes.

...Back on subject, it is picking up. Saturdays are just ace for me. KRDK in the morning, Decade in the afternoon, Gundam 00 in the wee sunday mornings (which is saturday night.)

vareon · Feb 24, 2009

Ronin said:
I'll say he is definetly the best red so far for the more recent Sentai shows. Even if he is a bit of a dick, its better than being annoying.

Last red I knew was GekiRed...and didn't like him at all.

Apharmd said:
I would never admit anything I did in this topic in public.

KRDK was something I was never going to admit anywhere until you brought it up. Yes, I've been watching it on TV Saturday mornings in the only area where I can watch television in privacy, my parents' bedroom.

Of course, they walked in on me once and thought that I wanted privacy for masturbating. I just went ahead and said yes.

...Back on subject, it is picking up. Saturdays are just ace for me. KRDK in the morning, Decade in the afternoon, Gundam 00 in the wee sunday mornings (which is saturday night.)

C'mon, deep down everyone loves seeing guys in funny costumes (and colorful tights) beating the crap of each other :lol

I don't know if I'll ever watch DK, though. How was it compared to Ryuki?

Apharmd · Feb 24, 2009

vareon said:
Last red I knew was GekiRed...and didn't like him at all.

C'mon, deep down everyone loves seeing guys in funny costumes (and colorful tights) beating the crap of each other :lol

I don't know if I'll ever watch DK, though. How was it compared to Ryuki?

Perhaps.

And I can't really trust myself to compare DK to Ryuki, as I've got a massive hardon for Ryuki. For what it's worth, I like the concepts they're going with, and the newly made fights are very good. Watching the actual TV series doesn't make me embarrassed as fuck either. It's the damned ads that snap me back into the reality that I'm watching bug-men fighting each other so the kids watching could buy more toys.

In any case, I bet KRDK will be canceled because kids have shit taste. (GG TF Animated canceled after Season 3)

Ronin · Feb 24, 2009

vareon said:
I don't know if I'll ever watch DK, though. How was it compared to Ryuki?

I love Ryuki, and once you except the fact that DK isn't Ryuki its pretty awesome.

Steve and Mike Wang are huge fans of KR and respect the source material and I think they have done a great job reintroducing the series to America. It definetly has a more mature vibe than Power Rangers, but in the end, its still a vehicle to sell toys.

Heres a really good interview.

I also remember hearing that Adness Entertainment picked up the US rights for Tomica Hero Rescue Force.

Boss Doggie · Feb 24, 2009

Why didn't they start at Kuuga tho, so that they'd make it up to Decade?

Also, seen some snippets of Episode 2 for Shinkenger. LOLOLOL JENGA MECHA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjF3urMMJk&feature=channel_page

Apharmd · Feb 24, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
Why didn't they start at Kuuga tho, so that they'd make it up to Decade?

Also, seen some snippets of Episode 2 for Shinkenger. LOLOLOL JENGA MECHA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjF3urMMJk&feature=channel_page

Actually, Steve and Mike Wang wanted to start with Blade, but executive pressure had them choosing Ryuki for marketability. More riders = more toys.

Ronin · Feb 24, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
Also, seen some snippets of Episode 2 for Shinkenger. LOLOLOL JENGA MECHA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjF3urMMJk&feature=channel_page

I just hope it doesn't become a gigantic pile of shit like Engine-O did.

It reminds me of Muteki Shogun from Kakuranger.

Kccitystar · Feb 24, 2009

Honest to god they need to make a modern video game based on the Super Sentai series

Boss Doggie · Feb 24, 2009

Well so far it's balanced, and it reeks of old school Sentai, so that's a good sign.

And they're making games for Sentai... and it's called Rangers Strike - an arcade card game. Currently, it has Masked Rider (from 1 to Decade) and Metal Heroes (Jivan, etc.) expansion.

vareon · Feb 24, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
Well so far it's balanced, and it reeks of old school Sentai, so that's a good sign.

And they're making games for Sentai... and it's called Rangers Strike - an arcade card game. Currently, it has Masked Rider (from 1 to Decade) and Metal Heroes (Jivan, etc.) expansion.

Which had awesome artwork on the cards. I kinda wanted them just for the artworks

And for the riders there's Ganbarides too. Heck Decade was pretty much a one-season advertisement for Ganbaride.

I get the feeling a Jump Superstars-styled KR or Super Sentai game on the DS would sell well.

Slayven · Feb 24, 2009

They need another Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001. Y'all heard Decade will be followed by a sequel to Den-o. Toei and Bandai love the imagins

Troidal · Feb 25, 2009

Slayven said:
They need another Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001. Y'all heard Decade will be followed by a sequel to Den-o. Toei and Bandai love the imagins

Well it's probably 'cheaper' for them to do a Den-O sequel. They just need to rehire most of the voice actors, the main reason why the series is popular to begin with. I could do without a new Kamen Rider for the next few years tbh...the design has mostly been asstastic after 555 (and Kabuto was too much like 555). Good for Den-O fans though, it's pretty crazy. Even my female co-workers like it, and they're not like big rider fans.

Mobius 1 · Feb 25, 2009

Changemen. My forever favorite.

Boss Doggie · Feb 25, 2009

vareon said:
Which had awesome artwork on the cards. I kinda wanted them just for the artworks

And for the riders there's Ganbarides too. Heck Decade was pretty much a one-season advertisement for Ganbaride.

I get the feeling a Jump Superstars-styled KR or Super Sentai game on the DS would sell well.

I want a Capcom vs. Toei: Masked Heroes, but that wouldn't happen.

vareon · Feb 25, 2009

Ookami-kun said:
I want a Capcom vs. Toei: Masked Heroes, but that wouldn't happen.

if Tatsunoko vs Capcom could happen, then technically it could happen too. But this is too much hope :lol

Boss Doggie · Feb 25, 2009

Toei is closer to Bandai than Capcom.

Apharmd · Feb 28, 2009

Hrm. This week's episode of KRDK is pretty good. Great fight choreography as always. I actually prefer the American-made fights as opposed to the stock footage.

Edit - Hahaha holy shit, Verde lost twice today in KRDK and Decade's Ryuki. Both of them because his opponents cheated. :lol

Boss Doggie · Mar 1, 2009

Ah yes, the most hated Kamen Rider. I can see why though.

ZOMG LETS REMOVE HENSHIN!

Urban Scholar · Mar 2, 2009

So what's a good place to start with the super sentai? Rather I should say what series has alot of brutal fights and serious matter? I have to point out that I do like Kamen Rider Kabuto and I'm feeling Decade as well.

Boss Doggie · Mar 2, 2009

All of Super Sentai has 50/50 comedy and drama. It never should be a full-blown "serious" series.

Though if you want the most dark sentai, Jetman should be your pick.

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