Lowest ratings but it has the highest toy sales during that time so it prevented the series getting cancelled.
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A Look Back at the Original "Real" Power Rangers: Super Sentai
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As somebody who is liking what I've seen of Ohranger thus far (though admittedly, it's probably colored by my fondness for Zeo), I can see why the constant tonal shifts would have turned viewers off from the series.
Within minutes, you can shift from scenes of the Bananoia Empire causing mass destruction and the Cogs actually presenting a legitimate threat to the rangers (re: elite soldiers) bumbling around fights and being cartoonishly terrified of wildlife.
Within minutes, you can shift from scenes of the Bananoia Empire causing mass destruction and the Cogs actually presenting a legitimate threat to the rangers (re: elite soldiers) bumbling around fights and being cartoonishly terrified of wildlife.
Princess Viola
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As someone who has never seen more than a few episodes of MMPR on a whim a few year back, it amused the Hell out of me when their weapons clearly said Zyuranger on them.
It didn't do well but it wasn't prompting any cancellation calls from what I know. There's a lot of urban myths regarding Super Sentai getting canceled for one reason or another and they've never been substantivated.
What happened to Ohranger is unfortunate, but it was basically like if you tried to make an action show about invading alien terrorists and then 9/11 happened. Yeah they had to tone it down.
Rawr Its Ry
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Are there any sentai series from the 90s+ that has that darker tone of ohranger but the whole way throughout? Also, how are the ninja series?
Maskman and Liveman, I remember, were pretty heavy.
Edit: oh, they are 80s
Rawr Its Ry
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Another trivia : In the MMPR episodes where the putties transform themselves into evil rangers, their weapons are actually what the Zyurangers actually used when unmorphed. Iirc they have a episode where they look for additional powers which transfrom their weapons into the iconic Ranger weapons which allows to combine into Power cannon.
Razgriz-Specter
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I understand why Power Rangers has to change their series up but why exactly don't Sentai series go as long as possible?
Toys. You get to sell new toys
Super Sentai did a sequel once though, Sun Vulcan.
Also kids don't have to watch Twitch marathon to catch up on Season 3. Just jump right in.
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Razgriz-Specter
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CadetMahoney
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notice me super senpai!
Razgriz-Specter
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Skip to 5:27 to have you mind blown by the might of Super Sentai
https://youtu.be/Y79iAAdNS4g
https://youtu.be/Y79iAAdNS4g
Living in Japan in the mid 80's I had a super sentai outfit. Don't remember what color, but I'm sure there's a picture of me somewhere.
By the time it got big in the US, I was like 12 or so an I remember having my first condescending pretentious "I used to like this before you all liked it" tantrum in response.
By the time it got big in the US, I was like 12 or so an I remember having my first condescending pretentious "I used to like this before you all liked it" tantrum in response.
Chuckie
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chaobreaker
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Isn't that exactly what happened to Time Force? It originally aired when 9/11 occurred and they scrubbed out scenes of building destruction and an unfortunate shot of a mecha on top of the twin towers that was always on the opening.
I suppose so.
Yes, but with Ohrwnger it was more than just choosing to use different footage, but rather it was a more notable tonal shift across the entirety of the show. You don't start a show like one did with Ohranger and end it with dancing robots.
Well the own all the monsters, rangers, zords, and so on. Saban just licences the right to use them.
I won't be happy until we get Saban's take on Gokaiger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oum0kOGl4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oum0kOGl4
Copyright marks suggest they don't own the brand, only the licensed footage.
To those trying to get into it breaking down the series by head writer is really the easiest way to go:
Shouzo Uehara:
Gorenger (1975–1977)
J.A.K.Q. (1977)
Battle Fever J (1979–1980)
Denziman (1980–1981)
Sun Vulcan (1981–1982)
Hirohisa Soda:
Goggle-V (1982–1983)
Dynaman (1983–1984)
Bioman (1984–1985)
Changeman (1985–1986)
Flashman (1986–1987)
Maskman (1987–1988)
Liveman (1988–1989)
Turboranger (1989–1990)
Fiveman (1990–1991)
Toshiki Inoue:
Jetman (1991–1992)
Noboru Sugimura (also wrote the stories for Resident Evil 1-4, Onimusha 1-3, Dino Crisis 1-3, and Devil May Cry):
Zyuranger (1992–1993) aka: Power Rangers Season 1
Dairanger (1993–1994) aka: Power Rangers Season 2
Kakuranger (1994–1995) aka: Power Rangers Season 3/Alien Rangers
Ohranger (1995–1996) aka: Power Rangers Zeo
Yoshio Urasawa:
Carranger (1996–1997) aka: Power Rangers Turbo
After that it gets messier with a lot of switching around of head writers.
Yes, the guy who wrote pretty much every major Capcom game (and co-founded Flagship) from the mid-90's through early 00's created the seasons that the most popular Power Rangers seasons were adapted from.
Shouzo Uehara:
Gorenger (1975–1977)
J.A.K.Q. (1977)
Battle Fever J (1979–1980)
Denziman (1980–1981)
Sun Vulcan (1981–1982)
Hirohisa Soda:
Goggle-V (1982–1983)
Dynaman (1983–1984)
Bioman (1984–1985)
Changeman (1985–1986)
Flashman (1986–1987)
Maskman (1987–1988)
Liveman (1988–1989)
Turboranger (1989–1990)
Fiveman (1990–1991)
Toshiki Inoue:
Jetman (1991–1992)
Noboru Sugimura (also wrote the stories for Resident Evil 1-4, Onimusha 1-3, Dino Crisis 1-3, and Devil May Cry):
Zyuranger (1992–1993) aka: Power Rangers Season 1
Dairanger (1993–1994) aka: Power Rangers Season 2
Kakuranger (1994–1995) aka: Power Rangers Season 3/Alien Rangers
Ohranger (1995–1996) aka: Power Rangers Zeo
Yoshio Urasawa:
Carranger (1996–1997) aka: Power Rangers Turbo
After that it gets messier with a lot of switching around of head writers.
Yes, the guy who wrote pretty much every major Capcom game (and co-founded Flagship) from the mid-90's through early 00's created the seasons that the most popular Power Rangers seasons were adapted from.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I have some bad news for you.
It caught my attention that in the movie which has zero toei material they still said that it was based on the super sentai series by toei, so I wondered if they still saw some money from it
I'm pretty sure they do co-own it, the treat super sentai and power rangers as a single brand (in their financial reports both the japanese and western versions are referred to as super sentai in the japanese language version and power rangers in the english language version), Korea stopped dubbing Power Rangers a few years ago and now dubs sentai but retained the Power Rangers title.
As far as Toei is concerned Kyuranger and Ninja Steel are the current seasons of the same franchise airing in different parts of the world.
And most importantly, when Disney owned Power Rangers they wanted to do an animated series and Toei put the kibosh on that. You don't tell Disney "No" unless you're a co-owner (and presumably in a stronger position), the animated series could have used original designs to circumvent the footage/design ownership if that was an issue but Toei has direct control over what Power Rangers is and can be.
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)
The best!
MoonsaultSlayer
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I'm more curious than anything else:
I'm not understanding the terminology and "familytree" of these series. Can someone explain it in layman's terms or give an American equivalent?
Is super sentai a genre and "zyuranger", "jetman" etc series within the genre? Or is it a brand or company? And are these various series plucked and rebranded as a new season of MMPR?
I'm not understanding the terminology and "familytree" of these series. Can someone explain it in layman's terms or give an American equivalent?
Is super sentai a genre and "zyuranger", "jetman" etc series within the genre? Or is it a brand or company? And are these various series plucked and rebranded as a new season of MMPR?
FallingEdge
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All I know is that after watching the marathon on Twitch, RPM is the greatest PR series ever.
https://youtu.be/y_QCH_z8vSY
Ziggy > Tommy
https://youtu.be/y_QCH_z8vSY
Ziggy > Tommy
Is it that it's never happening? Because I assumed as much, but has there actually been a statement to that effect?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
beyond_death
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Super Megaforce brah.
It happened. It's one of the worst seasons of Power Rangers of all time.
They taped it on to their Goseiger season and ignored the pirate theme.
Super Sentai is the series, not a genre (the genre is typically called Tokusatsu). Zyuranger and Jetman are different seasons of the series.
Like how in the US we have Power Rangers (aka Super Sentai). But often the different seasons have their own unique names and Power Rangers. Zyuranger, Jetman, Dairanger, etc is like how we have Power Rangers Neo, Turbo, In Space...etc.
Basically Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a combination of Zyuranger and Dairanger. Alien Rangers is from Kakuranger. Power Rangers Neo is from Ohranger. Power Ranger Turbo is from Carranger.
You're confusing Toei (movie making company) with Bandai (toy company).
The new movie for example has no Toei credits on it other than "Based on" at the end, and in Japan, Toei acts as a distributor for it.
Yeah Bandai does the toys for both. Well they essentially release the same toys here as in Japan since all the toys are based on the mechs/in suit characters so they dont have to change really anything.
You wish they were the same
Razgriz-Specter
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Still kinda amazed they actually made a separate SH Figurarts for MMPR Yellow Ranger instead of just rebranding the Japanese release.
They can also get rid of the cast before they start asking for more money to continue their role. Something Power Ranger caught onto quite quickly.
But...why?
Ironic since the yellow ranger didn't have a female build in MMPR since it was played by a male and just dubbed over.
You're right, the financial reports I referred too are Bandai's, not Toei's.
But Toei did stop Disney from doing a cartoon, that was part of the reason Disney lost interest in PR, they weren't able to exploit the brand as much and as freely as they wanted to.
And how can Toei not co-own PR? Without them there'd be no Power Rangers, if they own the footage and designs they own a chunk of the show.
Razgriz-Specter
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Thats what makes it surprising, especially with SHFigurarts being a Japanese import collector toyline.
I guess they did it because unlike the actors all the males use a single base sculpt and it would have made it even more noticeable than it was on the show.
They can own the footage but not the trademark.
I dunno, who knows what goes on in those contracts really, I'm just looking at copyright credits.
Kakuranger/Alien Rangers?
HammerOfThor
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I'm certain this was done because Blue Fin has exclusive rights to distribute Tamashii toys in the US, and that packing wouldn't mesh well/couldn't be changed to match the general release MMPR toys in the US.
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