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[Wiseblade]

I have to wonder. Since series are now guaranteed to be adapted into power rangers, does saban collaborate to the budget of the Japanese original or has any input on it?

Like the one Sentai that seemed built for PR adaptation got skipped over.

 

[SDBurton]

LOL Pachinko Rocky!!

 

[allenpergallon]

All

aboard

the

hype

Spoiler

super

train!

Wait this is LR, so...

 

[Toa TAK]

Edit: ^^^ you're killing me

DID YOU RETURN FIRE?

 

[darkwing-buck]

All

aboard

the

hype

Spoiler

super

train!

Wait this is LR, so...

lmao

 

[redmetal86]

Trains, Trains, and more Trains!

 

[Wiseblade]

SUPERTRAIN HYPE

 

[Sou Da]

That was pretty lewd.

 

[avengers23]

Denied, once again.

 

[jwk94]

I have to wonder. Since series are now guaranteed to be adapted into power rangers, does saban collaborate to the budget of the Japanese original or has any input on it?

Idk about Saban, but (and someone correct me if I'm wrong), but Bandai of America had input in the latest sentai: Kyuranger. It's space themed and has 9 rangers from the start.

 

[LongDongJunon]

Not with me. To me

 

[the_sun_king]

I have to wonder. Since series are now guaranteed to be adapted into power rangers, does saban collaborate to the budget of the Japanese original or has any input on it?

The current super sentai - Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - is the first Bandai of America has participated in the pre-production/conceptualization of (you're correct, jwk94).

 

[Delio]

Here comes one of my FAVORITE Megazords.

 

[Frumix]

I have to wonder. Since series are now guaranteed to be adapted into power rangers, does saban collaborate to the budget of the Japanese original or has any input on it?

No. There's a famous rumor that Disney tried to get Toei to tone down the violence and Toei laughed it off. I don't think the west has any influence at all because only this very year it was a big deal that Bandai of America (toy company, not the showrunners!) collaborated on designing the toyline, and only because Japan bothered to ask.

 

[aly]

Awww Joel.

 

[Wiseblade]

EXPERIMENT ON ME MISS FAIRWEATHER

 

[JonnyDBrit]

The Sentai footage here is mad fun. Was Lightspeed's Sentai considered good?

It's a wonderful culmination of various factors. It was a couple of years prior to the series going all-in on CGI for the mecha, so their experience with model work is near its peak. On top of that you have a deliberate decision to make the show a massive homage to the works of Gerry Anderson, resulting in a deliberate point of showing the fuck off with said modelwork. So it looks awesome on the visual side. On the audio, Toshiyuki Watanabe - who'd done work on Godzilla movies - decided to do the score for the series as an ode to his father's work on numerous tokusatsu and mecha shows. So, great music. Then beneath all that you've got a decent story about the bonds of family; to put it in perspective they so fundamentally refused to buckle on this point that despite 'extra heroes' being fully established for the franchise at that stage, GoGoV did not have one (forcing Lightspeed to invent the Titanium Ranger).

It's a good show.

 

[jwk94]

Like the one Sentai that seemed built for PR adaptation got skipped over.

Since I'm obligated to say it:

The RPM sequel we deserved but didn't get =(

 

[Toa TAK]

Not with me. To me

Ouch

 

[Barrage]

It's a wonderful culmination of various factors. It was a couple of years prior to the series going all-in on CGI for the mecha, so their experience with model work is near its peak. On top of that you have a deliberate decision to make the show a massive homage to the works of Gerry Anderson, resulting in a deliberate point of showing the fuck off with said modelwork. So it looks awesome on the visual side. On the audio, Toshiyuki Watanabe - who'd done work on Godzilla movies - decided to do the score for the series as an ode to his father's work on numerous tokusatsu and mecha shows. So, great music. Then beneath all that you've got a decent story about the bonds of family; to put it in perspective they so fundamentally refused to buckle on this point that despite 'extra heroes' being fully established for the franchise at that stage, GoGoV did not have one (forcing Lightspeed to invent the Titanium Ranger).

It's a good show.

Awesome info.

I'm already dipping my toe into Kamen Rider, it's daunting to think of hopping into 40 years of Sentai.

But I'm tempted.

 

[jwk94]

Awesome info.

I'm already dipping my toe into Kamen Rider, it's daunting to think of hopping into 40 years of Sentai.

But I'm tempted.

Rider Recommendations:

Kabuto
Gaim
Ex-Aid (the current rider)

 

[Regiruler]

Was that the bus gun guy going into the volcano earlier or am I mixing people up?

EDIT: ok definitely different people

 

[InStrangerAeons]

WE CAN'T STOP HERE

THIS IS BAT COUNTRY

 

[WillyFive]

Awesome info.

I'm already dipping my toe into Kamen Rider, it's daunting to think of hopping into 40 years of Sentai.

But I'm tempted.

Just start with Gokaiger, it's a great show and also a good sampler of so many series.

 

[jwk94]

What was that, Joel?

 

[Toa TAK]

The chat still wants Astronema

 

[InStrangerAeons]

The chat still wants Astronema

who doesn't

 

[SDBurton]

Joel playing the long game finally working out for him. Good job.

 

[Krixeus]

who doesn't

What episode is that???

 

[Parallax]

Awesome info.

I'm already dipping my toe into Kamen Rider, it's daunting to think of hopping into 40 years of Sentai.

But I'm tempted.

stay away from wizard. its crap. fourze is a good beginner series

 

[Toa TAK]

who doesn't

Missing Zedd tbh

 

[jwk94]

The chat still wants Astronema

If only they were going to show the Legendary Battle Extended Edition

 

[ShadyK54]

who doesn't

*thirst intensifies*

 

[InStrangerAeons]

What episode is that???

A Date With Danger

 

[allenpergallon]

I loveeeee this sequence to death!

 

[aly]

Yesss Supertrain!!!

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Chat is getting hyped for the supertrain.

 

[Toa TAK]

SUUUUPERRRRTRAIN

 

[Thorgal]

CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKERS!

 

[allenpergallon]

 

[redmetal86]

One of the best sequences.

 

[jwk94]

Man, the opening kicking in at this moment is perfect.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Man, the opening kicking in at this moment is perfect.

It fucking is. The riff as the zords separate is perfect hype building.

 

[the_sun_king]

Okay, this is fucking hype. (No pun intended.)

 

[Toa TAK]

Man, the opening kicking in at this moment is perfect.

It's luck on the behalf of the editors for sure.

 

[Delio]

WOO Super Train Megazord

 

[ReiGun]

This is a better train mech than the Sentai that actually was about trains.

 

[Parallax]

now thats what a train megazord is supposed to look like. not those toQ abominations

 

[Wiseblade]

YOOOOO IT'S SO BIG

 

[avengers23]

No one expects a flying train, to be fair.