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09-03-2020, 10:53 PM | #71 |
Henshin Heaven
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I don’t actually like the first half of Hibiki much. It has some interesting components, but isn’t a very compelling show for me. I mean, its obviously better than the second half, but still!
On the other hand, an unpopular show I really like is Black RX. It’s such a fascinating transitional show, with both Showa and Heisei characteristics. I might even argue it’s my favorite Sentai, since it has a pretty strong team angle. I think a lot of people have a hard time with it since it follows Black, but I thought they complimented each other nicely in an odd way.
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09-04-2020, 03:35 AM | #72 |
Reiei
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I actually LIKE Thouser alot. The way Sakuragi portrays him is fantastic as a character that should be hated. While the stuff in the job competition arc was the worst part of Zero-One, me seeing Gai just this smug motherfucker one-up Aruto every week was kinda entertaining to watch. He also has the best suit. Him being redeemed, I'm not a fan of. But the episode didn't make me go: "Oh c'mon! Why??" I still fairly enjoyed his redemption episode especially his reaction to when he got AIBO back. I like how no one really forgave him and he's demoted to basically ZAIA's Kamen Rider lap dog, but I like that he doesn't complain, completely accepts it, and makes an attempt to work his way back up, no matter how difficult it takes. Tho, I would've liked if they went the "Dan Kuroto" route for him. Not in the sense that he becomes a meme lord that spouts "haha funny" jokes ever second, but the idea that, while he's helping the heroes, he's still not an ally. Save him as a villain again for another movie. Tho, probably not the best idea since a lot are tired of him already. His growth as a combatant is cool too. We see him lose a lot of fights, but the way he stood on his own against Metsuboujinrai, while losing, shows that he's slowly improving. |
09-04-2020, 04:10 AM | #73 |
Dai Shogun
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Germany
Posts: 7,525
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Now that's an unpopular opinion I can get behind.
The only thing that really didn’t work about this character for me was that he was essentially behind everything. He created the Ark. Sure, at the end of show it becomes apparent that something like the Ark was destined to happen, if Gai hadn’t done it somebody else would've, but still - for being the guy (Ha!) who essentially has a whole lot of property damage at best and a whole lot of deaths on his hands at worst - that's a trait the character doesn't embody well at all. I mean, the show remembers, Aruto tells him that to his face (agreed on the "redemption" part by the way, that was handled well within the show) but… for the man being excited about his robot puppy dog and wearing ZAIA boxers to have this much of a track record - I feel like he needed to be written a bit more serious. Doesn’t take away much from the fact that he was an entertaining character with a great looking suit though. |
09-04-2020, 04:16 AM | #74 |
WONDER RIDER
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Australia
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Ex-Aid designs are awesome.
And I mean Level 1 forms, the Level 2 stuff and even the clunky Level 3. They all exude camp in the best way. Actually, I got into Kamen Rider because of the look of the Ex-Aid Figuarts. Well, I saw Gaim's designs first and was intrigued, but it was the Ex-Aid designs that really sold me into this franchise. Besides, I guess you could tell I REALLY love Ex-Aid just by looking at my username. |
09-04-2020, 05:27 AM | #75 |
Showa Girl
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Thouser was an incredible villain, yeah — it’s a big shame he got kuroto’d later.
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09-04-2020, 05:50 AM | #76 |
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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I agree with everything you just said wholeheartedly. At least Basco took steps towards his goal.
The Zangyack on the other hand? "Ok guys, here's the plan to invade Earth. You see these fancy warships we have orbiting around Earth? We'll just have them do nothing while we send soldiers down to Earth. It's foolproof!" Quote:
Not all previous Super Sentai series have Tribute Episodes in Gokaiger but Gokaiger is still really cool anniversary season! But sadly, Zangyack as villain is really boring. Even some of previous villains from Goseiger are more interesting than Zangyack in my opinion..... Last edited by Blade Fang; 09-04-2020 at 05:55 AM.. |
09-04-2020, 07:49 AM | #77 |
Ex-Weather Three leader
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Expectation: Parado Reality: Kuroto God
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09-09-2020, 06:04 AM | #78 |
Man with a plan
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Power Rangers "teenagers with attitude" trope stems from elements of 1980s Sentai, and a lot of problems facing modern Sentai is Power Rangers influence on making it more pre-school kid friendly and dumbing down the mecha combinations for a younger international audience. The circular influence of Sentai-Power Rangers-Sentai is like a snake eating its own tail. It might be best if the two separate for a bit.
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09-09-2020, 06:35 AM | #79 |
NinninComic
Join Date: Oct 2017
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It's not specific to sentai and PR though.
Even though I like "eye candy" girls and ikemen in my toku, sometimes I would like to get a season with a 40yo badass daddy punching and kicking everything left and right. |
09-10-2020, 02:27 PM | #80 |
Veteran Member
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Ex-Aid designs are awesome.
And I mean Level 1 forms, the Level 2 stuff and even the clunky Level 3. They all exude camp in the best way. Actually, I got into Kamen Rider because of the look of the Ex-Aid Figuarts. Well, I saw Gaim's designs first and was intrigued, but it was the Ex-Aid designs that really sold me into this franchise. Besides, I guess you could tell I REALLY love Ex-Aid just by looking at my username. Well, I didn't care for the lvl 1 forms, but 2 and 3 are awesome.
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