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02-12-2017, 08:53 PM | #41 |
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just checked and yeah it's subbed. About to watch it now
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02-12-2017, 09:27 PM | #42 |
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Jesus christ are they serious about collecting 88 Kyutama's? I was just recovering from the ranger keys.
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02-12-2017, 09:58 PM | #43 |
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So I guess the big story with the premiere so far in this thread is the f***ing ED dance? This is why I just wait for subs. You end up with stuff to actually talk about.
Speaking of which, I really liked this premiere! It felt extremely cramped and fast paced, but not necessarily in a bad way. Anyway: - Okay, first off, I've massively underestimated this show's commitment to its premise. This was really big in scale, and I'm glad Toei realized they can just put some CG stuff in the sky and say "we're on a different planet now". Presumably this will be a thing throughout the show, and that's awesome. Though I wouldn't be surprised if we end up spending a lot of time on Earth anyway. - I like how we're waiting a bit to introduce everybody. Hopefully the show makes a big event out of everyone getting together for the first time the same way it made a big event out of pretty much everything that happened this week. - Speaking of big events, man, this stunt with Shishi Red sure was something. I'm slightly worried about this Lucky guy, since he seems like Daigo without the charisma, but I get the feeling he's probably going to have some character arc and get way cooler as the show progresses. Unless they really want to have a character who just stumbles his way into good things accidentally for 48 episodes. I anticipate the "Lucky's luck runs out" episode will happen before the halfway point. - All the mecha stuff was real cool. I especially dig those crazy cockpits. What I dig less (and this is pretty nitpicky) is how Kyuren-Oh's suit changes from having the Kajiki Voyager's nose as a sword and just having it be an arm between shots randomly. Like, I'm glad you didn't abandon the tradition of Sentai robots with swords, but, please, just pick one variation of the suit and stick with it for more than two shots. - OP is great! ED is really weird! Definitely not ちょうかっこイーグル. Man I'm gonna miss that pun. - Also, on that note, I still miss Yamato. I mean, I miss Zyuohger in general, but man, it's no wonder I'm not very into this Lucky dude. But now I'm really drifting. Other than that I'm not sure what to even say. I'm a sucker for this sort of Sci-Fi stuff and this was a really flashy episode that made exactly the kind of bold statement Toei seemed to want to hype up, so kudos. Time will tell if there's any substance behind that flash, but for now that seems like a fun ride to be on.
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02-12-2017, 10:05 PM | #44 |
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I wasn't feeling this episode at all. Too little of too much. I know it's for the toys and all, but did they really have to blow nearly their entire quarter catalog in one 25-minute episode? Hopefully it'll pick up after all the main characters are introduced, but I don't see myself being able to deal with Lucky for an entire season.
I do still like the OP though, but the ED is pretty terrible until it picks up and gets faster. I wish the whole song was like that, because I really like it. |
02-12-2017, 10:12 PM | #45 |
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I was infinitely more interested and wrapped up in Garu's troubles than Lucky's. That's not a good thing, considering one is our lead protagonist, and another is going to be lost in a sea of rainbows, and I'm pretty certain Garu isn't Lucky enough to be a lead...
Lucky is so horribly bland. I wanna be a Kyuranger *Becomes Kyuranger* LUCKY! I wanna get a voyager *Gets Voyager* LUCKY! I know they're not going to drill it in as much after these first few episodes, but he's literally stumbling his way into power, and I hate that. Not everything has to be destined or anything, but I really, really don't like Lucky. The other characters are nothing special...I was hoping to really love Spada, but he was really rather bland. Ironic for a chef. Maybe once he gets more time to do things. I was really rather underwhelmed. Lucky has no charm to him, the other 3 didn't really get much anything, and Garu was cool. The mech fight was both cool and tired. They really should take more advantage of them being in space, and I so hope they do. I liked it, but I have a feeling that I won't be a fan of them in 4 more episodes if they devolve into the standard Sentai fare. Unlike Zyuohger, nothing really popped out for me. I'll keep with it, though. Also, I like that they're beginning with the team not complete yet. Reminds me of Kakuranger, and that's good.
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02-12-2017, 10:19 PM | #46 |
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I'm not voting yet since I've only seen the raw (I'll wait for TVN for the sub; do NOT translate any part of the series name, UGH), but so far, it's feeling like a 5. Observations:
- I suspect that we were introduced first to Hami, Spada, and Champ as a brief nod to the "team after the anniversary starts with three members" tradition. - "Yossha, lucky!" is already grating, and I'm not sold on that performance. I'm a little worried we've got another Takaharu on our hands. His voice *sounds* like Daigo, but he's kinda got Takaharu's dead eyes. (And in fairness, it's hard to match the charisma of Daigo's actor.) - I did not notice an "Uchuu Sentai... KYURANGER! *explosions*" group pose in this episode. That's kind of unprecedented, isn't it? - I'm already enjoying the performances on the part of Hami and Spada's performers. Oh, SNACK, the actress who plays Hami reminds me of Luka from Gokaiger, which is funny, since as I understand it, she's playing the voice of Raptor 283. - They mostly successfully pulled off the battle locations not feeling entirely familiar, and the completely new mecha battle set is very atmospheric. This series may yet actually pull off feeling different. - We've had series in which the red hero joins an established team last (Kyoryuger and Gekiranger), but this episode makes the red hero *next* to last, which may have been another deliberate attempt to break a pattern. - I did NOT expect that KyurenOh would be functional with no legs: that's great, and it opens up some (effects-heavy) new possibilities. The Kyutama cockpits are seriously cool. This is a great-looking series on a lot of levels. - But oh, honey, we need to talk about that closing sequence. Maybe... it'll grow on me? I'm sort of aching for the kind of low-key, atmospheric, NON-DANCING closing sequence from Shinkenger. I kinda liked the "jumping on the planet" visual, but not enough to get past how much I don't like the fish-eye lens. Not a fan, yet. - I was hoping we wouldn't meet all nine Kyurangers in the first episode, and I was partially rewarded. It's not quite as slow as build as I'd have liked - we've got 5-6 in the first episode, depending on whether you want to count un-transformed Raptor 283. Stinger didn't appear at all, and Balance and Naga Rey appear only momentarily. Looks like we may not meet Stinger next week, either, which'd be swell, but my money's on him getting teased in the last 30 seconds like these two. - I wonder just how modular the opening and closing sequences are. They seem to be deliberately holding back the four heroes we haven't met/seen transformed yet, but they're present in other shots. I'm greatly looking forward to having words added, but the plot was intelligible without it. I'm amused by how much of the Japanese I can kinda follow given that I still haven't taken an actual class. |
02-12-2017, 11:10 PM | #47 |
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Pretty sure "Ultimate Muscle" the manga is considered a Seinin title, so it is still for older audiences than what was shipped here in the anime.
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02-13-2017, 12:52 AM | #48 |
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Wow, OT is quick. I'll watch it after I finish Ultraman Orb.
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02-13-2017, 01:17 AM | #49 |
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Just watched it subbed. Thank you O-T. They know how to translate.
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02-13-2017, 01:49 AM | #50 |
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Hmm... I'm not sure what to make of this so far.
On the one hand, I really like the premise: a small band of resistance fighters traveling around the galaxy, battling an evil empire. I think there's a lot of cool potential here, assuming they don't just land on Earth at some point and stay there the rest of the show. I also like how each Kyuranger is an alien and not all of them are humanoid, that's a cool touch. On the other hand, the pacing on this first episode was really bad. I know they wanted to get everything established right away, but establishing the team, adding two new members, and introducing the mech all in <25 minutes left the episode feeling incredibly rushed. It may have slowed down the show, but I think they should have introduced Garu or Lucky in this episode, not both. The other big problem I'm having is with the characters. Lucky is goddamn awful. There have been louder and dumber Reds, but this guy is just incredibly obnoxious. "Randomly bumping into the plot" is a pretty lazy super power, his motivation is incredibly shallow, and that catchphrase needs to stop right the hell now. I honestly don't know if I can watch more than a few episodes of this if he's going to be like this every damn week. |
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