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01-01-2022, 04:57 PM | #9061 |
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That episode really was, uh... yeah. Summed it up in one!
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01-01-2022, 06:50 PM | #9062 |
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I got the Gorenger manga for Christmas, been having fun reading it, so I decided to watch the first episode of the show. It's hard to say much about it. It's extremely formulaic, but it's what created the formula. It's hard to imagine watching it without Sentai already being a thing. Overall, I'd say Kamen Rider had a stronger first episode, but Kamen Rider also had a smaller first episode, so it's understandable.
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01-04-2022, 09:29 PM | #9063 |
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Sorry everyone, this is just my Timeranger rant thread now. I'm through episode 31 at this point and after the fiasco last time I was in this thread with the Inoue episode I have gone back to just really enjoying the show. This is easily the most fun I've ever had with a Sentai. I don't even have anything witty or insightful to say, the show is just has dang good characters and plot. I'm really enjoying all the different forces pulling the plot in different directions. The Timerangers, their superiors in the 30th century who seem to have their own plans, the Londerz, Gien acting as a loose cannon WITHIN the Londerz, the Asami Corporating, and Naoto within the Asami Corporation seeking power for himself. So much is going on and it makes me so excited to see where the plot is going! Right now I'll admit there is a little too much romance going on for my own personal tastes, between the Honami-Domon-Ayase love triangle and the most recent episode seeming to tease the idea of Tatsuya and Yuuri, but the show has been handling itself well enough so far that I am willing to trust it on this front. I think it helps that the show never gets so hung-up on its romantic elements it forgets to ever let the characters do anything else.
I'm honestly amazed that this is my 12th Sentai and the first one to really resonate with me like this. Took the series long enough! I tend to think of Kamen Rider as an inverse bell-curve (tends to be very good or very bad, with mediocre shows being comparatively rare) and Sentai as a normal bell-curve (where most of the shows tend to be decent, but rarely strongly good or bad). If Jetman is my low point for Sentai I am hoping this ends up as my high one.
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01-04-2022, 09:45 PM | #9064 |
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I'm honestly amazed that this is my 12th Sentai and the first one to really resonate with me like this. Took the series long enough! I tend to think of Kamen Rider as an inverse bell-curve (tends to be very good or very bad, with mediocre shows being comparatively rare) and Sentai as a normal bell-curve (where most of the shows tend to be decent, but rarely strongly good or bad). If Jetman is my low point for Sentai I am hoping this ends up as my high one.
Either way, very happy to hear it sounds like you've found a new favourite! Timeranger is a show I really liked myself and a lot of it was down to how all these characters and factions were interacting with each other; the nature of the Londerz gang as well made for a very fun dynamic with the Timerangers and with each other! Just... yeah, you've put pretty well a lot of the positives I found with the show last year; it's super good stuff!
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01-04-2022, 11:30 PM | #9065 |
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Either way, very happy to hear it sounds like you've found a new favourite! Timeranger is a show I really liked myself and a lot of it was down to how all these characters and factions were interacting with each other; the nature of the Londerz gang as well made for a very fun dynamic with the Timerangers and with each other! Just... yeah, you've put pretty well a lot of the positives I found with the show last year; it's super good stuff!
I think one of the big things for me with this show is that I really enjoy the dynamic between the Timerangers themselves, which is vitally important since they are the characters we will see the most of. The character relationships among the Timerangers in particular are very natural and consistent feeling, but also have depths. Like, Tatsuya tends to both annoy and endear himself to his fellow Timerangers with his busybody personality and the other Timerangers tend to react to that busybody behavior in varied ways depending on the person and situation, but in a way that almost always feels natural instead of just forcing conflict for the sake of it. This show is shaping up to have my favorite Red, Green, Yellow, AND the only Red-Blue dynamic I've ever actually enjoyed. If Ayase really blows my mind maybe he can even steal the best Blue spot from Gouki from Gingaman. Yuuri is probably the least interesting to me right now, but she is far from bad and that's really a testament to the show's quality that even the "worst" character is plenty interesting! Honestly, one of the most consistent issues I take with Sentai as a series is how it tends to not take advantage of the whole "team" aspect, which is something that ideally should be a major positive point that differentiates it from other toku shows. A lot of other Sentai shows suffer from at least one of these issues with how the team is handled: some characters fall by the wayside, characters don't get to do anything interesting if the episode isn't about them, or characters just don't really interact with some of their teammates in meaningful ways. I think Timeranger has managed to avoid the worst of these issues.
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01-05-2022, 03:39 AM | #9066 |
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I think I do agree that generally Sentai seems to be more consistent in quality than either Kamen Rider or Power Rangers for my tastes.
I don't mind romance in Sentai as long as they don't start having long kissing scenes like are more common in English-language TV and film, like when Doctor Who started having more of them when it came back I just found it a bit pathetic if I'm honest whereas for some reason in soap operas I mostly just see by osmosis it doesn't bother me! |
01-06-2022, 06:46 PM | #9067 |
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Here?s a warning, we?ll be taking your time with?
Androzani?s Tsukai Detour Today, we?re doing the VS movie for my first Sentai show, the VS series?. Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger "The Lupin Collection, a set of mysterious treasures gathered by the legendary phantom thief Ars?ne Lupin, has been stolen by the Ganglers! The phantom thieves who fight to recover what they've lost. The police force who fight to protect world peace. Whose side are you on?!" Lupinranger: Kairi Yano/Lupin Red: When Kairi was a child, his parents died and he was raised primarily by his older brother Shori Yano. However, when he was 18, he lost his brother to Zamigo Delma. Provided with a VS Changer by Kogure, butler to the descendant of the legendary thief Ars?ne Lupin, Kairi was promised that by becoming one of the Lupinrangers and reclaiming the Lupin Collection, he would be able to grant his wish and bring back who he had lost. Becoming Lupin Red, Kairi joined Blue and Yellow, Touma Yoimachi and Umika Hayami, with whom he made the promise to claim their wish. Kairi is a level-headed person who is devoted to reclaiming the Lupin collection, albeit he usually slacks off during his work in Bistro Jurer. Kairi takes his Phantom Thief job seriously. He's able to think outside the box as he was able to 'use' the Patrangers for helping Lupinrangers course of actions and possesses good leadership skills. Kairi held a massive grudge against Zamigo Delma since Zamigo is the one who took the Lupinrangers' loved ones. His grudge is massive enough that he attempted to take Zamigo alone. He also usually lost his cool when fighting the latter. Many moments of failures and depression have often left him wondering about his jerky side, but help from others quickly remedy the doubts. Although Keiichiro helps make him sentimental as it reminds him of His late brother. Kairi also has his own free will; setting off to accomplish thing his own way, with no hesitation to do the emotionally hard tasks, planning on retrieving the Lupin Collections and the lost loved ones in one way only: as a Phantom Thief. Touma Yoimachi/Lupin Blue: Some time ago, Touma worked as a chef in a famous restaurant but quit the job later on. In 2017, Touma lost his fianc?e Aya Ohira to Zamigo Delma. Provided with a VS Changer by Kogure, butler to the descendant of the legendary thief Ars?ne Lupin, Tooma was promised that by becoming one of the Lupinrangers and reclaiming the Lupin Collection, he would be able to grant his wish and bring back who he had lost. Touma is the calm and collected member of Lupinrangers. However, he is prone to making judgments based on emotions alone, such as when he and the others found out the Global Police own VS Changers and Trigger Machines, he decided to retrieve their VS Changers himself so that their goal would be over quicker at the cost of nearly losing a Gangler with his own Piece. He is also very blunt and serious, though he can control himself when necessary. Even when his irritation reached its max, instead of lashing out he calmly went to resign in the Empty Headed Dojo. When the other two Lupins were mocking his aerobics, he just looked away and adamantly but quietly pleaded them to cut it out. However he is not completely heartless, as he gave Goodie to the Patrangers so that Sakuya could get his payback, and even calls him "senpai" one more time afterwards. Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow: In elementary school, Umika was constantly bullied for her sense of style but always had the support of her best friend Shiho Ichinose right by her side. Umika and Shiho both later attended Kohokugaoka Girls High School, where Shiho submitted and won a manga contest that was published in the latest manga magazine. One night while they were walking home, they were attacked by Zamigo Delma, who froze Shiho (and several other nearby civilians) to death. Provided with a VS Changer by Kogure, butler to the descendant of the legendary thief Ars?ne Lupin, Umika was promised that, by becoming one of the Lupinrangers and reclaiming the Lupin Collection, she would be able to grant her wish and bring back who she had lost. After becoming a Lupinranger following Shiho's death, she dropped out of high school and moved out of her own, where she found a job at Bistrot Jurer, in which her mother accepted despite her father's objections. Umika is the most carefree of the Lupinrangers. She uses a lot of playful and casual speech even when in action, although she can get fed up with the other members. Mainly with Kairi, since he always leaves while she and Touma do their jobs at Bistro Jurer. She develops a close and friendly relationship with Tsukasa in her civilian form. She also unexpectedly develops a friendship with Sakuya, and although in chagrin since Sakuya harbors a crush on her, she was touched by Sakuya's friendly demeanor with citizens, especially children. Although Umika softly rejects him at first, saying that he's 'too good'. However, as time passed, Umika starts to feel bad for Sakuya for deceiving him as Phantom Thief. She is also very conservative with money, seen as during a hidden auction she pointed out how rich everyone looked and was appalled to just how much money they were giving away. According to her, "A yen saved is a yen earned.". She is very serious about this mentality, though it comes across as adorable to the point that Noel remarks she'd make a good spouse. Patranger: Keiichiro Asaka/PatenIchigou: A member of the Global Special Police Organization Japan Branch, Keiichiro Asaka was assigned as part of a three-member tactical unit established to counter the Interdimensional Crime Group Gangler. Keiichiro is a passionate police officer who takes his job as a cop seriously. He's also hot-blooded as he's usually short tempered (mainly because of either the Lupinrangers or Sakuya's laid-back demeanor), to the point that Sakuya told Keiichiro once that he has a scary face. This however has not stopped him from quietly backing down in front of a suddenly burning Sakuya. Unlike Sakuya and Tsukasa, who have a rather optimistic and indifferent view on the Lupinrangers respectively, Keiichiro is very pessimistic and negative towards them, only seeing them as thieves and nothing more, despite them also fighting the Gangler. However, after hearing first-hand of Lupin Red's motives to become a phantom thief, Keiichiro became determined to unmask the latter. This seemingly hasn't changed the fact he is very hostile towards him. Keiichiro is able to give compliments if someone does their best. He is able to prioritize defeating Ganglers first and protecting citizens safety in order to uphold peace for them. Keiichiro holds a fondness for little children (e.g Sota) and tries to do his best to put them at ease, naturally smiling while doing so. However, it has been quoted by Tsukasa that children don't necessarily like him back. Keiichiro's motivation to become a police officer stems from his childhood. He was annoyed by the fact there was a criminal in a park making everyone scared, so he armed himself to catch the culprit. That was when a police officer managed to convince him to leave a criminal to the police and successfully apprehend the criminal to maintain public safety, which moved Keiichiro. This resulted in him being unable to yield even when he's in grave situations. This is shown explicitly when he gets badly poisoned by Togeno's trap, but he was still able to find Trigger Machine Crane, defeat a giant Odordo, and push through until succumbing to the poison. When he was bed-ridden, he continued to fight Togeno upon hearing that the Gangler was still on the loose, and finally defeated him with the help of his comrades. Even Kairi can't help but admire his resolve and determination as part of the Global Police. However, due to his mission-stricken attitude, Keiichiro became somewhat lacking in common sense. He also admits that he is really awkward when he's with a woman that is a possible love interest, much to Umika and Sakuya's annoyance. He is not completely heartless, as seen when Sakuya was depressed in the aftermath of the Pyodor fight, he went with GoodStriker's comment of him losing weight in the ordeal to somewhat cheer Sakuya up. Still not yet discovering Lupin Red's identity, Keiichiro starts to vaguely trust the thief even after admitting to Hilltop that he has "given away" a VS Vehicle to Lupin Red (in reality, it was intentionally stolen by Lupin Red to finish off the enlarged Kunks Butylmercaptan, which he thought was a good decision, due to Lupin Red being able to arrive on the scene faster using his Dial Fighter.) But it still takes a lot of effort to talk him into working with the Lupinrangers, the subject of which, he can be completely unreasonable to an extent for extreme measures to be taken for an agreement. Upon dueling with No?l Takao, who wants the Patrangers to work with Lupinrangers, Keiichiro learned from Takao about the true purpose of the Lupinrangers, to retrieve the remaining pieces of Lupin Collection in order to restore their loved ones, leaving him to wonder about the thieves. This prompted Keiichiro and the Patrangers to discover more about Lupinrangers by researching about the loved ones of the thieves. In special cases, he won't show hesitation in teaming up with the theives. Sakuya Hikawa/PatrenNigou: the Green Ranger of the Patrangers, taking the position following the death of Satoru Shinonome. Sakuya is social and laid-back, to the chagrin of his coworkers. He is the type that takes very little issue with making his opinions on things clear and does whatever he finds fun. This tends to put him at odds with the disciplined and mission-driven Keiichiro, who scolds him often. Despite his laid-back demeanor, he has demonstrated a knack for thinking on-the-fly and improvising his way out of danger, single-handedly saving his allies from Namero's trap. While somewhat naive, he is competent when necessary. Sakuya admitted that he responds well to praises and compliments to Keiichiro. Later, it was revealed that Sakuya did admire Keiichiro and Tsukasa when he was still a cadet trainee, Keiichiro?s motivation being the thing that made Sakuya regain his confidence back then. He is also shown to be a playboy. As before he joined the GSPO, he has flirted with many girls, even standing up for them chivalrously after he joined. However, he instantly developed a crush on Umika Hayami and even becomes smitten with her later, unaware that she is his rival as Lupin Yellow. He continuously makes attempts to get with her, much to her estrangement to the situation. Surprisingly, Sakuya is more popular than Keiichiro in the eyes of children. Because of his dealings with all of his superiors at works, Sakuya desires for someone looking up to him instead, suggesting that Touma to call him "Sakuya-sensei" as he was his (soon to be temporary) instructor at the Empty Headed Dojo. When that was done, he became very buddy-buddy with Touma, much to the latter?s irritation. Even with all of his carefree and fun-chasing escapades, Sakuya is still prone to being fired up when he is duped (such as having his money wasted on something he was genuinely into). It can get to the point that the background gets set on imaginary fire and the other Patrangers cannot keep up with him, who are both his superiors. Though he does get depressed afterwards. Due to Sakuya's love for Umika, he is highly against the fact that she is a thief, especially when his love for her makes him reluctant to arrest her. Tsukasa Myoujin/PatrenSangou: Tsukasa?s parents died while she was a child, leaving her grandfather, a retired police officer, to raise her. Due to his strict training and rough manners, she was quick to leave his company once she became of age. While hanging out with some friends, the group was assaulted by a criminal, and Tsukasa used the self-defense skills her grandfather taught her to incapacitate him. Police soon arrested the perp, and when her grandfather showed up worried about her, she realized that despite his rough ways, he truly wanted her to be safe, inspiring her to join the police to keep the world safe and so she could spend time with her grandfather in peace (and because the pay was good). Tsukasa is the more calm and collected individual of the Patrangers. She constantly has to deal with her teammates' antics, like trying to calm Keiichiro down when he gets frustrated. Unlike Sakuya and Keiichiro, she voices an indifferent view towards the Lupinrangers, focusing on where they came from and where they got their equipment. If needed, she could (albeit forcefully) cooperate with the Lupinrangers (in two cases, LupinYellow) to defeat the Gangler. However, on the inside, she has a soft spot for plush toys, to the point where it is an obsession. When no one is around, she would take a plush toy out of her purse, and hug it, while squealing out things like "Heal me! Heal me please!" Albeit, her fondness is also into weird and strange plushies as well. However, this trait is somewhat her weakness as well, as in episode 4, she falls victim to Rabroom Jaws? stuffed shark dolls. She also holds a liking towards children, especially if they're cute. She is also briefly seen hugging a couple of cat plushies in the opening sequence. She's also scared of haunted houses. And if she ever encounters a ghost, she usually runs as fast as she can. Tsukasa usually worries a lot about Keiichiro when in action, as he's hard-headed and didn't know how to 'Pull his brakes'. But nevertheless, Tsukasa respects and works well with the man in question. Allies: No?l Takao/Lupin X/Patren X: The adopted son of the late Ars?ne Lupin, is Lupin X (ルパンX Rupan Ekkusu), the Silver Ranger of the Lupinrangers & Patren X (パトレンX Patoren Ekkusu), the Gold Ranger of the Patrangers. To avoid complications, the Ganglers know him simply as X (X Ekkusu). He is a phantom thief who is also a member of the GSPO France branch and is an engineer of the Lupin Collection who can modify them for human use. Like Kogure, he serves the Lupin family. As a hybrid of both the Lupinrangers and the Patrangers, No?l describes himself as the embodiment of the collective VS Sentai. No?l was once an abandoned orphan hailing from the Back World in his (painful) childhood life, until the Phantom Thief Arsene Lupin adopted him, and taught him to modify his collection pieces, even giving to him the X Trains. When No?l was an adult, Dogranio Yaboon took the chance to steal the collection and murder the thief. No?l hurried to help as soon as he got the word but was too late, the wreckage and Lupin?s corpse leaving him to scream in grief. Following this incident, No?l vowed to take back what his adopted father treasured most and use the Collection?s power to revive him. At some point, No?l invented six VS Changers and multiple VS Vehicles (six of three main colored vehicles are for both chosen Lupinrangers (Aircraft) and Patrangers (cars) respectively). No?l also joined the French division of GSPO, though he inadvertently allowed the Japanese branch's tactical unit access to GoodStriker and the main 3 Trigger Machines. He also found the missing Trigger Machines Crane & Drill, though they ended up the the hands of the Gangler Smash Brothers. No?l is visibly a very laid back and interactive person, taking his job and others as lax as he can be and getting himself involved with others even when they don't want him to, especially more evident when you realize he is in another squad separate from the main Patrangers. He also seems to be somewhat of a trickster as he revealed himself to be Lupin X to be arrested by GSPO Japan, only to reveal he only did so to get their headquarters quicker. Underneath that suave exterior is a very intelligent man, as he is the creator of most of the arsenal of both VS Sentai, and he is able to make calculative plans on the fly when he is in a good mood. Like a thief, he can appear in rooms without catching the attention of anyone. He also placidly interjects French wording into his normal Japanese, such as "Oh la la~" when faced with an obstacle and "Au revoir." when taking his leave. Even when he does not take his job seriously, he is still quite close with those he considers "friends", as he blamed himself for Umika's kidnapping when he planned for her and Sakuya's meet up. This goes as far as risking his life to gain vital information for those he trusted, even when said people are not as warm to him. He also has a lazy side, as he tried to stay in the Bistro to get out of cleaning his living space, only for the others to try and force him out. Additionally, he was naive when it came to their rules. Of all of his allies, the one he is closest to is none other than his mentor and adoptive father, Arsene Lupin, whose death at the hands of Dogranio Yaboon both traumatized him and struck him with a vow of vengeance, determined to retrieve the collection, eliminate the Ganglers, and return to his father. Kogure: A butler who serves the Lupin Estate, assisting the Lupinrangers on behalf of the descendants of Ars?ne Lupin. He appears primarily to inform the Lupinrangers about dangerous Collections and to seal away what they manage to steal back. Kogure is able to perfectly mimic someone to help the Lupinrangers. He disguised himself as Kairi twice, once in order to help trick*the GSPO into thinking that the Bistro Jurer employees are not the Lupinrangers and again to retrieve Umika's VS Changer without arousing GSPO suspicions. He also disguised himself as a doppelg?nger of Tsukasa to help with a story that temporarily de-aged Lupinrangers came up with about the female Patranger resembling their mother. Commander Samuel Hilltop: The administrator of the GSPO Japanese branch and mentor of the Patrangers. An easy-going person, he is also a man who likes Japanese sweets, bringing stuff to the GSPO headquarters after he was back from a meeting. Jim Carter: The robotic assistant of Commander Hilltop and accountant of the Global Special Police Organization Japan Branch. Good Striker: A sentient VS Vehicle that serves as the core of both LupinKaiser and PatKaiser. Similar to No?l, he works with whoever he feels would be useful in the heat of the moment, not fully trusting the Lupinrangers due to their association with Kogure and not trusting the Patranger due to their not treating him well and lack of regard for the Lupin Collection. He can either combine the three Patranger into PatrenUgou, or split Lupin Red into three copies of himself using different weapons. Hoshi Minato: The most popular artist in the Kyurangers? universe. He was under the control of Don Armage, until the Kyurangers rescued him. Hammie is a fan and a good friend of his. Space Bakufu Jark Matter: An evil government which conquered the 88 constellation systems of the Kyurangers? world to collect Planesium to destroy the universe. Tecchu: The first of the three Vice-Shoguns to face the Kyurangers, who Tsurugi had a one-sided rivalry with. While initially tasked with dealing with Tsurugi alone, he decided to eliminate all 12 Kyurangers, eventually facing hem in battle on Planet Toki and falling to their combined power. Tecchu is shown to be loyal to Don Armage, immediately agreeing to help him eliminate Tsurugi Ohtori. However, he is shown to be cowardly as seen when he sacrificed his own subordinate Gyapler to the Kyutamajin's attack. He has the personality of a destructive monk, always yelling "UNACCEPTABLE!" (褐!) in some occasions. Akyanba: The second of the Vice-Shoguns to face the Kyurangers, and the one responsible for manipulating and brainwashing Naga Ray into Hebitsukai Metal. While she initially appeared as a bubbly, girlish woman who giggles a lot, she is actually quite powerful, able to defeat the team of Shishi Red, Hebitsukai Silver (who she later manipulated into joining forces with her and brainwashed), Houou Soldier (who had apparently met her 300 years ago), Kajiki Yellow, and Chameleon Green in her first fight with them. She also appears to be quite cunning, manipulative, and intelligent as well, able to manipulate Naga into joining forces with her and brainwashing him by promising to release his emotions, as she knew why the Hebitsukai people discarded their emotions and able to trick the Kyurangers into believing that a powerful pain will restore Naga back to normal. After being defeated on Earth, she disguised herself as Hoshi Minato?s manager to bodyguard the Don Armage clone living inside him, but was defeated by a vengeful Naga. Kukuruga: The final Vice-Shogun, who was responsible for the devastation of the planet Kaien in the Shishi System, and supposedly killed Lucky?s father, King Aslan. After trying to trick the Kyurangers with Dr. Anton?s All Purpose Cow-Type Robot (the prototype for Champ), he was destroyed by the Orion Big Bang Cannon, but later revived to turn the people of Planet Kaen against Lucky and the Kyurangers, a plan that failed and resulted in his ultimate death. What do I think of Lupinranger vs Patranger: As mentioned above, it was the first Sentai series I saw while it was airing (I joined the fandom with three episodes of Kyuranger left to air), so I do have a soft spot for it. But without the nostalgia goggles, I especially like the Lupinrangers and their development throughout the show, for how interesting it is to see a Sentai focused more on achieving their mission than they are about stopping evil. The Patranger on the other hand, I found to be rather flat (Tsukasa not withstanding) and cared very little about what they were up to (and I?ll admit that Super PatrenIchigou looks ugly as sin. Super Lupin X was a blessing in disguise for me). The only major hing I?d change if I was telling the story would be give the villains more of a motive than ?sit back and see what happens?. As for the credits, this is the last Sentai credit, and indeed the last credit overall, for the Shinkenger producer (this show?s spectacular lack of commercial success, combined with this being his fourth flop in a row, caused Toei to demote him to the advertising department). The writer for this movie is Arakawa, while our director is Hiroyuki Kato (my one previous experience with him in these reviews is the Hurricaneger episode of Gokaiger, so I can say he?s good at mimicking others? styles). With all of that said, on with the review. We open with the Jurer trio out shopping. Well, Touma and Umika are shopping, Kairi is just tagging along for the ride, while eating popcorn. When suddenly, the three get captured by a gold-skinned alien. (Played by Magiranger?s Hiroya Matsumoto, who someone in my Slack server pointed out is in everything) Before our hostages can free themselves, the GSPO show up, forcing them to play dumb. The attempt at a standoff gets disrupted by Lucky falling out of the sky. As everyone gets confused by Lucky celebrating the fact he didn?t kill anyone with that landing (they don?t call him ?Lucky? for nothing) the gold alien?s accomplice (he may look like Jealoushitto from Gokaiger, but the credits calling him ?Jerataro? and the fact he seems to have a humanoid body indicates that it?s not him) appears to usher him and their captives away in a grey transit van. In the process, Minato drops his guitar case. Unable to give chase (maybe the GSPO should invest in a little innovation called a police car), Keiichiro (f*cking Keiichiro) arrests Kucky when the latter tries to introduce himself. After the title card, Lucky tries explaining his improbably situation in the interrogation room. But the fact that his big bad is named ?Don Armage? (that is his actual name. Except for the period where it was ?Quervo?) doesn?t convince Keiichiro. Leaving Lucky to rot in jail, the trio, along with Noel, head to Jurer disguised as a foreign businessman, a ramen chef, an electrician and an insurance agent to meet with Kogure (supposedly for the first time, but as detailed above, all of them have had a run-in with him before). At the usual warehouse hideout, Minato?s assistant (who turns out to be his manager), explain to their captives (who took the opportunity to free themselves) the source of their money woes is because they come from another universe. The manager then explains the unlikely story of how they ended up in the World of LupinPat. Taking pity on them, Umika suggests an easy solution to their financial problems. And so, Minato uses a voice filter to call Jurer, with the police trying to trace the call, making his demand. To clarify, 150000? is roughly the equivalent of $1300. Which explains Kairi?s annoyed reaction. Before he can finish threatening Minato into calling back to demand more, Naga and Balance make an appearance (since they agree that the hostages are worth at least 100000000?. The pop star and his manager flee the scene, with Balance explaining that he and Naga are here on the trail of Minato?s guitar (the two groups hit it off and become thick as thieves. Pun intended). Realising that the GSPO likely have the guitar, Kairi calls Kogure back, using a filter to disguise his voice (though Kogure and Noel can recognise it), making a bigger ransom. (That?s roughly $867,123) ?, the guitar recovered from the crime scene, and? Kogure begins to blub about how ?unfortunate? it is that the police have to make that sacrifice for the hostages lives. Noel joins in the act (you can?t spell ?acrobat? with ?actor?), ?reluctantly? handing over his X-Changer, X-Trains (the two toys I have from the series) and Siren Striker to save Kairi and the others? lives. With Keiichiro, Sakuya and Tsukasa agreeing to the trade, they meet at the docks, with Balance and Naga playing Minato and his manager. But then they get attacked by a Gangler who?s a Status Triple (which means he has three safes that need to be opened simultaneously using three Dial Fighters), going for the guitar. With no other way to save themselves, while protecting their identities, Kairi, Touma and Umika grab the VS Changers and Trigger Machines of Patranger, Keisatsu Changing. Balance then comments on this unlikely situation. But in the ensuing fight, the Lupinrangers prove ill-suited to Patranger?s less manoeuvrable suits and more basic equipment, making the fight one-sided against them. As the Gangler, Rerus Reepig (a play on ?three pig?, because - well) escapes with the guitar, the Jurer trio detransform, with the cops rushing to hug them in relief (though judging by his face, Touma would rather face that Gangler again). Meanwhile, as Lucky goes to sleep in his cell, at a nearby cafe, Hammie, Stinger and Spada are taking in the local cuisine. They then manage to catch a news report on the hostage situation (evidently, it was a slow news day and the top secret exchange somehow leaked to the public). Seeing ?Minatti? (her pet name for him)?s guitar has been taken, Hammie comes up with a plan to recover it, with Spada and Stinger sensing a connection to Don Arkage. As Hammie uses the Ryouken (Hound) Kyutama to sniff out the guitar, we cut back to Bistro Jurer, where Kairi decides to extend the Lupinranger?s alliance with Balance and Naga due to a Gangler being involved. Back at GSPO headquarters, as Jim determines that the kidnappers they saw at the hostage situation weren?t the same one they saw doing the kidnapping, Hilltop enters and introduces Tsurugi to them. When they remember that Lucky said the same thing, Tsurugi reveals that Lucky is a friend of his and Keiichiro releases him. Lucky then reveals that he could?ve escaped at any time, but didn?t, due to what he saw back in his own universe, under Jark Matter?s reign. Convening in the meeting room, Tsurugi and Lucky recap how they defeated Don Armage (as seen in Kyuranger?s finale), but he had left a body double in the form of Don Arkage. Elsewhere, Hammie?s group finds Reepig?s lair using the Ryouken Kyutama at the same time Kairi?s group finds it by having Balance use the Rashinban (Pyxis) Kyutama. In his lair, Reepig exposits to his Pordermen why he?s doing this (which creates an interesting parallel, with the two bad guys both working to succeed their leaders, even though that?s basically what all the Ganglers are trying to do in LupinPat proper). He then meets with Don Arkage (who is, predictably, a repaint of Don Armage?s penultimate form) and hands over the guitar, which contains Hyper Planesium, which when bathed in, will grant more power than Don Armage ever had. As Arkage leaves, everyone faces down Reepig, all of them transforming (and this time, the Lupinrangers get something a little more comfortable). Kairi: Here?s an advance notice. We?ll be taking your treasure. We then get this conversation between Hammie, Umika and Kairi, which if you ask me, is part of what makes this movie (the other part being the low ransom gag) The party then take on Reepig, whose access to three Lupin Collections makes him very hard to overcome. Meanwhile, Don Arkage plays his guitar of doom (giving me a reason at last to use this screenshot), alerting the GSPO. Back at the fight, Kairi, Touma and Umika manage to get to Reepig?s safes, removing his three Collections, Le Feu Inoubliable (The Unforgettable Fire, recycled from Gokai Silver?s Gokai Cellular), Le Bois Norv?gien (Norwegian Wood, recycled from the Kyoryugers? belt buckle phones) and Une Autre Brique dans le Mir (Another Brick in the Wall, recycled from ToQRokugou?s AppliChanger). They then join the Kyurangers in destroying Reepig using Lupin Magnum, Magic Boost and Splash Boost (ignore the ?Patrize? and ?Keisatsu Boost? sounds coming out. They?re non-canon). The Kyurangers then take their leave to deal with Don Arkage. Elsewhere, Patranger, Lucky and Tsurugi face off with Don Arkage (like LupinPat proper, the Lupins face a flunky, while the Pats face the big boss), and are knocked back by his new power, even with Lucky grabbing onto him as he absorbs the Hyper Planesium. Arkage then assumes his ultimate form (a repaint of Don Armage?s ultimate form, with the head of his penultimate form) to blast them once more, before issuing a challenge at dawn. Later, as the 8 Kyurangers and Patranger discuss the threat, it?s pointed out that the statement that Don Arkage?s entire body is saturated in Hyper Planesium isn?t true. After making plans to hit him where he has less Hyper Planesium (and Naga and Balance having a talk with Stinger about who the Thieves are more like), the heroes show up to face Arkage at the quarry at the appointed time. But Don Arkage is still too powerful for them to take down, and after he knocks them out of their suits, the Ryu Voyager appears, carrying Garu, Champ, Raptor (voiced by Gokaiger?s Mao Ichimichi), Shou and Kotaro. And then Lucky shows up, having shrugged off his injuries. Finally, Kairi, Touma and Umika appear, having decided to owe Balance and Naga one for helping them complete the Lupin Collection (unlike the Gokaigers, when these guys say they?re not heroes, they mean it). And as everyone prepares for battle, Misao Mondo shows up to join the battle. (Confused? So are the cast.) It?s time to transform. Seiza Blaster: Shishi/Sasori/Ookami/Tenbin/Oushi/Hebitsukai/Chameleon/Washi/Kajiki/Kohguma Kyutama! Seiza Change! Houou Sword: Houou Kyutama! Come on the Change! Ryutsueider (I have no idea how you pronounce that): VS Changer (Lupin): Red!/Blue!/Yellow! 010/260/116! Masqueraise! (Flips) Kaitou Change! (pulls trigger) Lupinranger! VS Changer (Patren): Ichigou!/Nigou!/Sangou! Patrize! (Flips) Keisatsu Change! (pulls trigger) Patranger! X Changer: Triple TheLight: The World! Kyurangers: Star Change! Shou: Garyou Tensei! (The finishing touches!) Lupinrangers: Kaito Change! Patranger and Noel: Keisatsu Change! Misao: Honno Kakusei! Kairi: Lupin Red! Touma: Lupin Blue! Umika: Lupin Yellow! All: Kaito Sentai Lupinranger! Keiichiro: PatrenIchigou! Sakuya: PatrenNigou: Tsukasa: PatrenSangou! Noel: Patren X! All: Keisatsu Sentai Patranger! Lucky: Super Star, Shishi Red! Stinger: Poison Star, Sasori Orange! Garu: Beast Star, Ookami Blue! Balance: Trick Star, Tenbin Gold! Champ: Ring Star, Oushi Black! Naga: Silent Star, Hebitsukai Silver! Hammie: Shinobi Star, Chameleon Green! Raptor: Speed Star, Washi Pink! Spada: Food Meistar, Kajiki Yellow! Shou: Dragon Mastar, Ryu Commander! Kotaro: Big Star, Kohguma SkyBlue! Tsurugi: Space Bustar, Houou Soldier! Lucky: The ultimate saviours, Uchuu Sentai? All: Kyuranger! Misao: Monarch of the world, ZyuohTheWorld! Tsurugi: Behold, the legend is about to begin. Kotaro: Don Arkage, feel the power of these 20 people. Don Arkage is unimpressed, resurrecting Tecchu (vocal effects by Kakuranger?s Hiroshi Tsuchida), Akyanba (vocal effects by Go-Busters? Arisa Komiya) and Kukuruga (vocal effects by Denziman?s Naoya Uchida. There?s a lot of Sentai alumnus in this thing), along with an army of Indabees. Cue the battle, with Kyuranger?s theme starting us off. Woo Oh Oh? Looking at the sky, we wonder how many stars there are Feeling frustrated about not being able to count them all, we go On this world, there are countless stories continuing What will we feel when we touch them, see them? Sitting around and thinking won't tell you, so hurry on a space journey Don't make up excuses not to go Careful not to shine too bright! You're lucky stars! (KyuuRanger!!) We're gonna break through the endless skies (KyuuRanger!!) We're galaxy-level super lucky stars (KyuuRanger!!) I wanna see the future you create On showers of falling stars we leap, leap, leap, leap We fiercely believe in pressing forward! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah & good luck! Micchan makes the first major move by transforming into his Yasei DaiKaihou form and? running off blubbering (which the subs I watched this moves with the first time around had too much fun with). Noel then demonstrates to Shou he?s not just a gold hero before they help Stinger, Balance and Naga defeat Tecchu. Noel: Kaito Change! X Changer: X-nize! Kaito X-Change! (Lupinranger) (fires) Lupin X! Garu, Kotaro, Touma, Sakuya, Camp and Spada then take on and defeat Kukuruga, while Raptor gets distracted while the girls are fighting Akyanba by a fantasy about the 4 of them going to Jurer for a meal cooked by Touma and Spada (Don?t think too hard about this). We then cut to the battle with the 4 reds versus Don Arkage, set to LupinPat?s theme song (or rather, theme songs. LupinPat has two themes played simultaneously: Turn the Dial Lupinranger performed by Tatsuhiko Yoshida? Amongst the darkness, there is a silhouette showing a sly smile. If you want to know its identity, then you?ll have to catch me if you can. DESTINY (Go! Go! Go!) sends a warning. Only those who know its true worth (Do you know it?) Deserve this sparkling and treasured collection. Lupin, dancing gracefully, Chase you up! and take it all back. So you can thaw the lost time, spin the dial! Lupin, to those who are approaching Chase you up! bid them ?adieu? We are the phantom Lupinranger. It?s showdown! And Chase You Up, Patranger, performed by Hitomi Yoshida [as far as I can tell, no relation]. Personally, I prefer the Lupinranger song. Flash, with a radiant light Search, track them down. Even if you try to fight back, it?s too late. So you steal keeping behind your fake justice? Shoot out the core of their sins. Hold up! Lupin! Run if you can Gonna chase you up! Anywhere you are So you can protect the order of this world Hold up! Lupin! Run if you can Never say goodbye, Do not run away, Patranger. It?s showdown!) As Lucky goes into Super Shishi Red, Kairi does likewise, using his Victory Striker to become Super Lupin Red and read Don Arkage?s movements to gain an advantage. After overpowering Don Arkage, Good Striker appears to fuse Patranger into PatrenUgou (yugo = fusion). VS Changer: Good Striker! Ichigo, Nigo, Sango! Ichidanketsu! (All together!) Then everyone fires on Don Arkage at once with their finishers, obliterating him. But Don Arkage uses his remaining energy to grow into a giant and move to attack the city. Noel then has both VS Sentai pool their VS Vehicles to for, Choz-X-u Gatt-time Good Cool Kaiser VSX (A lot of puns there, but we?ll start by translating the subtitle as ?Transcendental X Gattime? and let the image say the rest). Then the theme for ?VS Super Sentai Theatre? starts, as it?s revealed that the Kyurangers have entered the three cockpits of the robot. The entirely CG Mecha (suck it, Zenkaiger) then engages Don Arkage in battle, getting a few hits in with its base form, before swapping out to different VS Vehicle combos on its upper arms (Trigger Machines Crane and Biker, Dial Fighters Scissors and Cyclone, and Trigger Machine Splash with Dial Fighter Magic), before finishing the body double off for good with their combined finisher, Good Feeling Kaiser All Star Strike, which launches all the VS Vehicles and all the Kyutamas at him. Kairi and Noel: An eternal adieu. Keiichiro: Mission Complete! Kyurangers: Good Luck! After it?s all over, with the Lupinrangers having taken to watching from afar and Misao sulking in the corner, Lucky and Keiichiro wish each other well as the Kyurangers return to their universe (did they take Minato and his manager with them? Because if not, what a load of dicks). We then cut to the credits (and if you don?t like the video, blame DreamSword. I gave him a choice of two and he went with this one). Ranger, Ranger Kyu-Kyuranger Oh, Kyuranger 3! 2, 1! OKyu! Good morning, Mr. Sun, Mr. Fireball You're so bright, I just can't get enough! High-high-high tension! Go, go, with a high touch! And those sparkling lucky, lucky Kyutama 3! 2, 1! OKyu! Kyu-kyu-tama, Tama-tama Kyu-kyu Let's go Kyutama Dancing, everyone! Lupin-Pat-VS, Lupin-Pat-VS And one, and two, and three, let's roll and save the Earth Kyu-kyu-tama, Tama-tama Kyu-kyu Whoops, Daddy's really surprised! Lupin-Pat-VS, Lupin-Pat-VS Whoa, Mommy's got quite a shock too! Un, deux, trois! Lupin-Pat-VS, Tama-tama Kyu-kyu You'll feel alright when the power is gathering! Lupin-Pat-VS, Tama-tama Kyu-kyu Thieves, polices, and saviors are here! We then end with the Lupinrangers and Patranger waving the audience off? before realising they?re right next to each other and going back to business as usual. Final thoughts: An inoffensive piece, that has better realised villains then it?s source show manages in 51 episodes. Sure you can call it the worst, but I have seen worse. You can also point out that not everyone gets a lot of focus, but that gets applied to both source shows, so it?s nothing unusual. I will say that Kato does manage to mimic both Takayuki Shibisaki and Teruaki Sugihara?s styles Very expertly. Join us next week, where we present a two-part feature, covering the Super Sentai Movie Party. See you there. Last edited by Androzani84; 04-12-2022 at 07:10 AM.. |
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I got the Gorenger manga for Christmas, been having fun reading it, so I decided to watch the first episode of the show. It's hard to say much about it. It's extremely formulaic, but it's what created the formula. It's hard to imagine watching it without Sentai already being a thing. Overall, I'd say Kamen Rider had a stronger first episode, but Kamen Rider also had a smaller first episode, so it's understandable.
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Finishing Bouken with 10 episodes left.
Zen is on deck in April for me. My Malaysia sets are in good shape considering. I started Kira recently.
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It's been several months but I'm finally continuing right where I left off on Koh and Friends----, I mean, Ryusoulger.
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