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03-11-2020, 08:34 AM | #11 |
天心の英雄たち
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03-12-2020, 04:33 PM | #12 |
fencer of gold
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So....has any group actually subbed episode 1? From what I've been able to find only episode zero got subbed by OT and TVN....
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03-13-2020, 05:06 AM | #13 |
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------- I know I should find Juuru to be annoying, but I can't seem to hate him! I love his energy and quirkiness. He's not Lucky-annoying so this should make it more tolerable. |
03-13-2020, 05:21 AM | #14 |
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03-13-2020, 06:03 AM | #15 |
Cold As Ice
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Ok first impressions on thew show...
I'm not fond of their civilian outfits. I wish they just wore regular clothes with their respective colors. Those cape like things they're wearing bothers me for some reason. I do like the suits though. They're on the simpler side of things but they look sleek. And the helmets are pretty cool. I like that the Mashins have their own personalities. I liked that in Abaranger and Go-onger so I'm probably gonna like it here too. It just adds more dynamism to the team. The princess though creeps me out a bit. i don't like her design that much. Maybe because her mouth doesn't move when she talks? Just not really appealing to me at the moment. PPAP Guy is ok as a support character. I hope he does better than Ui and her dad in Ryusoulger. Now the team. I like the first four. Character wise there seems a lot of potential from them. Shigeru is the silent, cool guy, Sayo is like the loving big sis, Sena is the cheerful girl and Tametomo seems to be the butt monkey. They're all ok for me. Now as for Juuru, well he seems like he's going to be that Red that's gonna dominate all the story lines. He's the one that imagines the mecha and the arsenal. He's probably gonna be the one that leads the team to victory in the most ridiculous ways possible. And of course he's gonna hog all the upgrades (well most Reds do). I'm just hoping the I like him enough not to have a repeat of how I felt watching Kyoryuger. And I hope, though I doubt, that he stops that catchphrase of his.
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03-13-2020, 06:07 AM | #16 |
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03-13-2020, 10:19 AM | #17 |
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I'm not fond of their civilian outfits. I wish they just wore regular clothes with their respective colors. Those cape like things they're wearing bothers me for some reason. I do like the suits though. They're on the simpler side of things but they look sleek. And the helmets are pretty cool.
Now the suits, easily my new favs. I liked them at first glance and still not a change of heart has occured. They are loud and saturated like no other but it just works and really matches the whole gem concept.
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03-13-2020, 09:58 PM | #18 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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Welp, that didn't take long. One episode in, and I'm already head over heels for Kiramager.
Episode Zero didn't exactly wow me, but I've had an extremely good feeling about this show for a while now. The designs started growing on me rapidly, and almost everything it was doing seemed to be tailored specifically for me, you know? I mean, holy crap, you guys, this show has a fire truck robot voiced by Kenichi Suzumura. I swear Toei stole that idea straight out of my wildest dreams. So I was still maintaining my usual optimism going into the premiere, and as it turns out, not only can it stand on its own, it's great. Cacophonous, but great. The episode moves a mile a minute, continuing what seems to be a trend of Super Sentai getting louder and faster the longer it goes on, but crucially, it's making good use of all that energy. There's some nice substance here, and, as expected with Arakawa as the writer, we've got loads of loads of tropes pulled from all across Sentai history, some of which haven't seen use in a while. This show's approach to innovation definitely seems to be "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", and I'd be lying if I told you I was upset they're playing it safe this year. The bottom line is, I like Super Sentai, and this is some definitive Super Sentai, right here. The atmosphere of the scenes with the bad guys, the vibrant, excited tone of the scenes with the heroes. The elements that we don't always get every year, like villains whose suits do the cool thing of incorporating part of the actor's face, the mecha that are characters in their own right or, heck, the mecha that can hold their own in a fight before combining into a robot. You'd better believe I was happy to see that one. Even the cockpits are just... like... that's a Sentai cockpit. It's all bolstered by some exceedingly flashy visuals that, combined with Ryusoulger and Kamen Rider Zero-One, show that Toei is continuing to up their game every year. Parts of this episode are absolutely stunning to look at. The action here satisfies without a doubt. The other important thing, the story, I'm feeling quite good about. The characters don't all get a ton of time to make an impression here, which might or might not be a downside of Episode Zero's existence. I can't know what it would be like going in not seeing that first, but, ultimately, it probably isn't a huge deal. There's more than enough banter here to get a basic grasp on everyone's personality, and I think that's all a premiere needs to do. Obviously the other four are also making way to focus on Juuru here, though. I'll say upfront, I'm not sure how well this guy could hold the show together by himself, so hopefully the spotlight spreads out more as the show moves forward. On the other hand, I'll also say I think he was used to great effect in this episode. His interactions with the rest of the team are amusing, and, especially given his scenes in Episode Zero, I get the feeling the show has a real message it wants to get across through him about not sitting back and allowing your life to be dull (you know, the opposite of being sparkly). We'll see how big a theme that ends up being, but even if Juuru isn't Arakawa's statement to disillusioned modern youth, he left a solid enough first impression as a character. Just like Kiramager as a whole did for me, obviously. There's all kinds of bits throughout the episode that won it major points with me (easy example: saving the OP for next week and using it as an insert), and above all else, it put a smile on my face. You might even say it dazzled me. So heck yeah, bring on a whole year of this! I'm totally ready!
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03-14-2020, 12:51 PM | #19 |
Dai Shogun
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Excuse me? Could it be? A good... Super Sentai episode? I feel like I watched a Unicorn galloping by or something. This was... actually fun? Not offensively bad or just mediocre at best?
I actually want to continue watching this. Time will tell if I do like this series or if it's just a case of "At least it isn’t Ryusoulger". |
03-14-2020, 01:52 PM | #20 |
MegaSilver
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All I got from this ep was toqger again so... I see where this show goes and if it will have some sort of plot.
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