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11-22-2016, 10:37 PM | #7381 |
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I won't lie, I'm biased towards Jungle Fury. I love that season.
But dang if Gekiranger ISN'T AMAZING! 1-4: Love how the series is starting. Great monster suits, likable characters, cool villains, the five poisonous fists are intimating as all heck. DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE THEME SONG IS BLISS? I'm glad you're enjoying it! It's most certainly my favorite series, and the show that made me decide to not give up on Sentai altogether (After 3 misses with Shinken, Bouken, and Magi).
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11-22-2016, 10:48 PM | #7382 |
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Watched another trio of Carranger episodes (13-15). This show really does just keep getting better and better. One thing I'm starting to notice is that the comedy focus doesn't really seem to be at the expense of anything, amazingly enough. The characterization has improved a lot from the start, to the point that even the villains are getting fleshed out now. Not to mention there's a solid sense of continuity despite the largely standalone format.
You'd expect a "parody" show to deliberately skimp on the actual storytelling in favor of *wackiness* but it doesn't seem to be the case with Carranger, which instead chooses to just directly make the story itself really wacky. And yes, Dr Kain, Signalman is indeed awesome. Haven't seen Gekiranger yet but I can back this statement up.
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11-23-2016, 11:36 AM | #7383 |
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You are coming close to one of my favorites of the series (19). Episodes 8 (the one where Minoru loses his changer) and 25 are my other two top favorite episodes from the show, but episode 32 is like THE best episode.
Anyway, I finally finished my review of Ohranger. EDIT: Forgot to mention I'm also 21 episodes into Liveman. I never realized how formulaic this show was before, but then, it has been 13 years since I watched it. I had just finished the 3 part Obler finale and even those episodes required some forced in Monster of the Week even though they did not really need to have one. Last edited by Dr Kain; 11-23-2016 at 08:12 PM.. |
11-23-2016, 10:52 PM | #7384 |
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Watched episodes 16-19 of Carranger. This show just took off, man. Going into this I was kind of worried it wouldn't live up to the hype but now it's like "where was this show all my life?!".
I mean, it hasn't even been a week yet and I've already pounded out nearly half the series. I've been in this rut watching new shows lately where even if I like them I have to consciously make myself sit down to watch more than one episode every couple of days but with Carranger I could probably do another two or three right now and not get bored. It's sooo good. I mean, everyone knows that already but that's only because it's true. It's totally hilarious and yet still hits all the notes you'd want out of a Sentai without coming off like a total farce. It even manages to make more sense than some other shows in how nonsensical it is. Episode 16 introduces a new villain who's set up to be a really smart tactician type only for him to resort to pretty much the same MotW plans as usual. This would be pretty expected for any Sentai but Carranger actually justifies this by having the whole joke be that the main bad guys hired him on the cheap. That's so genius! Speaking of which, episode 19 was indeed fantastic. Given how spot on Dr Kain's picks for favorite episodes have been so far, I'm now really looking forward to 25 and 32.
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11-24-2016, 12:53 AM | #7385 |
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One word of advice for 25, make sure you read the lyrics for the song during the battle. You may have to watch the battle twice to know what I mean, but it is worth it.
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11-26-2016, 09:07 PM | #7386 |
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Episodes 20-22 of Carranger down. This show continues to be completely amazing. Although instead of directly talking about the episodes, I'm just going to share two big thoughts I've had.
One, I love the childlike imagination the show has. There's this whole underlying sci-fi mythos to the series that's basically what a five year old kid on a sugar high would think is unironically awesome. Robot traffic cops riding through SPACE on motorcycles! Wild sentient cars FROM SPACE the team have to tame like horses! Car-based SPACE magic! As you can see, they pretty much all involve space, too, for extra cool points. And of course, this is all on top of the usual Sentai standbys of giant robots and spandex-clad superheroes with sweet weapons and wicked karate moves. Two, Signalman is the s***. He's truly an inspiring figure. Always on duty not merely to fight bad guys, but to ensure the peace and tranquility of everyday life. By being a total square. Which is what's so endearing about him. Having a character like this could get annoying fast if handled poorly but not only is Signalman too adorable to hate, he's constantly shown to quickly catch on to and learn from his mistakes, whether it's the villains exploiting his trusting personality to get him to do their dirty work, or simply getting too caught up in rules and regulations to actually do anything helpful. For someone who's there just to be comic relief in a show that's already comedic, he's probably the most fleshed out character in the cast. And I'm totally cool with that.
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11-28-2016, 10:54 PM | #7387 |
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I've been tearing through Dekaranger (which I totally didn't pick because it was about SPACE POLICE or anything!) and it's been fun so far. I think I like it better than Aba but I won't know for sure until I'm finished. Definitely hasn't blown me away either, but Doggie is waaaay cooler than I ever would have expected for a character who looks suspiciously like a Mach Gaogamon cosplayer. In fact, he just might be the coolest. It's a bit surprising how little overarching plot there has been for being about half-way through. The characters charm me more than the ones from Aba too, but I do find myself thinking that they're not as in-depth as I would like for being this far in the show, since they're juggling so many characters. Hope to continue having fun with this!
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11-30-2016, 03:22 PM | #7388 |
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Rewatching Gokaiger, which I love to pieces, but I'm going through a "legit" set of discs from Singapore since I don't have the option to redownload the series at the moment. Hilariously, some fan subbed episodes have cropped up on the first disc, including one from GUIS.
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11-30-2016, 07:05 PM | #7389 |
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Carranger 32 is one of my favorite episodes of Sentai ever. It's parody is so so so so so spot on.
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11-30-2016, 07:32 PM | #7390 |
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3 more episodes of Carranger (23-25). Still completely amazing. 25 was great and the joke with the theme song was indeed rather hilarious. Really added to the whole premise of the episode. There's so much I could say about Carranger I don't even know where to start. The gags are great. The characters are great. The writing is far sharper than it needs to be, with great stuff like Ichitaro's ongoing apprenticeship to Signalman giving a remarkably solid sense of continuity.
They could've just stopped at making a funny show but Carranger is constantly going the extra mile at every turn (puns not intended). Those first three episodes didn't impress me too much but it's just gained so much momentum from that point it's crazy. Well now I'm even more hyped for it.
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