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04-20-2017, 07:21 AM | #1 |
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hey i've been watching toku and kaiju a while off and on. im finally getting to to the point where with some series i am debating whether to get the japanese version( super sentai or metal heroes for example) as opposed to the adapted american versions (like power rangers or vr troopers). i dont really know the differences other then the american versions have different actors, are in english, reuse footage from the japanese versions etc. im guessing when the american versions reuse the fighting footage they pick select stuff because ive read sometimes they take footage from several series in japan for one series in america. that leads me to think the american versions are like condensed "best of" such and such series where seeing all the japanese series are for completeists. im wondering if im wrong though? any info would be appreciated. also if this is in the wrong section i apologize.
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04-20-2017, 07:55 AM | #2 |
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MMPR has no major plots. Zyu, Dai, and Kaku do. In fact, Dai is pretty much a story driven series with only 6 episodes of filler in its entire run.
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04-20-2017, 08:10 AM | #3 |
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A lot of the american shows are very different from their japanese counterparts in terms of character and story. They reuse some of the same footage but are often happening in very different contexts. There are shows that reuse the storylines from their source material to some extend but still put their own spin on it.
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04-20-2017, 08:12 AM | #4 |
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Kakuranger had a major plot? I remember important things happening of course, such as the whole thing with Tsuruhime's father and the various attempts by the Youkai to either capture Kakuranger just to name a few, but an actually storyline? Maybe I missed that...
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04-20-2017, 08:18 AM | #5 |
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Kakuranger was more character driven.
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04-20-2017, 08:22 AM | #6 |
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That's what I thought. All of the show major 'plot' points are either about character development or Tsuruhime's backstory. I still joke about how, as far as the plot is considered, Tsuruhime is really the only Kakuranger that actually matters as a character. Everyone else is just a body filling a suit.
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04-20-2017, 08:37 AM | #7 |
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story is nice. i really just like to see the fights, special effects, transformations, etc more than anything. im wondering if they when they adapted these series much was cut out in terms of that.
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04-20-2017, 01:23 PM | #8 |
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My understanding is that the similarities between Power Rangers and Sentai is all over the map. I'm told there are a few Power Rangers series that barely deviate from the Super Sentai. I gather Samurai is like this, but I've only seen one episode; that episode was more or less exactly like the Sentai version, only with white people and awful acting. I gather the best Power Rangers series rewrite and recontextualize a great deal, using the Sentai as a springboard to make something new. RPM seems to be more or less the ultimate expression of that; the first half of the series uses some Go-Onger footage, but the vast majority is completely original. Engine Sentai Go-Onger and Power Rangers RPM are very different experiences that each stand on their own.
You may want to check out an episode or two of a couple of Sentai and compare them to their Power Rangers counterparts. The shows certainly *feel* different. The music in Sentai - opening and closing themes, but also audio cues - makes them feel really different. Sentai often spends time on roll calls, and the super-elaborate ones (Gekiranger, Shinkenger) may be my favorite flavor of cheese. The fight sequences often overlap, but not always, and transformation sequences differ. Power Rangers drops some Sentai content, but sometimes builds entirely new content in its place. (I'm very curious about all those extra Jungle Fury Rangers.) People who've seen the entirety of each version of the shows can tell you more specifically which Sentai are must-watch and which you can skip because the Power Rangers version was better. If you track down Go-Busters, ToQger, Dairanger, or any series Jetman or before, you're getting something that largely (or wholly) doesn't exist in Power Rangers form. |
04-20-2017, 02:43 PM | #9 |
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04-20-2017, 02:55 PM | #10 |
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its weird trying to get back into the franchise after watching it way back when ( i spent a good deal of time looking for darker tokusatsu films or at least something more mature but this franchise is so polished) and knowing they didnt simply dub or sub the show but actually made an alternate version for us. it makes me appreciate whats out there some more.
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