So, thing about Kento Shimoyama is that he's actually done some fantastic episodes in the past. This is the reason a lot of people who follow staff news were initially excited when he was announced. He did the two tiny enemy episodes of Go-Busters, the really funny JAKQ episode from Gokaiger, and has done a lot of Gintama's best episodes.

I'm hoping Ninninger was a major fluke and he's still got it in him to head up a Sentai series.

I think Ninninger sucked because the writer is forced to write based on the producer's demand or something.

That being said I'm not watching this. Hated Kyoryuger anyway.

As long as it is not Yonemura fine by me.

Thanks for the shot of optimism, since a shiver ran down my spine when I heard he was head on Ninninger. It was such a strange show, given that its long-term plotting was incredibly weak, but it had strong filler episodes, and a couple of short-but-good arcs.

After I started writing this, I went and started pawing through individual Ninninger episode credits, and it looks a lot like he's responsible for many of Ninninger's best episodes in addition to being to blame for its worst. I know some writers are reluctant to plan too far ahead given the zillion episode commitment and the endless stream of toys that must be worked into the plot. Since this is a shorter series, more or less a quarter of the length of most Sentai, that might not be a factor. And he was bright enough to start focusing more on Kinji and Kasumi once it became apparent that they were the best actors in the group.

The rest of the crew for the show looks like they've got very good credits under their belts. I think I'm going to go the benefit-of-the-doubt route.

Looks like Premium Bandai's getting in on the action with Brave Kyoryuzin!

http://p-bandai.jp/b-boys-shop/special-1000007371/

I'm kinda surprised Premium Bandai would be the one doing this :lol
I was kind of expecting a Kyoryuger cameo in the next Sentai film to basically insert the DF Brave stuff to sell Brave Kyoryujin in Japan, but not this.

Let me know when they release the morpher. XD

I think the chance that Figuarts will briefly dip its toes back into the water of Sentai just got dramatically more likely. (I don't think they can resist the chance to re-use existing molds with slight paint adjustments.)

We can only hope.