I like to stick to one series so I can focus on it. Sometimes if I try watching multiple shows at once, one of them will become my main focus and i'll never get back to the other one.

I can watch multiple shows, but far too often I run into the same problem as you.
I have to make a conscious decision to force myself to not ignore one of the shows.

Since I started up Liveman, I haven't watched a single episode of Kamen Rider. I know I was in the middle of a two-parter but I don't remember a lot of the specifics of the first half.

That's why I only stick to one show at a time :lol

It doesn't help that lately I've been REALLY wanting to watch Hurricanger...but I'm not going to until I finish Liveman. Could be a while, I'm only on episode 10

I'm really enjoying Gokaiger so far. Taking a break at 46 to watch the Gokaiger vs Gavan movie.

I usually watch two shows at a time in three-episode sequences. I don't have a ton of free time now, so I am stuck on episode 28 of GoGo-V and Carranger, but usually I can pretty quickly plug through a show. I did that with Maskman and Liveman and was finished with both shows in like 3 weeks or something (with a regular watching time most nights). It works for some and not for others, but I understand the merits of watching only one show at a time.

I can watch multiple Sentai at once, I rewatched Jetman alongside Boukenger,Gokaiger, and Carranger(saw these three seperately) but obviously at a slower pace, and recently started a Zyuranger rewatch, mainly I couldn't remember much of these shows since I was completely cut off from Toku for a 2 year period(my fault lol).

I just watched the first episode of Zyuohger. Okay, not really, it was a 3 minute trailer, but I felt like it was the first episode as it has American Movie Trailer Syndrome.

Just watched Liveman 10. The episode was probably one of my favorite ones so far, but it was just a standard episode. I feel like I may have missed something though.. in the first two episodes, they were in the school as it got destroyed. The next episode mostly took place in a forest, if I remember correctly. After that, they end up in cities. Was there any sort of plot point explaining this that I missed, or did it just sort of happen?

Yeah just watched a bit of Kakuranger

Liveman 11. I'm noticing that this series is a bit unconventional with the MOTW format. This episode had a monster that was under the control of another human. In an earlier episode, Mazenda used a perfume to make everybody fall in love with her while the brain beast fought. It's an interesting change of pace, but unfortunately the brain beasts sometimes get sidelined.

Also, does Gash ever NOT knock the Livemen down when he uses Giga Phantom?

I was quite productive today. First, I finally caught up on Ninninger and it was pretty mediocre overall. The "twist" with Kyuuemon was as lame as it was predictable. The forced mech battles sucked and the fact that they wasted Shrukinger's appearance on a clip show was insulting. I also thought it was lame to have Tsugomori turn out to just be Sargain 2.0, especially when his true body was the exact same costume. Oh, and it was completely pointless to resurrect Raizo. Only one more episode to go before I can mostly forget about this show.

Secondly, I watched the first 4 episodes to Changeman. Honestly, I don't have any feelings toward it. I didn't think they were great, but I didn't hate them either. I guess I just expected more out of the series that has been highly praised as being the best series from the 80s. I'm not a fan of the villain designs and I don't find Bazoo all that threatening. I'm also confused as to why there is a guy being called a princess. I mean, okay, maybe that is a woman playing him/her, but that is clearly a man's voice. I think my biggest issue is that all four episodes were pretty much the same thing over. Now you may think that sounds weird because Sentai is a formulaic show, but none of the plots stood out enough to me to be anything different and the mech battles have been a waste of time. I'm sure it will get better, because there are 51 episodes to go, but like I said, I guess my expectations were a little too high.

Changeman is called the best from the 80's? I always thought Liveman had that title down on lock...

Back when a site called Japan Hero was around many said that Changeman was the best series of the 80s, maybe even the best series of the entire franchise.

Yeah, I'm in the "I always hear people saying Liveman is the best of the 80s" camp as well. Though, Changeman is usually in second place

I haven't watched Changeman yet but Liveman is really good and has rewatch value

Just watched the second to last episode of Ninninger. I have mixed feelings about the episode. However, I'm really here to post about the Zyuohger preview at the end of the episode. Those suits look better and better every time I see them. However...man did the individual mecha look stupid in action. Zyuohking looked a little bit better, but he's so bulky and awkward looking...I'm not sure.

Watched some Boukenger up to episode 33, including the first movie. Zuban is a much more entertaining mascot character than, say, Daigoyo.

The best series of any decade's really mixed. I've heard normally from Japanese-English speaking fans that Changeman and Flashman are awesome, and have also heard that Liveman and Maskman are also pretty popular, but that's maybe due to availability of good subs. But I've also seen people who've thought that Liveman and Maskman were awful, and I actually know someone who thinks Turboranger's the best 80's sentai.

A lot of people like Liveman on this board, but on other boards it's one of the most reviled shows. Sentai fandom is weird.

I often hear old school fans say Changeman is Best Sentai, while newer fans seem to love Liveman. Prob has to do with sub availability.

Picked up the Dairanger DVD a few days ago so I've been enjoying that.

Was kids getting into trouble a common thing back in 90s sentai? Cause I'm noticing a trend between Zyuranger and Dairanger...

Still, they toned it way the hell down with Dairanger and for that I'm thankful. The action is great, though I can't help but feel that someone working on this show watched a little too much Star Wars.

I am enjoying the hell out of Liveman, though I am intrigued with Changeman, I guess it might be depending on the person. I haven't found an 80's Sentai that I haven't loved so.

Flashman episodes 6 and 7: I liked episode 6 a lot more than I was expecting. I liked how everyone worked together to get Jin's bike working so they had something to beat the monster. Mainly I liked the teamwork aspect of it showing that the combined pieces of their broken bikes could create something that could work. Jin and Dai were both pretty awesome here. Episode 7 was Bun's focus episode which was a lot of fun with them learning about Balloons lol. I enjoyed that they learned more about things from Earth, and that Bun was wondering what his life would have been like if he wasn't captured. I enjoyed that they think about that stuff. The monster annoyed me in this episode so I'm they just wiped it out pretty easily. Overall enjoying it so far and Mess are interesting villains so I can't wait for more.

I'm at Gekiranger episode 13 and I gotta say the show has finally grabbed my interest after the so-so Five Venom Fists storyline. I think Retsu and Mele are my favorite characters so far but that might change because I've heard good things about GekiViolet.

It makes sense, since I think that's the point where the story really begins.
While I love the 5 deadly venoms personally, it seems a lot of others see them as dull and negligible, which bums me out since, aside from Braco, they were rather energetic characters.

I'm STILL grinding my way through Megaranger. Have about 5 episodes left.

While there's a lot to like about the show, I find myself with so little enthusiasm to watch it.

I guess my issue is it all feels very boilerplate? Like, there's very little that sets it apart from baseline, average sentai. I feel like the heroes being high school students should make things feel less generic than they do, but here I am, in snoozeville. The villains are also pretty one-note, but at least Yugande looks cool as hell (I remember back when I was a kid, the Ecliptor action figure was the only villain toy I ever bought). Megaranger kind of feels like a 90s version of Maskman-- which was, until now, the most generic Sentai series I've seen. I think Megaranger would have benefited from being the 3rd or 4th Sentai show I watched, as opposed to the 16th. At this point, I just need more variation from the norm, I guess.

I was really looking forward to the Neziranger arc, but aside from the NeziBlue spotlight episode, I was pretty disappointed. In a way, it reminded me of the disappointment I felt when Ninninger introduced Great Western Youkai as big threats but ultimately featured them as disposable grunts. The Nezirangers were kind of nothing more than glorified MOTWs.

Still, great episodes pop up every so often, and that makes the show worthwhile. I guess I just like my sentai with a little more weirdness.

Gingaman is next on my list. Hopefully, that satisfies my craving for weird shit.

Aside from Yuusaku out of suit and Kubota, Megaranger really didn't leave much of an impression on me. It was so underwhelmingly average that it just kind of faded into the background.
While I can easily say that it's not a bad show to watch, it's hard to justify the 5 or 6 more interesting episodes as making it worthwhile.

This is LITERALLY, EXACTLY how I feel, Matrix. :lol

I'm just going to hear by state that Megaranger(and Carranger) is by far my favorite Sentai series I've seen

The theme of the series really works for the time period. There was a lot of experimentation and new ideas put into Megaranger and the technology idea really worked, it was very unique and the season did have the technology/space ideas flowing through it, and it worked considering how in the 1990's people were starting to use technology more and more and slowly integrating it into their everyday lives.

The High School aspect of the season really worked with the technology idea, considering when the characters grow up, technology would've been integrated into their lives. The cast is seriously awesome, an extremely likable bunch who portrayed awesome characters, this is legit one of those seasons where I loved all the characters. And we see the growth of these characters, accidentally being thrown into an interdimensional battle and dealing with the struggles of High School, and we see them mature and fight against evil. And each goes through their own struggles, Kenta with leadership and fitting in the Digiken, Kouichiro taking things too seriously, Shun trying to accomplish his dream, Chisato with college admission and her grandma, and Miku trying to be something else than Miku, and it just makes the characters feel more relatable too. They do have their funny moments, but know when to prioritize. Kubota's mentorship is also a great part, offers a father like relationship with the five and really cares about their futures and does anything to make sure nothing happens, because he realizes that he may be leading them to their own death. Yuusaku was a cool guy, a connection from INET to the youthful Megarangers and kinda was a wise mentor to the Megaranger, and he was a great way to introduce a sixth in a period like that.

The villains are kinda underdeveloped you could say, Javious was as useless as Dezmuzoryla in Abaranger but Dr. Hinelar's experimentation, logic and thought process makes him one of the more smart villains of Super Sentai. Shibolena and Yugande were kinda underdeveloped but they do serve a purpose as the "field" generals. And Dr.Hinelar's grand scheme and his story line of betrayment is something paying close attention to, and the personal belittlement he does to the Megaranger in the end game is so cruel and crazy considering the stakes.

The Nejiranger I think is one of the best parts of this season. Note that Megaranger came at a time where Sentai was experimenting, and the Nejiranger was one of the ideas. Sure they may not be as awesome as you thought they'll be, but they are still awesome. They really keep the Megaranger at a disadvantage, and really also represents Hinelar's expertise and how technology he created to protect the world could be easily overwritten and made for the worst, adding to the technology theme and Hinelar's cruelty; Also stands as Hinelar's greatest achievement. They also make the Megaranger have a near death experience, and had created one of the most heartfelt scenes in Sentai ever; Kubota running to their aid and realizing the mistake he made and how he could be leading them to their own death. And we see the Nejiranger's honor being shattered as their arc progresses, because they learn they have been used as pawns in Hinelar's master plan.

But yeah, Megaranger has a lot to like, it has it's fun, but balances out with drama, emotion and recurring motifs that engages the viewer and provokes thoughts, and really is a special series and nailed what it tried to do. I recommend to all, it's a great experience with a lot of heart to it.

Holy crap this was longer than I expected it to be.

I was out of town for most of the weekend, but I did get home earlier tonight and watched some Super Sentai.

Caught up on Boukenger to episode 38, so I'll probably finish that one later this week. I liked a lot of the Black/Yellow dynamic in the episodes that go into Yellow's past - their relationship could easily be interpreted as either romantic or like siblings, which is perfectly ambiguous for fan interpretation. I loved the episode with Blue and Miyu, that was adorable. I hope Miyu shows up in more episodes, but I kinda doubt it.

Also caught the first episode of Zyuohger, and I was really impressed! The cast seems fun, the action on foot was really cool, and the mecha stuff seemed pretty all right too. Definitely going to follow this one as each episode airs.

Finished Carranger and that shiw is officially in my top favorite seasons. Spectacular characters and I enjoyed the ending. Even the filler was really enjoyable.

Got up to episode 10 of Battle Fever J and man there are a lot of orphans in the show. Also a lot of death to one-off characters. It is holding my interests though even though the jump cuts are really distracting.

I only got about 7 episodes into BFJ but I really enjoyed what I saw. Held my interest surprisingly well for being such an early season. I should definitely get back to it - the only reason I stopped watching it was because I started Jetman.

Yeah, it could be interpreted either that Masumi looks at Natsuki as a little sister or Masumi has hidden feelings for Natsuki, still shows the responsibility of Masumi and how he'd go farther than normal to save the ones he loves.

The thing that makes Carranger so like amazing is that the comedy is so over the top that you just get used to it, and it blends so well with Sentai, and the humor is so brilliant, and added with all 5 rangers getting the amount of focus they need and seeing how just average people become warriors and we also have the serious moments of their maturing and growing, and to top it off great villains, it's definitely one of the if not the highest point that Sentai's gotten to.

I downloaded a ton more Sentai subs yesterday and over the past two days watched the first episodes of Ohranger, Carranger, Gingaman, GoGoV, Abaranger, Gaoranger, Kyouryuuger, and ToQger. Whew. I probably liked Carranger and Abaranger the most of those eight. Might get started on those when I've finished my current projects (almost done with Boukenger, early on in Jetman and Dekaranger).

Gekiranger episode 33:

A random Edo Period episode that was okay if only because we got to see GekiRinTohja again. I hope this is the only time travel episode because Gekiranger doesn't really need time travel.

Gekiranger 9:

So, that's Mele's backstory. Huh. Well, now we know what Rio's goals are, and I still find the Geki Bazooka hilarious. Ah yes...the most powerful of Martial Arts techniques...a gun.

I finished Boukenger yesterday. I thought it was okay, but definitely would have benefited from a story arc with a long-term focus. I thought the villains were decent and that there were a bunch of great individual episodes, but there's a lack of payoff when there isn't a final confrontation against a primary antagonist to build toward. The final arc was fine, but maybe not awesome. That's too bad, because the final arcs in my first few Super Sentai (Shinkenger, Gekiranger) were *AWESOME*.

I have to say that the Boukenger team was pretty entertaining. Several good comedy and drama episodes. Souta was my favorite character; I liked the plot twist on Yellow's origin; and I'm glad that they actually acknowledged and acted on a romance subplot in the final episode (can't help it - I like romance subplots). Overall it's probably my least-favorite of the five Super Sentai shows I've seen to completion thus far, but it was still pretty good.

I'm still around episode 13-15 of Dekaranger and 8-10 of Jetman, in addition to watching Zyuohger as each one comes out. I haven't watched Deka or Jetman in at least a week, heh.

A cannon.
I don't think you point to a firecracker and call it a missile :p