Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 125195)

I don't get how you can't remember the dino names.
It's not like they say them every 2 minutes or anything. :lol

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 125151)

It's...Adequate. To put it.

In terms of character, it's great. I like that, while common character archetypes, they're not cliched. The Kyoryugers are all interesting to watch and their comedy plays off each other really well. They each have room to grow, but it does seem like they're doing so.

The designs are hit or miss. The costumes have grown on me, but Kyoryujin still has not, with Western being the only one I like. The Deboss, design wise, are all over the place. I can't stand Canderilla's design, while the rest just vary from decent to meh.

The action is alright. Flashy and fast paced, but it seems to lack impact. The fight scenes really just seem to be them flailing around until they use the batteries to finally get some kills. It is still fun and energetic and enjoyable to watch, though.

However, the biggest flaw is pacing. As in, this show has no idea how it works. What should be delicate character moments get 4 minutes worth of screen time, while the monster parading around gets 6. Issues get resolved far too quickly for anyone to believe there was ever a real problem, and the characters connect seemingly off screen, going from antagonistic to aloof to "One of the gang" over the time span of one episode (IAN). It takes story arcs that could easily fill up two or three episodes (Nossan's family, Ian and Souji's alternate ideals, etc) and shoves them into one episode, along with another issue of the day. Coupled with the villains antics and screen time, these issues just get quietly resolved with hardly any fanfare.

In all, Kyoryuger is a fine series, but it moves too quickly for it's own good. I'm afraid, with how quickly it's bringing up and resolving stories, that it's going to meander during the middle like Shinkenger or OOO.
And it keeps putting Canderilla on screen. That's the biggest crime it's committing.

Originally Posted by NGW (Post 125224)

It sucks to because I REALLY wanted to like the series going into it. It would have been my first Sentai (aside from Akibaranger), I liked the dinosaur theme, I like some of the designs, and it had some cool concepts, such as the villains.

But it is just aimed way too much at the younger demographic than I can take. Even Fourze managed to work for an older audience, and it had some really great, dramatic episodes.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 125817)

While I do love when Sentai takes itself seriously, I can enjoy the funny, simplistic ones (Hell, Kakuranger is probably 2nd or 3rd for me).
The problem with Kyoryu is that, outside of Ian's brief background snippet in his episode, every story that has been brought up was resolved in the same episode. Unless the writer has something big planned, I'm afraid they're just going too quickly.

(Also, why don't posts in this subforum appear in the "New posts" box?)

Originally Posted by Den-O (Post 125826)

I don't know if anyone else has pointed this out yet or noticed but you do realize that the Debos generals are based on the Wizard of Oz right? Aigaron is tin man, Dogold is Lion, Luckyuro is scarecrow, and Candelera is Dorothy. The Wizard is in there somewhere but I don't know exactly who it is.

Originally Posted by bluesparrow (Post 125935)

Wow, good insight! I wonder if they'll toss in the Wicked Witch at some point.

Originally Posted by Den-O (Post 125826)

I don't know if anyone else has pointed this out yet or noticed but you do realize that the Debos generals are based on the Wizard of Oz right? Aigaron is tin man, Dogold is Lion, Luckyuro is scarecrow, and Candelera is Dorothy. The Wizard is in there somewhere but I don't know exactly who it is.