This is exactly where my brain went when they started talking about the big tree. It seems like a perfect tie-in for the two series.

Well, that was a good way to beat a monster. And Wagon's kinda cool. But I'm really starting to warm up to this cast, especially Hikari and Right.

Is it Right or Raito? Cause they say Raito and I'm getting Right in the subs.

Spelling and pronunciation are rarely the same.

According to this image (I think I saw it on TV Nihon's site first, though I may be mistaken) it's Right.

http://shuangxi-in-spring.com/Images/toq_promo.jpg

Its Right. In japanese its pronounced Raito.

They made a joke about it in a viewer quiz at the end of episode one (OT didnt include it in their subs) were the question was if his name is Right or Left.

Over-time's website had a post, and it said Right. let me see if I can find it.

http://over-ti.me/releases/sentai-toqger-01/

That annoys me. Why did they feel the need to translate that? With the W subs it was Raito, they didn't suddenly start calling him Right.

They didn't translate it. Its spelt Right.

Because in W his name was Raito but in ToQGer its Right. Its two different things.

Because you spell things how they are spelt...not how they're pronounced? That is basic English.

His name is Right. End of story. It's not Light.

They're entirely different names. They're just pronounced the same.

Right is spelled in Katakana and/or Romaji, implying it's a foreign word.
Raito is spelled in Kanji and/or Hiragana, implying it's a native Japanese word.

I would have thought you'd love the punniness of it! :lol

Katakana are sometimes also used to spell native Japanese words, so that rule is a bit simplified. Besides, the other Toqger's names are also spelled in Katakana, even though they all have Japanese names.

But really, do we have to argue over that? As long as we understand who we're talking about, it doesn't matter how we spell it. (Because actually, Raito in W is also technically called "Right". Because Hidari and Right- get it?)

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm absolutely loving this show at the moment. Fun, cheesy, rainbow-imagination-childish goodness, with a really rather dark under current (people dueling each other to survive? Entire towns "as good as dead", that's some tough stuff right there).

The 2nd episode is much, much better than the first. I especially like the duel on the trains. Next week's episode focusing on Kagura looks to be a good one.

It was slightly better than the first episode.

Man, I dunno. I've watched the first 2 episodes and enjoyed them, but at the same time if I never saw another episode I wouldn't be disappointed.

Enjoyed this episode as well. The good as dead thing might get drawn out a little too much, but I assumed the same as the gang about the home town being shadow lined. That would have been good enough but to try and double bluff it... eh we'll see where it goes. I also loved how dark the initial set up was for it to be instantly undermined by the duels not actually doing much damage... The giant monster fight also felt very weird with out a crazy over the top finisher.

Other then that and my 'what's the point in changing colour (although I did dig tickets joke)' problem I think it's looking promising. It feels like Kyoryuger's fun wackiness but a little more focused and driven.

BTW, not sure if anyone has brought this up, but someone noticed this on the kid's t-shirt at HJU:

https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/...86188448_n.jpg

">Children's Hosptial
>Wards 28-31
>Accidents and Emergencies ->
> Blood test ->
>Fracture clinic ->"

If that's actual foreshadowing it is kinda brilliant.

I can't see it being anything but foreshadowing. Unless little kids in Japan kust like wearing incredibly foreboding t-shirts.

http://harorangers.files.wordpress.c...02/qdkgmeh.png

Yellow Racer had the same shirt, though. So... maybe not foreshadowing?

Hmm. Guess morbid shirts ARE a thing there then. Still, who knows?

Holy fuck that is a real thing? Dafook.

It's Japan. The country printing T-Shirts with bullshit in ANY language you can imagine.

Including ones that have the word bullshit on them. I think it was Shinji in Ryuki that wore a t shirt that said "I am a bullshit artist" on it or something.

I still want to hear more about this evil ranger team...

In two episodes this series has jelled more with me than Kyoryuger did in its entire run. Definitely knows how the balance the the serious moments and the humor. The train top duel was really good use use of IMAGINATION :lol.