Maybe they've decided to make the move to not include skirts, like you said, as of King-Ohger, but include them only if it works for the suit and stuff.

Which I assume is to differentiate from King-Ohger, maybe?

Ugh, why are they so ugly like why it not cool. Since Zenkaiser the Sentai suits have been great looking this is just not

I like the suits; they look a lot like something a professional race car driver would wear. The helmets are also there.

Yikes.

I mean... just...

Yikes.

Wouldn't race car drivers wear leather or other more robust materials instead of cheap fabric?

Also do race car drivers normally wear clown shoes?

I mean in terms of design, not materials. Also, I didn't notice the shows; those were a choice.

I've seen the leaks and I was going to give my thoughts on those, but then this dropped and... well, I have things to say...

These suits look bad... in the best way! It's such a Showa look from the lips (which I'll admit am not a fan of) to the tire faces with patterns, ala Goranger or Jak-Q, they look very retro. And those shoes... Those gosh darn shoes! I kind of like them. Sure, I'll miss the fantastic designs we've been getting since Lupinranger Vs Patranger, and that we've had such amazing suits since, but I'm not opposed to more retro designs. Though, they are still slightly different from the norm as we've been seeing with some of Reiwa's Sentai designs.

Also, from the Poster it's official the "Boon" was intentional and not me thinking they mistranslated "Boom-Boom" though they were probably going for that. I kind of expect something wacky or classical monster-of-the-week for this show, but we shall see.

I've never seen Talladega Nights, but one of the chicken joints in my area has a poster inside when you go through the drive-thru with Will Ferrell's face and the line "I Wanna Go Fast".

I get that same vibe when I see these suits.

It looks like it's sense of identity and character will be rooted in its over-the-top and semi-comedic approach; a Sentai that won't take itself too seriously and focus on the fun that comes from fantasy itself.

I don't see what's wrong with the boots, but the helmets are an acquired taste to be sure.

Kinda like the seat belt buckle, honestly. Nice subtle touch with a hint of whimsey.

The car besides Red is also curious cause it has the same classic touch as the Turbo GT from Turboranger. Remember that red car that Jada included with their Mighty Morphin' Red Ranger Nano Metal-Fig? Not completely unlike that in terms of color and feels.

I'm willing to look past the surface details and reserve any harsh presumptuous judgement. I need to see more.

I think it's meant to invoke the suit race car driver's wear?

well anyway i'll see the mecha soon.

I was curious if we'd see the return of armor again. Rather nice to have the slim look back.

Those helmets...Certainly exist.

Yeah. They're really a.......thing. :lolol

Suits are definitely an, acquired taste so to speak, but I don't know, I'm kinda vibing with the more retro look.

Personally, I have much more interest in the writer they brought in. Seems to be someone both new to Sentai while also having a ton of other writing credits, so I'm interested in seeing what they bring to the table

If that ever happens, I could picture them wearing chest armor that looks like a car's dashboard with rear spoilers on their backs. Or maybe something that resembles a whole car engine with v8 valves and all.

So the suit I really like. It feels very retro while doing something different in terms of car sentai suit designs with Go-onger suits being the second closest to a racing suit as of now. It almost feels like they added a bit of Ohranger notably with the helmet and took a Go-Busters approach with it by trying to make it look close to what they're referring to while keeping it super sentai. Dare I say grounded for a lack of better words just with the suit alone. And it definitely is an acquired taste, so no disagreement there, but yeah, I like what they've presented.

As for the reveal poster, it's like a page out of Uchusen magazine.

The helmets give me Voicelugger vibes.

The rest of the costume is fine, but maaannn... Those helmets are so weird it's good, haha. The whole design gives off a stronger fake/parody Sentai vibe than Akibaranger did. Someone could tell me that this is a Sentai parody for Bridgestone's TV ad and I'd definitely believe it.

The changer braces are so thick and clunky that it's even thicker than the dudes' forearms. In the previous leaks it was shown that the tire on the back was on the left side, but from this new poster there's another tire on the right side. They have 1 tire on the helmet, 2 tires on the back, and 2 tires on the shoes. So, they have 5 tires in total? More juicy weirdness! Haha.

It quite makes sense, though. This feels like an inevitable, natural event when a half-century old franchise needs to challenge itself and shake up its design aesthetics once in a while. It needs to look beyond the obvious to discover new possibilities. It needs to look even weirder than its parodies to catch their target audience's attention. It seems like a friend of mine was correct when he jokingly said that weird is the new good.

This seems to be the basis for their red car from the reveal pic.

https://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/global/lineup/rock-star/

Of course, the one car maker in Japan that loves retro iirc.

Coming Boon

Also like Gobusters.

Any idea what his style's like? I'm not familiar with his works, so it doesn't get me excited like I was for Komura, Inoue and Takano.

Nah, skirts are too iconic to permanently phase out like that. It's probably just situational. Kamakiri-Ohger is inherited by the monarch of Ishabana, so it makes sense for that to be unisex for consistency. Skirts in racing are usually more associated with grid girls, while the pit crew wear functional clothes.

Without the lips, then all you'd have left is a tire. Lips are iconic for PR fans anyway, so I'm cool with them.

Now that we have a better look of the suits, Boon Red actually reminds me of Kamen Rider Kaixa. Anybody else see it?

I'd be more interested to see how a vehicle-themed Sentai would be designed without a seatbelt buckle, considering how it's already been done twice before by Go-Onger and Kiramager. Might be cool if the Boonboongers actually press the eject button to demorph though.

Agreed. I have mixed opinions so far, but this could turn out to be the next Ryusoulger. Who knows?

I think the weirdest part about the tires is their orientation. 2 on the boots facing forwards and the other 3 facing sideways. Like, are they just decorative, or do they have a purpose?

Sounds bad*ss! These primarily white suits look like they were made to be added to.

3 Rangers, 1 car. Like Akibaranger. The poster is so cool to look at as well, with the car and the sunrise as a backdrop. It's like those Heisei Era Kamen Rider posters. Especially Build's.

Unlike Go-Onger, this Sentai seems to be advertised as a 3-core initially, so I guess Black and Orange are more comparable to Black Bison and Green Sai, albeit appearing much earlier. Interesting how both Gotchard and Boonboonger are minimalistic with the amount of heroes.

the suits are just like the glory days on late 70s.

The screenwriter worked on a lot of childrens anime so that might be part of them leaning into a more younger-skewing Sentai.

Wait, these suits slap! I hope the wheels spin on their face.

I'm probably getting too ahead of myself again, but what do you think is the likelihood that the sixth ranger will ride a motobike?
I would also venture to guess that he will be either white or silver.

Not too familiar with his writing style myself, but he seems to have written a bunch of episodes for Pokemon since episode 3 of the very first gen 1 stuff from the 90s. I do think Frontier has the right idea so far, based on the fact that Toei addressed those three in particular. That said, this actually isn't his first time with toku and surprisingly he worked on K-Tai Investigator 7 before this.

Actually, the car's a two-seater roadster, so now I'm wondering if they're gonna have blue and pink chase after red every time as a running gag. :lolol

I can see it be a thing. Heck, Go-onger had a helicopter chicken and an airplane tiger for their tsuika senshis. Plus, having a different type of vehicle like that works out as a distinguishing element for the tsuika senshi. As for the color I want green but gold and silver are probably the likely choice.

The only thing I don't like about the suit is the lack of color on the suits. Replace the gray parts and they'll look better. Here's my little edit.
https://thumbs2.imgbox.com/59/95/vv5MqV99_t.jpg https://thumbs2.imgbox.com/14/da/J1ALDU42_t.jpg

That does look a lot better and more Sentai.

Nice! They do look better. They kinda resemble Boukenger, which I like.

I get the connection between vehicles and tires but uh that is rough. I kinda expected something more similar to kamen rider drive or have the tire visors be sideways on the helmet but why have the cap be the visor? That just looks awful.

If you don't mind my asking, but what technical trickery did you use to accomplish that?

I'm fine with how it is but this looks good too. Nice. :rock:
I think another way Toei (or I guess PLEX to be specific) could've went with it was to have the right side of their suit colored to keep the streak going while leaving the left side gray for an asymmetrical look.

Adobe Photoshop overlay.

Motorcycle could work, or flying vehicles like Go-On Wings. I'd like a new silver Sixth, as Don Torabolt wasn't silver enough for me. Maybe female, but I doubt Bandai would risk having a female Sixth and Secondary at the same time.

Shotgun!

Agreed. Coloring only the trim on the right leg keeps the aesthetic, while still making each Ranger pop a little more. I don't mind though. Like I said, it looks like a blank canvas for future power-ups.

If they do go with this as a running gag I can see Blue chasing after it for the first few episodes and then start using his noggin to get on like riding in the trunk or adding a trailer. :lolol

Yeah, I wouldn't mind if they went Lightspeed Rescue with it in terms of power armors where they would just add small armor pieces on the limbs and chest. This show would be good for stuff like it.

are there 2 other rangers

Allegedly a Black and an Orange

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The enemy faction is called Hashiriyan. I guess they'll be going up against an evil street racer group since hashiriya is a term used for street racers in Japan.

Yep. The villains' name gives me some Bowzock vibe from Carranger. If this season is the Carranger of Reiwa era then it'll probably also inherit Carranger's absurd comedy up to 11. Weird costumes + goofy villains + absurd comedy = Pure awesomeness. The 90's is the golden decade of Sentai and Boonboomger is probably trying to recapture its magic. The main writer is also a 90's veteran.

My question now is will the Hashiriyan be a bunch of pawns of a mastermind who will be revealed later or will they end up fighting each other and be responsible for their own demise.

If the BoonBoomgers are racers (which I believe is the case, unless I've misinterpreted something), my hope is that the Hashiriyan will be more like a rival group of racers who use shady/evil methods to win instead of an evil empire bent on world domination.

I want these villains to be more akin to the Nouto trio from Donbrothers, who are actual characters with development, and who feel more like the heroes' dark peers than they do faceless, generic conquerors. I don't want the Hashiriyan to be another bunch of bad guys with vague motivations and a big boss who sits in a chair for 45 episodes.

There's been a lot of experimentation in Sentai over the last few years, and the most successful thing they've done is focus on making the villains as compelling as the heroes. This is something Sentai was really good at in the 90s, and I hope they continue that trend if nothing else.

Yeah, Donbrothers for sure, especially with how the Nouto were written.

On a different topic, while the majority of the rangers are played by new talent in most cases, I wouldn't mind seeing someone experienced play one of the rangers like Hiroki Aiba who played Ryunosuke or Keisuke Minami who played Tsurugi. By this I mean someone who is not an alumni but someone who has already done some years of acting prior to the show and is known somewhat in Japanese drama and film.

BoonBoomGer Plot Revealed!