Abaranger is a really solid show. It has its moments of absurdity, and there were a few times when I was ready to stop watching the show when I first saw it, but the pay off was so worth it and it is only a show that gets better with each viewing. Hell, now that I can finally watch the entire show subbed should also increase my enjoyment of it immensely.

So do you understand Japanese then if you don't watch shows subbed? If you dint understand Japanese, then it's practically a waste of time.

Well then...

21 and 22.
So Kou finally gets to meet up with his mother again, only for her to the thrown and disappear again. Akomaru certainly has a grudge against this kid, even when he's not even certain he's Kibaranger...

Won Tiger is also born, and he looks pretty nice. I'm a fan of his warrior mode, but I wish they slowed down on introducing his combined form. Oh well, though.

I'm curious for when the others will learn of Kibaranger's identity.

In what way? There are a lot of people on this site, and in general, who watch Raws of episodes and movies as they become available. And then again once the subs drop. So don't generalize.

I didn't know I needed to fully understand Japanese to enjoy something. I know a small amount of Japanese because my g/f and I were studying it since we were trying to go to Japan to teach English. I know enough (or knew, since I have lost some of it in the recent years) to understand the basics of a series that is simple like Sentai and Kamen Rider. Also, you don't need to be fluent in a foreign language to enjoy the action scenes.

Oh yeah, and back in 2003, having subbed Sentai and Rider shows were a rarity. As such, you had to watch it any way you could be it raw or with poor Engrish subs. I have several Region 2 DVDs as well because I liked the series enough to buy them (some more than others) so I could support official products.

Well of you don't understand the language, then you don't know what the characters are saying, which is pretty important to know what's going on in the show.

Uh, well that makes more sense. Its weird to me to hear about a time before I got more into tokusatsu, how things used to be back then.

I enjoyed the Hong Kong subs of Kuuga and still watched it.

and Hong Kong subs are TERRIBLE.

I got to agree that this is wrong. I have been learning Japanese and watching RAWS have been aiding in that and I can still enjoy the show. It is made for kids, you can always tell the tone and direction of the episode even without words. My daughters enjoy it and they are really young.

The Japanese in Super Sentai isn't that hard either. Rider requires a bit more knowledge (especially Gaim), but generally, the vocabulary is pretty simple. While I do watch the subbed version to confirm certain things (and because Convoy and the others sometimes talk over stuff when we watch the raws), I usually watch the stream and even translate parts myself during the broadcast.

23 and 24.

Kujaku's arc continues. So she's deteriorating from the pollution in the atmosphere? How very 90's. Anyway, I'm most curious in how the arc will continue, now that she's searching for a sacred feather to heal her.
As for the episode itself, it was only okay. Kujaku's sentiment of "Only I can kill [X]" is pretty generic, since it's popped up so many times elsewhere. It's kind of facepalm worthy to see a villain (Or sometimes, hero) on their last leg, only to be saved because someone else wanted the kill, be it for revenge, glory, pride, etc. Daigo literally punching his way out of the monster's gut was pretty cool, though.
However, the biggest failing of this episode was the melodrama. The Kujaku episodes tended to be the heaviest in terms of tone and drama, but here it was dialed way too high. Daigo spontaneously confessing his love for her, Kujaku being a dramatic bitch, Shouji throwing a hissy fit and then being completely calm out of nowhere, the others abandoning him then feeling bad...This episode just had too much going on. It would've benefited to be a 2 parter like the other Kujaku episodes.
Well, now she's on her journey to find this feather and restore her body. Time will tell how this advances.

Next have the 3 idiots return for a game of baseball. So the Baseball Sentai Dairanger appear to challenge them!
This episode wasn't so hot. Villains want to leave the bad guys, convince heroes to go along with it, turns out to be a trick and they're still just trying to kill the heroes. It's cliched. I was actively hoping they legit wanted to leave Gouma and change, desperate that they weren't just trying to double cross them.
Well, they did, and it was very by the numbers. The baseball theme did keep it from feeling tired, but the charm wore off quickly.
Ultimately, they survived. I wonder if they'll show up again and challenge the rangers to a game of basketball next...

Anyway, Kou was strangely absent. For a character that had the last 6 or so episodes devoted to him, it's odd that he's gone completely for the next two. Kibaranger did appear in the baseball episode, but, like usual, it was Byakko doing the talking. Kou didn't make an on screen or vocal appearance at all these past two episodes. I don't mind having him be pulled from the spotlight, it was just an observation.