Personally, Gekiranger being an ode to kung fu flicks is one reason it's in my top 10. You don't see a lot of shows these days that pay tribute to the Five Venoms by the Shaw Brothers or the voice talents who were the go-to for Japanese dubs of certain kung fu flick stars. They just did such an exceptional job embedding kung fu flick easter eggs like those, and let's not forget where they got the idea for the core three ranger suits.
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I am now up to episode 23 on my Shinkenger rewatch and I am already a couple of episodes away from reaching the show's official halfway point. I will definitely say, like Boukenger before it, I did find the series a bit more enjoyable to revisit thanks to the much better English subtitles I was able to watch Shinkenger on this time around.

Started watching Dynaman. Well, this show definitely deserves its reputation as an explosive sentai. And in general, it is much more action-oriented, even compared to most tokusatsu. Battles take up most of the episodes and even the characters are developed primarily in them. But at the same time, the show constantly emphasizes that its characters are not only warriors, but also scientists. Let them look more like popularizers of science than real scientists. Overall, I like the inherent comedy of the project. Everything is very simple, naive, but at the same time fascinating. The Salamander clan are also quite interesting as villains.
I also can’t help but miss this comment under the Dynamen’s film:
Well, first of all, I accepted the MMPR logic here: “It was an office building on a public holiday, so no one got hurt.” Again, the fact that the film uses footage of the explosion from the first episode, but there is no subsequent footage of the panicking crowd, confirms this.
Secondly, terrorism, like terror, is illegal aggressive actions aimed primarily at intimidating the group against which they are being carried out. Otherwise, it is not terrorism.Since the doctor demonstrated his weapon to potential buyers, his actions cannot be classified as terrorism. But what the salamander people were going to do with the help of this bazooka was quite complete. But since he didn’t know who exactly he was doing business with, he couldn’t even be prosecuted for aiding terrorism. Although, of course, it is strange that the doctor did not suffer any consequences for his actions. At a minimum, he is guilty of material damage on an especially large scale and creating a life-threatening situation.
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I have just finished Sun Vulcan and the show is effectively one giant ball of meh. Definitely not one of Sentai's best, regardless of era, and yet not one of the worst either. Only four Sentai seasons to go and I will officially be finished with the Showa era portion of the overall franchise. Probably will watch either Goggle V or Changeman next although I am somewhat leaning towards the latter. Of course, I will also watch the remaining 15 episodes of my Shinkenger rewatch and I am also planning to rewatch Gekiranger (as well as Goseiger and Gokaiger) in between.

All I know about Sun Vulcan is that it has a really high reputation amongst old school Sentai fans in Japan, but everyone I've known who's watched it says it's really dull.

I finished watchingDynaman . Well, I definitely liked this show. It was simple, but pleasant. Some unevenness in tempo is mostly due to the peculiarities of the show on TV. Although the ending is still too fast. Also Tachibana Rei is my favorite pink ranger so far. And also, looking back from today, it’s funny that in this show Black and Blue have more toys and techniques than Red. But of course, the most interesting part concerns the villains. The twist with the Dark Knight, although obvious, still creates many interesting plots and reasons for reflection. In general, Dynaman is a good, effective show of its period, which is interesting and pleasant to watch.
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I think it's what people would call a "moments" show. There are some cool parts for sure, but most of the show is filler and despite the smaller cast, Hiba gets a substantially larger fraction of the focus and development. As a result, I probably think of Hiba being a bad*ss and Sun Vulcan Robo's innovative design more than anything else about Sun Vulcan.

I can vouch for Goggle V. It's the first Sentai written by Soda, so you should notice that it's subtly different from Sun Vulcan, with a lot more focus on the characters.

17 episodes into Dekaranger and i love it.

The way some of the villain of the week having their own mecha make for some fun situations where they make a strategic use of it and make the mecha session feel a bit more variative.

The way the grunt being a weapon that the kaijin get from black market dealer also make it feel fresh when they introduce a stronger grunt.

The main cast are also pretty fun and bounce of each other well enough that it's a treat to watch them doing their mission and tackling them in their own way plus Doggie is just full of swag.

The soundtrack of this show is also pretty awesome too with how much they get your blood pumped and enhance the action scene greatly

If there's a con that i can think of is Ban being a bit too loud on the first two episodes, but even then he's still a pretty decent lead

I watched episode zero of Gozyuger. Overall a strong title for a small animated teaser. Reminiscent of the beginning of the Gokaigers and, to a lesser extent, the Zenkaigers, with the difference that this time instead of people, mechs heroically fight. The computer animation also creates a much darker tone and greater scale. In general, this teaser copes with its main task: to intrigue the viewer with the upcoming show.
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I ultimately decided to start watching Goggle V if only to get this series out of the way before eventually jumping into Changeman and I already powered through the show's first five episodes.