What Sentai should I watch?
 

Out of all the Sentai series TV-Nihon have subbed, which should I watch? I've already seen Gokaiger, I also watched Kyoryuger and was blown away by it. I've decided on following Zyuohger.

Just because I'm watching Zyuohger doesn't mean I can't watch another Sentai between each episode being released

Gekiranger. Can never go wrong with Gekiranger.

Do some research and watch one that looks dope. You like dinosaurs? Maybe try Abaranger. You like martial arts movies? Try Gekiranger. You like samurai shit? Go for Shinkenger. Think trains are dope? You might be ToQger's target audience. You like ninja stuff? DON'T watch Ninninger.

To be fair, you should just go for the series that interests you the most.

I recommend

Megaranger
Carranger
Abaranger
Boukenger
Gingaman
Dekaranger

Why does it have to be limited to TN-Nihon? They're translations are not exactly stellar.

I watch whatever subs I can find.

Dekaranger is excellent. Cannot recommend it enough.

Also, Akibaranger.

I watched the first few episodes of Go-Busters. I liked what I saw.

Oh, well from the way your first post read was that you had to see Nihon's subs.

Have you picked up Zyu and Dai yet? If not, start there.

Afterwards, go get Carranger fro Harorangers, Abaranger and GoGoV from Imagination Station, Gingaman and Megaranger from Million Fold Curiosity, and Jetman and Liveman from GUIS.

The first post in this thread should give you a starting point for most series. TV-Nihon has a lot of things subbed, but they're far from the only ones.

Thank you, I've been looking for Carranger and Hurricanger subs for so long.

Are there any good Hurricanger subs out there? I've never been able to find any that go beyond episode 10. It's the only series from Jetman to Ninninger where I can't find up to episode 20 in decent English subs.

Somebody in the fansubs list in this sub forum posted a link with Hurricanger subs, but they're not perfect. Still, it's better than nothing.

OK, I have a similar problem to this original poster. I will be searching for something new to watch soon and I don't know what to watch. Here's the basics:

What I've seen:

Shinkenger
Gekiranger
Gokaiger
Dairanger
Boukenger
Jetman (35+ episodes)
Dekaranger (30+ episodes)

I'll probably finish Jetman and Dekaranger later this month, and I'm watching Zyuohger episodes as they come out. I have seen between 1 and 4 episodes of every other Super Sentai series from Bioman to the present. Please, recommend me some stuff. Preferably a series that has fansubs up to at least episode 30.

Kakuranger~

Jeez, you've already seen more than me. How did you feel about the first two episodes of Liveman? The rest of the series isn't as explosive as the first two, but it's still pretty good. I really like the team members, and the villains are interesting.

There's also Abaranger. Haven't seen it myself, but it certainly gets rave reviews.

Gingaman, Abaranger and Dekaranger get my vote.

I honestly don't know if all of these have subs but who cares, just watch them if you can.

Liveman
Jetman
Zyuranger
Dairanger
Kakuranger
Carranger
Megaranger
Gingaman
GogoV
Timeranger
Hurricanger
Dekaranger
Gekiranger
Go-onger
Shinkenger
Gokaiger
Go-busters
Kyoryuger
ToQger
Zyuohger

Dang, the rate at which you're watching these shows is staggering!

At this point, it might be fun for you to pick a decade and watch all the shows from beginning to end, to chart the show's development over time.

I've been doing that for the last year or so. I chose the 90s and blasted from Jetman up to Gingaman, where I am now. It's been a really interesting (and OCD satisfying) experience because I get to see the good with the bad.

I'm trying to do that with Kamen Rider. It's not as easy though, since a lot of the Showa stuff isn't subbed :\ It's definitely a satisfying experience though.

Thanks for the recommendations, everyone! I only asked because I didn't have a great grasp of what the community thinks are the best shows, and watching the first episodes of a bunch of them is too small a glimpse. I'll take all this into consideration when I'm ready to start a new one (probably in a few weeks).

If you like a slightly darker and more serious installment of the franchise, I could definitely recommend Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. It is one of my favorites, if not my favorite sentai series of them all. Here is my sort-of review I made of the series in a thread comparable to this one.

It seems like you'll eventually hit all of them at the rate you're going, so why not watch some of the so-so seasons now and save the remaining highly rated ones for later?

I'm watching them hella-fast because I have an addictive personality that jumps HARD into whatever my latest obsession is. I might get bored of Super Sentai in a few months and stop watching older series when I've had enough, so I'd in general prefer to just watch ones from recommendations instead of going through all of them. That won't happen anytime soon, though. I'm quite certain I won't get through *all* of them. Right now I'm pretty sure I'll buy the Shout! release of Kakuranger and then get into another 2000s series.

Let's see, I've finished:

Kakuranger, Gingaman, Shinkenger, Goseiger, Gokaiger, Go-Busters, Kyoryuger, ToQger and Ninninger

In the middle of watching:

Zyuranger, Dairanger, Ohranger, GoGoV, Abaranger, Boukenger and Gekiranger

And movies wise... well, I've seen 95% of them... well, everything that's available... literally just downloaded all I could, and watched them in a 2 weekend sitting.


So looking at what you've seen, I can't recommend Kakuranger and Abaranger enough. I hit Aba hard... very hard... I'm at episode 30 now and that's just been over the last week to week and a half. If I like it, then I'll do the same thing, blow right through it.

I've stopped and started Boukenger and Gekiranger so many times, but I vow to get through them after Aba... then backtrack. Probably should just throw Go-Onger in there to not have a gap.

In that case, based on what you've seen, which already include 4 of my top 5 Sentai (Jetman, Gokaiger, Dairanger and Shinkenger)...

I recommend you watch these:
Kakuranger - Second favorite series after Jetman. Starts out as a satire of Japanese culture in the 90s before becoming a badass martial arts story.
Carranger - Even more comedic than Kakuranger. Sometimes the humor works, sometimes it doesn't. But it contains at least one of my all-time favorite Sentai episodes, and I think you've seen enough Sentai by this point to get most of the parody elements it employs.
Gingaman - The pitch for this show is basically: what if Sentai was Final Fantasy? I'm still in the process of watching it, but it's already gunning for a top spot in my all-time favorites list.
Kyoryuger - You know how everyone complains that Daigo gets all the focus? They're right. But it's still a very good Sentai. (Except for Ovirapoo Zyudenchi, which, UGGGGGH)
Go-Busters - The people who claim this is a huge departure from the Sentai norm haven't watched any 80s shows. I've heard all the arguments against this show, and I don't agree with any of them. Go-Bus is totally solid Sentai.

I recommend you avoid these:
Magiranger - Despite some excellent design work, this is far and away the worst Sentai I've ever seen.
Ninninger - Not the worst, but your time is better spent elsewhere.
Maskman - Unless you want to watch the most generic Sentai of all time, then by all means...
Megaranger - I'm gonna get a lot of blow back for this, but I stand by it 100%. Are there good episodes? Sure. But you've seen enough Sentai now that Megaranger will probably feel almost as generic as Maskman. I say pass.

To gauge my tastes against your own, here's my ranking of all the Sentai shows I've seen (which, aside from the top 5, varies every day and may not be that helpful... lol):

01. Jetman
02. Kakuranger
03. Gokaiger
04. Dairanger
(based on how things are going, Gingaman will probably slot in here)
05. Shinkenger
06. Ohranger
07. Carranger
08 (tie). Kyoryuger
08 (tie). ToQger
10. Go-Buster
11. Goseiger
12. Megaranger
13. Ninninger
14. Maskman
15. Magiranger

You'll notice I rank ToQger and Ohranger higher than some of the other shows I recommended -- that's because I don't think these series will appeal to everyone.

I'm with you on Megaranger. Heck, even when I had just gotten into Sentai and had barely watched any, Megaranger felt generic. Maybe watch it at some point, since it does have fans and you might like it, but I wouldn't say it's a priority.

I ultimately agree that Megaranger is just so bland in comparison to all others. It's far from bad, but it's really hard for it to stand out...

Thanks for the continued advice everybody! I'm still pretty hooked onto Jetman and Dekaranger (really like both), but for what I watch next I finally have some reliable data to work with.

And heh, here's my own quickie top five:

1. Gokaiger
2. Gekiranger
3. Shinkenger
4. Dairanger
5. Boukenger

If Jetman and Dekaranger both stay pretty good and have satisfying endings, they will definitely both surpass Boukenger and possibly one or two others. I'm enjoying them quite a bit.

Jetman's last couple of episodes are great. Tran has a really interesting arc. I think you'll enjoy the ending.

I've only completed Jetman & Dairangers and I'd give them both 9.8 & 9.6 out of 10 respectively.

I'm watching Kyoryuger currently and I'm amazed at the production value of a newer sentai what should I try next?

Gekiranger, Kakuranger, Gokaiger, or Dekaranger.

I think I have all of those except Kakuranger. If you had to choose one to watch first what would be first. I'll binge that next

I'd watch Gekiranger first, because I completely adore Gekiranger~
Kakuranger is gonna be a little more difficult because, like I mentioned with Zyuranger in another thread, it has an official DVD release, so the subbed release was taken offline (You'll either have to find a place streaming it or just get the DVD).

Gekiranger it is then.. It came out in 2007 so the graphics should be incredible. I usually check out the first episode after the entire download is done I got one that has pirates with like a thousand Rangers in the first episode it looked incredible

That one is Gokaiger. It's also a pretty good show to watch, it's also an anniversary series, hence the hundreds of rangers.

Though I must say, Gokaiger is way more fun when you know a lot of Sentai. I watched it when I had only seen a few Sentai and recently and though it was fun both times, the second time was way more enjoyable because I knew so many of the actors having cameos and the history of Super Sentai. (Same with Akibaranger, btw)

There is a certain level of child like glee you can get from seeing a member of your favorite team actually return.