Which Toku series that completely changed your initial opinion of it?
 

So instead of watching Garo Makai no Hana as I should, I ended up sepnding this quarantine binging Garo Yami wo Terasu Mono. And holy shit, I remember hating this show and couldn't bother finishing it after episode 3 because it is so different. And boy oh boy was I so wrong, because come episode 4, the show got heavily serialized and it gripped me over and now I've finished this show instead of Makai no Hana!

Why? Because while there are still things I hate (CGI suits, lack of suits), this show is very plot heavy, and a good plot at that! It ended up completely changing my opinion of Yami wo Terasu Mono, and makes me want Garo to have that kind if serialization again.

So, back to the actual topic. Which Tokusatsu show that you hated? But then completely change your opinion of it after second watch or giving it a second chance?

I was not excited for OOO going in, like at all, but it ended up becoming one of my favorite Rider seasons. One of my biggest concerns at first was that with so many collectable power-ups the show would just be an endless parade of toy ads, but now OOO is my go-to example of how to manage an absurd number of collectable power-ups without dragging down the plot, and in some cases, even adding to it.

Black RX. That show has a pretty poor reputation in comparison to its predecessor and, to be fair, its early days can be a bit rough. By the late teens, though, it really takes off and becomes a very enjoyable and worthy series on its own merits.

It seems that's usually the case when a show is a follow up to the previous one and the first episodes are bashed over for being tonally different and thus fans hated the entire series. This happened with ZZ Gundam too, thank god I binged it and ended up loving it.

B-fighter kabuto, i didn't like in the first time but i change my mind with the entrance of new b-fighter group like Yanma and the others.

I never had much exposure to toku before I watched Kamen Rider Gaim, so when I watched it I thought that I stumbled onto the most mind blowing genre ever.

And then I saw Wizard. It was good, but after seeing the absolute masterpiece that was Gaim I felt a bit ripped off.

I learned not to have too high of an expectation when it comes to watching new shows.

I’m gonna be honest and say Power Rangers Samurai. I’m one of the maybe 35 or so PR fans who decided to drop out of the franchise rather than try and replace it. I saw some trailers for Samurai which didn’t really grab me and felt incredibly generic. But I watched the show (albeit, it took me two years to actually finish it, due to me dropping off at random points). But by the end, I think it’s an alright season. Nothing really atrocious, but nothing spectacular. (I still haven’t seen Shinkenger, aside from the movies and two episodes.

I don't know if I "hated" it per se but I remember thinking Kamen Rider W might not be for me. The goofier powers like the rubber arms, the more Sentai-looking monsters, the overall "animated" tone that the show had...it was a bit of a jarring shift from what I was used to. I don't think I ever fell in love with it but I did finish the show and thought it was well-made, even if I wasn't the audience for it.

Ouch. Going straight from Gaim to Wizard would be rough.

Ha! The exact same thing happened to me though: First show Gaim, second Wizard. It wasn’t really "rough" because at the time I didn’t really know better, although even at that point Wizard wasn't very fun to watch.

@Topic: Kiva. Mostly because I watched the first episode and didn’t understand what the hell was going on. The whole theme of two different time periods really needed some time to work for me but once it did I was hooked. I really liked watching this show.

Going from disliked to enjoyed would definitely be Gaim. I hated the idea of break dancing fruit samurai, but the solid writing won me over.
However, I do still really dislike the turn the final few episodes took, but that's neither here nor there. As a whole, I still enjoyed it when it got into gear.

Going from liked to disliked would be Decade. It was the epitome of style over substance, and one that really pissed me off.

On the Sentai side of things, Zyuohger for sure. I was skeptical of it's generic t-shirt style suits and nowhere moving plot, but once I really grew to the characters, it's charm won me over and I adored it.

For Power Rangers I have to say Ninja Storm. Back then I didn't really like the drastic change from Wild Force, and didn't help that Dino Thunder came afterwards which is a blast.

But giving it a second chance later on, I realized that the show was trying to recreate MMPR in modern day (being more lighthearted and fun), and it really succeeded as a soft reboot.

On an even lesser extent, Lightspeed Rescue. I didn't hate the series at all, but at the time it wasn't my favorite. But after learning that Titanium Ranger is the original US exclusive Ranger, and the fact that it is the first truly standalone Power Rangers series, it became a dear favorite of mine, so much that I want a Titanium Ranger series.

Lightspeed Rescue actually. As a kid, I simply thought the season was alright. But, a few years back, I was talking about the series with a friend of mine, who mentioned that LSR was actually one of his favorite seasons ever since he'd been a pre-teen. So I rewatched it with him, and yeah, it's really well done.

Unlike alot of people though, I didn't suddenly realize Carter was cool(I always knew that), but I was reminded how how great a character Joel was. Dude is legit enjoyable to watch, and having an organically growing romance on the show for once was really sweet.

"A Titanium Ranger Series"! Interesting. Never did see everything Ryan did in the desert, nor did we get an in-show reason why he wasn't included in Orion's Super Mega Gold Form! Maybe Ryan, or his successor, had more adventures than we have so far seen.

BOOM should really make a Titanium Ranger comic, or at least a one-shot to test the waters. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I even wrote some stories for Ryan, although it's ultra fan-fiction level.

One-Shot or Graphic Novel?

I've wondered about the Titanium Ranger and where he stands these days. Since he is exclusive to Power Rangers, he wasn't a concern for Toei when they did "Gokai Silver: Gold Mode", which omits the Titanium Ranger Helmet Face for obvious reasons.

Problem with Super Megaforce is they made no effort to address "Why?" in a Power Ranger context! Did Titanium Power negatively affect Orion like it initially did Carter? Was Ryan on a secret mission somewhere, using his power too much? Is Ryan an "Extra Hero" as opposed to legitimate "Sixth Ranger"? Gosei mentioned something about the Legendary Silver Morpher being potentially lost, but not surprisingly, no further exposition. Was Ryan involved with that Morpher's creation somehow?

I'd like to see Ryan lead a team of Silver and other variations in a "Forever Silver" crossover which answers some of this! Maybe they can also explain whether Robo Knight is dead or alive, cause "Legendary Battle" undid most of that and obfuscated his final fate.

P. S.: More on topic, I'd recommend Changeman! I didn't expect it to be good even when I first got it into it, as any info I had on it made it seem like the quintessential "blip-on-a-screen" Toku up until that point, but it surprised me when I watched it the first time.

More like ongoing lol

Ohranger make me more excited with the king pyramider and ohblockers debut.