[MidoGreen]

Ah Gekiranger, how nostalgic. Takes me back to collegic days. Having watched the entire series before, I notice a few things that allude to future elements of the series like the animals behind Miki as she talked about Geki Jyuken and SCRTC, the voices of the Kenma when Rio spoke to them, and Rio's dream before Mele tries to attack him. The fight choreography is still as gorgeous and fluid as I remember it. Though I'm wondering if Koichi Sakamoto worked on this show. As I have been exposed to his filming style quite a bit in these past few years, I notice Gekiranger has a few of his hallmarks.

These eposdes show how criminal it was that Gokaiger didn't use the Gekiranger theme for its spotlight episode. With or without the lyrics, that is a powerful and awesome theme to kick ass to. One thing I liked about this show is that the MOTW are promoted version of the grunts, and then create their own individual identity by transforming. It's a neat and interesting touch. Another thing great about this series is the giant battles. GekiTouja's design allows it very fluid movements and lets you believe it's a giant super robot instead of a guy in a suit. Also Bae's commentary is fun. And Mele is hot as always .

Really looking forward to next week because we'll be seeing episode 4. That episode really sets the tone for the series.