[TokuChris]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

You're not really looking at all the facts there. As the point has been made many times, Zyuranger was huge in Japan when it debuted. Still tons of fans out there who love that show because of the revolutionary way in which costume/set design and production values changed for the franchise as a result of Zyuranger. It revitalized sentai. Yes the US market undeniably drives sales as well. But a show like Zyuranger was pretty safely going to have it's whole team done in Japan, it was just too popular not too.

Jetman & Dairanger also have their fond fans on both sides of the ocean but not nearly to the same capacity as Zyuranger. And certainly not as much as MMPR. But to say the other Zyurangers wouldn't have been made without western demand? I'm not entirely sure I see that.

I think you're being too generous. If Zyuranger revitalized it, it's kind of silly that only 3 years later it had to be saved from cancellation with Carranger.

Zyuranger's continued popularity does have a lot to give towards Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - while Zyuranger did fine by itself in Japan, the Power Rangers adaption became a hit for the rest of the entire world. That fact alone leads me to personally believe that the Power Rangers 20th Anniversary played a huge role in the entire Zyuranger team being created (as opposed to just Red and Green, like what happened with Dairanger in Akibaranger with just Red and White).

Plus - there's a ton of Super Sentai after Zyuranger that have been more successful and more popular in Japan. And yet, here we sit with every other single team unfinished except Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

I don't think that's purely a matter of chance.