[Lee Fitzgerald]

I was going to wait for everything to come to light, but here are my thoughts on what we have so far.

The Suits:

I really love these! They are minimal, but the overall look has really impressed me. These are by far the best looking animal based helmets I have personally seen. Knocked Liveman down a peg for sure. The photorealistic animals on the chest aren't ideal, but I have a theory as to why PLEX went that route that I'll discuss later. The jagged cut on the gloves also do a lot to the look as well.

The Mecha:

A love letter to the old school, and I gotta say I'm feeling the love. Lots of folks were quick to draw comparisons to Minecraft, but I see more of the digital pet/Tamagatchi influence here. 8-bit companions that spring to life to fight (this is part of my theory as well). I'm a fan of the blocks because they add another level of play like the Origami did in Shinkenger. I do hope that they combine amongst each other in different ways, and continue the block gimmick throughout. Something Shinkenger did not do with the Origami.

If I have one complaint it's the uni-leg for JyuohKing. It would look a lot better if the legs were split apart, but if the components can swap places I'll forgive it. I can't see why else the legs would be fused together. These are very charming, and the way the cubes fold out into different animals seem very creative. I dig these.

My Theory:

I think the aesthetic choices made this time around were to honor both the organic and technical side of sentai animals past. In show, I think the senshi have the real animal spirits inside of them (hence the photorealistic animals on the chest) and in order to utilize those spirits in the real world they upload them into these digital pets. I'm guessing by using that phone changer we've read about.

Can't wait to see what else comes out over the next few days. Color me excited!