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Ninnin Rewatch! 10 + Excessive Starninger gushing

Episode 10 is an all-around good 6th Ranger debut bolstered by some great action scenes, which is basically Ninninger's modus operandi, but for some reason the ones in this episode stuck out to me even the first time around. It's probably the little RC Bison Buggy that pushes it over the edge. But enough about the actual episode, I wanna talk about Starninger.

I F***ING LOVE STARNINGER! National stereotypes haven't been this awesome since G Gundam. I love the commitment the show has to the idea he's American. Starting with how his name, despite being Japanese, is given in katakana and in American order (i.e. family name goes last) in the credits. Like I said, Ninninger has a lot of attention to detail that could easily go unappreciated. And then there's the constant English peppered into his dialogue (he even gets the odd full sentence, like in episodes 8 & 9). Sure his pronunciation is bad (not terrible, you'll note), but frankly I think that just makes him more adorable. Kinji himself is a really fleshed out character with a lot of development over the season, but of course I'll talk about that as it comes. I could go on and on like this for a while, but I'll spare you the page space and stop here.

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Originally Posted by MarsHottentot

I'm putting this, the "worst" sentai, on my to-watch list as I totally enjoyed that goofy Dinosaur Lord movie. Is the show essentially that?

Well personally, I find most Sentai summer movies pretty weak compared to the actual shows, so I'd wager if you liked that, the show will be even better. It's certainly pretty goofy. Ninninger has a lot of fun with itself while still telling a serious-ish story.