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Gekiranger Leaves Me Craving More FINALE: Episodes 43-49

7 days. That's how long it took me to burn through this wonderful, wonderful series. I haven't actively kept track, but I'm pretty sure I've never pounded out a full, 50-ish episode show that quickly before. There's more factors that go into that than just how awesome the show is, of course, like having the time, but the show being awesome is a massive part of it.

I really can't think of many shows that have entertained me quite the way Gekiranger has. It's really something else. Just a spectacular series from start to finish, with even its lowest points managing to still be excellent. The final stretch, thankfully, is not a low point. It's high after high. We're talking about a show that can have an amazing finale, and then it turns out there's still two episodes left, and even crazier, it has another amazing finale.

There's basically nothing that doesn't wrap up in a satisfying manner. All the characters, including the apparently underdeveloped Ran and Retsu, end up in places that make perfect sense for them, answers to mysteries from as early as the very start of the show are given, and there's all sorts of incredible action to tie it all together.

The most common praise I hear about Gekiranger is that it has some of the best villains you'll see in Sentai. I'm inclined to agree, but I also feel this massively undersells the rest of the show. The villains are great, but they can only shine as much as they do because everything else does too. Gekiranger doesn't really have any notable deficiencies. The cast, heroes and villains alike, are likable/hateable as they need to be, the action is fantastic, the plot is well-paced, the drama is tense, and the comedy is hilarious.

I have nothing to complain about with Gekiranger. It was one of the best Toku shows I've ever seen. One of the better shows I've seen in general. It's the kind of thing I can't even adequately articulate, so I guess this is where I stop. I did a "one sentence review" for my Ninninger rewatch and Carranger, so I might as well do one here:

Go watch it already.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

See, I hated the Buddyroids. I felt the series would have been a lot better if they were not around

We've had this conversation before but I adore them. They're incredibly central to the show and removing them would be taking out a key piece of what makes Go-Busters Go-Busters.