[Fish Sandwich]

Up to episode 14 of Shinkenger now. In a sentence:



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This show is the bomb, man. Not only is it Kobayashi firing on all cylinders, but apparently even when she isn't writing we end up with the best filler episode ever. After how low-key Gingaman was it's great to be feeling that same energy that made pounding out Geki and Megaranger so delightful.

There's just so much I'm loving about it already. From stuff like the amazing music (including the best roll call track ever), to the notably above average action, including in the mecha department, where the effects are generally quite nice, with great props for the Origami and sets that feel less cramped than usual. It's all great stuff. I'm even kind of liking the villains. I mean yeah, Doukoku doesn't do much, but he's a scary looking, binge-drinking demon guy with serious anger management issues, which I find makes him some fun. I at least feel like, if he ever DID get off his butt, he could do some damage, you know? The MotW come up with some surprisingly devious plans here and there too. They come off as an actual threat to the heroes, which is all I ask for at the end of the day.

Speaking of those heroes, have I mentioned how incredible this show's protagonists are yet? So far nothing has happened to make me question my early assessment that they're some of the sharpest written characters in Sentai. They're all extremely well-defined and watching the way their relationships with one another play out has been so much fun. There's been a lot of growth here for a mere quarter of the show.

In general the drama is just really grabbing me. Those first two music tracks I linked? Literally any time one of them plays I feel exactly the way they want me to. There's a ton of heart to Shinkenger and it's very quickly shaping up to become one of my favorites.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

To be fair, nothing after Gokaiger is worth writing home about. Go-Onger aside, you've seen some pretty good series there.

Wow, way to totally disown a bunch of shows I really like all at once.

Honestly, I'd put something like Zyuohger or ToQger above Gingaman any day of the week.

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I see a serious lack of GoGoV and Jetman though.

Both of those shows are actually pretty high up on my priority list, if it makes you feel better. In GoGoV's case I even saw around 4 episodes a couple years ago and only really stopped because it wasn't fully subbed at the time. It was a pretty awesome set of episodes, as I remember.