[Fish Sandwich]

This show is absolutely insane. I know the first 2 or so episodes of Sentai and Rider get an extra big budget to show off, but f*** me, this borders on sensory overload. The cinematography in every last action scene in this episode was several magnitudes more stylish than anything Sentai's done in a long time. The whole time I was watching it I was just sitting there like, like...



Yeah, like that.

I'm hoping that even once the budget for elaborate CG mecha action runs out the fancy camerawork sticks around. At any rate, the visuals in the opening are as crazy as everything else and they're definitely here to stay.

Of course, I haven't even mentioned the actual plot yet. There's still a lot left to really be established but I like all the characters so far. Kairi especially sticks out to me on account of how unusual his personality is for a Red, and the way they handled the backstory of the Lupinrangers here was great.

Needless to say, I'm beyond impressed with this show so far.