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10-30-2021, 02:46 PM
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Daikaijuman54
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You know, it's always nice to hear something about the SSSS series that's not about Anime thighs.
But seriously, there's nothing wrong with not being a fan of something like this. If anything, I'm sorry we might have over-hyped Dynazenon for you. I'm not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I can still follow this at least a little better than you (again, nothing against you or anything, you're opinion is perfectly justifiable).
First off, the producer stated when Dynazenon was announced that it wasn't a Season 2 or sequel, but as you mentioned about Star Driver and Captain Earth (haven't seen either), they are set in the same universe, hence the "Gridman Universe" in the title. Sure, I wasn't expecting Anti to show up, but he's still able to stand in this show well enough without any context to SSSS. Gridman. I know what I'm saying here kind of contradicts what I just mentioned about whether this is a second season or not, but you can see that there's almost no direct reference to the SSSS. Gridman, at least nothing that requires you to have seen it to understand it.
Next: The cast. I can perfectly see why some of these characters didn't quite leave much of an impact for you, but I can definitely see how this cast feels more "developed" compared to their predecessors. Where the Gridman cast were mostly innocent bystanders trying to wrap their head around the situation, with Yuta being the only "driving force" while the others saw themselves as "useless." Nothing wrong with that, they still have some great moments, but when you look at some of the other characters and their role in the story, some of them lacked backstories or motivations, which does work with the style of show SSSS. Gridman was going for, with the cast being more grounded and awkward, in an almost realistic sense, instead of something you normally see in Anime or even Tokusatsu.
The Dynazenon cast were a group that "grew" throughout the season, starting off as these complicated strangers with rocky lives (I know how that feels), to facing their past and scars to unite alongside Gauma, which feels symbolic to the Gattai Mecha that is the title. It's also worth noting, that Gauma never mentions the third thing most important thing, which I've always felt was either something they say in the end (which they didn't), or it was an answer you, the viewer, had to discover for yourself. The popular belief being memories, which is foreshadowed across the show, and even having (mostly) an entire episode based on reliving those memories. This show was not about the title character like last season, but more about the people who make up the mech, which is probably not the best way to say it, but the show demonstrates throughout, that together they
are
Dynazenon, not it's allies. Even Chise, is a good example of the show's theme on that, where she doesn't feel like part of the team because she's not part of Dynazenon (the mech), which fits for her arc, which even with how much I liked Dynazenon, feel she could have had more.
And of course, we can all agree the action for the Gridman Universe is indeed, the best aspect. It goes beyond what is capable of Tokusatsu, and comes up with the most over-the-top ways to reinterpret it here. Something I enjoy from Trigger's work. We can also agree that we all saw the Gridman X Dynazenon coming a mile away.
Thinking back to my first watch of SSSS. Gridman (which I believe I've mentioned in another thread), I liked the show at first, but then I watched the original Gridman and everything culminated into why these shows were great. They had so much references, callbacks, and love for the source material (and the genre) that every episode is full of that admiration for what it's based off, whether it shows or not. Especially since SSSS. Gridman used lots of ideas and names from the unmade Gridman sequels, even the characters being based off Transformers (which I only recently found out).
I think I've gone on for long enough. But it's perfectly fine if this wasn't to your liking, and your reasons are (even if you're not very smart, like you say) perfectly understandable. There is much this show leaves to be desired, and maybe some things could have been pulled off better, but it was still a fun experience for me, and I look forward to Gridman X Dynazenon for what they bring around this time.
Speaking of the Garo Anime adaptions, I've still yet to finish the original Garo and I don't know if or when I'll see the Anime adaptions. But as of now, I've been watching a clearly Toku-Inspired Anime, Shikizakura. Unfortunately, two episodes in, and I'm not exactly thrilled with it. Aside the action scenes, the CG characters feel robotic, something I feel the Netflix Ultraman did better with MoCap, despite my feelings for the show itself, and the characters and story are not great. Even if there are references to Sentai and Ultraman, I'm not really enjoying it, despite how much I love the aesthetic. Here's a little sample for anyone else who's curious.
Anyway, hope you enjoy your next series more than this one.
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