[TokuKnight89]

I decided to watch the first episode even though it was raw and I don't speak Japanese.

Speaking from the visuals alone, this felt different from the Sentai of the past. This is appropriate cause Sentai is constantly experimenting and trying something new these days, even when they riff on their own past.

The color palette is sublime, even if the CGI fails to hit the mark at times. Something to be said about location filming mixed with CGI. The look of snow here didn't give me the same vibe as the snow-covered Wall of the Night's Watch in Game of Thrones or even the snow-covered Outpost in The Thing!

I feel as though making an Attack on Titan reference would be both appropriate and redundant cause I think that's already been done. That said, you can see the Attack on Titan inspiration from the word GO!

The gist that I got is that this is a series which will challenge the logic of Rulers and Royalty as well as the very concept of "Justice". I think this is the reason why the first episode focused more on our "heroes" rather than the obligatory villain faction. The monsters are scenery and add some sense of framing and definition for the protagonists, which could be said of more than one Sentai, but it feels particularly on the nose here.

The Mecha Battle is a straight-up "First Battles in a New Sentai are usually Epic and Grand" cliche! It's definitely well-done and visually beautiful, but it's not the first time this has happened either! I get Go-Busters Ep. 1 vibes from this battle, with slow-motion glamour shots of the Hero Mecha in front of an explosion!

I do think I'd understand more of this when I have the potential to watch a subbed version, and that'll add some meat to all these potatoes.