[Daikaijuman54]

Well, here we are... 50 Years, 49 shows, and a whole lot of toys. And speaking of toys, I got the TegaSword and RyoTegaSword just last week.

But anyway, I've wanted to yap about this show week-to-week like I used to but due to life being busy and whatnot, you'll just have to contend with me dropping a world feast about this show.

To put it simply, I did really enjoy this show. Heck, I'd go as far as to say much like with Zenkaiger I would have loved even more episodes of this, but the main difference is that while the former was because it was just so charming and enjoyable that I just didn't want to say goodbye, this one was more like how I felt with Ultraman Blazar, where I kind of just wanted more to really satisfy me.

This was a show that had a lot of clever wordplay that tied into a variety of different themes that shouldn't have worked together as well as they did but boy did they do it! From the Henshin Shout of "Engage!" being "engage the enemy" and "engage to be married (because rings)" or Wrestling bells and wedding bells, or Hoeru and Kuon's "you are my prey" being a circle (true) and a cross (false) respectively, Ai-ayes ("aye-aye, sir! or "Ai" = Love, or AI), No One/No. 1, or TegaJuune being Juu for Gun and June Bride while also being a finger gun/holding a knife, thinking about how these all fit and corelated made for a fun show.

The Number One Battles being introduced with that group of "hype men" (I don't remember the right term, sorry) was something I enjoyed immensely every episode and was even happier that they never shortened it, and the fighting game style finishers were such a unique and different take than just a big explosion beam attack.

The cast was great, my favorites being Ryugi (The Woz of Super Sentai), Firecandle (took my number one villain spot for last year, which would have been Kuon funny enough), and OrigaRed (I would love to see a TTFC Special starring him and am proud of that kid who designed him). I was a little back and forth with our main man Hoeru, mainly because I thought the whole "howling" thing just looked dumb when he wasn't in suit, but he did grow on me for some of his unique ways of tackling some of the Number One Battles.

The Universe Warriors were a neat idea I kind of wish they did better for, like KuwagataOhger, who I was expecting to be saved for a big episode only to be disappointed that they just said "Nah, he just dropped out" or how I was initially expecting more cameos, but honestly I'm not too let down about that, even though I would have loved to see Kaito Zenkaizer again or one of my other favorite Reds, for what little returning Reds we get for here and the upcoming movie, that's good enough for me.

I'll spare everyone the "drama" we had this season and how it kind of soured my opinion on the show a bit because of the timing with this being the last Sentai show, but aside from that, while there was a lot I enjoyed, I feel like there were some things that prevented this show from being the big finale I wish it was, besides the points I mentioned. Regardless of whether she is at fault or not, I genuinely wish the best to Imamori-San going forward, and if there is ever an opportunity where we get a TTFC Special with a Gozjyu Unicorn Number One Battle between the actresses, that would be neat.

Also, can I just say that I'm surprised I was wrong about BearKuma being a twist villain just because his name sounds like it might have sounded like it was hinting at "Akuma/Demon" just because of how he'd say "Aaaah! Kumakumakumakuma!" Which wouldn't have been nearly as cool (or maybe it would have been, I don't know) as the Calamity (as short lived as it was) or Temu Elon Musk Garyuudo, or if the Knife guy was actually going to cut himself off Cake lady.

Finally, again, even though I haven't watched G-Gundam yet, it's hilarious how many references this show has from it with Tomokazu Seki, the voice of the show's protagonist, Domon, being a Toei Producer AND the Akaranger Universe Warrior (which makes sense since he does voice him in some projects).

Overall, it was another fun entry from Sentai, even if might not be my Number One (which would be Zenkaiger), I still have yet to watch Gokaiger (which I think I will watch later along with Goranger), but I was glad to have been a there with everyone to see Sentai's last big fight for now. Thank you, Super Sentai. Enjoy your break, you've earned it after spending 50 Years without breaks (Unless Hideaki Anno finally decides to make Shin Super Sentai next year). And when you return, I will be waiting for you.

Until then, let us bear witness to the beginning of Project R.E.D. and see if it can become something great!