[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Watch Dairanger. Shouji is one of the more dynamic and memorable characters on that show. Blandness went yellow that season.

Which is funny because Shouji is my least favorite of the rangers in that show. For me, the best blue ranger is the kid from Maskman and AbareBlue.

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Originally Posted by ShockerCon

Only watch Dairanger if you're okay with a massive middle finger in place of a proper ending.

No, you watch DaiRanger to see one of the best Sentais ever, if not the best.

Don't listen to those who hate on Dai just because of its ending. Yes, I agree, the ending is a cop out, but I went through that two days ago about how Japanese writers cannot write an ending for ****. The problem with DaiRanger's ending is that it is open ended. I was really thrown off by it the first time I watched it, but the more I rewatched the show (twice subbed and 23 times raw) the more I saw how good the ending was. It isn't perfect, but it makes sense even if it does feel like a cop out. Mostly, it is Kaku's speech that makes the ending good. However, there are still so many great story arcs, interesting and new ideas and concepts, epic battles, incredible choreography, and amazing costume and set designs that make the show truly amazing to watch.

As I have said, it is my favorite Sentai series, my favorite Toku series of all time, and the only Sentai show that comes close to even touching it is KakuRanger. Not everyone likes it though, but the great thing about Sentai is that no matter who you are, or what your tastes are, Sentai is so diverse that you are going to find a series that truly fits what you love and it will become your favorite show. Sometimes you might find that show in a short time, sometimes you might find it after you watch half of the shows.

For me, DaiRanger was the third Sentai series I saw (Gao was the first followed by Hurricanger) and I watched 20 episodes in one sitting the first day I started watching it as I could not put it down. It became my favorite series from that moment on and I have not found anything to top it since. Now others have been ousted from my top 5 several times once I saw KakuRanger, CarRanger, and GekiRanger.

Anyway, I think the thing about DaiRanger in why some love it, some hate it, is Toei was trying to do something different. From what I have read over the years, Zyu-Kaku were experiments to do something different with Sentai once the head writer retired after Fiveman. That is also why those three stand out to me as some of the best three years of Sentai ever (Zyu is in my top 10). In fact, I actually think everything from Jetman through TimeRanger are great. It wasn't until GaoRanger when things started to get a little too goofy and they started piling mecha on top of mecha just to increase toy sales.