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Originally Posted by Kickback

I've heard that OhRanger started really strong and then after some terrorist attacks in Japan the show got REALLY dumbed down to the point that it became one of the most hated Sentai shows in Japan. Any truth to that?

Well, from what I've read, Ohranger started out as a serious show and ratings were already low to begin with. The Sarin Gas Attacks only made matters worse, so Toei decided to make the show more light-hearted.

There are conflicting facts around the show. While it's been said to generate some of the lowest viewer ratings, it accounted for the highest toy sales among all tokusatsu lines in the 1990s. Plus, there had been long rumors of Tamao Sato disowning her role in the show, claiming it destroyed her career. Her late appearance in Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger was supposedly a result of some backstage politics. Some polls among women have shown that she is the least popular celebrity in Japan. However, given her recent guest appearance in Gokaiger, it seems that Tamao has brought closure to her complicated history with Super Sentai.