[Matrixbeast]

Finished Megaranger!

It was decent, but it had a boatload of problems, too.

The main villain was insane (No, not all villains are insane), and stupidly petty to ridiculous levels. Their "Master" was a non-character other than needlessly forcing Gurail onto them and being a deus ex machina (Making the Neziranger forcibly fall back every time they were going to win).

The rangers themselves didn't fare much better. They each had a one sentence description for their character and that was about it. Their character episodes helped expand them (Somewhat. Miku and Koichirou were stiff as boards), but immediately after, they're back to normal. Shun learns to be compassionate towards others? Next episode he's back to being a smug asshole. Kenta learns that not every problem can be solved by screaming louder? Next episode his mouth opens wide enough to be a new world record. It goes on and on. Yusaka wasn't on the same boat, but he had his share of problems, too, being too perfect. Every other episode he appeared was displayed a new talent (Offset that there were multiple episodes where he was absent, making it tolerable).

Harping on the effects of a late 90's toy commercial would be like kicking a dog after it fetched the ball.

The overall design was hit and miss. The mecha were lovely. This series is making me want another Mega Voyager
The others were great, too. Galaxy mega looked amazing and the Delta Mega and Mega Winger, while not as good as the other two, weren't bad.
The ranger suits were nice. They're different, but still interesting to look at. I liked the screen on their head, above their normal visor.
The monsters, on the other hand...Sometimes, you'll run into an amazing monster, like the Lion Nezire. Other times, you end up with something like the Canary Nezire...I know 51 episodes = 51+ monster suits, but still, some were just down right terrible.

Speaking of monsters, I loved the Neziranger. They were everything I was hoping for, which is to say, the Psycho Rangers with cooler voices
They were awesome, and just as insane as I like it (Well, Nezi Blue, was). I didn't like how little they got to do, not even being around for 10 episodes, but their presence is certainly one that won't be forgotten.
It's unfortunate. They had so much potential for all different kinds of stories, but it didn't amount to much beyond what Hinelar had planned...

Oh well. The action was nice (Though some mecha fight scenes around the middle devolved into "Token punch -> Finisher," much to my annoyance), and the characters were all likable to a point (*Looks at Miku*...To a point...), and they played off each other well (Though, it worked better for dramatic arcs, since the comedic arcs tended to fall flat).
We don't talk about the crepes...

Anyway, dodgy effects aside, Megaranger was pretty nice.